ITEM 8303 THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AUTHOR ANONYMOUS PUB BY GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM INC 1939 96 PG 4 3/4 X 7 HARD BACK AN ANTI NAZI NOVEL PUB IN THE US BEFORE OUR ENTRY IN TO THE WAR FINE CONDITION , CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT , NO DJ [ WWII ] View More...
ITEM # 8351 A BESS STREETER ALDRICH TREASURY BY BESS STREETER ALDRICH PUB 1959 BY APPLETON - CENTURY - CROFTS 452 PGS 6 X 81/4 HARD BACK TWO COMPLETE NOVELS AND FIVE STORIES BY THE BELOVED CHRONICLER OF THE AMERICAN MIDDLE WEST INCLUDES NOVELS , " A LANTERN IN HER HAND " " MISS BISHOP " . SHORT STORIES " THE DAY OF RETALIATION " " WILL THE ROMANCE BE THE SAME " " STAR ACROSS THE TRACKS " " ANOTHER BROUGHT GIFTS " "I REMBER " BOOK VERY GOOD BRIGH AND TIGHT D.J. , IN MYLAR SHOWS SOME SOILING [ LIT] View More...
Very nice book with no tears or chips, no price clip and protected with in brand new mylar cover. Book itself is without fault and jacket nearly so -- just toning to white portion of jacket at back and on flaps. SIGNED and inscribed on half title page thus "With best wishes to ---- from Joan W Blos, '87." Blos, a 1980 winner of the coveted Newbery for A Gathering of Days, here tells the story of the Fiddler's crippled son who after a fight with his father runs away into the Michigan wilderness where he is befriended by an elderly Ottawa Indian woman who becomes his teacher. 162 pa... View More...
THE RAWHIDE KNOT & OTHER STORIES BY CONRAD RICHTER 1 ST ED. . 1978 ALFRED KNOPF 205 PGS. 6 X 8 1/2 8 STORIES FROM THIS PULITZER WINNING AUTHOR ON EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BOOK AND D.J. IN MYLAR VERY GOOD CONDITION ,CLEAN BRIGHT , TIGHT ,NO MARKS OR TEARS [FICT] View More...
Book itself has pristine light green boards sporting a handsome beveled edge to front and bright gilt printing to face and spine. Only faults are light toning at gutters front and back and a very small bump to lower back corner. Jacket is clean with small chips to lower corners, a few small edge tears and light toning to spine. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar cover. 338 pages. View More...
Very nice, clean book, tightly bound. No names or writing other than former owner's handsome bookplate affixed to front pastedown. There are no bumps to boards, no creasing, and retains its very handsome dustjacket. Jacket has not been price-clipped and sports only minfor defects -- a couple tiny tears to top of spine and a tiny spot of wear to upper corners. Looks very nice in brand new mylar. Book includes separate eight page pamphlet titled "How I Happened to Write The Naked Risk."The story is based on an American tragedy which took place in New York City involving Horace Greeley, Edwin B... View More...
Nicely kept book from a collector. Book itself is clean and tightly bound with no names or writing. The dustjacket has not been price-clipped and has no tears. Looks handsome in brand new mylar.There's a small chip ro upper front corner next to spine. another smalll one to lower right corner and a bit of soil that proved imepervious to a document pad. This is historical fiction which begins in Hungary and ultimately to Wisconsin. The author also wrote "Wind Over Wisconsin" which we also have. Book has 514 pages View More...
ITEM 17261IN THE LAKELAND CHRONICLES BY A.A. FAHEL Crisp, BRAND NEW copy, signed by Indiana author inside front cover. Tells the story of two prodigals who meet on a train -- one bound for a wedding, the other a funeral. Little do they know that they are the center of a web of connectivity that runs back centuries into the history, mystery, and mythology of Lakeland, Indiana. 319 pages. [ SPC ED RM ] View More...
ITEM#7788 FOUR NOVELS BY G.A. HENTY FIRST PUB . IN THE 1890'S ,THESE PRESTON SPEED REPRINTS WERE DONE IN THE 1990'S , 5X8 PAPER BACK . THEY ALL DEAL WITH A YOUNG HERO CAUGHT UP IN DRAMTIC HISTORICAL EVENTS ,INTHIS SET TWO ARE ABOUT THE NEW WORLD , TWO ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST . TITLES ARE BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST OR WITH CORTEZ IN MEXICO , TRUE TO THE OLD FLAG A TALE OF THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE , FOR THE TEMPLE A TALE OF THE FALL OF JERUSALEM THE CAT OF BUBASTES A TALE OF ANCIENT EGYPT ALL IN VERY GOOD-FINE CONDITION [3RD FL R 1 ] View More...
ITEM # 8363 THREE TITLES BY G.A. HENTY " THE YOUNG CARTHAGINIAN " " THE TEMPLE " " BERIC THE BRITON " ALL PUB 1996 - 97 BY PRESTON SPEED PUB REPRINTS FROM THE LATE 1800'S BLUE / GREY HARD BACK BINDING WITH SILVER LETTERING ON FRONT AND SPINE CARTHAGINIAN IS A TALE OF THE TIMES OF HANNIBAL TEMPLE IS ABOUT THE FALL OF JERUSALEM BERIC ABOUT THE ROMAN INVASION HENTY PLACED HIS HEROIC FICTIONAL YOUNG MEN IN REAL HISTORICAL SETTINGS MEETING REAL HISTORICAL PEOPLE HIS NOVELS ARE EXCITING ADVENTURES AND EDUCATIONAL ALL THREE IN FINE, AS NEW CONDITION BERIC HAS A PRINT... View More...
ITEM 8362 TWO NOVELS BY G.A. HENTY " BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST OR WITH CORTEZ IN MEXICO " FIRST PUB 1902 , THIS ED 2003 327 PGS . AND "THE TREASURE OF THE INCAS , A STORY OF ADVENTURE IN PERU " FIRST PUB 1891 , THIS ED. 1996 375 PGS BOTH PUB BY PRESTON SPEED PUB . 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 HARD BACK HENTY PLACED HIS HEROS , FICTIONAL , BRAVE YOUNG MEN IN HISTORIC CORECT SETTINGS INVOLVED WITH FAMOUS , REAL PEOPLE OF THE TIME HIS NOVELS ARE INTERESTING AND EDUCATIONAL BOTH VOL WITH DARK BLUE BINDING , GILT LETTERING FRONT AND SPINE AS NEW ,CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT , NO MARKS OR TEARS ,... View More...
ITEM # 8366 THREE NOVELS BY G.A. HENTY FIRST PUB IN THE LATE 1800'S , THESE ARE PRESTON SPEED REPRINTS FROM EARLY 2000'S EACH 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 HARD BACK , ABOUT 300 PGS EACH INCLUDED IS " TRUE TO THE OLD FLAG " A TALE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ," OUT ON THE PAMPAS " A STORY OF YOUNG SETTLERS " WITH LEE IN VINGINIA " A STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR THE AUTHOR PLACES HIS FICTIONAL YOUNG HEROS IN REAL HISTORIC SETTINGS WITH REAL PEOPLE FROM HISTORY EXCITING ,EDUCATIONAL READING FOR THE Y.A. READER ALL IN FINE CONDITION , CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT , PUB STICKER INSIDE FRONT COVER OF LEE IN ... View More...
ITEM 7786 5 TITLES BY A.G. HENTY FIRST PUB IN THE 1890'S ,THESE PRESTON SPEED PUBLISHED REPRINTS WERE DONE IN THE LATE 1990'S , PAPER BACKS 5 X 8 ALL DEAL WITH ENGLAND AND FRANCE IN THE 1300 AND 1400'S . TITLES ARE , " AT AGINCOURT" "A MARCH ON LONDON " " ST GEORGE FOR ENGLAND " " A KNIGHT OF THE WHITE CROSS " " IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE " . ALL HIGH ADVENTURE ,KINGS AND KNIGHTS, BATTLE WITH SWORD AND PIKE ALL FIVE VOL IN FINE CLEAN BRIGHT ,TIGHT CONDITION NO MARKS OR TEARS 5 VOL - $25.00 [3RD FL 1 ] View More...
ITEM # 8394 UNDER DRAKE'S FLAG BY G.A. HENTY PUB 1998 BY PRESTON SPEED PRESS 298 PGS 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 HARD BACK ORIGINALY PUB IN 1882 , THIS IS THE 1998 REPRINT SUB TITLE A TALE OF THE SPANISH MAIN HENTY PLACED HIS FICTIONAL YOUNG HEROS IN REAL HISTORICAL SETTINGS WITH REAL PEOPLE OF THE ERA EXCITING READING AND A HISTORY LESSON FOR THE Y.A. READER BOOK HAS PRINTERS LABLE INSIDE FRONT COVER , OTHER WISE AS NEW CONDITION [ 3RD FL RM. 1 ] View More...
ITEM # 8395 BERIC THE BRITON BY G.A. HENTY PUB 1996 BY PRESTON SPEED PRESS 398 PGS 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 HARD BACK FIRST PUB 1892 , THIS IS THE 1996 REPRINT SUB TITLE A STORY OF THE ROMAN INVASION HENTY PLACED HIS FICTIONAL YOUNG HEROS IN REAL HISORICAL SETTINGS WITH REAL PEOPLE OF THE ERA . EXCITING READING AND A HISTORY LESSON FOR THE Y.A. READER 1000 COPIES OF THIS VOLUME WERE PRINTED NOV. 19 1996 , 100 WERE NUMBERED AND INITIALED BY THE PUB. AS NOTED INSIDE BACK COVER THIS IS # 35 FINE , AS NEW CONDITION View More...
ITEM # 8393 FACING DEATH BY G.A. HENTY PUB 2000 BY PRESTON SPEED PRESS 200 PGS . 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 HARD BACK SUB TITLE THE HERO OF VAUGHAN PIT A TALE OF THE COAL MINES FIRST PUB IN 1882 , THIS IS THE 2000 REPRINT HENTY PLACED HIS FICTIONAL YOUNG HEROS IN REAL HISTORICAL SETTINGS WITH REAL PEOPLE FROM THE ERA EXCITING ADVENTURE AND A HISTORY LESSON FOR THE Y.A. READER BOOK IN FINE AS NEW CONDITION NO D.J. AS ISSUED [ 3 FL , RM 1 ] View More...
ITEM 8396 THE CAT OF BUBASTES BY G.A. HENTY PUB 1998 BY PRESTON SPEED 339 PGS 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 HARD BACK A TALE OF ANCIENT EGYPT FIRST PUBLISHED 1888 HENTY PLACED HIS FICTIONAL YOUNG HEROS IN REAL HISTORICAL SETTINGS WITH REAL PEOPLE OF THE ERA . EXCITING READING AND A HISTORY LESSON FOR THE Y.A. READER BOOK IN AS NEW , FINE CONDITION [ 3RD FL , RM 1 ] View More...
ITEM # 8378 THREE G.A HENTY TITLES THE DASH FOR KHARTOUM , TO HERAT AND CABUL WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA ALL ARE PRESTON SPEED REPRINTS OF TITLES FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE LATE 1800'S RED COVERS WITH GILT DESIGNS AND LETTERING , HARD BACK . HENTY PLACED HIS FICTIONAL YOUNG HEROS IN REAL HISTORICAL SETTINGS WITH REAL , HISTORICAL PEOPLE EXCITING ADVENTURES FOR THE YOUNG ADULT READER WRAPED IN A HISTORY LESSON ALL IN NEAR NEW CONDITION CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT ONLY FAULT PUB. LABLE INSIDE ONE FRONT COVER AND A SPOT ON ANOTHER [ 3 RD FLOOR , ROOM 1 ] View More...
ITEM 7787 4 NOVELES BY GA HENTY ,FIRST PUB. IN THE 1880'S ,THESE 1990'S REPRINTS BY PRESTON SPEED ARE PAPER BACK 5X8 . ALL DEAL WITH A YOUNG HERO CAUGHT UP IN DRAMATIC EVENTS IN 1600'S EUROPE . TITLES ARE WON BY THE SWORD ,ST BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE , UNDER DRAKES FLAG , BY PIKE AND DYKE ALL 4 VOL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION ,CLEAN ,BRIGHT AND TIGHT , NO MARKS OR TEARS [ 3 FL. R 1 ] View More...
Crisp, BRAND NEW book. Red boards with gilt to face and spine. Nice black and white photograoh of Henty at frontis. Henty once again turns his pen to history with this engrossing novel of Scotland. 290 pages. Nicely illustrated with full page black and white art by Gordon Browne. Numerous Henty novels available. View More...