Historical fiction for juveniles based on Scots history. Originally published in 1852 this is an undated edition from circa WWI. There is a pencil date of 1916 on the ffep. 527pp, 16pp publisher's catalog at rear. Small pencil inscription to ffeo otherwuise unmarked. Foxing to prelims, ladst few pages, top edge and fore edge. Interior is clean and bright,. Binding is tight and square with a little wear tio red cloth at corners and edges. Gilt titles and decoration to spine are moderately faded but still clear. Weight, 696g. View More...
School manual covering 'work in Composition from the earliest period at which it may be profitably introduced, up to the time when the pupil has completed at least the earlier years of his High School course'. 220pp, illustrated with b&w photographic plates. Interior is clean and unmarked with the exception of a pupil's name and address to the ffep. Tight, square binding. Only very minor wear to the buff cloth. Only minor defects showing. Weight, 404g. View More...
Horatio Alger Jr. novel for juveniles originally appearing in1904. This reprint is undated but circa the 1930s. Book is clean and unmarked. Pages evenly tanned as usual. Tight, square binding, no wear to the red cloth. The dustjacket is complete, clean, and unmarked, with a long closed tear to the front panel, minor edge wear and minor wear to the corners and extremities of the spine. Weight, 180g. View More...
Hardcover juvenile novel with the scarce colored dustjacket. No 11 in the 'Victory Alger Series'. Undated, however there is small owner's inscription to the ffep dated 1931. 249pp, 2pp ads, no frontis. The book is cheaply printed on uniformly browned paper. owever, the pages re very clean an unmarked. The binding is tight and square, the hinges are sound, and the brown cloth with black ink titles and decoration shows no wear. Sharp corners. The dustjacket has a clean, bright front panel with an illustration of boys playing football. Wear to corners, wear to foot of spine - short tears - a coup... View More...
Poetry for Children on a 'fishy theme' with bold, humorous illustrations. 95pp, artist illustrated. Bright internally and unmarked, with a sound binding. Minor wear to cloth at extremities, otherwise bright, clean boards. View More...
A volume in the series, 'Black's Junior Reference Books', #25, for young readers. All about Victorian Children - clothing, toys, entertainment, holidays, working children, children at school, family life etc. 64pp, illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy, almost 'as new'. Weight, 344g. View More...
The story of the efforts of a group of latchkey children to save the only living tree in their playground, set against a background of London flats. Made into a TV series. 153 pages illustrated by Charles keeping. Book is bright, clean & unmarked. Tight binding, sound hinges, no wear to the cloth. The dustjacket in protective brodart, is similar - bright, clean, no wear. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offer very competitive postal charges - based... View More...
British juvenile pulp comic/adventure weekly. 12pp, profusely illustrated. Front & rear pages in full color, one page in 2-color and rest in b&w. Aimed at young readers of both sexes it alternates comic strips with short stories and serials. Comic has been stored flat and has retained its brightness without folds or creases. Minor wear to leading edge. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian pos... View More...
British juvenile pulp comic/adventure weekly. 12pp, profusely illustrated. Front & rear pages in full color, one page in 2-color and rest in b&w. Aimed at young readers of both sexes it alternates comic strips with short stories and serials. Comic has been stored flat and has retained its brightness without folds or creases. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depe... View More...
British juvenile pulp comic/adventure weekly. 12pp, profusely illustrated. Front & rear pages in full color, one page in 2-color and rest in b&w. Aimed at young readers of both sexes it alternates comic strips with short stories and serials. Comic has been stored flat and has retained its brightness without folds or creases. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depe... View More...
British juvenile pulp comic/adventure weekly. 12pp, profusely illustrated. Front & rear pages in full color, one page in 2-color and rest in b&w. Aimed at young readers of both sexes it alternates comic strips with short stories and serials. Comic has been stored flat and has retained its brightness without folds or creases. Minor wear to edges. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage va... View More...
British juvenile pulp comic/adventure weekly. 12pp, profusely illustrated. Front & rear pages in full color, one page in 2-color and rest in b&w. Aimed at young readers of both sexes it alternates comic strips with short stories and serials. Comic has been stored flat and has retained its brightness without folds or creases. Minor wear to edges. View More...
Boys' Annual of Short Stories, Novelette, Articles etc. Undated, circa 1931. Large 8vo, 6.75"x9.25", 232pp, 4 full-page color plates, numerous b&w illustrations. Hardcover in red cloth with color illustration pasted to front. Some edge wear to cloth covers. Binding good but weakening. About VG View More...
Attractive, later edition of Andersen's Fairy Tales. Danish language text. Originally published in two volumes this edition contains both volume in one. 318pp and 316pp, with two tile pages and two indeces. Illustrations in b&w by Paul V. Rubow after Vilhelm Pedersen. OCLC Number: 33350984. attractively bound in half red-crimson leather. Marbled boards and endpapers. Five raised bands to the spine. Gilt titles to the spine. Intermnnally unmarked, all pages very white. Bindinis tight and square. Weight, 970g. View More...
Tlumaczyla: Ewa Anna Borkowska. Projekt i wykonanie lalek: Hannelore Wegener. Dekoracje i fotografie: Hannelore Wegener ; Adolf Schmidt. OCLC Number: 72326133. Polish language text. [19pp, color photo illustrations. Bright, clean and unmarked. Sound, tight binding. Minor wear to boards and tips & slight surface age-soiling. Weight, 253g. View More...
Elementary school reader. First published in 1939. This revised edition is 1949. OCLC Number: 14523381. vii, 151 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Series Title:' Safe and healthy living'. Illustrations by Margaret C. Hoopes, Florence J. Hoopes and Kay Draper. A lightly marked school copy. No external marks. Inked-out name to the inside of both the front and rear boards. Small schhol stamp to the top margin of the title page. Very clean interior. Tight, square binding. Minor surface wear to the spine. Scan available. Weight, 317g. View More...
Stories, for the juvenile market, of immigrants of various ethnic backgrounds who came to British Columbia. 162pp, illustrated, maps. Bright, clean copy, almost 'as new'. Previous owner's stamp to ffep. Weight, 350g. View More...
Saan 103. No publication data, author , illustrator or date of issue given. Very colorful and charming illustrations with great detail are featured along with simple verses. Unpaginated [12pp]. Undated [c.1940's]. Overall a bright, clean, attractive copy with minor defects only. Staples rusted but bindi g sound. View More...
'The adventures of Buffalo Bill's Chief of Cowboys...'. In the Series 'Buffalo Bill Novels: 51', a juvenile western pulp-fiction series from Britain. Unpaginated. Printed on cheap paper with bright, colorful western covers. Cover art dated 1920. This copy is internally sound. Front panel about good - small tape repair to front edge. Rear panel, with advertising, is good. Spine fair with old tape re-inforcement. Sound copy but with a generally worn appearance. Hard to find in higher grades. Weight, 50g. View More...
'A Long, Thrilling Story of the Life and Adventures of Texas Jack'. From the Series 'Buffalo Bill Novels: 71', a juvenile western pulp-fiction series from Britain. Unpaginated. Printed on cheap paper with bright, colorful western covers. Undated, but circa 1920. This copy is internally sound. Pages browning as usual. Front panel good. Rear panel, with advertising, is good. Spine has some damage and a little surface loss. Hard to fine in higher grades. Weight, 50g. View More...
