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Hardcover. Condición: Fair. First Thus. Book #5 in the 15-book WWII adventure series for boys featuring aviator Dave Dawson. Orig. published in 1941 by Crown, this is a contemporaneous reprint from Saalfield, not a modern reprint. Hardcover 12 mo with purple cloth over boards stamped with a black image of Dave & his plan to front/lettering to spine is in Fair condition: clean, binding strong & straight. Writing in pen inside front cover, else unmarked. Pages tanned, heaviest around edges, commensurate with poor quality wartime paper. Hinges intact, but both starting. Heavy rubbing down to underlying boards to bottom outer corner of front cover, nicked area with cloth fraying at lower spine, spotting to both boards. NO DJ (missing).Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, 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.

Trade Paperback. Condición: Near Fine. Book 1 of the White Rabbit Chronicles. 404 pages + additional pages advertising other titles & an interview with the author in rear. Trade paperback is actually New, but downgraded to Near Fine because it was dropped & dented/slight scraped the back top edge on the corner near the spine. Otherwise, completely clean, obviously never opened or read. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

Soft cover. Condición: Good-. Issued in the heyday of the wildly popular radio & TV series from the 1940s-1950s featuring child prodigies, this book offered 10 questions about the world of science, math, history, music, literature, sports, geography, nature, & more for children to test their wits & knowledge. Unpaginated, with all answers provided. Illustrated throughout with line drawings typical of the era. The First Edition from 1941, this slim paperback has brightly decorated orange-red wrappers & a stapled binding. Condition downgraded to only Good- due to moderate-heavy edgewear, tearing at lower spine & heavy rubbing along rest of spine. Interior is clean, page heavily tanned, commensurate with age & wartime paper quality. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: VG-. Haggander, Sylvia Ilustrador. First Edition Later Printing. Book #2 in the-short-lived (1966-1971) six-book series featuring teenage girl sleuth Robin Kane. First Edition, later printing (lists to Book #3). Hardcover book with colorful paper-covered boards, 188 pages, is in VG- condition: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages modestly tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age. Former owner's name in pen on ffep, else unmarked. Mild rubbing to extremities & many rubbed spots on lower half of front cover; slight corner bumping. No DJ as issued. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition Later Printing. Groundbreaking series about a young orphan girl who eventually comes to head her own motion picture company in the early decades of the 20th century, laying the groundwork for other children's series featuring strong female leads. This was Vol. #5 in the series of 30 books), in 204 pages + 8 pages of ads in rear, glossy frontispiece. Orig. published in 1913 this is a later printing of that First Edition, listing to self in front but to RF #22 in rear. Condition is just Fair" heavy rubbing to both covers, cloth is threadbare or tearing in places, bleached along bottom edge. Rear hinge cracked, but text block secure. Scattered soil & spotting, some writing from public library inside both covers, else unmarked. Basically a filler-reading copy. NO DJ. SPECIAL: Buy 2 or more books in this series, take 10% off, 3, take 20% off, 4, take 30% off & only $1 extra shipping each! 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: Fair. Doremus, Robert Ilustrador. First Edition First Printing. Another in Whitman's series of collectible books for children, most based on popular 1950s-1960s television & culture! This is one is an original adaptation for young readers of an earlier (1931) biography of the famous lawman. All are hardcovers with semi-glossy illustrated covers; none every came with dust jackets. Collect them all! A FIRST EDITION, in 282 pages, + extra ads for other Whitman books in rear, this one (#1548) is in only Fair condition: generally clean; all pages show moderate-heavy tanning, especially around edges, in line with age & paper quality, but are unmarked. Edgewear is fairly heavy, with bumped corners & both ends of spine. Protective acetate covering is peeling; spine shaky (both hinges cracked), but intact.Our photos depict he 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: buy any 2 Whitman titles at the same time & take 10% off, buy 3 & take 20% off, with only $1.00 extra shipping each book!

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Poor. First Edition First Printing. Collection of 26 sci-fi/fantasy stories personally selected & edited by the late, great Ray Bradbury, who also provides the Introduction. In 304 pages + Title & Author Index. Though a FIRST EDITION, First Printing from Sept 1952 of this Bantam Giant (A944), this thick mass market paperback is in Poor condition: collectible for cover art only or as a reading copy! Though clean, the binding is cracked & the first section of about 50 pages has come loose; every page is present, however. Rubbing to extremities, heavy edgewear along spine & interface with front cover, including many small chips & creases. Pages show age-appropriate moderate tanning, but are still supple. Looks nice protected in new mylar collector bag.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) ship same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. First Thus. Book #8 in the 15-book WWII adventure series for boys featuring aviator Dave Dawson. Orig. published in 1942 by Crown, this is a contemporaneous reprint from Saalfield, not a modern reprint. Hardcover with blue-green cloth over boards stamped with a black image of Dave & his plan to front/lettering to spine is in just Fair condition: clean, binding strong & straight. Pages heavily tanned & somewhat brittle, commensurate with poor quality wartime paper, but unmarked. Flaws: both hinges cracked, binding shaky, exterior shows fading/soil/rubbing to extremities. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: Poor. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. First Edition Later Printing. Book #8 (of 21 total) in the popular boy's series from the early 20th century featuring the adventures on land, sea, & air of 3 well-to-do young men. Under the pseudonym, "Clarence Young,'' author Howard Garis mad his debut writing for the Stragemeyer Syndicate (his wife, Lillian, would assist on some of the books in the corresponding "Motor Girl" series). Orig. published in 1909, this is a slightly later printing (listing to Book #9 in front matter) with the second cover-art design. In 244 pages with ads for other series in rear, glossy frontis + 3 internals. Condition is Poor: water damage & sever bleaching to lower parts of both covers & spine, some dampstaining inside. Text block secure, cracked rear hinge, with paper loss. Former owner's name in neat pen to ffep; NO other writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. DJ is present, but shows heavy insect damage, with holes all along spine & flap edges. Basically a filler copy until you can find another! Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition Later Printing. Book #2 (of 22 total) in the popular boy's series from the early 20th century featuring the adventures on land, sea, & air of 3 well-to-do young men. Under the pseudonym, "Clarence Young,'' author Howard Garis made his debut writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (his wife, Lillian, would assist on some of the books in the corresponding "Motor Girl" series). Orig. published in 1906, this is a slightly later printing (listing to Book #9 in front matter) with the second cover-art design. Hardcover 2mo bound in gray cloth with stamped black design to front & black lettering to front & spine, in 244 pages with ads for other series in rear. Condition is Fair: though generally very clean, there is heavy rubbing to extremities with some fraying. Binding is shaky, cracked at title page & rear hinge; all pages in the text block are secure. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age. Former owner's name & address in pencil inside front cover, gorilla sticker to ffep; NO other writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. NO DJ (missing).Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, 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: Fair. Ushler, John Ilustrador. First Edition First Printing. Another in Whitman's series of collectible books for children, most based on popular 1950s-1960s television & culture! All are hardcovers with semi-glossy illustrated covers; none every came with dust jackets. Collect them all! In 282 pages, + extra ads for other Whitman books in rear, this one (#1567) is in only Fair condition: clean, with minor surface rubbing & edgewear, bumped corners, light soil. Rear hinge is cracked & has been reglued; text block strong. Protective acetate coating is tearing in places along the spine. Light dampstain to bottom page edges. All pages show moderate-heavy tanning, especially around edges, in line with age & paper quality, but are unmarked. Our photos depict he 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: buy any 2 Whitman titles at the same time & take 10% off, buy 3 & take 20% off, with only $1.00 extra shipping each book!

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. First Edition Later Printing. Book #3 in the Campfire Girls series by Stewart (other titles were written by other authors previously & afterwards), first published in 1914. The plot again involves a kidnapping & daring rescue, along with competition with a group of boy scouts in which the girls prove their proficiency! In 241 pages with plain frontispiece. Hardcover book has dark blue cloth-covered boards with black lettering to front & spine. Condition is only Fair: both front & rear hinges are cracked, all pages secure. Crossed out former owner's information on ffep; name & date on rear endpaper. Else, quite clean no other writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Pages are heavily tanned & becoming a bit brittle, commensurate with age & paper quality. NO DJ on this copy (see our listing #019581 for a copy with the DJ). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day!

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Johnson, Jerry E. Ilustrador. First Thus. Another in Whitman's series of collectible books for children, this pne (#1613) adapts 11 of the horror master's best tales for YA readers. A FIRST EDITION in this format (First, thus), in 213 pages, with illustrations throughout, this hardcover book has colorful matte paper-covered boards. Condition is Good+: very clean, binding straight & strong. Former owner's name & address in pen on both front & rear endpapers, else unmarked. All pages show moderate-heavy tanning, especially around edges, in line with age & paper quality. Modest bumping to corners & both ends of spine. Our photos depict he 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: buy any 2 Whitman titles at the same time & take 10% off, buy 3 & take 20% off, with only $1.00 extra shipping each book!

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Vosburgh, Leonard Ilustrador. First Edition First Printing. Another in Whitman's series of collectible books for children, most based on popular 1950s-1960s television & culture! This one was part of the "Real Life Stories," all base on true events. Here, famous undercover agents from American history are featured in 11 stories for YA readers. All are hardcovers with semi-glossy illustrated covers; none every came with dust jackets. Collect them all! In 210 pages, + extra ads for other Whitman books in rear, this one (#1512 ) is in Good- (minus) condition: generally very clean, with minor surface rubbing & edgewear, bumped corners, light soil. Binding straight & strong. Protective acetate coating is tearing in many places along the spine, & spine shows heavy rubbing at both ends. All pages show moderate-heavy tanning, especially around edges, in line with age & paper quality, but are unmarked.Our photos depict he 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: buy any 2 Whitman titles at the same time & take 10% off, buy 3 & take 20% off, with only $1.00 extra shipping each book!

Hardcover. Condición: Good+. Kohn, Arnie Ilustrador. First Edition First Printing. Another in Whitman's series of collectible books for children, most based on popular 1950s-1960s television & culture! This is one of the Whitman Real Life Stories series. This one is about real-life detectives from around the world. All these books are hardcovers with semi-glossy illustrated covers; none every came with dust jackets. Collect them all! In 210 pages, + extra ads for other Whitman books in rear, this one (#1564) is in solidly Good+ condition: very clean, with expected page tanning, but unmarked. Minor rubbing all around, heaviest to corners & both ends of spine. Binding is secure, but front page is starting to detach at top. Our photos depict he 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: buy any 2 Whitman titles at the same time & take 10% off, buy 3 & take 20% off, with only $1.00 extra shipping each book!

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: VG-. Gorey, Edward; Philippe, Jullian Ilustrador. First Mass Market Paperback Edition. Analysis of the social, moral, & political life of seventeenth-century France, focusing on the reign of King Edward XIV, in 304 pages with. 16 pgs of illustrations. Another Anchor paperback (A122) for the Gorey completist, though he did only the typography here; cover art by Jullian Philippe. The First Edition from 1953, this book is in VG- (minus) condition: generally quite clean, with mild, age appropriate tanning both inside & out. Corners crisp, spine strong & uncreased with one tiny scrape. Interior shows significant underlining, primarily in the early chapters--thus, the reduced price. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays before 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: Good-. No Jacket. First Edition Later Printing. Groundbreaking series about a young orphan girl who eventually comes to head her own motion picture company in the early decades of the 20th century, laying the groundwork for other children's series featuring strong female leads. Orig. published in 1916, this is Vol. #9 in the series (of 30 books), in 208 pages + 4 pages of ads in rear, glossy frontispiece. Slightly later printing of the First Edition, listing to self in front & to RF #12 in rear. Condition is barely Good: generally clean with light surface soil, corners bumped, both ends of spine heavily frayed. Pages heavily tanned around edges, but unmarked. Rear hinge cracked & spine is cracked at other places, too; a few pages are either very loose or detached though the majority are secure. SPECIAL: Buy 2 or more books in this series, take 10% off, 3, take 20% off, 4, take 30% off & only $1 extra shipping each! 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.

Soft cover. Condición: VG-/G+. Sweet, Darrell Ilustrador. First Edition Later Printing. Another in the wonderful series that introduced science to kids in the 1960s. This is a First Edition (19th printing) softcover from 1961, in decorative wrappers, 48 pages, well-illustrated. Condition is VG-/Good+: generally very clean with the occasional spot or smudge, but NO writing. Binding straight & strong, pages moderately tanned. Light edgewear & shallow creasing all around. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair-Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Book #7 in the 15-book WWII adventure series for boys featuring aviator Dave Dawson. Orig. published in 1942 by Crown, this is a contemporaneous reprint from Saalfied, not a modern reprint. Hardcover with red cloth over boards stamped with a black image of Dave & his plan to front/lettering to spine is in Fair-Good condition: though clean with a secure binding & intact hinges. Pages are heavily tanned & brittle, commensurate with poor quality wartime paper, but unmarked. Exterior shows fading & rubbing to extremities, with some fraying of cloth at both ends of spine & corners. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, 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: Good. No Jacket. First Edition Later Printing. Groundbreaking series about a young orphan girl who eventually comes to head her own motion picture company in the early decades of the 20th century, laying the groundwork for other children's series featuring strong female leads.This was Vol.#11 in the series (of 30 books), in 206 pages + 6 pages of ads in rear, glossy frontispiece. Orig. published in 1917, this is a slightly later printing of the First Edition, listing to RF #12 in front & rear. Condition is just Good: generally quite clean with random spotting, light soil. Moderate corner bumping & edgewear/rubbing, fraying. Both hinges cracked; text block secure. Pages heavily tanned around edges & slightly brittle, bt unmarked. NO DJ. SPECIAL: Buy 2 or more books in this series, take 10% off, 3, take 20% off, 4, take 30% off & only $1 extra shipping each! 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: G-. Kaye, Graham Ilustrador. First Edition Later Printing. Vol.#9 in the second Tom Swift YA series, which was comprised of 33 volumes written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton II. Originally published in 1956 in a blue-tweed cloth version with DJ (see our listing #019790), this is a later Picture Cover edition from the early 1960s, with pictorial boards & gold spine. Slightly later printing, listing to TS#20 in front matter & TS#22 on back cover. In 214 pages with a plain frontispiece & blue/white endpapers by illustrator Graham Kaye. Condition is just barely Good: generally very clean, with mild tanning to page edges, binding strong, but starting to split at lower title page, hinges intact. Pages creamy white with very mild tanning/dust dulling to outside edges. Former owner's name & stickers inside front cover & to ffep; NO other writing/underlining/highlighting. Extremities rubbed, heavily at corners, with slight tearing to paper at both ends of spine. Scraped spot to center of front cover on satellite.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day!

Hardcover. Condición: Fair-Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Book #8 in the 15-book WWII adventure series for boys featuring aviator Dave Dawson. Orig. published in 1942 by Crown, this is a contemporaneous reprint from Saalfied, not a modern reprint. Hardcover with light blue cloth over boards (faded to brown/white at spine & most edges) stamped with a black image of Dave & his plan to front/lettering to spine is in Fair-Good condition: clean, binding strong & straight. Pages heavily tanned & somewhat brittle, commensurate with poor quality wartime paper, but unmarked. Both hinges cracked, purple stain to lower edge of front board, bleeding onto lower fore edge; does not impact interior pages. N0 DJ (missing). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on orders received Weekdays before 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Book #1 in the 15-book WWII adventure series for boys featuring aviator Dave Dawson. Orig. published in 1941 by Crown, this is a contemporaneous reprint from Saalfield, not a modern reprint. 251 pages. Hardcover with light blue cloth over boards stamped with a black image of Dave & his plane to front/lettering to spine is in Good condition: clean, binding strong & straight, but both hinges are cracked. Pages heavily tanned, commensurate with poor quality wartime paper, but completely unmarked. Moderate rubbing to extremities, heavier at spine tips & all corners. Light spotting & soil to both boards. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Miloche, Hilda; Kane, Wilma Ilustrador. Clement Moore's classic tale illustrated by Hilda Miloche & Wilma Kane. A small book in the Cozy Corner series by Whitman (#2095) this hardcover with colorful decorative paper over boards is in only Fair condition, downgraded due to the fact that the spine is largely missing & there is heavy wear (rubbing) to extremities. But, the contents are still great! Binding is tight & secure, all pages intact, very clean, colors bright. Former owner's name inside front cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have here! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair-Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Book #4 in the 15-book WWII adventure series for boys featuring aviator Dave Dawson. Orig. published in 1941 by Crown, this is a contemporaneous reprint from Saalfied, not a modern reprint. Hardcover with red cloth over boards stamped with a black image of Dave & his plan to front/lettering to spine is in Fair-Good condition: clean, binding strong & straight. Pages heavily tanned & fragile, commensurate with poor quality wartime paper, but unmarked. Both hinges cracked, rubbing to extremities, heaviest at both ends of spine & corners, with cloth fraying at spine head. Sunning to spine & along top & fore edge. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, 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: Poor. No Jacket. First Edition Later Printing. Another in the author's widely acclaimed mystery series (which ran 1909-1942) featuring scholarly, bookish, New York City detective Fleming Stone. Published by A. L. Burt in 1921 (copyright & title page are missing from front, so can't date exactly), this 12mo has black cloth-covered boards stamped in faded yellow lettering inside a title box to front/black lettering to spine. Condition is Poor: heavy wear, rubbing, fading. Text block secure, but rear hinge is cracked. Pages show significant tanning, but are unmarked. Head Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, 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. SPECIAL: order 2 or more titles from this author & take 20% of, + only $1.00 shipping for each additional book!

Soft cover. Condición: Good. First Thus. Part of the Sixth rendition from the 1970s--the yellow "oval paperbacks," of the popular girl's series published 1948-1986 written by the pseudonymous "Kathryn Kenny." Of the 34 titles published in this format, this is #12, originally published in hardcover in 1963. Lists to book #34 in front matter (later printing). Softcover 12mo with decorative wrappers (cover art by Jack Wacker), in 212 pages, is in Good condition: generally quite clean & bright, binding cracked & pages 83-86 are detached, but present. All pages tanned, heavier around edges (commensurate with age & paper quality), but completely unmarked save for old price stamp to ffep. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship very same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition Later Printing. Volume #3 in the thrilling YA series featuring the sleuthing brothers Frank & Joe Hardy, who follow in th footsteps of their detective father & solve cases packed with mystery, excitement, & adventure! Orig. published in 1927, this is a Book Club Edition with a rewritten text from 1962, revised "to incorporate the most up-to-date methods used by police & private detectives. '' Larger than the original editions, this hardcover has navy blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine. In 181 pages with frontispiece & internal illustrations, likely by Russell Tandy, but unattributed here. Condition is VG: completely clean, with minor rubbing & bumping to extremities & all corners. Title page slightly creased at top edge. Pages white; binding strong & straight. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to only Good due to insect damage (small chips) around all edges, but colors are bright with no fading.Special: order 2 or more books in this series at the same time & take 15% off, 3 or more, 20% off, & only $1.00 extra shipping for each! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive, 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.

Soft cover. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Gorey, Edward Ilustrador. First Thus. Magical story about a shrinking little boy, brilliantly illustrated on each page opposite text with the deliciously macabre pen-and-ink drawings of the late, great Edward Gorey. Unpaginated. Orig. published in 1971 by Holiday House, this is the Third Dell Printing of the first paperback edition from Yearling from Nov. 1980. Oblong softcover has decorative purpleish wrappers with Gorey illustration to front & back. Condition is only Fair, with heavy edgewear all around, light creasing, & missing lower corner from back cover. Interior is clean & unmarked, but pages are heavily tanned, still supple. Old gift inscription & former owner's stamp inside front cover. A reading copy only! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, 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.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: VG-/G+. Frasconi, Antonio; Gorey, Edward Ilustrador. First Paperback Edition. First published in 1951 as part of the American Men of Letters series, this is the Second Edition from 1956, revised, expanded, & enlarged. This is the FIRST PRINTING of this Anchor mass market paperback (A68 edition, with a cover portrait of James by John Sargent & typography by Edward Gorey (making it a tertiary collectible for completists!). In 265 pages, with list of additional Anchor titles in rear. Condition is VG-/G+: completely clean inside, but exterior shows light edgewear, rubbing to extremities. Modest page tanning around edges. Protected in mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, 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.