Paperback. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: NONE. Laune, Paul (illustratore). Clean unmarked pages. Foxing on top page edges and leading edge. All edges have wear; front corners are creased. School library envelope. inside rear cover.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944
Da: Alplaus Books, Alplaus, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Hardbound in pictorial jacket. Book with pages unmarked, toning; cover edges toning, else gentle wear. Jacket with large chip missing at foot of spine, edgewear.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap
Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, 1938
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. No Jacket. Laune, Paul (illustratore). First Edition First Printing. Book #17 (of 21 total) in the series of Western adventure books for boys written by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under this J. C. Ferris pseudonym, 1926-1942. Stories featured the Manly boys, who "know how to ride and shoot and take care of themselves under all circumstances.real cowboys--a bunch any reader would like to know." Orig. published in 1938, this is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing, listing only to self in front matte & to previous book #16 in rear. In 218 pages + 2 pages of lists for other children's series in rear, decorative endpapers, glossy frontispiece by illustrator Paul Laune. Hardcover has red textured cloth over stamped with black lettering & bucking cowboy & horse design to front/black lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages mildly tanned but completely unmarked. A few smudge to exterior fore edge & extremely slight bumping to corners & spine tips. A handsome copy! No DJ, unfortunately. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific time; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap
Da: Fallen Leaf Books, Nashville, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Used - Good. No Jacket. No DJ. Wear to the corners/edges. Brown Boards, Orange endpages. GOOD.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1937, later printing, hardcover, (G+/G),, 1937
Da: Librarium, East Chatham, NY, U.S.A.
Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1937, later printing (type C, 1959-1961), No. 16 in The Hardy Boys series, 212 pages with 4 pages of ads, b&w frontispiece illustrated by Paul Laune, brown vignette illustrated endpapers, hardcover, brown tweedy boards with brown titles and brown illustration on front, cover edges very slightly darkened, corners slightly rubbed, good dust jacket with yellow spine, minor soil on back panel & spine, edge wear with short tears, creasing and small pieces missing, 1/2" piece missing bottom back panel and top front panel, small chip center of spine, scuffing on front panel, light tape marks on flaps and endpapers, dust jacket protected in a new plastic cover, light glue residue on free front endpaper, otherwise contents clean & tight, book good+ (G+/G) 3042 [Azz63EC].
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1942
Da: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Laune, Paul (illustrator) (illustratore). Dust jacket has heavy wear, rubbing, creasing, chipping and numerous short edge tears and small pieces missing. Book has minor wear. Binding tight. Ink writing on verso of front free endpaper. 218 pages. Frank and Joe Hardy were two teenage boys who helped their father with his investigations into crime. This book opens with Frank and Joe practicing sword fights for a play at school. Then their father asks for help investigating a gang of thieves who are not above killing people who get in their way. Size: 5.25 x 7.5.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937
Da: ABC Books, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Vintage Hardcover with DJ, Copyright 1937. DJ has foxing and discoloring, some bumping and small tears to edges, now protected in archival mylar. Minor rubbing and bumping to boards. Tanning to pages. No apparent marks throughout this book. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Grosset and Dunlap, 1943
Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Laune, Paul (illustratore). First Edition Later Printing. Book #3 (of only 9) in the children's series featuring flying ace Stan Wilson. Part of a larger genre of "air combat stories" that were wildly popular in the period surrounding WWII, these all featured heroic Americans battling foreign forces & always emerging victorious. In 208 pages + 4 pages of ads for other G&D children's series in rear. Decorative endpapers & frontispiece by Paul Laune. With green cloth-covered boards stamped with a back design & lettering to front & spine, this hardcover 12mo is in VG+ condition: would be Fine but for very mild dampstained streaks to bottom edges of both boards. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages heavily tanned, commensurate with wartime paper (notice to title page), but supple & unmarked. Corners sharp. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: same light staining to bottom edges, but only on the back. Else, colorful & bright with just a hint of edgewear, a couple light foxed spots to the front-cover side of title on spine; beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free to look stunning in your collection! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Editore: J B Lippincott Co., US, 1956
Da: Keeper of the Page, Enumclaw, WA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair DJ. First Edition NAP. J B Lippincott Co. 1956 First Edition NAP Very Good/Fair DJ Luane, Paul (illustrator). Light wear to Brown cloth with small scuff mark on front and gold-color lettering on spine. Front flap and Author photo from dust jacket ONLY clipped and laid inside. Color illustrated end papers. Detailed line drawing illustrated text. 256 [pages. 14.0 ounces. Size: 8 1/8 x 5 5/8 x 1 inches.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: generic, 1942
Da: Eyebrowse Books, MWABA, Dearborn, MI, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: MWABA
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover with scarce DJ, First Edition 1942 Grosset & Dunlap 216 pages. Very Good+, in a VG+ DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear and a few faint smudges to green cloth boards with black titles - corners sharp. Lightly faded purple topstain. Minor shelf/edge wear and rubbing to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. NOTE: The endpapers for this copy are WW1 Bi-planes even though the story is about WWII. (it's my belief that the publisher made a mistake). Plain frontispiece with no internals and wartime paper. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked and toned. Illustrations for DJ and frontispiece by Paul Luane. This copy is Binding variant 5 per Mattson. Because of the interest in air combat during World War 2, Grosset and Dunlap put together a set of sixteen boys' books by Thomson Burtis, Eustace Adams, and Al Avery (pseudonym of Rutherford G. Montgomery) and called the series Air Combat Stories For Boys. This is number 9 in a series of 16. The first seven books in the series were first published in the 1930s and are about exploits in the air during World War I and have WWI endpapers. The Yankee Flier portion of the series is about World War II and have WWII endpapers. Al Avery (1894-1985) is the pseudonym of American author Rutherford George Montgomery. Avery is best-known for his works of children's literature. He wrote over 100 books in his career. NOTE: The endpapers for this copy are WW1 Bi-planes even though the story is about WWII. (it's my belief that the publisher made a mistake). Rear panel of DJ lists to this copy. Rear DJ Flap lists to Spitfire Pilot by Canfield Cook published in 1942. Per AAC Boys Series Books by Axe, pg 57,58 and Mattson 01200 and 65800. A superb wartime First Edition that still presents well in the original DJ. LOC SSS-12.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. The binding is tight, corner sharp. Text and images are unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light edge wear, toning on the back panel, unclipped, in a mylar cover. 12mo. 220pp.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Volume 13. Hardcover and dust jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Mild toning. Pages unmarked.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940
Da: Mom's Resale and Books, River Hills, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: As New. 1940 Hardcover Edition. DJ has rubbing to edges. Binding intact. Pages unmarked.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, 1947
Da: Keller Books, Lynchburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Excellent. Hardback Pictorial Cover Edition from the Famous Horse Stories Series. Book is in Very Good Plus or better condition with a tight binding and clean crisp pages. Inside text appears to be UNREAD AND UNUSED! No writing or markings inside the book. Famous Horse Stories edition with the last copyright date showing 1947, but this appears to be an edition from the 1950's or 1960's. Book has come from a private collection and is NOT ex-library. Outside pictorial covers are nice with some minor soiling and outside corner wear. No Dust Jacket with the pictorial cover edition.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941
Da: Eyebrowse Books, MWABA, Dearborn, MI, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: MWABA
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good++. First Edition. Hardcover with scarce DJ, First Edition 1941 Grosset & Dunlap 214 pages. Near Fine, in a Very Good++ DJ. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to green cloth boards with black titles - corners sharp. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. NOTE: The endpapers for this copy are WW1 Bi-planes even though the story is about WWII. (it's my belief that the publisher made a mistake). No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Plain paper frontispiece. This copy DOES NOT have wartime paper. It has good paper and no toning. Illustrations for DJ and frontispiece by Paul Laune. Because of the interest in air combat during World War 2, Grosset and Dunlap put together a set of sixteen boys' books by Thomson Burtis, Eustace Adams, and Al Avery (pseudonym of Rutherford G. Montgomery) and called the series Air Combat Stories For Boys. This is number 8 in a series of 16. The first seven books in the series were first published in the 1930s and are about exploits in the air during World War I and have WWI endpapers. The Yankee Flier portion of the series is about World War II and have WWII endpapers. This copy is Binding variant 5 per Mattson. Al Avery (1894-1985) is the pseudonym of American author Rutherford George Montgomery. Avery is best-known for his works of children's literature. He wrote over 100 books in his career. Rear panel of DJ lists to this copy. Rear DJ Flap lists The mystery Of Devil's Hand by Ted Copp published in 1941. Per AAC Boys Series Books by Axe, pg 57,58 and Mattson 01200 and 65800. A superb wartime copy that still presents well in the original DJ. LOC SSS-12.
hardcover. Condizione: New. Paul Laune (illustratore). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap
Da: Fallen Leaf Books, Nashville, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Early Reprint. Early Reprint, Wartime. Minor soiling to the jacket, mainly on the back along with faint creasing near the head and tail of the spine. Minor wear to the corners and head and tail of the brown boards. Orange endpages. The back board has a previous seller's sticker still affixed inside. Inside the front board a small 'x' in pencil is written on the illustration. Some tanning to the pages. Very Good.
Editore: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940
Da: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Octavo, 214 pages. In Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is purple with white print. Dust jacket in mylar. Edgewear with tears at spine ends and flap corners, creasing and surface tear to spine. Boards in brown cloth with red print. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has red tinted top edge. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece, illustrated dust jacket and endpapers. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column N. 1386618. FP New Rockville Stock.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. Illustrated by Paul Laune (illustratore). Text is clean. Cover shows normal shelfwear. Dust jacket shows some shelfwear, minor chipping at spine ends. DJ is not price clipped. Some foxing to endpapers. Soft pencil marks on endpapers. ; [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read? , pp, 271-281] [Hotchkiss, American Historical Fiction and Biography for Children and Young People, (Presidents - James Quincy Adams) , 1243]; Childhood of Famous Americans; B&W Illustrations; 192 pages.