Brown fred jones (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Second Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 2nd. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; xv, 343 p., incl. front., illus., plates, ports. 20 cm. LCCN 20011644 OCLC 3247460 LC F327 .M44 ; blue cloth with lettering in black ; no dustjacket ; tear at top of spinAfter searching for more than a year for stories of heroes, deeds of daring, of interesting adventuresand worth-while happenings in the history of our state, I came to feel that Alabama's history is so filled with glorious deeds, magnificent sacrifices, thrills and heart-throbs, that the children of the state should be told what truly great men and women their forebears were." ; Contents : Jean Ortis / De Soto's Arrival in Alabama -- A Very Impolite Guest, The Battle of Mauvilla Bienville -- The First White Settlement -- The Expedition That Failed, French Massacred at Natchez Settlement -- The Girls Who Came to an Unknown Land, The First Wives for the Colonists , Twelve Ugly Ducklings, Girls of the Chest -- The Emperor of Coweta, How the French Made Friends with the Indians -- Game Losers, Conditions During Early Settlement -- A Russian Princess, An Early Romance at Wetumpka -- His Mother, An Indian's Courage -- Princess Mary, James Oglethorpe Comes to Alabama -- Stung Arm, An Indian Princess Befriends the French -- Lachlan McGillivray, English Traders Come Among the Indians -- Alexander McGillivray, A Man Whose Power Affected the Nation -- The Heroine of Little River, How the Tensaw Settlers were Saved -- The Camp Angel, British Refugees Wander Through Ahibama, Courage Wins Reward, Paro Saves the Wanderers -- A Real Hero, A Negro Saves the Lives of the Immigrants -- Little Tempey Ellis, Tiny White Girl Rescued by "Old Milly" -- Isaac Heaton's Dogs, Fort Sinquefield in the Greek War -- A Brave Indian, Talladega Fort Saved by General Jackson -- The Canoe Fight, Sam Dale, Jere Austill and James Smith Stage a Great Fight -- Kindness That Came Back, The Fort Mims Massacre -- The Red Eagle, A Reproduction of Alexander Meek's Poem of the Creek War -- Nannawyah, Indians are Warned of Their Removal to the West -- The Stranger Within Our Gates, Aaron Burr's Capture --The Yazoo Fraud, Early Settlers Come into Alabama --The One-Man Senate, Alabama Becomes a Territory, then a State -- The Vine and Olive Company, French Refugees Settle Dcmopolis -- The Man Who Could Make Cow-Bells, St. Stephen's Prosperous Days -- John Hunt's Town, The Founding of Huntsville -- Andrew Dexter's Tract, The Beginning of Montgomery -- Cedar Creek Furnace, The Beginning of Iron-Making in Alabama -- A Vice-President of the United States, Wm. Rufus King, the Founder of Selma -- A Captain of Industry, Daniel Pratt, the Founder of Prattville -- La Fayette's Visit, A French General, the Friend of Amerioa -- Francis Scott Key's Mission to Alabama, Trouble with the Indians -- The First Railroad in Alabama, Experiences of Early Railroad Builders Osceola, The Leader of the Creeks and the Seminoles -- William C. Travis, Leader in the War for Texas Independence -- Billy Goold, The Man Who Found Fortunes for Others -- Jefferson Davis, Memories Recalled by Mrs. Mary Phelan Watt -- Supplies for Southern Soldiers, The Ordnance Department of the Confederacy -- The Boy Artilleryman, John Pelham -- Emma Sansom, The Girl Who Showed General Forrest "The Lost Ford"-- A Story of Real Strategem, General Streight Surrenders to General Forrest -- Fighting Joe Wheeler, Hero of Two Wars -- The Flagship Tennessee, A Naval Battle in Mobile Bay -- A King -of the High Seas, Raphael Semmes, Commander of the "Alabama" -- The David and Goliath of the Sea, The First Torpedo Boat -- A Boy Hero, Thomas Jones Shows His Courage -- Ku Klux Klan, Reconstruction Days in Alabama -- What One Boy Made of Himself, How James Pugh Became "The Patrick Henry of Alabama" -- The Birth of Birmingham, How John T. Milner Laid the Foundation for the Great Town , Difficulties of the Young Engineer, The Trick that Didn't Work, The Greatness of the Resources of "The Pittsburg of the South" etc ; scarce ; G. Book.…

Stapled. Zustand: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The April 22 & 29, May 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1939 issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably the complete serialization 1 - 6 (conclusion) of 6 of Uncle Fred in the Springtime, a novel by P G Wodehouse (precedes book publication) , and parts 1 & 2 of 7 of And Then There Were None (5/20 & 5/27 - Ten Little Indians), a novel by Agatha Christie. Other fiction and articles include part 6 of 6 (4/22 - conclusion) of False to Any Man, a novel by Leslie Ford, View Holloa - Pronounced "Holler" (4/22), a short story by Paul Gallico, Television's Here, an article by Alva Johnson about commercial television being introduced at the 1939 NY World's Fair (5/6), Tugboat Annie Borrows Six Bits, a short story by Norman Reilly Raine (5/13), Cotton Eye, a short story by Clarence Budington Kelland (5/13), Tell Me a Love Story, (5/27), a short story by Paul Gallico, and others. T. Cover art by John E. Sheridan (4/22 - World's Fair or Bust), Norman Rockwell (4/29 - - Sport), John Hyde Phillips (5/6 - No Sale), Douglas H. Hilliker - (5/13 - Buggy Races Train), John LaGatta (5/20 - (Splashed), and Douglass Crockwell (5/27 - Phone Call from Another Suitor). Condition issues include: 4/22 - none; 4/29 - none; 5/6 - very light wear at the edges, mild curl to the top corner throughout & a soil strip and small closed tears to the top edges of pages 133/134; 5/13 - fold at the bottom at the spine, a small closed tear at the bottom of pages 97 - 124 & back cover, a 2nd small closed tear at the bottom of pages 115 - 124 & back cover, and a small closed tear at the top of pages 105 - 124 & back cover; and 5/20 - missing pages 3/4 (Plymouth & Community Plate ads), 27/28 (Pontiac & Body by Fisher ads), 71/72 (Arrow Shirts & Pennzoil ads & continuation page of Push Your Luck, a short story by Richard Wormser) & 89/90 (Pullman Car & Lovell Pressure Cleaning Wringers ads plus continuation page of Formula No. 6, a short story by John Russell), a 3.75" x 3.75" chip from the top right corner of the front cover, and 1" x .5" rectangular tear to the back cover & page 115/116 toward the bottom of the spine. The missing pages in the 5/20 issue do not affect either the Wodehouse or Christie serial installments. A good to very good set with serial installments and short stories by prominent and collectible authors, 1939 World's Fair related stories and ads, and pre-WW II related articles and ads. A heavy oversize set that may require additional postage. John E. Sheridan, Norman Rockwell, John Hyde Phillips, Douglas H. Hilliker, John LaGatta & Douglass Crockwell (covers); James Williamson (Uncle Fred in the Springtime) (illustrator).…