1928ref. 160002Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition with a previous owner's library stamp on the front flyleaf. The very good dust jacket has some minor tears to the corners; Matorni's Vineyard is a story of love loss and redemption. It is the story of a family struggling to make their way in the world and of a grandfather who sacrifices everything to keep his vineyard alive.The novel follows the Weinribbs as they move from the small town of their childhood to the city and then back to the vineyard. They are joined by a new family in the vineyard the Tuscans who help the Weinribbs to rebuild their lives.The Weinribbs are a family of farmers and their vineyard is their life. When the grandfather dies the family is forced to sell the vineyard. They hope to find a new home for the vineyard but it is not easy. The Tuscans help the Weinribbs to rebuild their lives but they are not able to keep the vineyard.The Weinribbs learn a lot about themselves and about the; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1928ref. 160504Boston: Little Brown and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1928. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first printing of the first edition in fine condition with dust-jacket of equal condition. The clean bright dust-jacket is free of marks or tears. The book is tightly bound with a previous owner's signature in the margin of Chapter 1; Matorni's Vineyard is the story of a young woman Gertrude and her family who move to a small vineyard in Italy during the 1920s. Gertrude must learn to manage the vineyard and her family while also dealing with the challenges of the Great Depression.; 8vo; 308 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
ref. 160511London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. There are afew scuffs and marks on cover with tanning and foxing to interior pages; CRIMESMichael is a ruthless killer who has no remorse for his victims. In this thrilling novel Oppenheim and Phillips reveal the dark secrets of Michael's life revealing the depths of his depravity.; 8vo; 306 pages . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
1923ref. 160167Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good-. 1923. Hardcover. Very Good- condition. Spine is slightly cocked and there is a small tear to the top cover. Pages are clean. ; Frontispiece by W. B. King ; 8vo; 311 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1923ref. 160510Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1923. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first printing of the first edition in very good condition. The spine is cocked with a stain on the back cover. The binding is slightly loosened and the interior is free of marks; Frontispiece by W. B. King ; 8vo; 311 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1927ref. 160082Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good-. 1927. Hardcover. An edition in very good minus condition. The front flyleaf has a pencil signature across the top and there is a small blue mark across the top of the front endpage. The cover shows minimal signs of wear; Miss Brown of X. Y. O. is a story about a girl who is sent to live with her uncle in a small town in New England. She is new to the town and is not sure what to do or where to go. She meets a lot of new people and learns a lot about the town and herself.; 8vo; 344 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1927ref. 160083Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1927. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. The front flyleaf has a large pencil signature and date across the middle. The binding is still very tight; Miss Brown of X.Y.O. is a story of a young girl who is sent to live with her aunt in a small town in Maine. She is excited to start her new life but soon discovers that the town is nothing like she imagined it would be. The people are strange and the scenery is bleak. Miss Brown of X.Y.O. must find ways to make new friends and uncover the secrets of her town in order to return home to her aunt.; 8vo; 344 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1927ref. 160084Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good-. 1927. Hardcover. A copy in very good minus condition with some cover wear. The book shows signs of shelf wear but the interior is clean. There is an inked signature on the front flyleaf; Miss Brown of X. Y. O. is a story about a young woman who leaves her home in order to find her place in the world. She is determined to find a job and make her own way in the world but she faces many challenges along the way. She is forced to leave her home and all of the friends she has there but she eventually finds a new home and new friends.; 8vo; 344 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1927ref. 160081Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1927. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. The front flyleaf has a sticker with a previous bookseller's conact information; The story of Miss Brown of X. Y. O. is a cautionary tale about the perils of believing in magic. The titular Miss Brown is a talented medium who is able to contact the dead but her faith in her abilities is tested when she is unable to contact her own mother who has recently died. Unable to accept that her mother is gone for good Miss Brown enters into a series of elaborate fantasies in which her mother is still alive. However when Miss Brown's friends and family start to question her mental health she realizes that her fantasies may have been a way of coping with the reality of her mother's death.; 8vo; 344 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1932ref. 160085London: Hodder and Stoughton. Good. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. A cood condition copy with a slightly cocked spine. There is a fair amount of foxing on the pages but text is not obscured. There is an ink signature on the front endpage and some pencil marks on the front flyleaf; Moran Chambers smiled.; 8vo; 318 pages . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
1932ref. 160080London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good. 1932. Hardcover. A clean copy in very good condition. The spine is slightly cocked and there is a minimal amount of discoloration on the cover. The front endpage has a sticker with a previous bookseller's conact information ; Moran Chambers is the new girl at school. She's friendly outgoing and the life of the party. But behind her smile is a dark secret. Moran is a werewolf.; 8vo; 318 pages . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
1913ref. 160517London New York Toronto And Melbourne: Cassell and Company Ltd. Good. 1913. Hardcover. An edition in good condition. The cover is worn with light fraying and stains. The spine is loose and the pages are tanned and foxed; .Mr. Laxworthy's Adventures is a children's book about a mouse named Mr. Laxworthy who goes on various adventures with his friends.; 8vo; 312 pages . Cassell and Company, Ltd. hardcover books
1905ref. 160094Boston: Little Brown and Company. Good. 1905. Hardcover. An edition in good condition with a previous owner's sticker on the front endpage. There is a small rip on the front flyleaf and the spine is becoming loose. The cover has some discoloration; After the death of her father fifteen-year-old Julia moves to a new town with her mother. There she meets a mysterious man named Mr. Sabin who seems to know a great deal about her. Julia is curious about Mr. Sabin and decides to find out more about him. She eventually discovers that Mr. Sabin is actually a fraud and that he is only pretending to know things about her. Julia is able to outwit Mr. Sabin and is able to return to her old life.; 8vo; 397 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1921ref. 160024Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good book in Good condition dust jacket. Dust jacket has a tear on back obstructing book's title. Has since been wrapped in protective mylar. No blemishes to book itself. ; ; Black and White; 8vo; 332 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1912ref. 160055Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition with stamp and inking on front flyleaf. Cover has a few spots on the bottom but is in otherwise Very Good shape. ; The story follows Peter Ruff a young boy who discovers he has a special talent for solving puzzles. When the school board locks the Double-Four puzzle box in the school's attic Peter is the only one who can unlock it. With the help of his friends he must race against the clock to find the answers before the school board can find them first.; Black & White; 8vo; 424 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1926ref. 160488London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good. 1926. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition first printing in very good condition. The pages have some foxing but are tightly bound. The light blue cover is clean; Basis for the silent film "Monte Carlo" directed by Louis Mercanton ; 8vo; 310 pages . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
1932ref. 160573New York: Blue Ribbon Books. Very Good. 1932. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. There is a memorial stamp on front endpage alongside a previous owner's signature. A clean copy with some fading and rubbing to cover; The Second Oppenheim Omnibus is a compilation of three suspenseful mystery novels by E. Phillips Oppenheim. The novels are The Golden Cockerel The Cat and the Fiddle and The Tower Treasure. They are all well-written and suspenseful and will leave readers shivering and thrilling.; 8vo; 836 pages . Blue Ribbon Books hardcover books
ref. 160478London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. There is some foxing to the pages throughout the novel and general shelfwear to the exterior. The spine shows some fading; As an autistic teenager Joseph P. Cray is a loner who spends his days wandering the streets of his small town. One day he stumbles upon a map that leads to an underground world of treasure and adventure. With the help of a talking monkey and a wisecracking dragon Cray sets out to find the treasure and become the greatest adventurer of all time.; 8vo; 288 pages . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
ref. 160477London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good. N.D. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. There is some foxing to the pages throughout the novel and general shelfwear to the exterior; The Adventures of Mr. Joseph P. Cray follows the titular Mr. Joseph P. Cray as he travels the world in search of the world's most elusive treasure. Spanning the globe from Egypt to India Cray is constantly pursued by those who believe he possesses the true treasure. Along the way Cray encounters all sorts of obstacles and enemies but never gives up on his quest.; 8vo; 288 pages . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
ref. 160539London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good. N.D. Hardcover. An undated edition in very good condition. There is some foxing to the page edges and throughout novel and normal shelfwear to cover ; ; 8vo; 288 pages . Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
1927ref. 160476Boston: Little Brown and Company. Near Fine. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first printing of the first edition in near fine condition. Boards are red cloth with black spine lettering. There is a small amount of shelfwear and a signature of a previous owner on the front endpaper; ; 12mo; 223 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1927ref. 160545Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first printing of the first edition in very good condition housed in a like condition dust-jacket. There is some wear to dust-jacket but the text and illustration are still bright. It is a clean tightly bound copy. ; One of the author's pocket thrillers intended for reading on a train or for "tiresome hours of waiting" per dust-jacket flap ; 8vo; 223 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1914ref. 160527London New York Toronto And Melbourne: Cassell and Company Ltd. Very Good-. 1914. Hardcover. A very good- edition. Some foxing is present throughout the text and the cover shows normal shelfwear. The spine has faded from its original dark red and is cocked ; The Amazing Partnership tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a black man and a white woman. They meet each other while both are defendants in a court case and they become friends while they are waiting to be judged. The story follows their journey as they learn to trust each other and grow to rely on one another. The Amazing Partnership is an inspiring story of the power of friendship and the strength of the human spirit.; 8vo; 312 pages . Cassell and Company, Ltd. hardcover books
1908ref. 160252Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1908. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. The interior is clean and tightly bound. The exterior illustration is in good shape; The Avenger is a book about a man who becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing the man who killed his family.; B&W; 8vo; 297 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
1935ref. 160483Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good. 1935. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition. The spine is cocked and discolored. The tanning to the pages is slight and the binding is still very good; The Battle of Basinghall Street is a novel set during the English Civil War. It tells the story of a small group of rebels who attempt to overthrow the government from the shadows.; 8vo; 314 pages . Little, Brown, and Company hardcover books
