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Lizard Cove is book #13 in the Happy Hollisters series by Andrew E. Svenson, using the pseudonym Jerry West. The Happy Hollisters is a series of books about a family who loves to solve mysteries.This series recounts the adventures of a young American middle-class family solving mysteries from their home on Pine Lake in the city of Shoreham (no state is ever provided). The Hollister family includes five children, their parents, a family of cats, a dog and a burro. Pete is the oldest of the Hollister children and is 12 years old. Pam, or Pamela, is 10 years old and very adventurous. Ricky is a red-headed, rambunctious 7-year-old and Holly is a 6-year-old tomboy. The youngest is Sue, age 4.
Their father, Mr. John Hollister, owns a general store named The Trading Post, where he sells hardware, sporting goods, and toys. Mrs. Elaine Hollister tries to help her children solve mysteries and is always ready with handy tips for solving cases.
Joey Brill and Will Wilson appear as rivals of the Hollister family… Read More

This is a vividly rendered account of the rigors and rewards of dwelling in a stormy, spray-soaked habitat where only the most resilient forms of life - natural and human - manage to prevail. The book itself is in good condition, with no writing, marks or damage, the cover has some "bleached out" looking spots on it. The binding and spine are in great shape. The dust jacket is fairly worn, but still intact, and has been stamped by a previous owner, with a "notary" style private library stamp. There are illustrations by Lois Lovejoy at the head of each chapter. The jacket photograph is by Michael Halminski.

15th book in the Prey series of novels. The book is in excellent used condition. The dust jacket has a bit of shelf wear, but is in very good shape.

Early in-depth analysis of French Literature. The binding and spine are in excellent condition, especially considering the age of the book, the outside cover shows quite a bit of shelf wear. It has a really psychedelic "paint-splash" theme that envelopes the insides of the cover as well as the outside page edges. A really nice book. There are no tears, markings or writing, there are however stains on a few pages, nothing really bad, and some mild yellowing on the pages.

All about photography, a state of the art book for it's time. "The Complete Handbook for the Everyday Photographer" "Every Picture Maker Should Read". This book tells how a camera works, what film to use and why, what filters do, what can be accomplished with different lenses, different exposures, as well as detailed information about taking close-ups, landscapes, night photography, Kodachrome photography, and much more. Contains a glossary of more frequently used photographic terms, and 465 diagrams and illustrations. "An ideal gift for the camera enthusiast'. The book itself is in really good condition. The cover and dust jacket are a little bit beaten up.