Appleton Victor Howard Garis (64 results)
More imagesTom Swift and His Wireless Message / Or The Castaways of Earthquake Island
Appleton, Victor (Howard R. Garis), Author of "Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle," etc.
Language: English
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.Cat's Curiosities
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Glossy frontispiece. "Quad penels" design to front board. This is the sixth Tom Swift adventure, originally copyright 1911, but this is a "Very-good" 1929 printing in a good dust jacket missing bottom inch-and-a-half of jacket spine. This book lists 31 Tom Swift title…s (through "His Talking Pictures" (1928) to jacket front flap, but 32 through "His House on Wheels" (1929) to internal ads at rear. We count 11 "Radio Boys" through "Aiding the Snowbound" (1928) to jacket rear flap; jacket rear panel and internal ads both list seven Don Sturdys through "Among the Gorillas" (1927.) We'll presume a publication date of 1929. Unfortunately, it seems to have proven logistically impossible to haul along the always amusing "colored man" Eradicate Sampson and his recalcitrant mule to Earthquake Island, but Howard R. Garis (1873-1962) -- of Uncle Wiggily fame and here writing under the Appleton house name of the Stratemeyer Syndicate -- does manage to give him and the trusty "Boomerang" a brief introductory comic turn, delivering a telegram. Alas, no sign of Koku, the superstitious Argentine giant. 211 pp. Reduced from $37. Illustrations by H. Richard Boehm (illustrator).
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Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1917
- Hardcover
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition Later Printing. Book #20 in the original Tom Swift series, which was comprised of 40 volumes written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton (Howard Roger Garis) published 1910-1941. They were described as "spirited tales [whose purpose was] to convey in a realistic way the wonde…rful advance in land & sea locomotion & to interest the boy of the present in the hope that he may be a factor in aiding the marvelous development that is coming in the future." First published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1917, this is a later printing of that First Edition, only to Self in front matter, but to book #25 in rear. In 218 pages & 2 pages of ads for other boys' series in rear, with a glossy frontispiece, this thick 12mo has the tan cloth-covered boards with four-panel illustration around a center circle with title to front cover. Condition is Good+: very clean, binding strong with slight cocking, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with moderate, age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked save for former owner's name in pencil to ffep (we never erase the names of these long-ago readers). Exterior edges & corners show slight rubbing, & there are many small rubbed spots (likely from silverfish damage) to both covers. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1910
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Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition Later Printing. Book #4 in the original Tom Swift series, which was comprised of 40 volumes written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton (Howard Roger Garis) published 1910-1941. They were described as "spirited tales [whose purpose was] to convey in a realistic way the wo…nderful advance in land & sea locomotion & to interest the boy of the present in the hope that he may be a factor in aiding the marvelous development that is coming in the future." First published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1910, this is a later printing of that First Edition, listing to next title in front matter, but to book #32 in rear. In 216 pages & 3 pages of ads for other boys' series in rear, with a glossy frontispiece, this thick 12mo has the tan cloth-covered boards with four-panel illustration around a center circle with title to front cover. Condition is VG: generally quite clean with the occasional spot or smudge. Binding straight & strong, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with light, age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Exterior edges & corners show a tad of bumping & rubbing. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, pictorial boards. Facsimile reprint of the 1910 first edition. The third Tom Swift novel. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#147403).
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Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Octavo, pictorial boards. Facsimile reprint of the 1910 first edition. The second Tom Swift novel. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#147402).
- Hardcover
Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.California Books
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Published by Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1912
- Hardcover
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Gurnee, IL, U.S.A.Round Table Books, LLC
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Later Printing. Publisher's full yellow cloth, black lettering and red and black decoration on spine and cover. B&W frontispiece. Last title listed on Copyright Page is "Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight". Spine and covers soiled and rubbed, front hinge cracked, else very good; unma…rked and square. GOOD. Tom Swift (Original Series). 14. Frontispiece. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. iv, 210, (10-adverts) pages.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1910
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Book #19 in the original Tom Swift series, which was comprised of 40 volumes written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton (Howard Roger Garis) published 1910-1941. They were described as "spirited tales [whose purpose was] to convey in a realistic way the wonderf…ul advance in land & sea locomotion & to interest the boy of the present in the hope that he may be a factor in aiding the marvelous development that is coming in the future." This is a First Printing of the 1916 FIRST EDITION from Grosset & Dunlap, listing only to self in front matter, in 218 pages + 2 pages of ads for other boys' series in rear, with a glossy frontispiece. Thick 12mo has the tan cloth-covered boards with four-panel illustration around a center circle with title to front cover. Condition is VG- : generally quite clean with the occasional spot or smudge. Binding straight & strong, hinges secure. Pages heavily tanned & becoming brittle, completely unmarked but with evidence of erased blue pencil inside front cover. Exterior edges & corners show light bumping & rubbing with slight loss. NO DJ (missing). Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1923
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Very early printing of this later title (#26) in the original Tom Swift series, which was comprised of 40 volumes written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton (Howard Roger Garis) published 1910-1941. Each was described as "spirited tales […whose purpose was] to convey in a realistic way the wonderful advance in land & sea locomotion & to interest the boy of the present in the hope that he may be a factor in aiding the marvelous development that is coming in the future." First published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1923, this is likely a second printing of that First Edition, listing to next title on front flap, to Self in front matter, & previous title #25 in rear (along with 7 lists of other children's series). In 212 pages, with a glossy frontispiece, this thick 12mo has the tan cloth-covered board with four-panel illustration around a center circle with title to front cover. Condition is VG: generally quite clean with the occasional spot or smudge. Binding straight & strong, hinges secure. Pages creamy white with light, age-appropriate tanning, but completely unmarked. Exterior edges & corners show a tad of bumping & there are a few small spots of paper residue stuck to lower front board. The unclipped DJ is Poor, missing the upper part of the spine above the cameo portrait of Tom, & another chip out of upper-right-outer corner to front cover, but the majority of the image of the bi-plane remains intact & colorful; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1912 (ca. 1926)]., New York:, 1912
- Hardcover
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 214 pp., plus 6 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's gold cloth, quad cover art illustrated & decorated in red & dark green (rubbing, soiling, minor bumping to corners), still G copy, w/ ownership markings on ffep. Early edition of No. 15 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Airline Express in ads at rear.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1912 (ca. 1926)]., New York:, 1912
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Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 218 pp., plus 2 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frntsp. Publisher's gold cloth, quad vignettes illust. & decorated in red & black (soiling & light staining to front joint, edgewear), still G- copy. Early printing of No. 13 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Airline Express in ads at rear.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1910 (ca. 1924)]., New York:, 1910
- Hardcover
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. 216 pp., plus 8 pp. publisher's ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's mustard-coloured cloth, quad vignettes illust. & decorated in red & black (minor tear to for-edge frontisp., slightly cocked, chipping head of spine), still G copy. Later printing of No. 2 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Great Oil Gusher in ads at rear.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1912 (ca. 1926)]., New York:, 1912
- Hardcover
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 216 pp., plus 4 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth, quad cover art illustrated & decorated in red & dark green (minor edgewear, soiling at fore-edges back cover, lower corner), still G copy, w/ former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Early printing of No. 11 in the Tom Swift Series, li…sting to Airline Express in ads at rear.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1920 (ca. 1929)]., New York:, 1920
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Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 218 pp., plus 2 pp. publ. ads. Frntsp. Illust. gold cloth, illust. & decorated in red & blk (vry slght bmpng to crnrs), VG copy. Early edition of No. 23 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to House on Wheels in ads at rear.
- Softcover
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
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Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [1924 (1926)]., New York:, 1924
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 210 pp., plus 10 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth, quad vignettes illust. & decorated in red & black (minor shelfwear, slight fraying to 1 corner, very slight soiling), still VG bright copy, w/ former ownership markings on ffep. First edition, 3rd printing, of No. 27 in the Tom Swift Seri…es, listing to Airline Express in the rear ads.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1918 (ca. 1926)]., New York:, 1918
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Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 218 pp. Frontisp. Pictorial publisher's cloth, quad cover art in black & red (minor scuffing & wear to spine), still VG- copy, w/ former ownership markings on ffep. Early printing of No. 21 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Airline Express in ads at rear.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1922 (ca. 1926)]., New York:, 1922
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Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 212 pp., plus 8 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth, quad vignettes illust. & decorated in red & black (minor shelfwear, slight fraying to 1 corner, very slight soiling), still VG bright copy. Early printing of No. 25 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Electric Locomotive on verso of title,… listing to Airline Express in ads at rear.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1917 (ca. 1926)]., New York:, 1917
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Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 218 pp., plus 2 pp. publ. ads. Frontisp. Pictorial publisher's cloth, quad cover art in black & red (minor shelfwear, slight bumping to couple corners), still VG copy, w/ former ownership markings on front pastedown Early printing of No. 20 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Airline Express in ads at rear, set against… the backdrop of hunting for hidden Mayan gold in Copan, Honduras.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1919 (1930)]., New York:, 1919
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Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 218 pp., plus 2 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Illust. gold cloth, quad vignettes illustrated & decorated in red & black (minor shelfwear, slight bumping to corners), VG, w/ Bon Marche book label on front pastedown. Early printing of No. 22 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Big Dirigible on rear ads.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1911 (ca. 1929)]., New York:, 1911
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Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 211, [1] pp., plus 8 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth, quad vignettes illust. & decorated in red & black (minor shelfwear & rubbing, minor bumping to couple corners, slight scuffing), still VG- copy. Early printing, of No. 6 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to House on Wheels in ads at re…ar.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1911 (1914)]., New York:, 1911
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Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 207, [1] pp., plus 12 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth, quad cover art illustrated & decorated in red & dark green (minor shelfwear, slight bumping to corners, foot of spine, slight chipping head of spine), still VG- copy, w/ former ownership markings from 3 generations on ffep. Early pri…nting, of No. 9 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Photo Telephone in ads at rear of textblock.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1911 (ca. 1926)]., New York:, 1911
- Hardcover
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 214 pp., plus 6 pp. publ. ads. Frontisp. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth, quad vignettes cover art images in black & red on front cover (minor shelfwear, rubbing, minor bumping to corners), still VG- copy, w/ former ownership markings on front pastedown. Early printing of No. 8 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Airli…ne Express in ads at rear.
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Published by Whitman Publishing Company, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1926
- Hardcover
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. From 1926, this is the very first book in the original Tom Swift series, which was comprised of 40 volumes written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton (actually Howard Roger Garis) published 1910-1941. They were described as "spirited tales [whose pu…rpose was] to convey in a realistic way the wonderful advance in land & sea locomotion & to interest the boy of the present in the hope that he may be a factor in aiding the marvelous development that is coming in the future." First published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1933, this is a later printing (listing 9 titles on both front flap & back DJ cover) of the First Edition from Whitman (#2166), in 218 pages. Thick small octavo has bright orange cloth-covered boards lettered in black to front & spine. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean with scattered foxing to outer fore edge side of text block only. Binding straight & strong, both hinges intact, pages moderately tanned, heavier around all edges with slight brittleness, unmarked save for former owner's name & date in neat pen to ffep. Corners mildly bumped. The unclipped DJ is VG: bright & colorful with slight rubbing to extremities & tiny chips at both ends of spine. Beautifully protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
More imagesTom Swift and His Sky Train or, Overland Through the Clouds (Tom Swift Series)
Appleton, Victor, II [Garis, Howard]; The Kerrs (Illustrators)
Language: English
Published by Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 1931
- Hardcover
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. Reprint. Vol.#34 in the original Tom Swift series, which was comprised of 40 volumes featuring the young inventor written by writers in the Stratemeyer Syndicate's stable of authors under the pseudonym Victor Appleton II (this one actually by Howard Garis). 218 pp. Or…iginally published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1931, this is one of the slightly later Whitman reprints (#2162), with 9 titles on front flap & back cover of DJ & slightly different DJ cover art (by "The Kerrs'). Hardcover has tan cloth-covered boards stamped with darker brown lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: quite clean & bright, binding straight & strong, front hinge cracked. Pages heavily tanned, but unmarked. Remnants of old price sticker to ffep. Mild rubbing to extremities & very slight bumping to corners. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus): very bright & colorful, with some significant chipping & heavy rubbing to both ends of spine, corners, & flap edges; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. The Kerrs (illustrator).
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Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United KingdomRia Christie Collections
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Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1921 (ca. 1926)]., New York:, 1921
- Hardcover
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 214 pp., plus 6 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth, quad vignettes illust. & decorated in red & black (minor shelfwear, slight fraying to 1 corner, very slight soiling), still VG bright copy. Early printing of No. 24 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Fire Fighters on verso of title, listi…ng to Airline Express in ads at rear.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1911 (ca. 1922)]., New York:, 1911
- Hardcover
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 216 pp., plus 4 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth, quad cover art illustrated & decorated in red & dark green (very slight bumping to corners, minor shelfwear, slightly cocked, inner hinge just starting), still a VG- copy. Early printing of No. 7 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Electri…c Locomotive in ads at rear.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap., [c. 1912 (ca. 1924)]., New York:, 1912
- Hardcover
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller12mo. iv, 216 pp., plus 4 pp. publ. ads. Glossy frontisp. Publisher's gold-coloured cloth, quad cover art illustrated & decorated in red & dark green (slight shelfwear, very slight bumping), still VG brigh copy, w/ former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Early printing of No. 12 in the Tom Swift Series, listing to Great Oil… Gusher in ads at rear.
