Search Results: Children & Young Adult from Old Algonquin Books

New York: Modern Library, 1985. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Stated First Modern Library Edition 1985, 6-1/4 x 8-1/4 inches. Contains the 174 illustrations drawn by E.W. Kemble for the1884 original. Beige dust jacket has the $8.95 price on the flap. Couple of half-inch tears on jacket and a few brown spots on the front. A little wear on bottom board edges.

NY: Philomel, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Brightly-illustrated children's book on the adventures of Baron Munchausen. 24 pp. Illustrated by Patrick Benson.

New York: Cupples & Leon, 1912. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. First two of this series shown on copyright page--this is the second. "Other Volumes in Preparation". Also on that page are 4 college sports series books. This printing is approximately 1928 based on back of dust jacket which shows just 8 of 9 Boy Ranchers books; the 8th was published in 1928. Frontis illustration, Dust jacket flaps show statements To Parents and To Our Readers. Inside of dust jacket shows many 65 cents to $1 books for children. Gray cloth boards, black lettering. Inside front hinge starting to crack. Dust jacket flap corners are uniformly clipped. One-quarter inch tears and tiny chips on dust jacket edges. Book is clean, straight and unmarked. Dust jacket is in removable mylar cover.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1920. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very good. Famous Dog Stories". Original copyright date of book is 1893. Tan cloth boards slightly darkened at edges. Bright dust jacket, with price code 150150 on flap, has a couple of 1" and smaller tears and creases at edges, and a 1" rub at spine fold. Clean, straight and unmarked. Jacket has mylar protective cover.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. German novel for youth from viewpoint of boy whose father had been Captain in German air force in World War II. Dust jacket has few rubs, 1/2" closed tear. First American edition.

New York: Cupples & Leon, 1934. Later printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Fifth and last in series. This printing is approximately 1938 based on list of Bomba books on rear panel of dust jacket. Frontis illustration. Bright red cloth boards with black lettering and bi-plane illustration. Endpapers black & white multi scenes with blank "This is my Book" (unmarked). Inside front hinge partly loose at bottom . Dust jacket flap corners are uniformly clipped. Few small tears and tiny chips on dust jacket edges. Book is clean and straight. Dust jacket is in removable mylar cover.

NY: Atheneum, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Twelve stories for young adults by authors Annette Klause, Roderick Townley, Angela Johnson, Avi, etc.. First printing.

New York: Modern Library. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Modern Library Giant G28. Introduction By Alexander Woollcott; illustrations by John Tenniel. Blue tweed binding, 293 numbered pages. Orange dust jacket with no price. No date in book, but ISBN on rear panel of dust jacket and per titles at end of book this is circa 1969-1970. Book has small bump on rear corner, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edgewear and a little rubbing.

NY: Henry Holt, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Novel of 14-year old boy on the Oregon Trail. Review copy with PR sheet laid in. 214 pages with map endpapers.

Puyallup: Valley Press, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A pet dog leads a boy on adventures of nature. Inscribed by author "To K-- and B-- with love from Auntie Dorothy. Dorothy Hutchinson Bradley 1985". 1/2 inch tear on back of dust jacket. Signed

Cambridge: Candlewick, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Novel of high school boy who finds strength in hospital visits to girl in coma. First printing.

NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Father and daughter team up for information and illustrations of some of nature's oddest creatures. Ms. Moser's first book. 10x10". Illustrated by Barry Moser engravings .

NY: Holt, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Novel of 17 year old girl and an abusive boyfriend. Review copy with PR sheet laid in. First printing.

Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic Library / Bracken Books, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 203 pages. Books are listed by category: fables, myths, to science and nature and show the changes over time from the moralistic to the imaginative. Color frontis tipped in, and color illustrations of books. Book and dust jacket are both very fine.

New York: Roy, ca 1954. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Book originally published in England in 1952. Library of Congress number 54-10470, so this American edition probably published in 1954. Illustrated by Gifford Ambler. Adventure story of a dog. Fine book. Dust jacket has rubs at corners and light edgewear.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1939. Reprint. Fine/Very good. 1959b printing of 1939 book. Beige board, brown multi-picture endpapers. Dust jacket has yellow spine and price code 100100 on flap. 38 titles are listed on front flap, 8 Tom Corbet on rear flap, and 14 Tom Swift on rear panel. Book is fine, clean and unmarked. Bright dust jacket has rubs and small chips on front fold and a couple of 1/4 inch tears at bottom. Mylar cover on all our dust jackets.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1928). Reprint. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 1959c printing. Beige boards, brown multi-scene endpapers. Picture on spine shows boys looking toward beach on right. Front flap lists to #38 Mystery at Devil's Paw, rear flap lists 14 Ken Holt books, and rear panel lists 14 Tom Swifts. Small bump on front board corner, otherwise book is fine, clean and straight. Dust jacket has a half-inch tear and crease on back and light edgewear at spine and corners. Mylar protective cover on dust jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1959. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 1959b reprint of 1943 book. Tan tweed boards with brown mulitple scene endpapers. Dust jacket has yellow spine. Front flap lists to The Mystery at Devil's Paw, rear flap lists 14 Rick Brant books, and rear panel lists 14 Tom Swift titles. Book is fine with black top edges, clean and unmarked. Bright dust jacket has a couple of 1/4" tears, and some rubbing on fold.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1934). Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. 1957 reprint of 1934 book. Pictorial wrap-around dust jacket front flap lists 37 titles through "Ghost at Skeleton Rock"; back panel lists 11 Tom Swift Jr. titles. Beige boards with brown multiple scene endpapers. Book is fine, clean and unmarked. The bright dust jacket has a two inch tear at bottom of spine and tiny corner chips. Mylar cover on all our dust jackets.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1943). Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. 1950B reprint of 1943 book. Dust jacket front flap lists 29 titles through "The Secret of the Lost Tunnel"; back flap lists 4 Tom Quest titles, and rear panel has 12 Lone Rangers. Brown boards and orange endpaper illustration. Bright dust jacket illustration and yellow spine. Price-clipped flap. Jacket has three half-inch tears and some rubs at folds. Clean and unmarked. Mylar cover on all our dust jackets.