Youth Series from Hedgehog's Whimsey Books

Fictional holiday adventure for 3 children: Ida the English girl; Oskar the Polish refugee; and Ping the displaced boy from the Orient. Their's was an adventure on a river seen from the summer rental house. They glide off in an old canoe found at the river, and adventures begin. A spell is woven, and real life mingles with fantasy among… Read more about this item

End papers in diamond-shaped boxes, w/ varied peach-toned line-art: young men and women, different sports. 1920s setting. Fictional youth series: Larry Murdock is chosen as regular pitcher for the Carson College nine. Absorbing action leading to the big game. Pen&Ink artwork, not credited. Sturdy, well-illustrated in black Pen&Ink action artwork. Small dings to spine & cover. Age-toning to text pages.… Read more about this item

Standard series book design and economy for the 1920s-30s. Between World Wars, the book market for youth developed themes of mystery, problem-solving, adventure, and the friendship coming from shared imagined danger. This book offers early in the pages a list noting "Heroes of the Air". The list of titles in this series is near the back, each with brief theme.… Read more about this item

Decorated black and gold artwork and titles on rust-colored fabric over boards, front and convex spine. Near fine. Protective tissue over frontispiece. Random foxing individual spots. Concave side page block. William Henry Giles Kinston, b.London 1814-d.1880, was known for his boys' adventure novels, with varied settings, numbering near 100.

Boston.: Little, Brown and Company., 1945. 1901 original Little Brown; 1871 LMA ©. John Alcott 1899, 1913.. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Jacket is damaged missing 1/3rd lower spine jacket and top chip. Minor soiling to page blocks.. Birch, Reginald (Illustrations in Color by).. 1 Dark blue cloth over boards. Gold… Read more about this item

Akron OH / New York / Chicago.: The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1904. Likely 1st Saalfield edition. "C" underneath illustrator's name.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Prior owner: James G Greene, Moriah N.Y. inked on free end paper. Repaired lower spine.. Dunton, W Herbert (Illustrated by).. 1 First edition. 253 p. Abandoned old bug… Read more about this item

Philadelphia.: Blakiston / Triangle Books by arr. w/ Macrae-Smith Co., 1945. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Minor page block soil. Age-toning. Firmly bound.. 1 250 p. Light burgundy woven cloth over boards. Black spine titles. 19 cm. Youth Series: Author Hancock has also published titles Nurse in White. Nurses, North Side Nurse, Pat Whitney, R.N., West… Read more about this item

TOR Books / Tom Doherty Associates., 1985. © 1985 1st printing. Trademark Blackstone Magic Enterprises Inc.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Minor cover wear. Well-bound.. Stiles, Fran (Cover Art by), and Abrams, Paul (Interior Pen & Ink Illustrations by).. 1 First edition. Mass-market paperback. Glued binding. 123 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. The setting is Falcon Cliff Lodge, a 70-year-old mountain… Read more about this item

Somerville MA.: Candlewick Press., 2009. First edition. First U.S. Edition.. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Carrel, Douglas (Illustrated by).. 1 Black paper over boards. Shiny green spine titles. 272 p. Pen&Ink with pencil art fill. Map. Audience: Children/juvenile. Youth series: Apprentice dragonologists Daniel, age 12, and Beatrice Cook's mentor is called away, leaving the siblings to… Read more about this item

Racine WI.: Whitman Publishing Company., 1962. Whitman #1526.. Hard cover. Good. Signed by previous owner. Corner, spine end bumps. Edge wear, partial loss of clear protective cover film. Small empty bug condo, lower front pages. Clean age-toned text pages.. Szwejkowski, Adam (Illustrated by).. 1 213 p. Standard Whitman format, illustrated color glossy paper over boards. 6x7.75 in. Turquoise… Read more about this item

Racine WI.: Whitman Publishing Company., 1943. Authorized Edition.. Hard cover. Fair. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Missing 1st free endpaper. Cutting and old tape repair to frontispiece. Age-toning. Lower spine surface patch gone.. 1 1 p. l., [7]-248 p. 21 cm. Includes Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. Lesser quality materials in this series, Whitman's "New Stories of Adventure and Mystery", listed… Read more about this item

New York.: The Mershon Company.. No Date, circa 1915.. Hard cover. Fair. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Pencilled inscription inside board: "Ralph and Charles, Christmas 1915". Missing front free end paper.. 1 344 p. Light green cloth over boards, profusely decorated in black and orange; gold spine titles. 19 cm. Historical fiction, based on author's research… Read more about this item

New York.: Bantam by arr. w/ Charles Scribner's Sons., 1947. First edition. 1st Bantam. Complete and Unabridged.. Mass-market paperback. Fair. Damp stain, top corner, darkening paper. Age-toning. Clear protective cover compromised.. 1 Mass-market paperback. 188 p. 17 cm. Cover art not credited. Mystery murder fiction with a rendezvous of love and murder in Yellowstone Park. "A twisting puzzler".

Philadelphia.: Henry Altemus Company., 1911. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. General cover soiling; clean text pages. Firm binding.. 1 256 p. Tan cloth over boards, black & red cover art. At back: 8 publisher ad pages, youth series including this. 5.5x7.5 in. Pen&Ink line art pages. Cover shows 2 young women w/ tennis… Read more about this item

New York.: A Bantam Skylark Book., 1992. Re-issue 1976, 1983; 1909 1st © L.C. Page.. Trade paperback. Very good. Light surface blemishing.. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. 275 p. 20 cm. Audience: Children/juvenile. The skinny freckle-faced redhead who had come to the island is now, at 16, a teacher at Avonlea school on Prince Edward Island in Canada.

New York.: Cupples and Leon Company., 1941. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Light wear to spine ends, corners. Low budget production materials.. Woerner, K G (Grayscale art frontispiece by).. 1 207 p. Red pebbled cloth over boards. Black stamped titles. Black, white geometric pattern: end papers. Mystery fiction series. Author of Mildred A Wirt Mystery Stories… Read more about this item

New York.: Scholastic Point., 1989. Mass-market paperback. Good. Signed by previous owner. Lower spine: 1-inch tear, repaired. Light cover creasing. Clean text pages. Priorr owner name on back page order form.. 1 Mass market paperback. Glued binding. 167 p. Cover art not credited. Audience: Young adult; Children/juvenile. Youth thriller series. Subtitle: "Every step she takes, he'll be watching".… Read more about this item

New York.: Scholastic., 1994. First edition. 1st Scholastic printing.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Minor surface wear. Smooth spine. Clean text pages.. 1 Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 176 p. Point. Audience: Children/juvenile; Young adult. Young Adult Mystery. Subtitle: "What you don't know can kill you". Set in a boarding school in the English countryside. It seemed peaceful,… Read more about this item

New York.: Scholastic Point., 1993. Mass-market paperback. Good. Lower spine: qtr-inch tear, repaired. Top spine scuffing. Light cover creasing. Clean text pages.. 1 Mass market paperback. Glued binding. 165 p. Cover art not credited. Audience: Young adult; Children/juvenile. Youth series thriller. Subtitle: "Don't stop now". Blue hitchhiker's thumb, hand, in headlights.

New York.: Archway / Parachute Press., 1993. First edition. 1st Archway.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. Near fine.. Schmidt, Bill (Cover art by).. 1 Mass market paperback. Glued binding. 179 p. IL 7+. Audience: Young adult. Youth Series. Subtitle: "Where the Terror Began". Simon Fear thought changing his name would stop the evil. He was dead wrong. If the… Read more about this item