Boy Allies on the Somme - World War I

Boy Allies on the Somme

Clair W. Hayes

A book for boys 12 to 16 years old, about boys in Europe during World War I. ''In this series we follow the fortunes of two American lads unable to leave Europe after war is declared. They meet the soldiers of the Allies, and decide to cast their lot with them. their experiences and escapes are many ...''

A. L. Burt. (1917). Hard cover with picture of soldiers and boys in trench on front and boy with rifle on spine, 5 x 7-1/2 inches, 249 pages....
Circa: 1917
Condition: Used
Size: 5 x 7-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: A. L. Burt.
Author: Clair W. Hayes
Pages: 249  

The Boy from the Ranch - 1909 The Boy from the Ranch or Roy Bradner's City Experiences

Frank V. Webster

Cover is tan with black lettering on front and spine. Front has an illustration of a young "cowboy" with rope, chaps, hat and red shirt.

Cupples & Leon Co., 1909. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 5 inches wide by 7-1/2 inches tall, 200 pages.

Light stain at top of front cover. Front binding slightly shaken. Some wear to corners and spine ends. No tears.

Under 2 lbs. Shipping information will be...
Circa: 1909
Condition: Used
Size: 5 inches wide by 7-1/2 inches tall
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Cupples & Leon Co.
Author: Frank V. Webster
Pages: 200  

Gold Elsie - Germany

Snug corner Series

E. Marlit, Translated from the German

M. A. Donohue & Co., no date given. Set in Germany in the 1800s, this novel, probably for young people, was originally written in 1887. This is a reprint, possibly late 1800s or early 1900s. It is about a family, including a girl, Elizabeth, who inherit a long abandoned castle in a forest. 294 pages.

Hard blue cloth cover, with picture in red and white, of a tree and a girl sitting in it.

Cover is worn,...
Circa: 1890
Condition: Used
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: DE
Publisher: M. A. Donohue & Co.
Author: E. Marlit
Pages: 294  

Five Little Peppers Grown Up

Five Little Peppers Grown Up

Margaret Sidney

Complete Authorized Edition

Grosset & Dunlap, by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin Company, c. 1944. This book, while published under wartime conditions, in compliance with government regulations for the conservation of paper and other essential materials, is COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED. Hard tan cover, no dust jacket, 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 inches, 479 pages.

Name on front fly. Paper pasted inside back. Two inch tear up from bottom of back...
Circa: 1944
Condition: used
Size: 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Author: Margaret Sidney
Pages: 479  

Ruth Fielding at Golden Pass

Ruth Fielding at Golden Pass - or The Perils of an Artificial Avalanche

Alice B. Emerson

An adventure story for girls.

Cupples & Leon Co., 1925. Hard cover, no dust jacket, 5 x 7-1/2 inches, 205 pages.

Name inside front and spots. Pages 26 - 27 have a splash of spots across them. Light corner wear. Otherwise very good, firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1925
Condition: used
Size: 5 x 7-1/2 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Cupples & Leon Co.
Author: Alice B. Emerson
Pages: 205  

Cherry Ames Cruise Nurse - Helen Wells

Cherry Ames needs a rest, so she goes on a cruise.

Grosset & Dunlap, 1948, possible first edition. Hard red cloth cover with black lettering, 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 inches, 216 pages.

Cover has some rubbing and wear to corners and edges and a bend in the front. Owner's name in ink on front fly and in pencil on title page. Inside pages are clean and firmly bound.

Under 2 lbs.
Circa: 1948
Condition: Used
Size: 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 inches
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Author: Helen Wells
Pages: 216  

Scouting the Balkans in a Motor Boat

Scouting the Balkans in a Motor Boat, or An Escape from the Dardanelles

Capt. V. T. Sherman

The Motorboat Boys, a sort of Boy Scouts, sail down the Danube River, in the late Summer of 1914, in this book written for young readers during the First World War, with some very quaint phrases. Lots of information on the start of WW II. There is an ad for a bicycle by Mead Cycle Company on the back of the Table of Contents page. This is the seventh book in the Motorboat Boys series....
Circa: 1915
Condition: Used
Type: hardcover
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: M. A. Donohue & Co.
Author: Capt. V. T. Sherman
Pages: 258