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Hardcover. NY, W.W. Norton & Company, 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, bright green cloth stamped in purple, 288 pages. Stated first edition on copyright page. When Bart Paget is found clawed to death in his library and Susan Remington has disappeared and her wild cats let loose, Asey Mayo must act quickly to avert the panic sweeping over Quanomet. Very minor fade to spine, otherwise a tight clean copy. No dust jacket.

Softcover. New York, Novel Selections Inc, 1st, 1935, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages. Paperback. Thriller Novel Classic #7. Light foxing to fist pages and soil to covers.

Hardcover. New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1st thus, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 406 pages, illustrated by Henry C. Pitz, SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR in rear, number 794 of a limited 1500 copies, introduction by John T. Winterich. Decorated cloth board with gilt title and slipcase, very clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, D. Appleton and Co., reprint, 1873, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 179 pages plus publisher's ads in rear. Green cloth covers with embossed design and bright gilt decoration of rifle, drum and flag. Seven b&w plates and title page drawing by F.O.C. Darley. Previous owner's signature otherwise a bright, clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Minton, Balch and Co., 1st thus, 1924, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Illustrated by C. LeRoy Baldridge on cover label, endpapers, title page and 8 color plates. 389 pages. Front hinge weak but not cracked. Previous owner's inscription on prelim page, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Junior Books - Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1st, 1943, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-paginated. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Illustrated cardboard covers with red cloth spine. Illustrated endpapers. Fade marks front cover Corners worn and bumped. Spine bumped. Rubbing to covers.

Softcover. Cellar Book Shop, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 100 pages. For six months in 1983, Tim Bascom lived with a family in the Tatalon slum, Quezon City, Philippines, sharing their day-to-day struggles. There the seed was planted for this novel--a story that would reveal the lives of the Filipino poor in their suffering and dignity. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Hardcover. Chicago, Rand, McNally, 1st, 1892, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 240 pages. Previous owners bookplate on inside front cover. Clean, tight copy.

Softcover. New York, Avon Books Comapany, 1st, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 193 pages. Paperback. Avon Book #112. Light creasing to paper wrappers. Rubbing to spine.

Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st, 1885-86, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 12 issues bound in one volume, dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. 960 pages. A collection of the best juvenile writing and illustration of the day. The premier children's magazine in America at this time, offering a mix of fiction (some of it fantastic), articles, humor and lavish illustrations. Contributors include Palmer Cox, Laura E. Richards, E. P. Roe, J. T. Trowbridge, Alice May, Edward Eggleston, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Daniel C. Beard, and many others. Includes the debut of Burnett's "Little Lord Fauntleroy," which appeared for the first time in St. Nicholas. Clean copy, no library marks. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st, 1890, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 12 issues bound in one volume, dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. 1070 pages. A collection of the best juvenile writing and illustration of the day. Clean copy, no library marks. Hinge crack at rear of volume.

Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st, 1884-85, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 12 issues bound in one volume, dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. 958 pages. A collection of the best juvenile writing and illustration of the day. The premier children's magazine in America at this time, offering a mix of fiction (some of it fantastic), articles, humor and lavish illustrations. This volume contains the original serialization of Davy and the Goblin by Charles Carryl, a "delightful Victorian story of how Davy. who didn't believe in fairies, was taken for a Believing Voyage by a coal-eating goblin in a grandfather clock." These issues include stories about tennis, futuristic tricycles and choosing an occupation; also biographies of classical composers such as Beethoven, Bach and Wagner by Agatha Tunis. Includes writings by Frank R. Stockton, Marion Satterlee, George J. Manson and many others. Clean copy, no library marks. Front hinge cracked.

NY, Century Co., 1st, 1887-88, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 12 issues bound in one volume, dark green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. 960 pages. A collection of the best juvenile writing and illustration of the day. Clean copy, no library marks. Hinge crack at rear of volume.

Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st, 1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes, 12 issues bound in two volumes, black calf spines with gilt lettering, pebbled cloth over boards . 1056 pages. A collection of the best juvenile writing and illustration of the day. Includes Chuggins, the Youngest Hero with the Army by H. Irving Hancock; Goops by Gelett Burgess (a few parts); The Sole Survivors by George A. Henty (6 parts); much more. Clean copy, no library marks. Hinges cracked. Light scuffing to top and bottom of leather spines. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, The Century Company, 1st, 1883-84, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 2 volumes. 12 issues bound in hardcovers, black calf spines with gilt lettering. 984 pages. The top juvenile writers and artists of the day. Each issue of St. Nicholas includes stories, often by well-known authors, as well as dozens of charming illustrations, photos, riddles, poems, letters, and non-fiction articles written for young people. These issues include several stories by Louisa May Alcott and Frank R. Stockton. Also with offerings by Margaret Johnson, Frederic Palmer, Frank M. Bicknell and many others; "conducted" (edited) by noted author Mary Mapes Dodge. This delightful collection of magazines provides an insight into the way of life in the US early in the latter half of the 19th Century. Clean, tight condition. No library markings. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, The Century Company, 1st, 1885, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two volumes. 12 issues bound in hardcovers, black calf spines with gilt lettering. 960 pages. The top juvenile writers and artists of the day. These issues include stories about tennis, futuristic tricycles and choosing an occupation; also biographies of classical composers such as Beethoven, Bach and Wagner by Agatha Tunis. Includes writings by Frank R. Stockton, Marion Satterlee, George J. Manson and many others. Also the original serialization of Davy and the Goblin by Charles Carryl, a "delightful Victorian story of how Davy. who didn't believe in fairies, was taken for a Believing Voyage by a coal-eating goblin in a grandfather clock." Clean, tight condition. No library markings. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, The Century Co., 1st, 1890, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes, 12 issues bound in hardcovers, black calf spines with gilt lettering, light scuffing. 1,072 pages. The top juvenile writers and artists of the day. Clean, tight condition. No library markings. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, The Century Company, 1st, 1895, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 6 issues bound in one volume, black pebbled cloth over boards, gilt lettering on spine. 526 pages, b&w illustrations. A collection of the best juvenile writing and illustration of the day. Clean copy, no library marks. Each issue of St. Nicholas includes stories, often by well-known authors, as well as dozens of charming illustrations, photos, riddles, poems, letters, and non-fiction articles written for young people. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, The Century Company, 1st, 1896, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 6 issues bound in one volume, black pebbled cloth over boards, gilt lettering on spine. 526 pages, b&w illustrations. A collection of the best juvenile writing and illustration of the day. Clean copy, no library marks. Each issue of St. Nicholas includes stories, often by well-known authors, as well as dozens of charming illustrations, photos, riddles, poems, letters, and non-fiction articles written for young people. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, green tweed cloth with black lettering on spine, dust jacket with edgewear and chipping, 321 pages. Rear dj lists to Wild Horse Mesa. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row , 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. London, Jonathan Cape, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, SIGNED. Doyles's hastily scrawled signature on title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

NY, McGraw-Hill, 2nd Ed., 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, Pictorial dust jacket over blue paper covered boards and silver lettering. Blue and black illustrations by Frederic Marvin. Twenty retold legends from Mexico with pronunciation guide but no sources. the artist was educated and has exhibited in Mexico. Clean copy.