Search Results: a patriot lad of old salem by russell gordon carter

Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Co.. Good in Good dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. This copy is crisp and clean, but the first signature (to page 14) is detached. There is a child's name on the first page in pencil, but no other signs of use--the pages are in remarkably good shape, as is the binding. The scarce jacket is edgeworn, and there top two inches of the spine are missing, but what remains is very bright, and this includes the entire front, with its terrific N.C. Wyeth-style image of John Paul Jones. The child whose name is on the first page also filled in a form on the rear flap which was meant to be sent to the publisher to get on their mailing list. Luckily he didn't complete the mission. A mylar Brodart cover now protects the jacket. Scans on request. .

Philadelphia, PA: The Penn Publishing Co., 1925. First printing (no additional printings listed). Blue cloth with black titles. Light foxing to the endpapers. Two short tears on the second free endpaper. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is edgeworn, with small chips. Tears along the folds. A bit darkened on the spine. The jacket price ($1.50) is intact. In Brodart dust jacket protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Henry Pitz. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, 1925. Book. Illus. by Pitz, Henry C.. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Philadelphia: Penn, 1925. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 222 pp. Three boys living in Salem at the opening of the Revolutionary War decide to make a voyage to see John Paul Jone's new ship The Ranger. Many adventures follow. Part of the Patriot Lad series of books for boys from 7 to 12. Dust jacket has tears and chipping. Near fine in good dustjacket protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..