Anbieter: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, USA
Zustand: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, May 18 (sale item)* 353 pp., hardcover, ex library, else text clean & binding tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1950
Anbieter: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Endpapers and stunning jacket art by J. Clemens Gretta (Gretter, 1904-1988) / matte paper frontispiece a line drawing by A.O. Scott (illustrator). This is edition 1950A-29 of the eleventh Hardy Boys mystery, as per Carpentieri & Mular Fifth Edition 2004. 29 HBs through "Secret of the Lost Tunnel" to jacket front flap; three Ken Holts to jacket rear flap, seven Mark Twain Classics to jacket rear panel, and following the text we get a four-page spread promoting the new "Rick Brant" adventures. Jacket "near fine" with only the slightest rub to foot of spine, this harder-to-find jacket with its bold color palette is one of Gretta's greatest, and is NOT noticeably faded to spine. 213 pp. followed by four-page ad for Rick Brant series. Reduced from $90.
Verlag: Consolidated Press Limited, Toronto, 1936
Erstausgabe
Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Woods, Rex; Fischer, Anton Otto; Klett, Walter; Wilcox, C.R.; Ball, Seymour; Dahlberg, Edwin; Merwin, Decie (illustrator). First Edition. Wonderfully illustrated front cover by Rex Woods depicts two medieval musicians performing a Christmas tune. 96 pages. Features: Charming colour ad for Green Giant canned tomatoes inside front cover includes map of Essex County, Ontario, where "the swankiest tomatoes in Canada' are grown; Nice one-page ad for the 1937 Chevrolet; Christmas 1936-2000 - a thoughtful article on the the future of the church and those born in 1936; Gorgeous one-page colour ad for the new 1937 V-8 Ford cars, featuring a maroon sedan; Lucky Keyes - short story by A.D. Divine; Silver Legs - short story by Margaret Nyren Hoffman; Christmas poems; I Was A Stranger - a true Canadian story as told to Janet Erskine Scott; Santa Claus for a Quarter - short story by Emma-Lindsay Squier; The Transit of Venus - short story by Gertrude Macaulay Sutton; Fog Over Fundy - short story by Louis Arthur Cunningham; Marvelous one-page colour-illustrated Campbell's Soup ad features grocer talking to well-heeled lady; Teens and Twenties; Fulfill Wishes - by Eva Nagel Wolf; Nice one-page ad for Jane Seymour Beauty Preparations; Movie reviews of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "The Gorgeous Hussy", "Craig's Wife", and "Seven Sinners"; A Peek at the Books - Margaret Lawrence reports on the Toronto Book Fair; One-page Carnation Milk ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Lovely one-page colour ad for Five Roses flour features Christmas baking; Eight delicious-looking recipes by Mona Parr for Christmas puddings and sauces - Rich Plum, Plum, Simple Dark Fruit, Carrot, Fluffy Mocha, Chilled Moulded Plum, Hard Sauce, Brown Sugar Sauce; One-page Libby's baby food ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Fashion ideas - 'Dresses for Dates'; Delightful page of illustrations to be cut out entitled "Mary Lou and Bobby's Christmas" by Lydia Fraser; and more. A quality copy of this heartwarming depression-era piece of Christmas Canadiana.