Al Avery; Paul Laune Illustrator (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1944 hardback edition in green cloth with blue titles. The covers show moderate edge wear. The binding is tight. The interior pages are tanned, unmarked and clean. Six of the last pages have clipped corners. Electronic delivery tracking will be issued free of charge.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (unstated). VG 12mo hardcover in a VG dj. Light green cloth boards with blue spine lettering, blue lettering and a bi-plane design on the upper board. One very lightly rubbed corner. Colored top text block edge. Orange illustrated end papers. Penned name at the top of the front paste-down. Remaining contents are significantly age-tanned but clean and securely bound. The colorful dj has a couple of very small closed edge tears but still looks quite sharp. Rear flap promotes 1941's "The Mystery of Devil's Hand", while the dj's rear references the preceding seven thrill-packed Air Combat Stories.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Paul Laune, Illustrator (illustrator). New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. Very Good/Very Good. Paul Laune, Illustrator. Clean hardcover book and dust jacket - 8th book in the publisher's "Air Combat Series." Clean green cloth boards with black bi-wing airplane, black lettering on cover, black lettering on spine. No fraying or wear-through. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean nicely illustrated endpapers (small neatly penned previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper). Illustrated by Paul Luane. 216 pages. Illustrated dust jacket has shallow edge chipping, some faint water stains to spine, short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A fiction adventure tale set during World War II among the Flying Tigers at Rangoon, a squadron guarding the Burma Road.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Volume 13. Hardcover and dust jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Mild toning. Pages unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Laune, Paul (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.