Category: Young Adult

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Des Plaines, IL, Gilbert K. Westgard II: 1976

Seller ID: 6474

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Numbered limited edition of 200, this copy being number 129. Signed by publisher on limitation page. Bibliographical information about book written on title page by former owner and Alger collector, Wallace Palmer. Block edges are a bit soiled, otherwise a clean copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 140 pages
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Number 91; Or, the Adventures of a New York Telegraph Boy

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Des Plaines, IL, Gilbert K. Westgard II: 1977

Seller ID: 6853

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Numbered limited edition of 200, this copy being number 129. Signed by publisher on limitation page. Light cover wear. Block edges are a bit soiled. Bibliographical notes written on the title page in green pen, otherwise a clean copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 205 pages
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Chester Rand, Or; a New Path to Fortune

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, The John C. Winston Co.: 1903

Seller ID: 7018

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

A very clean reprint copy. Light wear. Tight binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 386 pages
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Lost At Sea, Or; Robert Roscoe's Strange Cruise

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1904

Seller ID: 7019

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Cover corners bumped and rubbed and spine ends are curling. Binding is a bit loose but undamaged. The text remains fairly clean. Rear end page has a 1/4 page horizontal tear near the top corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 250 pages
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Out for Business; Or, Robert Frost's Strange Career

By: Alger, Horatio; Gardner, Ralph D. (Introduction)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Chatterton-Peck: 1900

Seller ID: 7021

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Cover corners bumped and rubbed and spine ends are curling. Slight spine lean. Binding is tight. Bibliographical info about this title is pasted to front paste down. A non-author gift inscription is on the ffep. The text remains fairly clean and is unmarked.. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 287 pages
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Struggling Upward, Or, Luke Larkin's Luck

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.: 1984

Seller ID: 6393

ISBN: 0486247376

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

A full page inscription by the writer of the new introduction, Ralph D. Gardner (NY Times staff member, advertising executive and a noted biographer of Horatio Alger) is signed with the date November 11, 1984. Cover corners are a bit worn. Text shows a few small creases and a few spots of soiling and foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages; Signed by Contributor
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Tom Swift and His Great Search Light

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap: 1912

Seller ID: 1402

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Last title listed in pretext. Light to moderate cover wear. Corners bumped, spine ends curling. Front hinge broken at title page, binding slightly loose. Former owner's name penned on ffep. Text remains clean.
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Tom Swift and His Flying Boat, Or; the Castaways of the Giant Iceberg

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1923

Seller ID: 7073

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

The 26th adventure from the Tom Swith Series. Covers are heavily worn with frayed corners and spine ends as well as dampstaining along the whole bottom edge. The binding is delicate and the text just a bit brittle. Dampstaining does not effect the text and is not present on most pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages
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Tom Swift and His Undersea Search; Or, the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1920

Seller ID: 7074

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

The 23rd adventure from the Tom Swith Series. Covers corners and spine ends are worn and there is dampstaining present along the whole bottom edge. The binding is sound but the text just a bit brittle. Dampstaining does not effect the text and is not present on most pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 218 pages
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Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, the Quickest Flight on Record

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1911

Seller ID: 7075

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

The 9th adventure from the Tom Swith Series. Covers corners and spine ends are worn and there is a circular dampstain on the front cover. The binding feels a bit loose but is undamaged. The text is a little soiled and evenly toned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 218 pages
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Double Play Rookie

By: Archibald, Joe

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, MacRae Smith Company: 1955

Seller ID: 4027

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Light wear to cover edges. Bottom fore corners lightly bumped. Very slightly cocked spine. Binding remains sound. End papers lightly age tanned. Inscribed, signed & dated on ffep "To Johnny Distel. Hoping he will touch all bases every time he comes to bat -- Joe Archibald August 12th 1955"; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 205 pages; Signed by Author
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Shortstop on Wheels

By: Archibald, Joe

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, MacRae Smith Company: 1962

Seller ID: 4028

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Red cloth covers show light wear and soiling at edges. Inscribed signed and dated by the author on the ffep. End papers have just a hint of age tanning. Pages are clean, tight, uncreased & unmarked. Appears Unread. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 205 pages; Signed by Author
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Pioneer Boys of the Gold Fields

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1906

Seller ID: 3373

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Covers show soiling and wear appropriate to grade. Former owner's name with 1910 date penned to front pastedown. Front hinge has a small crack at top, otherwise binding sound. Text slightly toned and soiled. Includes receipt for purchase dated '62. From the collection of Wallace Palmer. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 298 pages
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Boys of the Fort Or, a Young Captain's Pluck

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1901

Seller ID: 3374

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Covers show moderate wear and soiling. Front external hinge is cracking near the bottom. Internal hinges are sound and binding remains fairly tight. Soiling and scattered foxing visible throughout the text. ; Flag of Freedom; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 250 pages
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The Tour of the Zero Club Or, for Fame and Fortune

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, Street & Smith Corporation: 1902

Seller ID: 6642

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Scarce paperback edition has fairly clean covers showing rubbed corners and creasing down spine. There is also a small amount of loss at spine ends. Text is toned but remains supple. Binding remains tight. ; Round the World Library No. 67; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 259 pages
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Off for Hawaii, Or; the Mystery of a Great Volcano

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Chicago, Geo. M. Hill Co.: 1899

Seller ID: 7024

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Covers worn with bumped corners and fraying spine ends. Former owner's photocopied bookplate on front paste down. Typed and pasted in bibliographical notes on ffep. Text is otherwise fairly clean and in an undamaged binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 248 pages
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Lost in the Land of Ice, Or; Daring Adventures around the South Pole

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1902

Seller ID: 7025

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Covers a bit soiled with bumped corners and curled spine ends. Typed and pasted in bibliographical info about this title on ffep. A couple of smudges in the text, but fairly clean and in a tight binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 241 pages
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The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview