Val Gendron (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover with tape residue marks on the front covers No spine markings EXLIB with stamps and tape residue on the end papers.

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

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. includes a book-length, complete Doc Savage novel- Rock Sinister by Kenneth Robeson. Novelette The Reluctant Leopard by Thorne Lee. Home-Grown Hitler by Robert M. Hodges, Canary by Val Gendron, The Pointing Flowers by Norman A. Daniels. Fair condition with tears and tiny chips to covers, and spine, rubbing to covers, age toning and foxing to pages. See photos 291E. Cover art by Modest Stein (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Hardcover edition. (Juvenile, Nature, Guide) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Ex-library marks, rebound; moderate wear, the pages are yellowed, a little staining but a good solid reading copy overall. No jacket. Illustrator: Thomas, Allan. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile; Inventory No: 222832. Thomas, Allan (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, softcover, cover lightly rubbed else interior VG in blue pictorial wraps. California state series from the 60's. Text is clean and unmarked. Teacher's name on inside cover. 32 pp., including vocabulary list, things to do in school and home re. whales, all about all types of whales with diagrams and color illustrations throughout. Bill Barss (illustrator).…

Condition: New. Anderson, Rus (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Printing. Ex-library with usual markings and labels, none external, card pocket rear. Size: Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. An engaging first edition biography of Alexander von Humboldt, one of the most influential explorers and naturalists of the nineteenth century. Val Gendron traces Humboldt's expeditions through South America, his scientific discoveries, and his lasting impact on geography, ecology, botany, and exploration. Illustrated throughout with plates and reproductions. An appealing title for collectors of exploration, scientific history, Latin America, and natural history. Author: Val Gendron Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co. Year: 1961 Special attributes: First Edition, hardcover with original dust jacket, illustrated Topic: Exploration and Scientific History Subject: Alexander von Humboldt, natural history, exploration, South America Keywords :Alexander von Humboldt, Val Gendron, exploration, South America, natural history, geography, botany, science history, travel, biography, Chimborazo Condition: G-VG, Original dust jacket present with moderate edge wear, rubbing, small chips, and short tears at spine ends and corners. Green cloth boards remain attractive and clean. Interior is bright and unmarked with tight binding. Numerous illustrations and plates throughout. A solid and attractive first edition copy. Location: Nt-73. Yes, illustrated. (illustrator).…

Condition: New. Anderson, Rus (illustrator).

Condition: New. Anderson, Rus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Yes, with lamination. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. Book is square and binding is tight. Contents are clean throughout with some light finger soiling to the outer edges of the pages. Cover boards are in good shape with minimal wear along the edges and spine. Dust jacket has been covered with lamination film for protective purposes and is in good shape except for some color fading to the spine. Although a library item, it was only circulated a few times. Top edges of pages are dusty. Former library book with usual library stamps, labels and markings. (Please note any images provided in our listings are stock photos supplied by AbeBooks and do not match the cover of the actual item.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. The book is in very nice condition. The covers are very clean. I don't see any soiling. The brown design on the front and the lettering on the spine is nicely bright. There's just the usual crinkling at the spine ends, no tears. There is a tiny crease above the front bottom corner. The cover edges are in excellent shape, no rubbing. The page edges look very good, the middle one is deckled or rough-cut. They did a very good job. The book is very solidly bound from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout and nicely tight covers as well. The interior of the book is in excellent condition. Scrolling through the pages, I haven't found any instances of soiling. I'm not seeing any conspicuous creasing, no placeholder creases, no turned-down corners. There are no markings in the book. No attachments of any kind. And no one has written their name or anything else anywhere. You can see the dust jacket in the first few photos. I have always had it in a fitted protective cover. I'm not seeing any conspicuous soiling. There is little bit of scuffing at the top and bottom edges of the spine, also a couple of teeny tiny losses. There is a thin scratch off the front top edge. The flaps are in very nice condition, very clean, no tears. The jacket is NOT price-clipped, not clipped at all. From the dust jacket: 'This unusual and absorbing tale, with a dramatic final outcome, gives good Americana, and a narrative most boys will find engrossing.' Maybe also girls. Allan Thomas (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Illustrated by Rus Anderson. A later printing. Near fine in a near fine (minor edge wear) dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. 214 pages. Illustrated. Light rubbing to spine ends, owner's stamp front flyleaf, else near fine condition in good dust jacket that has edgewear and a few chips. (P5).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition Very good condition hard cover in a good dust jacket nicks chips to spine ends , edgewear gently read clean pages.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Original price of $1.00 printed on dust jacket front flap. Jacket has light corner/spine end wear now protected with paper backed polyester film. Book has no writing or marking. A Follett Beginning Science Book. Bill Barss (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Brown cloth on boards with black illustration of young boy with rifle on front and lettering on spine. Book is tight, square and sharp-cornered. Free of markings and flaws inside and out. First Edition, Third printing, as stated, November 1953. A western for young adults. Fairly scarce.…

Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Spine has a little chipping with a one inch tear and half an inch of surface loss at the bottom. Small chip out of bottom right hand corner of rear cover next to the base of the spine. Some surface creasing to covers with a few very small nicks in the edges. Pages a little browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Contains 'She, Me and Murder' by Martin, 'Death Comes Gift-wrapped' by McGivern, 'Three Men and a Corpse' by Ray, 'The Hunter and the Hellcat' by Ward, 'Lethally Yours' by Gendron. 'Sucker's Fury' by Norton, 'Moonlight 'n Murder' by Goulden and 'Bullets. Ballistics and Bloodshed' by Cole. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. …

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Light brown cloth boards with black lettering on spine and black pictorial on front. Boards show light shelf wear with bumping to corners. Slight hinge crack on half title page. Pulling to head of spine. Library copy with minimal signs. No library markings to out side of book, a small library sticker on front paste down stating, "State Library, Salem, Oregon". Quinn, Sidney (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Powder and Hides is a book written by Val Gendron, which tells the story of a young man named Jake who embarks on a journey to the wild west in search of adventure and a new life. The book takes place in the late 1800s, during a time when the west was still untamed and full of danger.Jake arrives in a small town and quickly finds work at a local trading post, where he learns the ropes of the business and the ways of the west. He soon becomes embroiled in a conflict between the local ranchers and a group of outlaws who are terrorizing the area.As the tension mounts, Jake must use all of his wits and skills to stay alive and protect his new home. Along the way, he meets a cast of colorful characters, including a beautiful saloon girl, a grizzled old prospector, and a wise old Native American chief.Powder and Hides is a thrilling adventure story that captures the spirit of the wild west and the challenges faced by those who sought to tame it. With vivid descriptions of the landscapes and characters, Gendron brings this era to life and creates a gripping tale of courage, loyalty, and survival.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work. Anderson, Rus (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. The 1958 1st edition. Solid and VG (warm inscription to the front pastedown, one small, thin line of magic marker at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear along the spine ends. Octavo, "decorations by Allan Thomas from sketches by the author". Allan Thomas (illustrator).…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 240. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1952 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 240.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A review copy of this biography of von Humboldt, which includes an outline of his magnum opus, Cosmos, and 8 photogravures from his work. Signed by Gendron. She has also added: "Thank you so much for one of my really great moments." Near fine in a good, edgeworn dust jacket that is fragile along all folds with a few chips at extremities. Surprisingly, not listed as a source in Andrea Wulf's award-winning 2015 biography of von Humboldt, The Invention of Nature. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days. Anderson, Rus (illustrator).