Sparky Ames Ferry Command by Snell Roy (57 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Condition is VG-. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Some tanning to the pages edges, as is common with the cheaper paper of war-time books. PONs in front. Brown boards are clean and colorful with very little wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Condition is VG. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Some tanning to the pages edges, as is common with the cheaper paper of war-time books. Small hole on top pages edges, does not affect the text. FFEP has previous owner's name and a small piece missing from the bottom corner. Brown boards are clean and colorful with light edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Vintage Wartime Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1943 Whitman Publishing 248 pages. Very Good, in a Good DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to green cloth boards with orange titles - corners lightly bumped. Major shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and wrinkles to original DJ - now in mylar. Illustrated endpapers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean, unmarked and evenly toned due to using wartime paper. A very respectable wartime copy.LOC-SSS-10.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Erwin L. Darwin (illustrator). 1st Edition. Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, WI. 1943. Hardcover. First Edition. Whitman 2391. Fighters for Freedom Series. Alternate Title is Sparky Ames of the Ferry Command. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; wear to head, tail, tips, board top and bottom edges; toning to pages; front inner hinge is split through paper but still well held by mull cloth. DJ: Good +; missing small pieces at head, tail, and tips; closed tears. Brown grained paper over boards and spine with orange lettering on the spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. Clean internals. 248 pp 8vo. Set in the middle of World War II, this story follows the adventurous exploits of Mary Mason and her fellow female pilot, Sparky Ames, members of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron during World War II. Set in exotic locations such as Brazil and Africa, the book explores themes of bravery, duty, and the challenges faced in wartime aviation. A clean very presentable wartime book in a Brodart jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. NOT an ex library book. Pages darkened. . Dust jacket has 1/2" chip spine end.

Cloth. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Lacking the DJ. Illustrated by Darwin, Erwin L. (illustrator). FIRST Edition Hardcover. The LAST of the 8 books in the "Fighters For Freedom" WWII Series. NO Dust Jacket; Weight = 305 Grams; Book = front endpage missing, G/VG; Price = $4.00); Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Erwin L. Darwin (illustrator). 1944 penciled owner's name fep. Size: Octavo.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDBACK - Dust jacket missing. Boards in good condition. Pages are tanned, but in good condition inside. Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition hardcover, published by Whitman, 1943. Written by Roy Snell with illustrations by Erwin L. Darwin. This is a rousing adventure story! We're in the middle of World War II, and Sparky Ames and Mary Mason land in the Brazilian jungle on an adventure that takes them to Africa, Persia and around the world! 5-1/2" X 7-7/8", 248 pages. Bright green colored cover boards, with the title imprinted in red on the front cover and spine. Very little wear to the cover boards. This is a World War II era book, so the paper stock is of a somewhat lower quality than usual. So, it's a little bit brittle, though all pages are still tightly bound. There are a few chip marks to the edges of the text, the biggest being a chip on the top right corner of pages 110 - 117. Age tanning to the text pages, which would be common for this type of paper. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. There is some rubbing wear spots to the left side of the cover at the spine. No dust jacket. The printed number on the spine - 2391 - indicates that it is part of a series of books for children that Whitman published in the 1940s. Not a library discard copy. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Darwin, Erwin L. (illustrator) (illustrator). dj has heavy edge wear, rubbing, chipping and creasing, numerous very short edge tears and small pieces missing, pencil writing on inside front flap, binding tight, page edges soiled and edges yellowing but not brittle, 248 pages, Sparky Ames and Mary Mason of the WAFS land in the Brazilian jungle at the beginning of a thrilling adventure that takes them to Africa, Persia and around the world, bw illustrations Size: 5.75 x 8.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. browning of paper, in chipped but complete dj.; 248 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Comme neuf. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, As new. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Darwin, Erwin L. (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. One in a series of books for boys & girls published by Whitman during World War II, this one unusual in that it was "gender-neutral,'' designed to appeal to both sexes, tapping into their desire to be patriotic & imagine serving their country, as well as find adventure & maybe romance! A FIRST EDITION, likely first printing, from 1943, this hardcover 8vo has deep green cloth over boards stamped with orange lettering to front & spine. In 248 pages + additional page of other Whitman titles in rear, illustrations throughout text & decorative endpapers by Erwin L. Darwin. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages heavily tanned, especially around edges, but completely unmarked. Very mild rubbing & corner bumping. The unclipped DJ (listing other Whitman children's titles on flaps & rear) is VG: colorful & bright with light soil & slight edgewear, including tiny tears & chips on both top & bottom edges; nicely protected in new 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. BONUS: Order at the same time as our other Judy Jordan book for a complete set & take 20% off!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Erwin L. Darwin (illustrator). 1st. First Edition, First Printing; 248 clean, unmarked pages; dj w lite chipping, in mylarillustrated end papers; brown c w/orange titles; Whitman #2391.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Nicer than usual. Fighter for Freedom Series. Jacket chipping at spine ends, no loss, one tape repaired tear. Page edges tanning but interior good.

Hardcover. Condition: G. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Erwin L. Darwin (illustrator). 248 pages. Pages clean, browned. DJ has tears, creases all around. Children's adventure book with Sparky and Mary, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFs) , going to Brazil, Africa, Persia and around the world in the plane, The lone Star. Excitement ensues when they come across savage natives who were all but naked in Brazil, to the Mysterious Moslems, Snake Charmers in India, to St. Elmo's fire weather phenomenon in the Far East; Fighters for Freedom Series.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Darwin, Erwin L. (illustrator). Hardcover, has very faint lean to binding, very slight bumps to spine ends and board corners, touch of shelfwear to board edges, and some very slight rubbing, otherwise a solid, tight VG copy in like dust jacket which has light bumps to spine ends and corners with very shallow chips to upper corners and top of spine, light edgewear with some short lightly creased tears, and slight rubbing with a couple very faint spots of soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Erwin L. Darwin (illustrator). 1st. 248 clean, unmarked pages; dj w/lite chipping in mylar; First Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Very Good/Very Good. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company. Very Good/Very Good. 1943. . Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 8vo., 248pp, Dust jacket has slight wear to edges and corners; otherwise in Very Good condition; now has protective cover. Cloth cover is in Very Good condition. Previous owners name on title-page; pages otherwise clean & unmarked. .

8vo. 248 pp., plus 4 pp. publ. ads. Illust. endpapers, numerous plates. Green boards, orange lettrng (uniform interior browning as usual, frnt hnge startng), w/ d.j. (mnr chppng hd & ft of spine, creasng), G/G. First edition of this title in the Fighters for Freedom Series about women pilots ferrying planes during World War II.

Condition: New. In.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. dj shows minor wear and tear, pages tanned, name of former owner on ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Erwin L. Darwin. Good in good dust jacket. Pages severely brown. Corners bent. Edges of spine bumped. Dustwrapper brown and shelf rubbed. Wear and tear to edges of dust jacket.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Owner's name on first free page. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Moderate wear to boards and dust jacket due to age and use. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Clean and unmarked. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. This copy is the First Edition of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: New. In.