Elsie Dinsmore

New York: M.W. Dodd, 1867. About fine.. First edition of the first book in the Elsie Dinsmore series, a major precursor to the Nancy Drew books. Rare and beautiful copy of this early young adult novel, equal parts exciting melodrama and sentimental moral instruction with Presbyterian overtones. Elsie Dinsmore attained an extraordinary prominence in the canon of girls'… Read more about this item

This is a rare copy of this early young adult novel, equal parts exciting melodrama and sentimental moral instruction with Presbyterian overtones. Elsie Dinsmore attained an extraordinary prominence in the canon of girls' series books, with her adventures running to 28 books; an institution to be rebelled against by all the less pious dreamers and intrepid detectives of 20th-century children's… Read more about this item

Very Good+ hardcover; vintage copy, circa 1920; decorated binding, green cloth boards, with black and orange decoration on cover and spine; black and white frontis illustration. Binding is tight; 395pp; previous owner's name neatly printed on ffep.

Likely published in 1899, this book is in good condition, wonderful for its age. Sunning and cant to spine, bumping on edges and corners, slight foxing, hinging cracking but sturdy, text is clean gift inscription (Ora Cooper from Momma Christmas of 1899). Nice old book.

New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1939. No date of publication is indicated (but circa 1939, based on a brief gift inscription dated 10/15/1939). Near Fine condition in an attractive Very Good dust jacket. SEE PHOTOS. The yellow pictorial, Dust Jacket is price-clipped (from REAR flap) but unfaded and features a full-color painting of pretty young Elsie. … Read more about this item

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing, 1943. Book. Illus. by Henry Muheim. Good. Hardcover. 7 1/2 h x 5w. A 252 page Saalfield Publishing hardcover dared MCMXLIII of 1943, Frontispiece by Henry Meheim, Has a wear front inside hinge but still fully attached and darkening of the pulp paper Saalfield uses. Dust jacket has some general wear. See scan provided.… Read more about this item

Chicago, IL: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1940. Hardcover. Fair. A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Some foxing on pages. Previous owner's gift inscription on front endpage. 402pp.

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Reprint. 8vo. Very good minus in very good dustwrapper. Pages darkened. Rear hinge cracked. Spine and edges of boards faded. Small tears to the dustwrapper edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards.… Read more about this item

Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1920. no date given (circa 1920?); dj w/lite wear only; green c w/black titles; 402 clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Helen Nyce Frontispiece. 8 Vo.

Chicago: M. A. Donohue n.d. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Chicago: M. A. Donohue, n.d. Very Good+/No Dust jacket. Decorated American trade binding. No publication date, circa 1900. Green cloth boards with black and orange illustration on cover, black lettering and black and orange illustration on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges… Read more about this item

Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company. N.D.. Vintage Copy. Hardcover. Good in boards. Bumped, soiled, one small chip on spine, some edge wear, a few loose pages. Small owner inscription on front end page ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1930. Every Child's Library edition; red pictorial c w/black ttles, moderate wear and shelf rubbng; 402 clean, unmarked pages. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Josephine Wheeler Weage Frontispiece. 12vo; 1.5 Pounds.

George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Good. 342 pages. No dust jacket. Blue pictorial cloth. Insert to front pastedown. Inscription to front endpaper. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book… Read more about this item

New York: Blue Ribbon Books. Complete Authorized Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Small owner bookplate on FEP, personalization on half title page. Rubbing, few open tears along panel edges. .

Dodd, Mead & Co, 1896-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Dodd Mead, 1898. First of this 25th anniversary edition. 16mo., blue decorated cloth boards and spine. Spine is evenly sunned, lightly dulled. A charming edition. The first of this small format, according to the preface. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York:: Grosset & Dunlap,, (ca 1945). Hardcover -. Good in a very good minus dust jacket (usual rather severe toning to wartime paper) . Reprint. The first book in this series, set in the South right after the Civil War, and originally published in 1868. States "complete authorized edition." Printed under wartime conditions. 316 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

(New York): Dodd, Mead & Company. Good+. (1896). Hardcover. Tan pictorial cloth with gilt printing. The covers are soiled and toned, the binding is loose, but the contents are bright and complete. Good+ .

Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co, 1918. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth with pictorial stamping. 395pp, (7pp ads). Frontispiece. Very good. Ownership signature (dated 1918) on front flyleaf; front inner hinge a tad delicate. Tight, clean, charming later printing.

M A Donohue. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Undated edition. Scarce. Jacket has damage.

Nashville, TN: Cumberland House, 2000. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x1. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. spine creasing, edge wear; In this first volume in The Original Elsie Dinsmore Series, sweet, motherless eight-year-old Elsie struggles with several bewildering problems. She has never known her mother, and her relationship with her father is filled with misunderstanding… Read more about this item