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London: The Boy's Own Paper Book. Illus. by Uncredited Front.. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original maroon blindstamped cloth on boards. A reprint from the Boy's Own paper. First 35 pp. and edges freckled by foxing, but not hard to read. No writing and no other damage. Autobiography of a pocket watch ! 312 pp..

London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1913 Book. Illus. by Cyrus Cuneo. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth decorated by pastedown portrait of airman reading map. Frontispiece missing. Seven additional colour illustrations present. Reading level estimated to be Middle School. A novel set in India during the British occupation. Heavy book will need extra postage..

N.Y.: Hurst & Co. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. Original dark blue illustrated cloth on boards. Unusually clean and sound Alger title. "A telegram for you, Andy !...'COME HOME AT ONCE. SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED. MOTHER'" - P. 3. Andy rises to the occasion, as always, but the ending is a surprise ! Lightly cocked. Blue edges. 272 pp..

Charlottetown, P.E.I.: The Author, 1983 Book. Illus. by The Author. Near Fine. Soft cover. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original computer-generated soft cover. Inscribed and signed by the author. The story of a colonial boy and his family on the eve of the American Revolution. 97 pp..

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1913 Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. First (Lists to Itself Inside Book). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth on boards. Libray bookplate and stamp. Tiny puncture to spine. Third title in the series lists to itself opposite Contents page. Alternate title is Pitching for the College Championship. As Joe gets settled in at Yale, he has his sights set on pitching. Will he get the chance? 248 pp..

N.Y.: Clover Books (McLoughlin Bros.), 1955 Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original pictorial laminated boards. In this last story of the series, Beverly goes to Montana to find and rescue Michael, who has been accused of stealing maps leading to a gold mine. Many twists and turns, but of course Beverly succeeds and eventually heads back to New York City. Christmas inscription dated 1955 and a creased cover. Copyright by Grosset and Dunlap in 1955. Lists to itself on back cover. 182 pp..

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1967 Book. Illus. by David Craig. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original bright red cloth on boards. DJ virtually complete, but worn and torn along front fold. The protagonist, who is 11, lives in a cabin in the wilds of Minnesota. He longs for a dog and adventure. When his uncle Erik arrives from Norway, they join a group emigrating to British Columbia. The boy, Nels, quickly makes a friend about his age, but the tribal shaman, Askankot, is a source of suspicion and anger, leading to more adventure than Nels had hoped for. 136 pp..

London: James Nisbet & Co., 1889 Book. Illus. by The Author. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition (No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fully illustrated red cloth on boards. Minor corner and edge wear, and lightly cracked hinges. Gift note dated 1889. In the words of a reviewer for The Academy, this is Ballantyne's best work. Much more than a novel for juveniles, it provides an all-round understanding of the 1883 explosion of the Krakatoa volcano. There is romance and comic relief, too, as Nigel meets Winnie. It might best be described as one of those "shots heard around the world." 438 pp..

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1946 Book. Illus. by Francis Kirn. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original dark green cloth lettered in orange on boards. Inch tear foot of first free endpaper. Text tanning. DJ chipped head and foot, with small hole at spine. Seems to be a stand-alone title. I found no bio on the author. No writing. 248 pp..

New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1926 Book. Illus. by W.S. Rogers. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. DJ in two pieces, laid in. Alligators, jaguars, and snakes threaten Bomba in this early story. This is My Book page is clean. Nick to bottom of front cover. 204 pp..

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1953 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Tweed pattern paper on boards. Bomba shoots a tapir with the rifle he has just acquired. Captured by the jungle savages, he escapes. Bomba helps to rescue the slaves. 210 pp..

Chicago: M.A. Donohue and Co., 1915 Book. Illus. by C.H. Lawrence. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original green pictorial cloth on boards. Four American Boy Scouts who had already faced death in their manhunting adventures in France and Belgium were now headed home to New York. They had been given passage from the German lines to a neutral port in Holland. Suddenly their railway car was running through water, for the Belgians had cut their dikes to drive out the German Army ! 252 pp. Previous owner's pencil signature (4). Lightly shaken. 252 pp..

New York: Association Press, 1913 Book. Illus. by Charts. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth on boards. Church library stamps. Dated, but still pregnant with ideas for organizing young men in religious programs. "Minstrel show" not recommended, but there are other ideas for activities aplenty. Keep the fourfold nature of life in focus. Start from scratch if you have to - and keep scratching ! 284 pp..

London: Darton and Hodge, 1863 Book. Illus. by Eight Illustrations By William Harvey. Fair. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original blindstamped brown cloth lettered in gold on boards. Backstrip torn away from front cover joint full length, and repaired. A book of world travel and hunting big game. 279 pp..

London: Collins, 1955 Book. Illus. by Shirley Hughes. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original bright red cloth on boards. Gift notation, with no other writing and no damage. DJ flap, List of Contributors, laid in. Articles by 27 writers, suggesting how and where to have fun and learn something. No thumb smudges, scribbles, or tears suggests to me that the owner was either not a reader or not a "going concern," since either of these types would have received inspiration and ideas for any number of activities or projects from these pages. A book I would have devoured as a boy. 352 pp. Small ding to top edge of cover..

London: S.O. Beeton, 1864 Book. Illus. by Plates and Woodcuts. Good Minus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth, intricately blindstamped and decorated in gilt on boards. Several gatherings and illustrations were loose, so I glued them carefully and priced the book accordingly. A marvelous collection of stories, tricks, projects, and puzzles to delight any serious young person. All edges gilt. Hinges cracked but holding. 552 pp. plus catalog bound in..

Boston: Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, 1853 Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Good Plus. Hardcover. Revised and Illustrated Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original red blindstamped cloth with gilt spine titles on boards. Upper corners of last 50 pp. darkened, not affecting text. Previous owner's name in elegant script. Small chip missing from head of backstrip. Precepts and morals for the growing boy. 378 pp..

London: Phoenix House, Ltd., 1954 Book. Illus. by J.S. Goodall. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First- First Published 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth on boards. Pub;ic school library stamp, but no further library evidence. One of the Pageant Series, which "show what it was like to be a British boy or girl when some of the most exciting events in the country's history were taking place." British dialect, but understandable with care. 158 pp..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941 Book. Illus. by Leon Gregori. Near Fine. Hardcover. First. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original bright orange cloth on boards. This is the second book of the Steve Knight Series.The third and final book, The Phantom Fleet, was published in 1942, shortly before the death of the author, Ted Copp. Tanned text block suggests wartime publication, but there is no such stamp. Assumed First Edition by original publisher. Illustrated endpapers. 212 pp..

London: Peal Press Book. Illus. by Uncredited Front.. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original green paper boards. A fisherman's son longs to go to sea. When he finally does he gets even more excitement than he bargained for as a German battleship and its cruiser are trapped and destroyed. 168 pp..