Lillian c garis (83 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Hardcover with Fair dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Pages are clean and unmarked, tanned but not brittle. Several pages are dog-eared. Cloth covers show shelf wear, discoloration, rubbing to corners. Dust jacket is covered with protective mylar, shows significant edge wear, creases, chipping from corners. Binding is tight, hinges strong. An excellent reading or reference copy!; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day. …

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. The Girl Scout Pioneers. Book.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: VG-. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG-. First Edition First Printing. Second & last book in this very short-lived (2-book) series for YA girls featuring Gloria Doane. Written by one of the Stratemeyer Syndicate's most prolific children's series writers (she also did the Bobbsey Twins), this one under her own name, it has 240 pages with glossy frontispiece, 3 internals, + 4 pages listing other children's series in rear. A First Edition, unknown printing, from 1923, this hardcover has blue-gray cloth over boards stamped with lighter blue lettering & a cameo image to front, darker blue lettering to spine. Condition is VG- (minus): quite clean, but faded at lower spine with spots of fading all over spine. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages modestly tanned, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked save for small sticker with former owner's name glued to ffep. Title page has soil in center in an area where it looks like an old sticker was removed. Mild-moderate rubbing to extremities & a hint of corner bumping. The unclipped DJ (listing other children's titles on flaps, back cover, & verso) is VG-: exceptionally clean & bright & colorful, but heavily rubbed along flap edges with chipping at both ends of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

Hardcover. Condición: VG. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. First Edition First Printing. Book #1 in the very short-lived (2-book) series for YA girls featuring Gloria Doane. Written by one of the Stratemeyer Syndicate's most prolific children's series writers (she also did the Bobbsey Twins), this one under her own name, it has 241 pages with glossy frontispiece + 5 pages listing other children's series in rear. A First Edition, unknown printing, from 1923, this hardcover has blue-gray cloth over boards stamped with lighter blue lettering & a cameo image to front, darker blue lettering to spine. Condition is VG: quite clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages only lightly tanned, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Mild-moderate rubbing to extremities & a hint of corner bumping. The unclipped DJ (listing other children's titles on flaps, back cover, & verso) is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright & colorful, with just slight rubbing & 1 small hole to mid spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. …

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. The Girl Scout Pioneers. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: G+. First Edition. Second book in a series of only two titles featuring Joan, a red-haired orphan who represents "America's child, to whom a miracle happens. Here, she has grown up & is a popular girl with a love of romance, friends, & a special horse. Like many of her female counterparts in Ms. Garis' books, she also solves a mystery, like that most famous sleuth in the Stratemeyer syndicate's stable, Nancy Drew. Ms Garis was a writer in the Syndicate, but unique for a woman writer at the time, insisted on writing under her own name. A FIRST EDITION, unknown printing, from 1924, in 246 pages + [4] pages in rear, including a publisher's notice & ads for other titles. Glossy frontispiece + 3 glossy internals by illustrator Thelma Gooch. Hardcover 12mo has light blue cloth-covered boards stamped with a darker blue image of Joan to front cover with lighter blue lettering to front/dark blue to spine. Condition is just Good: very clean, interior pages are creamy white with mild, age-appropriate tanning. Completely unmarked save or former owner's name, school, & date to ffep. Exterior shows heavy rubbing both to extremities & board surfaces, fading, & bumping to corners & both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is Good+, with staining to spine & paper loss along front flap fold, minor edgewear at corners & spine; nicely protected in clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Gooch, Thelma (ilustrador).…

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The first book in a series of only two titles featuring Sally, who has a "good idea in a head that is good.[leading to] something of a rebellion" & multiple adventures "that girls like reading about." As in Ms. Garis's other books, Sally is a "modern" heroine with different abilities & inclinations. Most of her books involved girls solving mysteries (like their counterpart who would come around in the 1930s, Nancy Drew). Ms Garis was a writer in the Stratemeyer Syndicate that produced the Drew books, but unique for a woman writer at the time, insisted on writing under her own name. A FIRST EDITION, unknown printing, from 1930, in 262 pages + [2] pages in rear including a publisher's notice & ad for other titles. With a glossy frontispiece + 3 glossy internals by illustrator Thelma Gooch, this12mo has soft gray cloth-covered boards stamped with a black image of Sally to front cover with green lettering to front/black to spine. Condition is VG: very clean & bright, pages are creamy white with mild, age-appropriate tanning, but completely unmarked. A hint of corner bumping & rubbing to extremities. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Gooch, Thelma (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Thus. Orig. published in 1925 as just "Connie Loring,'' this was the very first book in the 2-book series designed for girls in the early 20th century, each featuring a heroine with different abilities & inclinations, most involved in solving mysteries (like their counterpart who would come around in the 1930s, Nancy Drew). Ms Garis was a writer in the same Stratemeyer Syndicate that produced the Drew books, but she insisted on writing under her own name. Set in the author's own New Jersey, this first book finds Connie exploring her artistic side & helping an artist with a crippled hand complete his picture. Artwork was provided by another pioneering woman, Thelma Gooch, who did the glossy frontispiece, 3 glossy internals, & cover art (though this is unattributed). In 240 pages + 9 additional unnumbered pages of ads for other Grosset & Dunlap series titles in rear. Maintaining the original appearance & text as the originally titled one, this hardcover has olive green cloth-covered boards stamped with a black image of Connie inside an artist's palette, lettered in bright orange to front cover/black to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, interior pages are creamy white with mild, age-appropriate tanning, completely unmarked save for large former owner's bookplate covering entire free front endpaper. Extremely slight corner bumping. The unclipped DJ is equally Near Fine, with slight rubbing & a few tiny chips/mild creases; colors bright; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Gooch, Thelma (ilustrador).…

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: New.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Condición: Good.

Condición: New.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. First Thus. Book #2 of only two in this series designed for girls in the early 20th century, each featuring heroines with different abilities & inclinations, most involved in solving mysteries (like their counterpart who would come around in the 1930s, Nancy Drew). Ms Garis was a writer in the same Stratemeyer Syndicate that produced the Drew books, but she insisted on writing under her own name. Written in the era of the flapper, this story features female friends Ted Layton & Tony Potter, who "wish to bring back into the lives of those they love a romance which makes an interesting story.& like girls of today, believe that life should be filled with happiness." A FIRST EDITION, unidentified printing, from 1929, in 261 pages + a notice from the publisher + 4 pages of ads for other's series books in rear, with glossy frontispiece, 3 glossy internals, & cover art by Thelma Gooch. Hardcover has gray cloth-covered boards stamped with a black image of Ted to center of front board & green lettering stamped to front & spine. Condition is Good: generally quite clean, with the occasional spot. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked save for a hint of dampstaining to fore edge side of some pages. Dust dulling to outside edges of text block. Some plates show a spot or two of foxing. Binding strong & straight, both hinges secure. Corners slightly bumped. The unclipped DJ is just Fair: largely intact images to front & spine, but with soil, many small chips, dampstaining; nicely protected by former owner in nonreflective mylar cover. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. BONUS: Order at the same time as our other Ted book for a complete set & take 20% off. Gooch, Thelma (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. First Thus. Book #2 of two in the series designed for girls in the early 20th century, each featuring a heroine with different abilities & inclinations, most involved in solving mysteries (like their counterpart who would come around in the 1930s, Nancy Drew). Ms Garis was a writer in the same Stratemeyer Syndicate that produced the Drew books, but she insisted on writing under her own name. Set in the author's own New Jersey, this first book was originally issued with the title, "Connie Loring's Gypsy Friend,'' but like the first book in the series, reissued with a new title, same text & appearance. The story finds Connie befriending a "black-eyed Gypsy girl" in her New Jersey hometown whom the other girls refuse to accept. In 249 pages with a note from the publisher in rear; glossy frontispiece, 3 glossy internals, & cover art (though this is unattributed) by Ruth H. Bennett. Hardcover 12mo has olive green cloth-covered boards stamped with a black image of Connie inside an artist's palette, lettered in bright orange to front cover/black to spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, interior pages are creamy white with mild, age-appropriate tanning, completely unmarked save for former owner's address label & a gift card enclosure pasted to free front endpaper. Mild corner bumping & rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is VG+, with modest rubbing, chipping, slight darkening to spine; colors bright; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. BONUS: Order at the same time as our other Judy Jordan book for a complete set & take 20% off. Bennett, Ruth H. (ilustrador).…

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: VG-. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG-. Reprint. Book #2 in the very short-lived (2-book) mystery series for girls featuring young career girl Judy Jordan. Written by one of the Stratemeyer Syndicate's most prolific children's series writers, this one under her own name, it has 248 pages + lists of other Whitman titles in rear. Orig. published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1931 (please see our listing #023878 for that true first edition in DJ!), this is a Whitman reprint of unknown date (c. 1940s), with the Second Cover Art showing more "modern" girls. Hardcover 8vo has medium green cloth over boards stamped with black lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG-: quite clean, binding strong & straight, front hinge barely starting. Pages heavily tanned, especially around edges, but unmarked save for former owner's name in neat pen to ffep. Very slight rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ (listing other Whitman children's titles on flaps & rear) is also VG- (minus): colorful & bright with light soil & moderate edgewear, more chipping at both ends of spine & lower edges; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. BONUS: Order at the same time as our other Judy Jordan book for a complete set & take 20% off.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG-. Reprint. Book #1 in the very short-lived (2-book) Whitman mystery series for girls featuring young career girl Judy Jordan, in which she takes off to New York to pursue a writing career despite disapproval from the man in her life & relatives. Written by one of the Stratemeyer Syndicate's most prolific children's series writers, this one under her own name, it has 276 pages. Orig. published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1931, this is a Whitman reprint of unknown date (c. 1940s), with the Second Cover Art showing more "modern" girls. this hardcover 8vo has medium green cloth over boards stamped with black lettering to front & spine. Condition is Good: quite clean, front hinge cracked but text block strong. Pages heavily tanned but unmarked, though brittle, with the ffep missing a piece of outer-upper corner. Minor rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ (listing other Whitman children's titles on flaps & rear) is VG: colorful & bright with light soil & edgewear; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. BONUS: Order at the same time as our other Judy Jordan book for a complete set & take 20% off. …

Paperback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.