Foster Bert, Used (87 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Thelma Gooch (illustrator). 206pp, plus 6-pages of ads, illustrated with a full-page frontis plate by Gooch, tan cloth with black lettering and decoration, light general wear-only, previous owner's name / date in ink at front fly, overall very clean and bright copy, in a clipped, lightly worn and soiled dust jacket with creasing noted at lower half of front panel, spotting at spine, shallow chipping at some edges, and a few red ink smudges at rear panel, now housed in protective Brodart. Faults noted in pictures. This is #17 in the Ruth Fielding Series. Alice B. Emerson was a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Betty Gordon and Ruth Fielding series books. All the various writers taking up the pen of Alice B. Emerson are not known; however, books 1-19 of the Ruth Fielding series -- of which the present title is among -- were written by W. Bert Foster.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 51pp extract, pages uniformly toned, salvaged from a damaged issue of Argosy Magazine, Volume XXXII, No. 4, March, 1900. From the sub-title, "The strange experiences of a customs inspector on the track of a smuggler, who is a particularly slippery customer of the kid glove stamp. A tale of outdoor adventure on the Newfoundland coast." Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Very scarce.

Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Clare Victor Dwiggins (illustrator). Reprint. Slight edge and corner wear, prev. owner's inscriptions on flyleaf, loose binding starting to separate at pg 16.

hardcover. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hard Cover - Good - No dust jacket if issued - Repair to interior hinge otherwise book is clean and tight with light wear - 369 pages.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. None (illustrator). Soft Cover. 5x7.5. A light brown book with black lettering and it has 192 pgs. A great old novel. Book is in fair condition with edgewear, owner's name on the cover, creased cover, cover stains, spine wear, and general wear and soil.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Softcover. Good condition with moderate cover wear and soiling. Content clean, binding strong.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Frontis (illustrator). tan pictotial c w/black titles; lite rubbing; 206 clean, unmarked pages + ads.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illus (illustrator). 1st. iFirst Edition, First Printing; tan c w/black titles; n mylar protective wraps; 206 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. 1928. Red boards. Good condition. No jacket. [050136].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Frontis (illustrator). beige pictorial c; 208 clean, unmarked pages+4 pages catalogue.

Illustrated Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Lawrence (illustrator). Slight wear at corners, spine a bit faded, gift inscription on back of frontispiece, light soiling to page edges, otherwise unmarked. Three color cover art of a ship steaming through the ocean. "Clint Webb Aboard the Sea Tramp".

Condition: VERY GOOD. Early edition. Lists to itself at the front of the book, and to #10 in this series at the rear. Glossy frontispiece. "While in Washington, Betty receives a telegram from Uncle Dick requesting that she leave immediately for Mexico. Bob feels that there is something strange about the telegram, but Betty won't listen. Bob has no choice but to accompany Betty to Mexico.Too late, Betty and Bob realize that the telegram from Uncle Dick was a ruse, and Betty regrets not listening to Bob's advice." 210 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads. Very good in light brown cloth with illustrated front cover, no dj.(gift inscription on front endpaper).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Carter, F. A. (illustrator). Some slight staining to rear cover, faint cup-ring to front cover. Upper edge of front cover has two tiny dents. Gift inscription and ink stamped name on the front free endpaper.

Condition: GOOD. Early printing. The fourth book in a rather short-lived series (all published in 1913) by this prolific writer. He was best known for his Westerns, but under the house name of Alice Emerson, he also wrote the first 19 books in the Betty Gordon series. Glossy frontispiece. 256 pp. Illustrated endpapers. Good overall in tan illustrated boards (bookstore name stamped on front endpaper).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. In yellow cloth. Jacket flaps glued to paste downs. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. F. A. Carter (illustrator). Title page has 1904 but I believe this is a first printing. Good condition book, no dustjacket. [jfa6].

Condition: GOOD. Vintage reprint. The second book in this adventure/mystery series - The disappearance of Billy Long has baffled the entire town of Centerport. Plain frontispiece. 204 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads. Overall in green cloth with gold lettering on the spine (foxing to the edges of textblock, toning to the pages) in a fair only dustjacket missing the lower two inches of the spine, several stains most noticeable on the inside of the dj and overall edgewear. Pencilied gift inscription dated 1930.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this stand-alone suspense novel. Light edgewear. Earlier owner blacked out a name on the first glued down end page but left a date. No dustjacket. In good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A few light marks and minor scuffing. Some light marks/spots, and a few dog-ears. Very Good condition.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (country life, literature) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Condition: VERY GOOD. Early printing. The fourth book in a rather short-lived series (all published in 1913) by this prolific writer. He was best known for his Westerns, but under the house name of Alice Emerson, he also wrote the first 19 books in the Betty Gordon series. Glossy frontispiece. 256 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's ads. Very good minus in tan illustrated boards (gift inscription dated 1928 on front endpaper, a bit of fraying to ends of spine, binding cracked just before title page).

Half-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 363 pages; 24 chapters with few pages of ads for other juvenile books by publisher in rear of book. pages tight; moderate page wear;; slight yellowing on page margins; page edges slightly darkened. Previous owner name and date on front end page. Faded blue hard covers with white lettering on front and spine; illustration of soldier on front with white border. Several full page glossy illustrations throughout book with frontispiece: "Forward!" He shouted" and tiissue protector. Chapter headings include: A Boy in the Wilderness; The Ambush; The Stump Burning; The Warning; Backwoods Justice; Westminster Massacre; The cloven Hoof; The Rival Commanders; The End of Simon Halpen; The Guns of Old Ti Speak; etc. RARE VINTAGE COPY.

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Reprint [?]. The 14th novel in the Ruth Fielding series of books for Girls. An early influence on other juvenile series including Nancy Drew. OCLC Number: 4521187. 204pp, frontis illustration, 8pp publisher's catalog at rear. 20 cm. Overall, a bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding. Sound, uncracked hinges. Flawless front panel. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 334g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually to the USA. Questions? Explanations? Need an image! Please email. Size: 7.5" Tall. Book.

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Reprint [?]. The 10th novel in the Ruth Fielding series of books for Girls. An early influence on other juvenile series including Nancy Drew. OCLC Number: 3251807. 206pp, frontis illustration, 8pp publisher's catalog at rear. 20 cm. Overall, a bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding. Sound, uncracked hinges. Flawless front panel. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 326g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually to the USA. Questions? Explanations? Need an image! Please email. Size: 7.5" Tall. Book.

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Reprint [?]. The 2nd novel in the Ruth Fielding series of books for Girls. An early influence on other juvenile series including Nancy Drew. OCLC Number: 3251839. 206pp, frontis illustration, 8pp publisher's catalog at rear. 20 cm. Overall, a bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding. Sound, uncracked hinges. Flawless front panel. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 326g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually to the USA. Questions? Explanations? Need an image! Please email. Size: 7.5" Tall. Book.

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Reprint [assumed]. The 5th novel in the Ruth Fielding series of books for Girls. An early influence on other juvenile series including Nancy Drew. OCLC Number: 5721915. 204pp, frontis illustration, 8pp publisher's catalog at rear. 20 cm. Overall, a bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding. Sound, uncracked hinges. Flawless front panel. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 324g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually to the USA. Questions? Explanations? Need an image! Please email. Size: 7.5" Tall. Book.

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Reprint [assumed]. The 4th novel in the Ruth Fielding series of books for Girls. An early influence on other juvenile series including Nancy Drew. OCLC Number: 3251820. 202pp, frontis illustration, 8pp publisher's catalog at rear. 20 cm. Overall, a bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding. Sound, uncracked hinges. Flawless front panel. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs 362g unpacked. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rates are based on specific destination and weight. Online estimates by the Listing Site may not be correct and either additional, or reduced postage may be required, particularly for Canadian and Overseas shipments, but not usually to the USA. Questions? Explanations? Need an image! Please email. Size: 7.5" Tall. Book.