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Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1945. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ has code 049 in the upper corner of the front flap. Jacket is worn and tattered with several large chips missing, spine is faded and also has tears. Red cloth boards underneath show minor wear and very minor fading to the edges. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings. Pages are quite toned due to age and type of paper used and some minor foxing is present at the pastedowns. The front end page shows very faint indentations near the top right corner - this is barely noticeable and perhaps was where a previous store had their price penciled. Copyright page states third printing of July 1945.

New York: Exposition Press, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. Original price still present on the front flap. Stated first edition on the copyright page. Signed by the author on the front end page. No other handwriting noted, no bookplates. Pages are tight and binding is good. Dust jacket is a bit rough - someone are placed masking tape on the top and bottom edges which has stain both the book cover and the jacket itself. Underside of DJ spine also shows dampstain. There's also a very faint stain on bottom edge of book.

New York: R. F. Fenno & Company, 1897. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover, original publication published in softcover as part of the Fenno's Select Series No. 31 - November 1897, and then later in hardcover. The pale green exterior wraps show fading along the edges and spine along with some creasing and bumps, mainly to corners. The interior binding is tight but the front end page has a tear on the right side, the remaining pages look good. There are no signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting found. This title is rather hard to find in softcover format as 19th-century paperbacks usually did not last very long.

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1924. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Black cloth boards with red and white design on front, red on spine. Top edge dyed red. Previous owner signature is penciled on the front end page. Pages are mildly toned due to age and binding as a little wiggle to it. First edition thus.

New York: H. Long & Brother, 1851. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, this appears to be the earliest US edition of this title that we found any reference to. There is no publication date in the book (ca. 1851), although there is a penciled note on the last page stating that it was read in March of 1866. In addition, we found an advertisement listed in the August 23, 1851 edition of The Literary World (number 238, page 155) which shows a reference to the Long & Brother's Edition. The exterior of the book is heavily worn with the paper boards showing extensive scuffing and edge wear, cloth on spine is split at the rear board and heavy chipping is present. On the interior front pastedown there is a note stating it was part of the St. Mary's library, and the rear pastedown contains a penciled signature of the original owner. The opposite rear end page shows damage in the upper outside corner along with some penciled… Read More

New York: George W. Harlin, 1881. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover, original 1881 publication with exterior wraps still clean and binding tight like the book was never read. Unfortunately, the binding is also brittle as are the pages themselves. Exterior does shows some chipping along the top and bottom spine areas and there is also chipping on the first and last pages, many along the long edge. Pages are darkened due to age and poor quality of paper used. There are no signatures or bookplates, no library markings, and the only handwriting found is on the title page where you can just barely see where an old price was once penciled below the word "Wife" in the title. No other handwriting found. This copy would normally grade as near fine to fine condition, but it was lowered because of the chipping on the pages and back cover.

New York: Pocket Books, 1939. 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover, early paperback with glossy wraps. Exterior shows edge and corner bumps with chipping to the spine, rear wrap has a vertical crease. Internal binding is good in text pages are tight. Front end page has an address label in the upper right corner, no other markings found. Pages are clean and only very lightly toned. Copyright page states third printing of August, 1939.

New York: R. F. Fenno & Company, 1894. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover, original pulp style periodical known as the Lenox Series and issued semi-monthly and dated November 1, 1894. The original price of $0.25 is still present at the bottom of the spine.. Exterior shows spotting and foxing along with some creases and chipping, mainly to the front wrap and spine. Internal binding is good pages are tight. There are no signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting.

Chicago: Max Stein. Soft cover. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover, dime-novel is undated but was published in the early 20th century (ca. 1920) . Printed on newspaper quality paper so pages are darkened. This Monographic Series was part of the Max Stein's Stories of Adventure series of Pioneer, Cowboy, Indian, and Mexican Border Novels (as stated on the back cover). Spine chipping at top and bottom. The Treasure of Pearls was no. 24 in the series and this book starts with page 67, chapter XVI. As this was part of a series there is no title page. No handwriting noted in book. Book packed in Mylar bag.

Cleveland, OH: Arthur Westbrook Company, 1900. Soft cover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover pulp publication, no date (1900). Fragile pulp fiction adventure series. Pages are darkened and there are some chips on the spine. This is number 88 of the American detective series from Arthur Westbrook Company. See photos for condition details.

Chicago: Max Stein. Soft cover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Softcover, dime-novel is undated but was published in the early 20th century (ca. 1920) . Printed on newspaper quality paper so pages are darkened. This Monographic Series was part of the Max Stein's Stories of Adventure series of Pioneer, Cowboy, Indian, and Mexican Border Novels (as stated on the back cover). Spine chipping at bottom. Minor stain bother on corner edge Book packed in Mylar bag.