Tandy B H (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Tandy, Russell H. (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. iBook #5 (of what would eventually become a series of 7) by this Scottish author (1895-1994) living in Newfoundland. The series features Maxie, a young girl who is sent to live with a series of uncles in faraway places after her own parents go missing in a shipwreck off the coast of Australia. Her "tremendously thrilling adventures & stirring deeds" gained her a loyal following among young readers in the early 20th century. In 205 pages + 7 pages of ads for other girls' series in rear, with glossy frontispiece & DJ cover art by Russell Tandy, who would become more famous for his illustrations in the Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys series. A slightly later printing of this 1936 FIRST EDITION from Cupples & Leon (listing only to self in front matter but to next book in rear & on front DJ flap), this 12mo has dark blue cloth over boards stamped in dark blue lettering & design (Maxie holding her hat) to front & spine. Condition is VG-/Good+: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, both hinges secure. Pages modestly tanned, heavier around edges, but unmarked. Ffep (with the This is My Book" box) has been completely torn out. on ffep. Very mild rubbing to extremities, small white stain to bottom edge of front cover, & slight corner bumping. The unclipped original DJ is Fair, with a heavily creased triangular tear to upper front cover, lesser creasing & light chipping & rubbing all around; nicely protected in clear mylar cover free SPECIAL: buy any 2 books in this series at the same time & take 15% off, 3 or more, 20% off, with only $1.00 extra postage for each additional book! 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 time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. No Jacket. R.H. Tandy (frontispiece) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------hardcover, no dust jacket. Book # 6 of the adventures of Maxie for young girls, written by Elsie Bell Gardner, 1895-1994, a (possibly) Canadian writer. There were 7 books in the 1932-1939 series, of which this is the 6th. This is likely the First Edition, as the list of books in the series on the copyright page stops at this book. The frontispiece is present, there are no other illustrations. The book, in blue illustrated pictorial cloth with black lettering and design to the front boards and spine, is a solid, square good-VG copy. The spine is lightly sunned, there is wear to spine extremities and corners, there is some brown staining here and there throughout, the former owner has written her name (Angela Moore from Toronto) in the place provided on the front endpaper, a slight separation of the text block from the boards is starting.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. Frontispiece by Russell H. Tandy (signed "R.H.T.") (illustrator). Reprint. Original tan cloth on boards with black lettering and decoration. Previous owner's name and stamp. Dampstain at bottom edge of first three leaves (not affecting text). Horizontal red streak across back cover. 204 pp. plus 8 pages of advertising. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Softcover (Stiff Card). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Item Type: Ephemera, small booklet or pamphlet, limited pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Indigenous Cultures; Australia; Australian Aboriginal; Anthropology. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 13874. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, 1936, EARLY edition, Pretext Lists Thru Nancy Clue of Velvet Mask & Thru Secret of Jade Ring Dana Girls, Blue Tweed Cloth with silhouette Nancy with Spyglass on Front, VG/VG-, AS-IS, BACK DJ Lists Dana girls Thru Ghost in Gallery has Tape Residue & Tiny Chips Tear Edges with FOX, 216 PGS, NO ADS in Back, Interior nice tight clean light wear FOX, DJ spine Fox light Wear, White Spine DJ, Blue & White Endpapers of Nancy Peering around Building at a Man with Shovel, There were only 4 printings of this title with the internal illustrations, Front Inner Flap DJ lists Thru Scarlet Slipper Mystery. Back Inner Flap DJ lists Judy Bolton Thru Trail of Green Doll,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Glossy B/W Frontispiece I Dont See why youre Taking Such a Chance as the Girl Hid Behind the Curtain, Inner Flap DJ Small PriceClipped. HBDJ, 1929. 1st edition, Pretext Lists Thru This Title, Decorative red & black Embossed Cloth with Duplication of DJ Illustration. Book Condition: Very Good . Dust Jacket Condition: Very GOOD-, AS-IS, 12mo . NOT Ex-library, , No Other Writing, clean tight bright copy, Dj has light chipping spine ends, a few closed tears, nice color to DJ, book is red with black deocrations and lettering, 204 pages + ADS thru Patsy Carroll in Old New England.Dust Jacket now in protective Clear mylar sleeve, Interior Nice Tight Clean light FOX, Wear & Blank Margin edge Tears to about 8 pgs or SO. . When the parents of a teenaged girl are killed in an automobile/train coLlision (the train won), she lives with neighbors, Later Relatives Mail her Letter . Soon She Begins a new and different life elsewhere.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. R.H. Tandy (illustrator). First Edition. Lists to this volume. This is the 12th book of the 15 in the Betty Gordon series, and is extremely difficult to find, especially in this condition. The tan boards showing Betty carrying a satchel and waving are excellent, with only a small spot near the top of the rear boards and a tiny scratch on the tail of the spine. The interior is very clean and tight, with only some foxing. 204 pgs. + ads. An excellent copy!

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. HBDJ, 1944, 1st edition, LATER printing, Front Inner Flap DJ lists 21 Nancy Drew Titles thru this Title & has price code of 110-150 & P.C. J. code, not price clipped, White Spine DJ with all spine area DJ MISSING, Back Flap DJ Dana Girls 12 Titles ending with Portrait Sand, Back Panel DJ minor Soil, VG-/G-, AS-IS, Small piece missing,tears & Judy Bolton 15 Titles ends Mark Mirror , Blue Cloth with orange lettering & decoration of Nancy with Spyglass cover rub, wear & tiny chip Extremities, DJ has tiny chips & Small mended Tears Creases , Otherwise colors are bright and clean, , , Pages darkened fox,216 pages, Nice, tight Clean,

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Front Inner Flap DJ has 5050 & Lists Thru This Title, Back Inner Flap DJ Lists Dana Girls 11 Titles thru Clue in Rusty Key, HBDJ, 1942, nice first edition, 3rd Printing, with original dust jacket. Overall the book is in VG- condition and the Dustjacket is in GOOD+ condition With couple Scuff marks on front on word The & Stories. Interior paper is lightly tanned FOX thruout. White SpineDust jacket displays nicely in the mylar cover. There are small areas of paper loss, some folds and chips to Extremities DJ, According to Farah's Guide the book is a first edition third printing. Tiny Chips Tears edges DJ. Blue Cloth cover with Orange Silhouette of Nancy with Spyglass & Orange Lettering, Light Wear Cover, Back DJ lists Judy Bolton 15 Titles thru mark on Mirror. 213 Pgs + 2 pgs of ADS ends with Red Robin by Jane Abbott, Outer pgs Top edge has Publishers orange Stain. .According to Farah's Guide the book is a first edition, third printing.

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. First Edition. HBDJ, 1931, 1st Edition, 2nd Printing, Pretext Lists Thru Mysterious Island, Bright Blue cloth with Replication of DJ Drawing on Front of Girl & Monkey light Wear , VG- in Good+ dust jacket; Cover spine Spotting. DJ Front Small Spotting, Light chips, wear Rub DJ & Tiny chips Extremities,Back DJ Scuff Marks small Tears . 12mo; 210 pages pages. Binding is Hardcover. Back DJ lists Ruth Fielding thru #28 Her Double, Spine DJ ends small Chips, . Outer edges pages pink light Stains, Interior Nice tight Clean light FoX, Wear, Book is clean and solid, dj bright and colorful. Book shows cover and endpaper spotting, dj shows overall edge wear and some surface tearing on rear, A decent copy of a book hard to find in any dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, Stated First British Printing, 1954. Pre Series List Thru Clue Velvet Mask , NF/VG-, AS-IS, BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. NO OTHER INTERNALS, CLEAN, WHITE PAGES HAVE NO MARKS OR WRITING EXCEPT SMALL NUMBER WRITTEN ON HALF TITLE PAGE. PRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET HAS SLIGHT EDGE WEAR, MILD CREASING, FEW SMALL FADED TAPE STAINS AND TAPE REPAIR UNDERNEATH 224 pages with THICK turquoise GREEN boards with Nancy with Spyglass. BACK OF DJ HAS 4 B/W & RED COMIC LIKE ILLUSTRATIONS OF NANCY WITH HER HOLDING BOOK READING IN LAST VIGNETTE, WITH BLURB ABOUT NEXT ADVENTURE ,CLUE IN DIARY, FRONT INNER FLAP DJ LISTS THRU CLUE OF VELVET MASK OR 30 TITLES, WITH PRICE INNER FLAP 5/- in red pencil, BACK INNER FLAP has small Nick LISTS GREAT AIRPORT MYSTERY HARDY BOYS & ENID BLYTON NOW FOR A STORY SHOWS 5/- NET Price, , SCARCE DUSTJACKET HAS EDGEWEAR, light wear Scuff & small mended Tears creases near edges-- THE BOOK IS IN NF SHAPE WITH NO MARKS OR WRITING."The dustjacket has slight edge chipping, and the front jacket flap is worn at the fold. There is a tear and wrinkle on the jacket front at the bottom ,BLUE Spine DJ has small Chips AT ENDS not affecting Text WITH #6 AT BTM in White with HH & Son in Black, Tiny Chips along Spine DJ at Btm End, BACK DJ HAS ,both holding white robes Hiding in Bushes watching 3 Ku Klux clan Members Dancing in White robes in Moonlight by Trees 1ST BRITISH EDITION, , In this story, Nancy encounters a ruthless gang of jewel thieves. Famous Crandall Diamonds Are Mysteriously Stolen from Well-Known Lilac Inn, Nancy , Daughter of Famous Criminal Lawyer, is determined to Recover Them. Suspicious Behaviour of Girl who applies for the Post of Housemaid, is her first Clue, but playing a Lone Hand as Usual , Nancy is Captured by the Desperadoes.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, Stated First British Printing, 1954. Pre Series List Thru Clue Velvet Mask ,VG/VG-. AS-IS, Pre Series List Thru Clue Velvet Mask , SCARCE DUSTJACKET HAS MODERATE EDGEWEAR and slight browning to back edge DJ. THE BOOK IS IN VG+ SHAPE, WITH NO MARKS OR WRITING , . BACK OF DJ HAS 4 B/W & RED COMIC LIKE ILLUSTRATIONS OF NANCY WITH HER HOLDING LANTERN IN LAST 1, WITH BLURB ABOUT NEXT ADVENTURE , BUNGALOW MYSTERY, BACK INNER FLAP LISTS GREAT AIRPORT MYSTERY HARDY BOYS & ENID BLYTON NOW FOR A STORY, BLUE Spine DJ WITH #2 AT BTM in White with HH & Son in Black, 224 pages with THICK turquoise GREEN boards with Nancy with Spyglass. FRONT INNER FLAP DJ LISTS THRU CLUE OF VELVET MASK OR 30 TITLES, WITH PRICE INNER FLAP 6/- NET, BACK INNER FLAP LISTS GREAT AIRPORT MYSTERY HARDY BOYS & ENID BLYTON NOW FOR A STORY SHOWS 5/- NET Price, , SCARCE DUSTJACKET HAS EDGEWEAR, light wear Scuff & small mended Tears creases near edges- There is a small tear and creasmark on the jacket front at the bottom ,BLUE Spine DJ has small Chips AT ENDS not affecting Text WITH #2 AT BTM in White with HH & Son in Black has scuffing, Tiny light crease along Spine DJ at Btm End, BACK DJ HAS Comic Like Drawings in Red & B&W Figure NANCY WITH Clue in Diary At Btm with Word READ Printed, Dustjacket has mild shelfwear Tiny Chips Tears Extremities, Interior Nice tight Clean, Illustrated DARK BLUE & white ILLUSTRATED DIGGER ENDPAPERS, B/W FRONTISPIECE by R. H. Tandy And that isn't the Worst Look Up There,NO OTHER INTERNALS, FRONT INNER FLAP DJ LISTS THRU CLUE OF VELVET MASK OR 30 TITLES, WITH PRICECLIPPED DJ ,SHOWS 2 OLD WOMEN IN ATTIC 1 WEARING YELLOW SHAWL & other in Long Black dress with White Collar WATCHING Blonde HAIRED NANCY DREW WEARING BLUE & WHITE POLKA DOT TOP & ORANGE SKIRT GOING THRU Framed PAINTINGS WITH HER HANDON WALL, 1ST BRITISH EDITION.