ALGER JR. , HORATIO

Bound to Rise Or, Harry Walton's Motto

Philadelphia, PA: Porter & Coates, 0. Early printing; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is an early printing, but not a First Edition. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The spine of the book has some noticeable toning / darkening. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a young man's name and address in pencil on the first free page. The fron pastedown page has the remnants of a previous owner's address label. "In the last decades of the 19th century, Alger's moral tone coarsened with the change in boys' tastes. The public wanted sensational thrills. The Protestant work ethic was less prevalent in the United States, and violence, murder, and other sensational themes entered Alger's works. Public librarians questioned whether his books should be made available to the young. [1][2] They were briefly successful, but interest in Alger's novels was renewed in the first decades of the 20th century, and they sold in the thousands. By the time he died in 1899, Alger had published around a hundred volumes. He is buried in Natick, Massachusetts." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 42193

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Horatio Alger Jr. The Luck And Pluck Second Series Rags To Riches Stories

ALGER JR. , HORATIO

A Cousin's Conspiracy Or, a Boy's Struggle for Inheritance

New York, NY: Hurst & Company, 1915. Reprint. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a full page pictorial pastedown to the front cover that is in Very Good condition. The bottom corner of the pastedown has a tiny chip, and there are spots of rubbing as well. There is some light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers, along with some light foxing. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a previous owner's gift notation inked on the front endpaper (scratched through) , and the remnants of a previous owner's address label.. Very Good .

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Book number: 47453

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Horatio Alger Jr. Rags To Riches Stories

ALGER JR. , HORATIO

The Odds Against Him Or, Carl Crawford's Experience

Philadelphia, PA: The Penn Publishing Company, 1890. Early printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is an early printing, but not a First Edition. The title page includes the date MCM. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. Both front and rear inner hinges have cracking. The text pages are clean and bright. "Alger thrived in the highly disciplined and regimented Harvard environment, winning scholastic and other prestigious awards. His genteel poverty and less-than-aristocratic heritage, however, barred him from membership in the Hasty Pudding Club and the Porcellian Club. In 1849 he became a professional writer when he sold two essays and a poem to the Pictorial National Library, a Boston magazine. He began reading Walter Scott, James Fenimore Cooper, Herman Melville, and other modern writers of fiction and cultivated a lifelong love for Longfellow, whose verse he sometimes employed as a model for his own. He was chosen Class Odist and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa Society honors in 1852, eighth in a class of 88" (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 42194

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Horatio Alger Jr. Rags To Riches Stories Ships & Sailing

ALGER JR. , HORATIO

Paul Prescott's Charge : A Story for Boys (the Campaign Series)

Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates & Co, 1893. Early Reprint. Hardcover. This book has red and silver decorations to the front cover and spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a previous owner's gift notation on the first free page (whole page) , dated 1908. The front pastedown page has both a small bookstore sticker, and a previous owner's address label. This book is part of Alger's campaign series. "In January 1867, the first of 12 installments of Ragged Dick appeared in Student and Schoolmate. The story, about a poor bootblack's rise to middle-class respectability, was a huge success. It was expanded and published as a novel in 1868. It proved to be his best-selling work. After Ragged Dick he wrote almost entirely for boys, and he signed a contract with publisher Loring for a Ragged Dick Series." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 47910

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Horatio Alger Jr. The Campaign Series War Rags To Riches Stories

ALGER JR. , HORATIO

Sink Or Swim Or, Harry Raymond's Resolve

Boston, MA: Loring, Publisher, 1870. Early printing. Hardcover. This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear, rubbing, bumping and wear. There is noticeable rubbing to the spine ends, corners and covers of the book. The top spine joints have fraying and smallish edge tears. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are pages with spots of foxing throughout. There is some pulling to the string binding of the book covers. "Horatio Alger Jr. (/'aeld? ? R/; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was an American writer of young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were characterized by the "rags-to-riches" narrative, which had a formative effect on the United States during the Gilded Age. All of Alger's juvenile novels share essentially the same theme: a teenage boy improves his circumstances by virtuous behavior. There is a "Horatio Alger myth" that the boy becomes wealthy through hard work, but this is inaccurate. In the actual stories, invariably the cause of success is an accident that works to the boy's advantage after he conducts himself according to traditional virtues such as honesty, charity, and altruism. The boy might return a large sum of lost money or rescue someone from an overturned carriage." (from Wikipedia). Good .

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Book number: 42421

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: Young Adult Horatio Alger Jr. Sink Or Swim Series Rags To Riches Stories Youth Series

ALI, MONICA

Brick Lane

New York: Scribners, 2003. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 038560484X. Signed Edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Monica Ali (born 20 October 1967) is a Bangladeshi-born British writer and novelist. In 2003, she was selected as one of the "Best of Young British Novelists" by Granta magazine based on her unpublished manuscript; her debut novel, Brick Lane, was published later that year. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name. She has also published three other novels. "; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39940

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: 038560484X Modern Fiction First Edition Monica Ali Signed Edition England

ALIKI (ALIKI LIACOURAS BRANDENBERG )

The Two of Them

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0688802257. Illustrated by Aliki. Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge tears and nicks. The white dust jacket has some beginning toning, and a couple of spots of discoloration and ground-in dirt, along with several small edge nicks and tears. "In 1956 Brandenberg decided to explore her Greek heritage, as well as many other parts of Europe. During her travels she met Franz Brandenberg, whom she married the following year. After moving to Franz's native Switzerland, Brandenberg wrote her first book The Story of William Tell, about the legendary Swiss archer. The book, published in 1960, was well received. Brandenberg and her husband moved to New York, where Brandenberg began in earnest her long career as an illustrator and author of books for children. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 39932

Catalogue: Young Adult

Keywords: 0688802257 Young Adult Aliki Aliki Liacouras Brandenberg Grandparents Families Young Adult

ALLAWAY, HOWARD (EDITOR)

Popular Science Monthly May 1957; Vol. 170, No. 5

New York, NY: Popular Science Publishing Company, Inc, 1957. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized magazine with illustrated covers and a glued spine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners have some bumping and rubbing. The contents include: Why You Can't Outrun the Police, What's New in Car Air Conditioners, Tiny Sub Maneuvers Like a Plane, These Cameras Make Time Stand Still, Atomic Energy Vulcanizes Tire, Hitchhiking Missle Launched in Air, Starfighter Twin Has Dual Cockpit, and more.. Very Good .

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Book number: 47523

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Science Howard Allaway DIY Popular Mechanics Handicraft Science Automotive

ALLEN, LEE (LELAND GAITHER ALLEN)

100 Years of Baseball the Intimate and Dramatic Story of Modern Baseball from the Game's Beginnings Up to the Present Day

New York, NY: Bartholomew House, Inc, 1950. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several edge nicks and tears, along with noticeable toning / fading to the spine and spine joints. "From 1959 until his death, he was the historian at the Baseball Hall of Fame, succeeding Ernest Lanigan. In that capacity, and with his substantial collection of biographical information on ballplayers (continuing Lanigan's work) , he had a great deal of input to the first edition of the famous MacMillan Baseball Encyclopedia which was published in the same year he died. Although Allen had been inspired as a youth by his Hall of Fame predecessor's Baseball Cyclopedia, he was not the "figger filbert" that Lanigan was. However, they did share a common interest in the personal stories of the ballplayers. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 43998

Catalogue: Baseball

Keywords: Baseball Lee Allen Baseball History Modern Baseball Sports

ALLEN, LYMAN WHITNEY

Abraham Lincoln a Poem

New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1909. 4th Edition. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The spine and rear cover of the book have a couple of smallish spots of discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. "Dr. Allen is a graduate of Washington University and holds the degrees of B. A. And a M. A. From that Institution. The University of Wooster later conferred the degree of D. D. He pursued a two year's post graduate course in Philosophy at Princeton University and studied for the ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary. Ordained by the Presbytery of St. Louis in 1882, he began work in the suburbs of his native city and was for several years afterwards pastor of the Carondelet Presbyterian Church. In 1889 he accepted a call to the South Park Presbyterian Church in Newark and ministered there for twenty-seven years. In October of 1916 he resigned to give his time wholly to literature. Since then he has been constantly in literary work. When the city of Newark celebrated its 250th Anniversary, the Committee of 100 requested Dr. Allen to write the Celebration Ode for the owning exercises. " (from New Jersey Biographies). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 44107

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Poetry Lyman Whitney Allen Abraha Lincoln Patriotic Poetry Americana

ALLEN, CHARLES DEXTER WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY BY E. N. HEWINS)

American Book-Plates a Guide to Their Study

New York: Hacker Art Books, 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 43172

Catalogue: Books on Books

Keywords: Books On Books Charles Dexter Allen E. N. Hewins American Bookplates Bookplates Bookplate Collecting

ALLEN, WILLIAM R.

The Chequemegon Shay-Wah-Me-Gon

New York: William-Frederick Press, 1949. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good only dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The top edge of the text block has foxing. The dust jacket has several large chips missing, including to the top and bottom spine ends. "After graduation, Allen returned to French Gulch to mine with his father. He also became associated with Marcus Daly in his Electric Light, Street Railway, and Water Works department. After his father's death in 1898, Allen began to develop his Elkhorn Mine at Brundy (later renamed Coolidge for the President). The Elkhorn Mine became a major producer with a large processing mill. For eight years, starting in 1903, Allen also was a timber developer. He then began branching out into other enterprises, becoming involved in real estate, fire insurance, banking, and railroads. During most of the nineteen-teens, Allen lived in Boston, Massachusetts, where he established important business connections, which he used to finance his Montana enterprises. In 1913 he established the Boston and Montana Development Company. A subsidiary, the Butte, Wisdom, and Pacific Railway Company, was incorporated to build a rail line into the Big Hole Valley from the Oregon Short Line at Divide. Nothing came of this project, however, until after World War I, when the Montana Southern Railway Company--a reorganization of the Butte, Wisdom, and Pacific--started construction of a narrow gauge line." (from Archives West). Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 42266

Catalogue: Western Americana

Keywords: Western Americana William R. Allen Montanta Mining Placer Mining Montaniana

ALLEN, JAMES LANE

A Kentucky Cardinal

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899. Early printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light, bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's gift notation on the front endpaper. "James Lane Allen (December 21, 1849 – February 18, 1925) was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late-19th century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction. Allen has been described as "Kentucky's first important novelist." " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46190

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Modern Fiction James Lane Allen Kentucky Historical Fiction

ALLEN, HERVEY AND CARL CARMER

The Mohawk (Rivers of America)

New York, NY: Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1948. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Letterio Calapai. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is some ground-in dirt to the book covers, especially to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. "The Mohawk River is a 149-mile-long (240 km) [5] river in the U. S. State of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in Cohoes, New York, a few miles north of the city of Albany. [10] The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. It is a major waterway in north-central New York. In the early 19th century, the river's east-west valley provided the setting and water for development of the Erie Canal, as a key to developing New York." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 45882

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Americana Rivers Of America Series The Mohawk River New York Rivers Letterio Calapai

ALLEN, T. D. (PSEUDONYM OF DON AND TERRY ALLEN)

Navahos Have Five Fingers

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0806117656. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine has noticeable fading. The text pages are clean and bright. "Under the pseudonym T. D. Allen, Don B. And Terril Diener Allen (1908- ) wrote historical fiction and non-fiction about the West and Native Americans. They were best known for Doctor in Buckskin (1951) , based on the story of Marcus Whitman, a doctor and missionary in the Oregon territory; Troubled Border (1954) , about John McLoughlin, head of the Hudson Bay Company's outpost at Fort Vancouver; Navahos Have Five Fingers (1963) , an account of the couple's stay at a Navaho reservation and the people they met there; and Miracle Hill (1967) , the story of a young Navaho boy, Mitchell Blackhorse. Terry Diener was a professor of creative writing; a director of communications arts for the U. S. Government's Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1968-1974; and lecturer and specialist on American Indians at the University of California, Santa Cruz, 1969-1974." (Archives West). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 40551

Catalogue: Native Americans

Keywords: 0806117656 Native Americans T. D. Allen Don And Terry Allen Navajo Western Americana Anthropology Native Americans