Fiction - Juvenile from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

Action-packed stories for teenagers. Good condition. No dust jacket. Assumed 1st edition 1949. Black and white illustrations. Orange cloth over boards with brown/maroon design and text on front and spine. There is much edge/corner wear, bumping and stains. Closed book page edges have a purplish tint on top other edges has some soiling and stains. Front end paper has cracked at spine. Text… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic novel by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens). It tells of Huck's escape from his abusive father and journey down the Mississippi with a runaway slave (Jim). Good condition for a book printed in 1918. No Jacket. Red cloth over boards with Green text on front and spine. Spine is seriously faded and shows… Saber más sobre este artículo

Nancy Drew mystery. Good- condition. There is some edge, corner, and spine wear to cover. End papers are blue with blue and white illustrations. Front end paper has previous owner's name in red or purple ink. Next page has a very neat name in red or purple ink. Page on back side of back end paper has a sticker for Aberdeen… Saber más sobre este artículo

From the front DJ flap: "The delightful and amusing adventures of the Bobbsey Family endear these stories to small children." Book - Good condition. Dark green leather cover with black title and image embossed on front cover and black text on spine. There is some edge and corner wear. Orange and white illustrated end papers have a previous owner's name in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Vintage children's story (copyright 1958). Presented by Weekly Reader Children's Book Club in 1959. Stated First Edition. Good condition. red paper on boards has black illustration on fron cover, a printed "seal" on back cover, and black text on spine. Spine is lightly faded. There is very little edge wear, but significant bottom corners wear, plus wear at spine. The page… Saber más sobre este artículo

From the "Introductory" page: "In the hills of life there are two trails. One lies along the higher sunlit fields where whose who journey see afar, and the light lingers even when the sun is down; and one leads to the lower ground, where those who travel, as they go, look always over their shoulders with eyes of dread, and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Two tales of heroics on the planet Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Very Good condition. Green leather over boards with faded gold text on spine. Small stain at top of front cover. Light bumping to covers. Some edge/corner wear. Top of closed book pages has some speckles. Book has slight twist. Some pages have light age tanning/spots, but most pages are… Saber más sobre este artículo

From "Of Course I Believe in Ghosts" by Red Skelton: "DOESN'T EVERYBODY? Sometimes, just before I go on stage, the ghost of the greatest pantomimist of all whispers in my ear. His name was Grimaldi and even though he lived a couple of centuries ago, he tells me funny things to try and do." This is a collection of ghost stories from various… Saber más sobre este artículo

From front dust jacket flap: "In this [book] we take part in a classic coon hunt with the famous hound-dog man, Blackie Scantline, the hero of every man and boy with a touch of wanderlust - the despair of mothers and daughters and other more practical citizens." This is a Harper Find and a Book of the Month Club selection. Per back… Saber más sobre este artículo

Historical novel during the time of the Civil War. A classic. Legal page states: Copyright, 1903, by Charles Scribner's Sons. Published September, 1903with The Scribner Press seal. Title page has date of 1908. Black & White illustrations.Red cloth over boards with gold gilt title on front and spine. Good condition. Covers have some soiling and some wear at spine and corners. Pages have some… Saber más sobre este artículo

This story is about a brother and sister, Bertha & Charlie Archer, orphans. It begins in Boston and appears to follow them through life. This book has blue cloth over boards and has an elaborate decorative design with books in the center impressed on the front. It is accented with black and orange. There is more design on the spine with… Saber más sobre este artículo

The first two sentences in the story are: "Fanny Silvester was an only child. She lived with her parents in a large city, and had scarcely seen anything of the country." Good condition. Blue cloth over boards cover with dark red text and bird in flowering tree graphic on front, no text on spine, and bird design on back. Covers are… Saber más sobre este artículo

From the Note: "The favor with which the first number of this series was received by the public has encouraged the author to present the second without delay." "In this, as in the former volume, the children are allowed to talk and write in a style beyond their years, yet keeping themselves within the comprehension of children, as it is… Saber más sobre este artículo

From Wikipedia: "Plot. A rare and valuable Chinese vase is stolen from a pottery shop and the owner asks Nancy for help." Very Good- condition. The cover has a blue cloth look, but I'm pretty sure it is a textured paper with a dark blue 1940s silhouette on front board, blue and white multi-scene end papers. There is a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Color illustration plates. Fair condition. Light green cloth over boards with white text. Color illustration pressed into front cover. Much soiling and wear specially at spine. End paper is partially loose at bottom of cover and the cloth spine is loose from the bound pages, but the book is still together. There is previous owner's name in ink on end… Saber más sobre este artículo

A story about a family in the Aleutian wilderness with a boy and a golden seal. Black and white illustrations. Good condition. Some soiling to cover and spine. Pages are lightly tanned and have some light stains/spots. Text is clean. Binding is tight.Please use photos as part of the description. 128 pages.

This i a Great Illustrated Classics book published in 1989. It is a specially adapted version by Lucia Monfried. From the back cover: "The warmhearted story of the four March sisters....Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy growing up in 19th century America. Their happy family life is disturbed when their father leaves for the Civil War and shaken further when mother must… Saber más sobre este artículo

This story starts: "January 15, 1831. How dreadfully old I am getting! Sixteen! Well, I don't see as I can help it. There it is in the big Bible in father's own hand, 'Katherine, forn Jan. 15, 1815.' I meant to get up early this morning, but it looked dismally cold out of doors, and felt delightfully warm in bed." The… Saber más sobre este artículo

According to a review I found by JanP, "This book chronicles the lives of four chidren who were lost during disasters at sea and land and how they grew up to be reconciled to their families. The main character Hazel is raised by a lighthouse keeper but is educated and refined. An exciting read." Fair condition.… Saber más sobre este artículo

From Wikipedia:"The Little Lame Prince and his Travelling Cloak (often published under its shorter title The Little Lame Prince) is a story for children written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and first published in 1875.[1] In the story, the young Prince Dolor, whose legs are paralysed due to a childhood trauma, is exiled to a tower in a wasteland. As… Saber más sobre este artículo