Thompson ames (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: GOOD. First edition. The first book in this boys adventure series, also known as The Jewel Series, since each adventure has the boys involved in finding different gemstones. "Malcolm Edwards and his son Ralph are adventurers with ample means for following up their interest in jewel clues. In this book they form a party of five, including Jimmy Stone and Bret Hartson, boys of Ralph's age, and a shrewd level-headed sailor named Stanley Greene, They find a valley of diamonds in the heart of Africa." Probably a first edition - lists only the first 3 titles in the beginning of the book all issued in1927 as a "starter set" as was common with juvenile series at the time. Glossy frontispiece. 211 pp. Good only in beige cloth with navy lettering and illustration on front cover - pencilled gift inscription dated Christmas 1927, some soiling to the covers, front hinge cracking, foxing in the margins of some pages and other wear. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Edition not indicated. Very Good pictorial cloth. Inserted frontispiece is an amazing fantasy scene of hardhat diver in battle with giant octopus, assisted by a native diver.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 205 pages. 8.50x5.67x0.39 inches. In Stock.

Illustr frontis, 7.75 x 5.25, green pict cloth, 206 pp + ads, edges a bit worn, hinges loose, title page spotted, pp toned else a nice copy in a worn, edge chipped dw.

Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York 1940. xiii, 393 pp. Publisher's cloth. Good condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Early printing (possibly the first printing). 211pp. with 1pp. of ads in rear, listing 8 Boy Rancherstitles ending with *The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley* [1928]. Black and white frontispiece by Ernest Townsend. Small stamp and penciled owner's name on front fly, page edges heavily foxed, still a very good or better copy in an unusually very good dustwrapper with short tears on edges, spine lightly sunned. "The Jewel Series" list on the copyright page consists of 3 titles of which this is the first. Ads on verso of dustwrapper include 22 Motor Boystitles ending with *The Motor Boys on Thunder Mountain*. Rear panel of dustwrapper lists 14 Baseball Joetitles ending with *Baseball Joe Pitching Wizard.* A beautiful copy rarely found with such a nice dustwrapper.…