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Houghton Mifflin Company, 1907. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1907 Houghton Mifflin Company. The Children's Hour, Volume 8. NOT ex-library. This is an early hardcover edition half-bound in green leather over brown and green marbled boards. Spine has five raised bands with gilt titles on two panels. Three spine panels have tooled gilt design of diamonds, dots and circles in ruled borders. Marbled endpapers match covers. Top page edges gilt. Color frontispiece of Washington crossing the Delaware has tissue guard. Black and white plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends rubbed, with boards exposed at some tips. Leather is rubbed at edges but in good condition overall; spine color has faded to light brown. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. NO highlighting or other markings. A few pages have light handling smudges. A few pages has small tears at bottom edge. Five pages are dog eared. 495 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Time-Life Books, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine ; No jacket 1983 Time-Life Books. A volume in the Classics of the Old West series. A photographic reproduction from the original Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger 1871 edition. Hardcover bound in full brown leather with blind-stamped cover decorations and gilt spine and cover lettering. Marbled endpapers. All edges are gilt. Light brown satin index ribbon. Black and white illustrations. 291 pages. Publisher's flyer and blank series book plate laid in. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, as issued. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

A. L. Burt, 1932. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Fair ; Fair Jacket. 1932 A. L. Burt. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with red spine and cover lettering. Orange and white illustrated endpapers depict adventurous vignettes. Black and white frontispiece. 248 pages. NOT ex-library. Hinges NOT cracked. Binding cracked and partially broken at the title page. Covers have significant moisture damage to the top and bottom edges, with discoloration extending nearly an inch at the top of the front cover. This damage does not affect the interior of the book. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped, with some fraying at spine ends. Name in ink on front free endpaper, crossed out; another on the front endpaper in pencil. Page edges lightly soiled. Pages lightly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Color illustrated dust jacket has tattered top and bottom edges, with several pieces missing from edges, as well as several tears. Tears have been repaired on the interior of the jacket with archival tape;… Read More

A. L. Burt Company, 1933. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1925 A. L. Burt Company. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with red spine and cover lettering and decorations. Top page edges are red. Orange and white illustrated endpapers depict adventurous vignettes. Black and white frontispiece. 256 pages, plus ads. NOT ex-library. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Spine lightly faded; lettering still clear. Front cover has some sparse light spotting; covers faded towards edges. Page edges lightly soiled. Name in ink on front endpaper. Light binding crack near center of book. Pages lightly tanned, more so at periphery, but still supple. A few pages have a light handling smudge in the margin. Dust jacket is missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1933 Grosset & Dunlap. Betty Wales number 2. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with purple spine and cover lettering. Top page edges are light blue. Illustrated endpapers show a girl sitting on a bench under a tree in the foreground of a college landscape. NOT ex-library. Hinges NOT cracked. Binding cracked at contents page; webbing visible, but pages not loose. Spine has a mild lean. Spine sunned. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Four consecutive pages have a nick at the top edge. Endpapers tanned at edges. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 349 pages. No dust jacket. Margaret Warde is a pseudonym of Edith K. Dunton. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Longmans, Green & Co., 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1929 Longmans, Green & Co. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has brown cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering. Top pages edges are red. Tissued frontispiece. Black and white plates. Fold out map in rear. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with minor fraying at tips. Top edge of front cover worn, with some fraying; board visible in a few small spots. Covers lightly soiled, with a several one-inch diameter spots on front cover. Page edges have some light spots and very small stains. Endpapers lightly foxed. Two pages have a light tanned area where a small piece of old newspaper was stored between them. Last two leaves of text have a two-inch tear at the fore edge of the pages. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 348 pages. Translated from Hungarian. "With 200 illustrations". No dust jacket. Carefully… Read More

Hurst & Company, 1913. Hardcover. No Jacket. Fair ; No jacket. 1913 Hurst & Company. Hardcover has light-blue cloth-covered boards with black and orange spine and cover lettering and decorations. Cover has a Boy Scout standing on top of a hill, waving his hat while two other Scouts climb up. There are trees in the background. Black and white frontispiece and illustrations by Rudolf Menci. 194 pages. Front binding cracked after endpers, webbing visible. Rear hinge starting, with a minor split in the endpaper. Binding getting loose in a few places in the text, with webbing peeking at page group divisions. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing, clothon spine edges and back has some chips. Covers lightly soiled. Name in pencil on front free endpaper. Pages tanned. Page edges lightly soiled. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Saalfield Publishing Company, 1916. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Fair ; No jacket. 1916 Saalfield Publishing Company. Boy Scout Series Volume 19. Small hardcover, 4.5 x 7 inches, has brown cloth-covered boards with green spine and cover lettering; front cover has an orange and green illustration of a boy scout holding a flag. Illustrated endpapers. 152 pages. NOT ex-library. Both hinges cracked and pulled away from spine, webbing showing, still connected. Front free endpaper almost completely detached. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Name in pencil in the place provided on the front endpaper. First two pages have an indentation and stain at top edge from a paperclip. Pages clean and unmarked. Pages heavily tanned, more so at periphery. Book is still readable. Dust jacket is missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Hurst & Company, 1911. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1911 Hurst & Company. Hardcover has tan cloth-covered boards with black, red, and brown spine and cover lettering and decorations. Front cover depicts Boy Scouts planting and Eagle flag on a ridge. Black and white frontispiece and illustrations. 302 pages. Binding tight. Front cracked between endpaer and frontispiece; webbing visible. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends; corners rounded. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing. Covers lightly soiled. Gift inscription in pencil on front free endpaper, dated Christmas 1911. Pages tanned. Page edges lightly soiled. A few pages have some light brown smudges. One page has a two-inch tear from the bottom edge. Dust jacket is missing. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

The Macmillan Company, 1935. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Good+ ; Fair Jacket. 1935 reissue of 1923 edition. The Macmillan Company. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue-violet cloth-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering. Color frontispiece. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Marked out price and later price in ink on front free endpaper. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 181 pages. Color illustrated jacket has tattered top and bottom edges, with several pieces missing from edges, as well as several tears. A few tears have been repaired on the inside surface of the jacket with archival document repair tape. Surface of jacket in the area over tear at top front corner is abraded, and the top part of the K in the title is missing; it appears that a price sticker was removed from this area. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped, showing original price of $1.00. Price on jacket… Read More

Little Brown and Company, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1974 Little Brown and Company. SIGNED by author on blank flyleaf after front free endpaper, with a personal inscription. First Edition, stated. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Map endpapers. Color plates. 304 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends bumped and rubbed. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears; a small light smudge to the front panel; front inner flap creased. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Jacket is in clear plastic protective cover. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Photographs by Chuck Bangert, Paul Slaughter, Jim Buckley, Trev Huxley and Val Aikens.

Bantam, 1966. Paperback. Fair. Fair. First Bantam printing, 1966: E3146. Heavy spine crease; small crease on front cover. Pen mark on top page edges. Covers have some light stains. "22" written in ink on first page. Bookstore price sticker inside back cover. 138 pages. The Fantastic Adventures of Doc Savage # 11.

Hodder and Stoughton, 1984. Softcover. Good. Good+. 1984 Hodder and Stoughton. Softcover. Oversized (7" x 9.75"). Map endpapers. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Covers lightly curled at corners. Pages clean and unmarked. 232 pages.

Jacob Dybwads Forlag, 1931. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1931 Jacob Dybwads Forlag, Oslo, Norway. Text in Norwegian. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. Color frontispiece. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Hinges NOT cracked. 352 pages. Binding loosening, but intact and undamaged. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing; edges somewhat darkened. Name in ink on verso of frontispiece page. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Small stain on page edges.No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Trumpet Club, 1992. Trade Paperback. Fine. Fine. 1992 Trumpet Club. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Trade paperback. A Trumpet Club Original Book. Series: Explorer Books. Black and white photographs. 59 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked.

Greenberg, 1926. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good+ ; No jacket. 1926 Greenberg. NOT ex-library. The Rogue's Bookshelf. Hardcover has orange cloth-covered boards with black cloth-covered spine and black spine lettering on an orange paper spine label. Top page edges are dark orange. Small black illustration of the Rouge logo on spine label and front cover. Deckle fore and bottom edges. Decorative endpapers. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Paper spine label very lightly worn at edges. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Last 5 pages creased at top corner. 294 pages. Introduction by John Macy. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

AuthorHouse, 2004. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2004 AuthorHouse. Trade paperback. Black and white photographs. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. 90 pages.

Fontana - Collins, 1982. Paperback. Good. Very Good-. 1982 Fontana - Collins. First paperback printing. British edition. Very light edge and surface wear. Spine very lightly creased. Pages yellowed, but still completely supple. Pages clean and unmarked.

Bantam Books, 1965. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 1965 Bantam Books. Third printing. Paperback. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Bottom front corner has small crease and small rubbed area. Spine NOT creased. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 152 pages. A Bantam Pathfinder edition, HP5385.

Cave Books, 1981. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1981 Cave Books. Revised printing of 1977 edition. Softcover. Oversized. Black and white photographs, illustrations, maps, music notation. 239 pages. Large fold-out map of Jewel Cave laid in. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Fore edge of front cover mildly rubbed. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. "Published under the auspices of the National Speleological Society".