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Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK NODustjacket, JAN 1988, 2ND PRINTING Former EXLibrary book LITE FOX & USUAL WEAR, GOOD Condition, . Shows definite wear, NO JACKET, PICTORIAL NANCY WITH FLASHLITE LOOKING THRU BROKEN GLASS WINDOW Hardcover #68, , #68, Nancy must go to Colorful Cheyenne, Wyoming to solve her Latest Mystery involving the Missing Daughter of Aging Millionaire, Arlo Winthrop. On the plane, Nancy & Friend, Ned meet Jennifer Buckman, a lonely 10 yr. old. Aginst the Panorama & Excitement of Rodeos, Parades, & a Festive Carnival, Nzncy faces Grave Danger.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Pretext Listing page lists thru Nieces on Vacation. HB NODJ, 1906, 1ST Edition , 7th STATE, Beige TAN decorated cloth with light Wear Rub, soil & tiny Chips Extremities, , VG+/VG-, AS-IS, NOJACKET, approx 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 inch, Interior Nice Tight Clean light Wear FoX stains, 325 PAGES + AD back Flying Girl Series , Inlay Oval color illustration on cover of 3 Girls with Parasols FADED, There are 14 pages with very small tears. There are 13 dog-eared pages . The inside front and back covers have some smudges. The picture plate has some stain and is loose in the book. ,The binding of covers and pages is solid . The covers are somewhat soiled and the corners are slightly bumped. There is very light fraying along top of spine and corners. The spine is somewhat soiled, few Creases and bumped at top and bottom, printing light FADE. It is not musty smelling. spine reads "THE REILLY &/ BRITTON CO." at the base, Cover in very good- condition, but there is some wear to the edges of the oval inset illustration. Spine lettering is faded but legible. Hinges and endpapers solid and strong. , and the frontispiece may have been reglued at one time. Some foxing to rear endpaper. Text is very good- to , with no odor, tears or stains! The series provides a fascinating account of the adventures of high-spirited girls in the early part of the 20th century. While this is not the only girls series Baum wrote, it is probably the best known. ).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. HBDJ, 1914. Early Edition. Very Good/Good-. Early Printing. 8vo . 124 pp, illustrations, Large chip and closed tear to DJ spine which Extends to Top Front Corner DJ. A VG Book and a GOOD- Dustjacket with Beige Background DJ. AS-IS, Decorative Pictorial Bright GreenCloth with Red & Purple, Blue Cvr Duplicates DJ Illustration lettered in Black & Red on Front & Spine., Cover light Wear , Front cover is clean and bright, in original DJ. DJ has some minor chipping on extremities & Bottom Front , & is in protective plastic wrap. 124 pgs + ADS end Tommy Tiptop & His Great Show and DJ has some Minor darkening to its covers and a few chips and tears & WEAR , FOX along the edges DJ. Interior Nice tight Clean light FOX, Wear, Quarto, Back DJ small Chips Edges & Corners takes out part of 1st Name of Publ.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, 1936. Early Vintage Edition, Thick Blue Turquoise watersilk Cloth Cover illus & Titled in Blue Liight Rub, Wear, . endpapers, inscription on ffep o/w BOOK VG, w/slightly chipped DJ thats VG-, AS-IS, 345 pgs, 8vo, Interior Nice Tight Clean light FOX Wear, Small Chip Edge spine DJ & Back DJ bottom edge small Chip Not Affecting Decoration or Titles lists Thru Harriets Choice , Publishers Blue Stain Top pgs Outer Edge.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. HBDJ, 1932. Early Vintage Edition, Hard Cover. Book Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: FAIR. AS-IS, Some wear to DJ . Edge wear to turquoise Blue cloth covered boards. , Thick Blue Turquoise watersilk Cloth Cover illus & Titled in Blue Liight Rub, Wear, . endpapers, BOOK VG, w/slightly chipped & edge tears to DJ thats FAIR Condition, AS-IS, 369 pgs, 8vo, Interior Nice Tight Clean light FOX Wear some Tiny Dogeared pgs, Small Scuff Edge spine DJ & Chips to Ends DJ spine & Back DJ tiny Chip Not Affecting Decoration or Titles lists Thru Harriets Choice , Publishers Blue Stain Top pgs Outer Edge FADE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. HBDJ, 1912. Early Edition, Decorative Pictorial Dark Green , Red & Blue Cloth Cvr Duplicates DJ Illustration lettered in Black & Red on Front & Spine. A VG Book and a GOOD dustjacket. Book has light wear to edges, and DJ has some darkening to its covers and a few chips and tears & WEAR , FOX along the edges DJ. 126 pages. Interior Nice tight Clean light FOX, Wear, Quarto, 126 pgs + ADS end with Fairview Boys on Ranch.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Back Inner Flap DJ & BACK DustJacket COMPLETELY Missing, HBDJ, POOR- DJ, 1913, Early Edition, BOOK VG Condition, SOLD AS-IS, Back DJ & Back Inner Flap MISSING, ONLY FRont & Front Inner Flap DJ Present with Wear, Rub, Light Soil, Tiny Chips Tears Extremities & Ends, Yellow & Green, Black Illustrated Cloth of Various Scenes boys Boat in Water , Car ETc, Cover light wear, Interior Nice tight Clean light FOX pgs , Wear, 206 Pgs + ADS Fred FEnton thru Marathon Runner, etc Ending with Boys of Battleship,Clean yellow cloth boards with illustrated cover (some light soiling to spine). One corner of book is quite rubbed. Binding tight & square. Pages very clean & bright. No names or writing inside. All that remains of dustjacket is clean front cover panel and front flap (spine & back missing).

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. HBDJ, 1932, Early Edition, Hard Cover, Blue Cloth. Book Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: POOR. 5" X 7."5. DJ ripped and has few scuffs Tears & Tiny Chips Edges. Covers rubbed and shelf worn. Pages lightly yellow and end paper soiled. Binding is nice and tight. Children's, 12 mo. Blue cloth hardcover volume light wear lettered in Black with Girl Holding Hat as onDJ. Slight wear, Some wear and tear to beautiful color DJ, Scuff Front Edge DJ & Tiny Chips Tears Extremeites, Fox Back DJ lists Kay Tracey thru Shadow on Door, Front inner flap DJ lists Thru Her Adventures in Spain, Small Bump Cvr Edge, Interior nice tight clean light Wear FOX, 204 pgs + ADS thru Joyous Peggy by Lilian Copp.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Back Inner Flap DJ Large Triangular piece Out yet Print is Intact, HBDJ, POOR DJ, 1913, Early Edition, BOOK VG-, AS-IS, LARGE Triangular chip Front DJ affects words speedwell, their power, Otherwise Color Illustration Intact, DJ Wear, Rub, Soil, Tiny Chips Tears Extremities & Spine Ends, Yellow & Green, Black Illustrated Cloth of Various Scenes boys Boat in Water , Car ETc, Cover light wear, Interior Nice tight Clean light FOX TONING pgs Thruout, Wear, Back DJ lists Curlytops thru Franks Ranch, 206 Pgs + ADS speedwell thru Ice Racer,etc Baseball Joe on Giants,

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, 1932. Early Edition, Inner Flap DJ lists This Title Thru Maxie & Golden Bird, B/W & Blue Cloth Pictorial Cover of Girl standing Holding a Hat. Book Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good- , AS-IS, . A very nice copy in nice jacket with Back DJ has Tears, Stamp, & Small edge Chips but NOT affecting Print, No writing, inscriptions, etc. Clean, tight, bright and square throughout. Not ex-lib., not price-clipped. Jacket has great color, no chips very little edgewear. Mildred Mystery stories listed on back DJ Thru Painted Shield & Has Small Red STAMP About Notice of Price Change. 7 Maxie titles listed on Back Dust jacket, 3 inside, SpineDJ Small edge Chips Tears,

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. HBDJ, Cloth. 1907, Early Edition, Book Condition: BOOK CONDITION VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: D/J VERY GOOD-. AS-IS, 8vo . BLUE Cloth. WHITE PAGES NO WRITING . MILD CHIPS OF D/J END PAPERS ARE TREES CHURCH AND WOMAN . PAGES CLEAN/TIGHT INSIDE light Wear, DJ light Chips Wear Tears Extremities Edges, Edge wear to turquoise Blue cloth covered boards. Edge wear to turquoise Blue cloth covered boards. Publishers Blue Stain Top pgs Outer Edge , 376 Pgs + ADS End With Nobodys Joan. Back DJ top edge small Chip edge tears,

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. HBDJ, 1933, Early Edition, Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Hard Cover. GOOD Plus DJ. AS-IS, Reprint. Moderate edgewear and light soiling to dustjacket, Blue Turquoise Silk Cloth with Blue Titles Cvr light rub, Wear, Interior Nice Tight Clean light FOX Wear, 349 pgs + ADS End with Mistress Pat, DJ light rub, Wear tiny Chips Tears Edges,

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. .BLANK endpapers Light FOX Former Owner Inscription, HBDJ, 1911, Early Edition, VG/GOOD-, AS-Is, DJ has small pieces Out at Edges Bottom Spine about 1 inch piece Missing ,DJ Extremities Creases, Tears , Tiny Chips, Back DJ Light Soil, Tears, FOX Stains, ,12 mo., Interior Nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, Bottom Spine DJ End piece out , but Yet Front DJ pretty Nice Condition with Titles & Picture Intact & Illustrated Spine Pic & Titles Present, Grey & Orange, Black Cloth Cover shows Boy in Hat on Horse Shooting Gun at Wild Animal with Dog Following Nice Condition light Wear Rub, few Tiny Chips Cover spine ends, 260 Pgs + NO ADS , BACK DJ list Comrades thru Winton Cadets Chipping Tears edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. HBDJ ,1st Edition , Stated 1ST Printing, APRIL 1946. NF-/NF. 8 vo; illustrated YELLOW & GREEN BROWN boards LITE WEAR & NAME ON FRONT TOP; illustrated fly leaves; both b/w & color illustrations throughout; 287 pp; colorful, illust. dj. ; part of the Rainbow Classics series, ; clean, tight & attractive. dj protected by new Mylar wrap. Yellow buckram with repeating pattern of trees in brown and green with green backstrip and NICE gilt lettering. GREEN TOPSTAIN, BACK OF DJ LISTS RAINBOW CLASSICS HUCK FINN THRU KING GOLDEN RIVER.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. .BLANK endpapers Scuff & Rubbed, HBDJ, 1909, Early Edition, VG-/GOOD-, AS-IS, DJ has small pieces Out at Edges & Extremities, Creases, Tears with Names Date written on Front DJ, Light Soil TINY Red Mark Back DJ with small Corner Piece Out & tiny chips Extremities,12 mo., Interior Nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, , Spine DJ Ends pieces out , bottom 1.5 inch piece Missing, Top affects word Frontier Top Spine DJ but Yet Front DJ Nice Condition with Titles, Picture Intact & Illustrated Spine Pic Present, Grey & Orange, Black Cloth Cover shows BoY in Hat on Horse Shooting Gun at Wild Animal with Dog Following Nice Condition light Wear Rub, few Tiny Chips Cover, 245 Pgs + ADS Boy Scout Books, Etc, Frontier Boys South Seas, Back DJ BLANK light FOX chips tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, VG/VG , APRIL 1946, STATED 1ST PRINTING ON COPYRIGHT PG, , RED PICTORIAL DJ WITH TINY EXTREMITIES CHIPS , Dust jacket in VG condition WITH SPINE ENDS DJ TINY CHIPS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use.COLOR BEIGE PINK B/W ILLUSTRATED COVER OF PIRATES TREASURE CHEST, KNIVES, FLAG WITH CROSS BONES ETC, Black-quarter binding with gilt lettering on spine. DJ IS SLIGHTLY WORN, BACK OF DJ LISTS RAINBOW CLASSICS ROBIN HODD ENDS WITH ALICE'S ,PRETEXT PG HAS FORMER OWNER NAME INNER HINGES STARTING SLIGHTLY CRACKED , ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR & B/W, ILLUSTRATED BY C. B. FALLS. INTRODUCTION BY MAY LAMBERTON BECKER ,Inner DJ Flap PRICE CODE 0100 & 011-014 AT BTM , COLOR FRONTISPIECE CAPTAIN FLINT ,IN RED DUSTJACKET OF OF PIRATE IN PURPLE UNIFORM WITH BLOOD ON HIS SWORD. Famous novel about pirates. WAS Made into movie. EXCITING TALE OF ADVENTURE LONG JOHN SILVER , Mystery, Piracy & Hidden Wealth, It is only tiny spot in Ocean . Jim Hawkins, who Narrates the major Portion of the Story is 1 of theparty which sets out to recover the Treasure. It is set in the days of sailing ships and pirates and tells of the adventures of Jim Hawkins and his search for the buried treasure of an evil pirate, Captain Flint. The story begins at 'The Admiral Benbow', the inn that belongs to Jim Hawkin's parents. The story is about Jim, a young boy who goes in search of treasure after finding a treasure map. Jim faces shipwreck, a pirate mutiny, and sword fights. Jim's tale is a rags-to-riches story of a young boy who overcomes the odds.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, 1913, Early Edition, DJ Back Light FoX Marks Wear, Hard covered book comes with Original Dust Jacket, VG+ Hardback Book in Illustrated Green & Yellow Cloth and VG- Dust Jacket is in Really good shape. AS-IS, DJ Present with Wear, Rub, Light Soil, Tiny Chips Tears Extremities & Ends, Yellow & Green, Black Illustrated Cloth of Various Scenes boys Boat in Water , Car ETc, Cover light wear, Interior Nice tight Clean light FOX pgs , Wear, 208Pgs + ADS Webster Series thru Jack of Pony Express, etc Ending with Baseball Joe Captain of the Team, No. 1 Printed on Spine DJ, .PreText lists 4 SpeedweLl Titles Thru in a Submarine, Dave Dashaway around world, Great Marvel Through Lost on Moon,

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. . Barton Books for GIRls, Laurel Hall Boarding School, Pretext Lists Thru Plain Jane Pretty Betty, HBDJ, 1926 Early Edition, VG+/VG-, AS-IS, DJ light Rub, Wear Scuff, Tiny Chips ALONG Edges Extremities , Spine DJ small Chips Scuff Ends & Edges, Light Brown Beige Cloth with Replication of DJ Illustration Bright Light Wear, , Lettered in Brown Cvr, Interior Nice tight clean Light Wear, Rub, FoX, 206 pgs + ADS Barton Bks for Girls ends with Last Pg Ruby & Ruthy Series,

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Pretext Lists Thru Two Girls & Mystery, HBDJ, 1928 Early EditioN, VG+/VG-, AS-IS, DJ light Rub, Wear Scuff, Tiny ChiPS ALONG edges Extremities , Spine DJ small Chips Scuff Rub, Wear Ends & Edges, Light Brown Beige Cloth Bright Light Wear & tiny Corner Ding, , Lettered in Black on Cvr, Interior Nice tight clean Light Wear, Rub FoX, 206 pgs + ADS Barton Bks for Girls ends with Last Pg Mildred A. Wirt Mystery Stories,

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. HBDJ, 1926 Early Edition, VG+/VG-, AS-IS, DJ light Rub, Wear Scuff, Tiny Chips ALONG Edges Extremities , Spine DJ small Chip BOTTOM & tiny chips Extremities, , Light Brown Beige Cloth with Replication of DJ Illustration Bright Light Wear, , Lettered in Brown Cvr, Interior Nice tight clean Light Wear, Rub, FoX, 206 pgs + ADS Barton Bks for Girls ends with Last Pg Rosemary & Rainbow hill by Lawrence, Foxing light Stains DJ Back, The Dust Jacket has some edgewear and some edge rips . Top edge of DJ on spine has been re-enforced with some tape on the back of the DJ . Small piece chipped off DJ on bottom of spine. Some light soiling on back of DJ. Otherwise book under jacket is very good with only minimal edgewear. Otherwise clean, tight and in tacT. . Barton Books for Girls, Laurel Hall Boarding School, Frontispiece light , Wear of Girl In a rage she flung the Tennis Racket from her, Pretext Lists Thru Plain Jane Pretty Betty.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1909, 1st edition, EARLY ISSUE, UNIFORM EDITION , DJ Slight wear & TAPE RESIDUE AT EDGES. VG Binding / VG- dust jacket with Edge DJ TAPE RESIDUE, ., NICE BINDING,Contemporary owner's name and tape residue on the front endpaper, and amateur scotch tape repair to the head and tail of the dustjacket spine. With a musty odor, and previous owner's initials on the top edge of the textblock. Green cloth. 364 PGS +ADS,