Gardner Hunting (133 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: without dust jacket. First Edition. Octavo, 7 1/2" tall, 397 pages, blue cloth. A Bleiler fantasy title. A good, clean hardcover first American edition with light shelf wear and rubbing to all the corners, hinges and binding solid , paper clean and lightly yellowed, with an inscription on the front free end paper. Without dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: VG. Light gauge paper, pictorial printed wraps, sized about 11 x 15 1/2 inches, profusely illustrated including an abundance of advertisements. Overall a clean, bright copy with light toning around edges. Contributors include Clifford Howard (A Balanced Confession, complete), L. G. Moberly (Christina, chapters VI - VII), Henry Gardner Hunting (The Patent Envelope, complete), Ellen Leys (The Wiles Of A Woman, Chapters XVI - XVIII), Bushrod C. Washington, Jr. (Cupid Krag - Jorgensen, complete), and St. George Rathborne (Carried By Storm, chapters XVI - XVII). From 1869 - 1942, over 70 years, Augusta, Maine was America's mail - order magazine publishing capital with some seventeen titles published there and circulation at its height reaching an estimated three million copies. Magazines were mailed to subscribers nation - wide, and the sheer volume of sales led to the opening of a new post office in January, 1890. The major publications targeted women, particularly women in rural areas, but some also included articles and stories of interest to men and children. Farm and literary magazines were other types published in Augusta. The primary focus for the majority of the magazines was family and home life, and content included down - home advice on family life, decorating, business (raising chickens, for example), personal care, health, fashion, and the latest trends. Reading material included poetry, romantic fiction, short stories, and editorials, but most prominently the magazines offered opportunity (and encouragement) for women to buy the various and sundry items advertised. Contests and competitions were part of the allure, and subscription rates were very cheap (and often not even collected) as the magazines were supported well by the advertisements. The major publishers, E. C. Allen, P. O. Vickery and John F. Hill (who later became Governor of Maine), and William H. Gannett all became very wealthy. Publications included Good Stories, Happy Hours, Hearth and Home, American Woman, Needlecraft, and Farm World, all by Vickery - Hill Publishing Company, Comfort, by Gannett, which was the most successful of the magazines, Fireside Magazine, Peoples Illustrated Journal, the Illustrated Family Herald, Thrifty Farmer, Farming World, National Farmer, Golden Moments, Sunshine, Daughters Of America, and Practical Housekeeper, all by Allen, and later Gannett who took over Allen's publications in 1891. Some of the magazines including the present number were oversized, newpaper - style, and printed in quadruple columns, on cheap paper that did not hold up over time and use, thus, copies are relatively scarce, especially the early issues. Worldcat / OCLC locates only 5 repositories. See Zuckerman, A History Of Popular Women's Magazines In The United States, 1792 - 1995.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good/none, used, illustrated green colored cloth binding, 244pp plus ads to rear. Interior clean, no marks except a former owners name on the front paste-down and same on the front free end paper along with a date, binding firm but weak at the title page. Shelf rubbing to exterior, corners rubbed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. Please see photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show only minor spotting and wear but the reason for the lower condition grade of VG is because of a dark stain on the bottom of the spine area. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight. There are no signatures or bookplates, no handwriting, nothing torn or loose. Text pages are clean but toned and both end pages and pastedowns show foxing spots. The front pastedown does have a small square in the upper outside corner, possibly from an old price tag or store label.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Some shelf wear. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Later printing. Prior owners stamp on inside. ; 5.75 X 0.5 X 7.75 inches; 158 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. J. N. Marchand (illustrator). First Edition. The cover has dark red cloth with goldtone letters. 323 pages, plus 6 pages of ads; 28 chapters; color frontispiece. The top and bottom edges of the spine strip are a little rubbed and wrinkled, and its letters have darkened. The text block ends have darkened and have light foxing. The front FEP is missing. The front pastedown has an owner's name in written form and as an ink stamp. The ink stamp is also on the blank side of the frontispiece, which also has an embossed monogram. Foxing is on the title page and less so on the frontispiece and the copyright and Contents pages. Scans e-mailed upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Bound in light blue cloth with black titles. Clean internally and appears unread. Jacket is clean with a bit of edgewear to top panel. There is a one inch square loss to upper right corner of rear panel and a 1 1/2" tear to lower right.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. illustrated, bound in orange illustrated cloth, some light staining on spine, pages starting to brown, not brittle, otherwise a good copy of this Rare title.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First. Good condition book in the "Mystery and Adventure Series for Boys." [jf].

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Blue Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good to VG + DJ. First Edition. First Edition 1926 Issue, Date On Title Page, This Example Immaculate, Tight And Solid And Just Slightly Used, With Partly Cracked Rear Hinge, In An Attractive Clean Dj With A Few Small To Tiny Chips At Ends [Under 1/4"] And A Slightly Age-Darkened Spine Panel.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

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

Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; 209 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Yellow And Red Bust Jacket. Book.

good, 25% of cover is gone, rest complete jacket only, NO BOOK.

Condition: Good. 1953. No Edition Remarks. 159 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Boards are bowed. Visible wear marks to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Pink cloth, slight edge wear, paper age tanned but supple. Small crack in front inner hinge, but still tight. In edge rubbed, very slightly chipped DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 244 pages.

Hardcover. hardcover. near fine book in a very good dust jacket , some corner and edge chips, darker spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good/Very Good. Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Company. Very Good/Very Good. 1929. Hardcover. Edition not stated. Slight wear to covers and spine of both book and dustjacket. Pages slightly yellowed which is typical with this publisher. Contents clean and tight. A nice solid copy of an old children's title. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book and jacket are both VG-, each with some blemishes. The exterior of the book is rather clean, with a bit of wear at the top of the front board and a slightly sunned spine; head and heel of the spine are bumped but without fabric damage. The interior has very browned paper that is still somewhat flexible and not brittle. Both hinges are sturdy and the only writing in the book is a penciled name on the FFEP; the front pastedown has two vertical creases but the board does not seem to be bent. There are some stains, all between pages 94 and 102; they do not obliterate the text. The jacket is intact but has edge chips, a 2" closed tear from the top of the rear gutter into the rear panel, a small hole in the front fold, and some slash marks on the front panel at the boys' feet. Still a sturdy and attractive book.