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HISTORIC SCENES In FICTION

Van Dyke, Henry., editor · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Boston: Hall & Locke Co, 1902. 3rd edition. Green decorated publishers cloth with gilt stamped spine & upper panel; green decorated eps. TEG. xxi, 376 pp. With b/w & color illustrations. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. VG (spine tanned/light edgewear/cut edges foxed). Young Folks' Library...

The BOOK Of ADVENTURE

Dole, Nathan Haskell., editor · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Boston: Hall & Locke Co, 1902. 3rd edition. Green decorated publishers cloth with gilt stamped spine & upper panel; green decorated eps. TEG. xvi, 392 pp. With b/w & color illustrations. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. VG (spine tanned/light edgewear). Young Folks' Library, Volume VIII.

WONDERS Of EARTH, SEA , And SKY

Holden, Edward Singleton., editor · 1902 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

Boston: Hall & Locke Co, 1902. 3rd edition. Green decorated publishers cloth with gilt stamped spine & upper panel; green decorated eps. TEG. xvii, 388 pp. With b/w & color illustrations. 8vo. 21cm x 14.5cm. VG (spine tanned/light edgewear). Young Folks' Library, Volume XI.

OLD JACK: A Tale for Boys

Kingston, W[illiam]. H[enry]. G[iles. 1814 - 1880] · 1878 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$24.75 (€22.45 | £18.73 | ¥3,953)

London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1878. Red decorated cloth binding with black & gilt pictorial front. 507 pp. Illustrated. 12mo. Abt VG (front hinge cracked/po bookplate at ffep/rear panel chipped/light internal & external soiling).

MITCH MILLER

Masters, Edgar Lee [1868 - 1950] · 1920 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,149)

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920. 1st edition. Blue cloth binding, with gilt stamped spine & upper board. 262 pp. Illustrations by John Sloan. 12mo. VG (poi at ffep/extremities darkened/small scuffmark at tail of upper panel).

In The HEART Of The ROCKIES. A Story of Adventure in Colorado

Henty, G[eorge]. A[lfred. 1832 - 1902] · 1899 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.62 | ¥8,784)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. Early printing. Green color stamped publisher's cloth with image of an Indian shooting an arrow on the upper panel. 353 + 32 pp adverts at rear. Illustrations by G.A. Hindley. 12mo. 19cm x 13.5cm. Abt VG (edgewear/partial crack at front...

A MASS For The DEAD

Gibson, William · 1968 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.97 | ¥5,270)

NY: Atheneum, 1968. 1st edition. Blue cloth binding. Dust jacket. ix, 431 pp. 8vo. 24cm x 15.5cm. NF/VG+ (short incomplete tear at top edge of upper panel).

The ROD And GUN CLUB. The Rod and Gun Series #2

[Fosdick, Charles A.]. Castlemon, Harry · 1883 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$18.70 (€16.97 | £14.15 | ¥2,987)

Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1883. Early printing. Blue cloth publisher's binding. Gilt spine decorations. 376 + 8 pp adverts at rear. With 3 illustrations. 12mo. VG (slt lean/edgewear/bpt & rubbed/hinge paper cracked).

MR. FRANK MERRIWELL. A Novel of Today

Patten, Gilbert · 1941 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,149)

New York: Alliance Book Corporation, 1941. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. viii, 305, [1] pp. 8vo. VG/VG (sticker abrasion at base of spine panel).

IRON DUKE. Iron Duke Series #1

Tunis, John R. · 1966 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.97 | ¥5,270)

New York: Harcourt Brace & World Inc, 1966. Circa 1967. Peach cloth binding. Dust jacket. 276 pp. Illustrated by Johan Bull. 8vo. VG+ (faint soiling)/NF (pc/light edgewear).

ATLAN

Gaskel, Jane · 1968 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$9.90 (€8.98 | £7.49 | ¥1,581)

NY: Paperback Library, 1968. 1st edition. Color printed wrappers. Yellow edgestain. 287 pp. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. 12mo. 18cm x 10cm. VG (closed split down center of rear panel). 55-738.

STAR GUARD. Ace G-599

Norton, André [1912 - 2005] · 1955 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

New York: Ace Books, Inc, 1955. 2nd Ace paperback edition. Color printed wrappers. Orange edgestain. 214 pp. 16mo. 16cm x 10.5cm. NF (minimal edgewear/small white spot at tail edge).

CAST UPON The BREAKERS.; Foreword by Ralph D. Gardner

Alger Jr., Horatio [1832 - 1899] · 1973 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.81 | ¥4,392)

Garden City: Doubleday & Co, 1973. 1st hardcover edition (Cf Bennett 29). Light green cloth binding. Dust jacket. 240 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 22cm x 14.5cm. Fine/NF (light edgewear & shelfwear).

ELEGY For A SOPRANO

Smith, Kay Nolte · 1985 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$35.75 (€32.43 | £27.06 | ¥5,709)

NY: Villard, 1985. 1st edition. Inscribed by the author. Cloth spine over boards. Dust jacket. 277 pp. 8vo. 21.5cm x 14.5cm. NF/NF (tiny chip at top of rear panel).

The IRON WOMAN

Hughes, Ted. Moser, Barry - Illustrator · 1995 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

New York: Dial Books, 1995. 1st US edition. Cloth spine over boards. Dust jacket. 109, [3] pp. Engravings by Barry Moser. 8vo. 23.5cm x 15.5cm. NF (po circular blindstamp to ffep)/F .

ONE WAS JOHHNY. A Counting Book

Sendak, Maurice · 1962 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$20.35 (€18.46 | £15.40 | ¥3,250)

NY: Harper & Row, 1962. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. Unpaginated [though 46 pp]. With color illustrations. 9.5cm x 6.5cm. VG+/VG+ 1 of 4 books in The Nutshell Library series.

CROSSING OPEN GROUND

Lopez, Barry Holstun · 1988 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$24.75 (€22.45 | £18.73 | ¥3,953)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. 1st edition. Gray cloth over boards. Dust jacket. 208 pp. 8vo. 23.5cm x 16cm. F/NF. A nice copy.

TRUFFLES For LUNCH

Berson, Harold · 1980 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

NY: Macmillan, 1980. 1st edition. Mustard cloth binding. Dust jacket. Unpaginated [though 32 pp]. With color illustrations. Oblong 8vo. 18.5cm x 23.5cm. VG (edgewear/3 small bits of paper stuck to top edge of upper panel)/VG .

MAYBE

Hellman, Lillian · 1980 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

Boston: Little Brown, 1980. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. 106 pp. 8vo. VG/VG (damp stain to lower, center 1" of DJ).

CHERRY AMES VISITING NURSE. Cherry Ames Series #8

Wells, Helen · 1947 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.81 | ¥4,392)

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1947. Ca 1960. Red tweed binding stamped in black. Dust jacket with yellow spine. [8], 216 pp. Frontis. 12mo. VG+ (sticker abrasion to front paste-down)/VG (modest edgewear).