Search Results: Children and Young Adults from Philip Smith, Bookseller

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Publishers, 1952. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG+ in Near VG dw. 8vo, x+214pp, green cloth stamped in darker green, printed dustwrapper. Clean copy of the presumed first (1952) printing of this Stratemeyer Syndicate series title. (Series page lists Nancy Drew titles up through The Mystery at the Ski Jump and Dana Girls through The Clue in the Ivy.) Unmarked copy; jacket is not price-clipped and has small tear at base of front cover and detached front flap.

New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1987. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine copy (appears unread) in Near Fine dustwrapper. 8vo, 56pp, buff cloth with red buckram spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. Stated second printing. Nice copy.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Publishers, 1934 (ca. 1952 printing). 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG in VG dw. 8vo, vi+218pp, green cloth stamped in darker green, printed dustwrapper. Nice copy of a ca. 1952 printing of this Stratemeyer Syndicate series title. (Series page lists Nancy Drew titles up through The Mystery at the Ski Jump and Dana Girls through The Clue in the Ivy.) Unmarked copy; a presentation card was taped to half-title page (tape residue remains); jacket is price-clipped and has a little wear to edges.

Chicago: The Goldsmith Publishing Company, 1932. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG+ in Near VG dw. 8vo, 256pp, red cloth stamped in black, printed dustwrapper. Clean copy of the presumed first printing of this 1932 young adult series novel. Jacket lists all four series titles (all 1932). A owner signature dated 1935 to front free endpaper (else unmarked); binding firm though rear hinge starting to crack; jacket is price-clipped and has sunning to spine.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Publishers, 1938 (ca. 1952 printing). 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG in Near VG dw. 8vo, vi+218pp, green cloth stamped in darker green, printed dustwrapper. Solid copy of a ca. 1952 printing of this Stratemeyer Syndicate series title. (Series page lists Nancy Drew titles up through The Mystery at the Ski Jump and Dana Girls through The Clue in the Ivy.) Unmarked copy; jacket is price-clipped and has chipping at spine and two drawn mustaches to front cover.

London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1925. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in Near VG dw. 8vo, 218pp (plus plates), brown boards stamped in green and black, printed dustwrapper. Clean copy of the presumed first printing of this 1925 scientific adventure novel. Unmarked copy; jacket is not price-clipped and has wear and chipping.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Publishers, 1936 (ca. 1952 printing). 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG in Near VG dw. 8vo, vi+218pp, green cloth stamped in darker green, printed dustwrapper. Solid copy of a ca. 1952 printing of this Stratemeyer Syndicate series title. (Series page lists Nancy Drew titles up through The Mystery at the Ski Jump and Dana Girls through The Clue in the Ivy.) Unmarked copy; jacket is price-clipped and has a little wear to edges.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Publishers, 1944 (ca. 1952 printing). 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG in VG dw. 8vo, viii+216pp, green cloth stamped in darker green, printed dustwrapper. Solid copy of a ca. 1952 printing of this Stratemeyer Syndicate series title. (Series page lists Nancy Drew titles up through The Mystery at the Ski Jump and Dana Girls through The Clue in the Ivy.) Unmarked copy; jacket is price-clipped and has closed tear at base of spine.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG+ in Near VG dw. 8vo, 288pp, ecru cloth stamped in red, printed dustwrapper. Clean copy of the first printing of this 1951 book on dance for a young adult audience. Beautifully typeset and illustrated. Unmarked copy, jacket has some chipping and tears and evidence of sunning to spine.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1990. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in Fine dustwrapper. 4to, 32pp, yellow boards with maroon buckram spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper (which is not price-clipped). Stated first printing. Nice copy.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, Publishers, 1935 (ca. 1950 printing). 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG+ in VG+ dw. 8vo, vi+218pp, green cloth stamped in darker green, printed dustwrapper. Nice copy of a ca. 1950 printing of this Stratemeyer Syndicate series title. (Series page lists Nancy Drew titles up through The Secret of the Wooden Lady.) Unmarked copy; jacket is price-clipped and has a little wear to edges.

New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1969 [1947]. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. VG in Good+ dw. 8vo, xii+244pp, pictorial boards library binding, printed dustwrapper. Ex-library copy of Whitney's 1947 novel for a young adult audience (stated 13th printing, 1969). Library binding, pocket, and stamps; jacket has been trimmed top and bottom for library cover and endpapers show adhesive residue.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1943. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good /No Jacket. Good+. 8vo, x+194pp, grey cloth library binding stamped in black and white, no dustwrapper. Ex-library copy of Whitney's third published novel, for a young adult audience. Library binding, pocket, stamps and ownership punches; main text unaffected with a bit of general wear and soil.