Mathiews Franklin Editor (56 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The cover has red cloth. 20 short stories; 9 b/w illustrations. The publisher's (I) is on p. 235. The spine strip's cloth and letters have darkened; its top edge is a little frayed, and the bottom edge is less so. Three board corners are threadbare, up to 1/8 in. The text block ends have darkened. The non-print sides of the half-title page and the frontispiece have foxing. The frontispiece and the title page each have foxing in one corner. The pages have a light, musty odor. Scans e-mailed upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fair hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/scuffing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Binding loosening slightly but still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. good++ large hardcover with pasted on picture cover / corner and spine tips bumped and lightly worn / lower spine has stain / light rubbing, soiling to boards / inscription in front and second page 'belongs to area' filled in / age toning to pages / smudges in margins but no apparent markings in text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Published for The Boy Scouts of America. Illustrated, 260 pages. Spine strip has foxing marks, previous owner's name on flyleaf. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition thus?. NOT ex-library. Larger black-stamped partly stained red cloth, wear top spine. 1931 penciled note FEP. Published with the approval of the Boy Scouts of America. Articles on aviation, for children, by J. Allan Dunn, Dan Beard, Archibald Douglas Turnbull, Russell Gordon Carter, et al. 13980 shelf 240 p. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. D. Appleton and Company, New York. 1924. Hardcover. Edition Not Stated. Published for the Boy Scouts of America. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for the F/O name in the Scout Ownership block. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and board bottoms; slight soiling to boards. No DJ. Navy Blue cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine and front board; Scout emblem on spine is tarnished. Color picture on front board is intact with slight edge chipping. Clean internals. Internal hinges are sound and not split. 207 pp 4to. This book was prepared by the Chief Scout Librarian and filled with 66 different stories about Scouts, Scout activities, educational articles for Scouts, tasks and projects for Scouts, role models for Scouts from history, and Scout achievements. Everything is designed for a Scout to read and learn from and get a better understanding of what scouting is all about and how it builds boys into men. A clean very presentable copy. Due to size/weight, no international shipping.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Third Printing. An ex-library copy in soiled and edge-worn tan cloth, with early cloth tape reinforcement at the spine tips. The usual ex-libris markings. The binding is sound. A reading/reference copy. Ex-Library.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Brown cloth binding. I did not see any markings on pages with text. The end papers and some other blank pages have drawing by a child. There are a few scattered soil spots in the text. The front end paper has a school stamp and some other school notations. The hinges are cracked. The cover has some edge and corner wear along with some light soiling. The spine has some end wear and a large tear on the top end.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. much shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book; some pages spotted/soiled, else clean and unmarked; lacks the Bert Salg illustrated jacket. Scarce. First printing,numeral 1 present on last page. From the foreword: ".we are certain boys are sure to like our latest edition of The Boy Scouts Year Book. We promise its readers a laugh or two on almost every page, and on some,in addition, a rollciking roar or two." James E. West, Editor, "Boy's Life." Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Hardback. Illustrated Throughout (illustrator). Early Edition. book has 1" tear to top of spine; published with the approval of The Boy Scouts of America; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR ----- Size: 7.5 x 10".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Covers have browning of the spine edges and a few slight spots.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Henry Pitz (illustrator). Usual Ex-Library Markings. Book Has Some Edgewear. Bumped & Worn Corners. The Coloring On The Spine Is Tanned/ Faded. I Believe The Lettering On The Spine Was Gilt But It Has Been Rubbed & Is Barely Visible. Some Soiling, Mostly To Exterior. Inside Hinge Is Creased. Page Edges Are Tanned. Good Reading Copy.

. (illustrator). Good to VG: solid, straight; light exterior soil, brief gift inscription on free endpaper; spine gilt rubbed leaving clear dark titles. Ships in cardboard box padded. Hardcover 4to in red cloth with gilt titles, 7.7x10.2", 225 pp. Stories, how-to stories, and adventure stories. Illustrators include Charles Livington Bull, George Wolf, Enos B. Comstock, Dan Beard, etc.; inc. 14 glossy plates & frontis. A large book; international shipment may require an additional charge above the flat rate. .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Full Blue Cloth w faded Gilt Titles. Book Condition: Good. This 224 page chunk of boyhood nostalgia, ORIGINAL binding. some . wear of boards title page is loose. no writing no tearing. Overall binding is solid and tight, Illustrated stories with games, puzzles, poems, jokes. see picture on left.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Reference, Manual, Boy scouts) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Hardcover. Reprint. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Previous owner's name. ; Published with the approval of the Boy Scouts of America; B&W Illustrations; 224 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 192 pages; 27 stories. Pages yellowed; minor page wear; Previous owner name penciled on front end papers. Page edges slightly darkened. Some smudges and foxing on end papers and title page. B/w illustrations on many pages. Red linen-like hard covers with black lettering on front and spine. Moderate shelf wear; Covers slightly rubbed, darkened around edges; few tiny discoloration spots; corners slightly bumped. Frontispiece has glossy print of confrontation of moose and lion. Book written for Boy Scouts with stories of challenge of the out-of-doors, the wildness of the primeval and the cry of the pack. Stories about: Hippowhatamus; Big Cats; Pups; Elephants; Brown Bears; Buffalo Bull; Dogs of Alaska; Grizzly Bears; Mountain Lion; etc. VERY RARE COPY.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No. First Edition. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1940. First edition, 1940. Includies contributions by several good authors, such as Capt. A.P. Corcoran, Joseph S. Fleming, Irving Crump, among others. Generously illustrated. Kelly green cloth, illustrated frontis, 295 pages. The book is in good condition with rubbed edges, some chipping to the spine head, a faded spine (title intact), sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John R. Neill, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, Bert N. Salg and others (illustrator). Reprint. Over-sized hardbound (quarto). No wear to the binding. Water stain to the top edge of the rear cover. No slope, no twist, no distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. Name of previous owner on the "This Book Belongs To" page. No musty odor. No tobacco odor. No soiling. The dust jacket shows no wear, some light soiling, no sun fading. DJ in a clear mylar protector.

Hardcover. 192p., illus. Good condition. Top of spine chipped, hinges worn.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine-. Brown cloth binding. 312pp. Illustrated. Slight wear only. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Humor. Later printing. Covers rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped, moisture stains on the edges, showing to the endpapers. Interior clean and tight, pages tanned. Dust jacket rubbed and worn, moisture stains and soil, small chips, in mylar slip.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated paper over boards with cloth spine. Black & white illustrations, photographic plates. Light wear to board edges, spine cloth faded, uniform mild age-toning to interior, one plate loose and laid in, front hinge a bit shaken, otherwise text block and binding secure. The 6th year book published with numerous stories and illustrations taken largely from Boy's Life. 256 p. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Pages are very good and clean. Names, writing on front and rear endpaper. Rear inner hinge repaired. Some average cover wear. ; Illustrated. Published with the approval of the Boy Scouts of America. Humorous stories and poems for older boys. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" ; 224 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Early reissue dated 1936 on the title page. Tightly bound in green cloth. Light edge wear, wrinkling along rear panel margin and light foxing to text block. Contents remain clean with light shelf wear only.

Condition: Good. The Boy Scouts of America/D. Appleton-Century Company 1942 8vo. 249 pages. green cloth boards lightly soiled. corners bumped. binding secure. G+.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.