Resultados de búsqueda: Juvenile from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

London: Pickering & Inglis, Ltd., 1953 Book. Illus. by H.M.T.. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Girl on horseback in colour on paper boards. Prize note. Back cover shows Starling Series with large drawing of bird. Head of spine repaired. Inch scrape on front edge of front cover. 43 pp..

Philadelphia: John C. Wiinston Company, 1923 Book. Illus. by Elizabeth Pilsbry. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover series book showing two boys with campfire. The Mystery of White Shadow is an alternate title. Two boys of opposite personality meet on the train. Suddenly there's a crash, and one of them disappears ! This book is full of dated expletives and habits, as well as racial discrimination. One illustration re-attached. 248 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..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1960 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First (Lists to Itself twice). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pink tweed pattern paper boards. No. 31 in the series. Rubbing and tears to head of DJ. Lists to itself inside and on rear DJ flap. Judy's husband, Peter, has been called to Washington on a bank robbery case. Rather than stay home, Judy arranges a trip to New York City with Peter's sister, Honey Dobbs. To cheer herself up for the trip, Judy bought a corsage of snapdragons. Little does she know what will follow. 182 pp..

Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing Company, 1936 Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition (No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. Brilliant DJ has tiny piece missing at lower corner where cover is dinged. Previous owner's name, address, and date (1936) in pencil, easily erased if desired. 250 pp..

London: Dent/Children's Book Club, 1965 Book. Illus. by Sheila Rose. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original blue-green paper on boards. Unclipped DJ. Rust marks pp. 28-29, not obscuring text. Leonie Revell is still grieving over the loss of her horse, Beverley, after an accident in the jumping ring. Finally she brightens up as the day of the 'mystery trek' approaches.189 pp..

London: Nelson/Children's Book Club, 1962 Book. Illus. by Gilbert Dunlop. Fine. Hardcover. First. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original blue paper on boards. DJ has two faint fingerprints on back, otherwise Fine. No writing. Sixth and last title in the Marjorie Series. Story is set two years after Marjorie and Co. Marjorie has a new pony, the wicked Dulcie. Guy has Flyaway. The Clan is camping near the beach. Guy manages a dramatic rescue, but won't accept a medal. A new girl, Lily-Elise, becomes the focus of the group, who help her adjust to modern life while her "batty" caretaker aunt is in hospital. Guy still thinks he's the boss, so frequent arguments ensue. A great gift for a "horsey"juvenile ! 165 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..

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1949 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition (No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original green cloth on boards. No writing. Small tears along head of DJ, taped inside. Some politically-incorrect racial terms. 221 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..

London: Children's Special Service Mission, 1952 Book. Illus. by L.F. Lupton. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original yellow cloth on boards. DJ has two short top tears. Endpaper drawings dated 1948. It's a mystery on the water, with lots of good, clean excitement. Great for boys and girls ! 174 pp..

N.Y.: Hurst & Co. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original beige cloth with full cover pastedown. The cover got my attention, since I don't list Alger as a rule. Grit is a hard-working faithful son to his mother, who has made a bad choice in a second husband, who is about to get out of jail. 288 pp..

N.Y.: A.L. Burt Company, 1890 Book. Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original green cloth on boards. Surface damage to lower front joint. Previous owner's name. Two line drawings in the text suggest that there might have been a frontispiece. Seventeen-year-old Bob is despondent about not being able to afford a new gun to take on a local hunting trip. Then his cousin discloses that his father might take them on a trip to Africa. This story is only one of dozens put forth by this author who lived from 1848-1912. Remembering his Toby Tyler as one of my childhood favorites, I was taken aback by my aversion to the clumsy, drawn-out syntax of Captured by Zulus. The author is credited with many early adventure stories. It is even suggested that this book might have inspired Edgar Rice Burroughs to write the Tarzan books. 282 pp..

N.Y.: Grosset and Dunlap, 1942 Book. Illus. by Pelagie Doane. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original red cloth on boards. DJ chipped all round and partly split at front fold. #15 in the series. Lists to The Rainbow Riddle on front flap. No writing. Judy is getting excited about her upcoming wedding. While she is admiring herself in the mirror her cat kills a bird. When she goes back to clean the mirror, there seemsto be an image of a bird in it. 206 pp..

London: Griffith, Farran, & Co. Book. Illus. by J. Lawson. Good Minus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original decorated blue cloth on boards. Previous owner's nme. Tiny tear foot of backstrip. Edge and corner wear. All six illustrations present. Beveled boards. All edges gilt. No review found. 376 pp..

Boston: J.E. Tilton and Co., 1867 Book. Fair to Good. Hardcover. First English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth on boards. Earliest known version of this book, translated from the French.. Damage to head and foot of backstrip. Brown endpapers. Ink notes on half-title. Many, many illustrations, with tissue guards between nearly every two leaves. Light waterstain to bottom 3 inches of gutter, barely touching text, but all readable. Back cover wrinkled. Fairy tale with a happy ending at which everyone ate, drank, and danced for 36 hours ! 90 pp..

N.Y.: Hurst & Company Book. Illus. by Frontispiece Portrait. Good Plus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original colour illustrated pastedown cover shows three boys dressed in deerskin in a canoe. Black spots on both covers. 232 pp..

London: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd., 1936 Book. Illus. by E. Shelley. Near Fine. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original bright blue cloth on boards. DJ has rubbing and tiny tears head and foot. No writing. Cover shows glider pilot casting off tow rope attached to open car. Frontispiece shows glider pilot witnessing fistfight on ground below. 128 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..

London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1931 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original grey cloth on boards. Gift inscription and pencil drawing on endpapers. Interior clean and cover hand-soiled. No synopsis found for this story of two classmates in a private girls' school in England. This author also wrote "Jill the Outsider." 191 pp..