First Edition stated. Novel of a young Englishman who is confronted by the "advantages to which his real parentage entitled him". Near Fine but for 1960's ownership signature at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket. Item #22838

First Edition. "A story of the Minnesota logging camps. A rousing story with plenty of action and suspense". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #27081

First Edition. Octavo, original illustrated gray cloth, illustrated and printed dustjacket. Collection of short stories including a nautical adventure yarn. Scarce in original dustjacket. This copy with clipped Aldrich signature laid in. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some darkening at spine, top spine end chipped cm deep, few small chips at lower spine end. Item #14101

First Edition. L. Hopkins dustjacket art and silhouette illustrations throughout. Translated from the French of Emile de la Bedolliere. Charming children's story "of Mother Michael and her cat." Near Fine in Very Good Plus dustjacket, spine sunned with few shallow tears along edges. Item #24281

First Edition. Illustrated with 63 "Candid Camera Photographs" by Max Peter Haas. Includes photos of Josephine Baker. Very scarce in dustjacket. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some modest edge wear, small chip at top front panel. Item #27614

First Edition. Harold E. Snyder dustjacket art. Romance of a love triangle between two employers of an architecture firm and a girl already engaged to one of them. Very Good in a Very Good dustjacket but for shallow edge-chipping. Item #18835

First Edition. Politzer dustjacket art. Adventure novel of lost treasure. "From Limehouse, that notorious section of London's East End, to a remote archipelago of the South Seas, is in itself a perfect back drop for this drama of swift moving action, conflict, escape and pursuit". Very Good but rather cloth soiled copy, married to a nearly Fine bright and crisp example of the original publisher's dustjacket which has been stored separately from the book (very likely since publication). A spectacular jacket. Item #23502

First Edition. Mach Tey dustjacket art. The Bound to Win Stories for young adults. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #12099

Volumes 2 and 3 bound in one, January to December 1849. Contemporary 3/4 leather binding, marbled boards, gilt lettering at spine. Contains the three earliest contributions by Horatio Alger to a periodical, and his first published works. "Voices of the Past" (Poem), pp. 278 of Vol. II (June 1849); "Chivalry", a 2-page article p. 123 of Volume II, (March 1849) and "Cervantes", a page article p.241 (November, 1849). (See Gardner Bibliography). Also prints an obituary for Edgar Allan Poe who died in that year. Very scarce Alger item. Very Good volume, outer hinges cracked, front free end papers and title page shaken, text generally clean and free of staining. Item #12854

Bound volume Two of Our Young Folks, 1866-7, including Alger's short story, How Johnny bought a Sewing-Machine. Volume issued with some color plates. Contemporary cloth over boards. Original 3/4 leather and marbled boards. Very Good tight copy, spine leather with surface loss. Item #16921

First Edition. Bound volume, XXIX, January to December 1869. contemporary 3/4 black leather, marbled boards, gilt at spine, raised bands. Contains the complete Alger story, Luck and Pluck; or John Oakley's Inheritance, in 12 parts. Very Good plus tight volume, moderate edge wear. Item #17151

First Edition. Complete run of 14 separate issues, #409 through #422, October 4, 1890 through January 3, 1891. Original printed and illustrated wrappers. Extremely scarce serialized printing and true first appearance of Alger's young adult adventure novel published in The Argosy. Not published book form until 1897 by Henry T. Coates and Co. A Very Good to Near Fine attractive collection, with most issues in clean and crisp condition, some soiling at edges, #417 front wrapper with considerable soiling, #415 lacking wrappers, #411 with top corner of front wrapper with tanning. Item #10335