Classics from Turtleman Used Books

Cover shows a little wear, at the hinges, and a couple of bumped corners. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with green dye on the top edges and some foxing on the lateral edges. The dust jacket shows some soiling and small stains, with about a half-dozen short tears (all < 3 cm), and edge wear at… Ler mais sobre este item

Translated from the original Russian. Published in the USSR. The book shows very little wear other than one spot where the board is showing, at the top left rear corner, at the hinge. The pages are tight and intact, with some underlining, margin notes, and extracurricular embellishment of some illustrations. Additional notes at the end of the book. The dust… Ler mais sobre este item

Seventh printing, about 1961. Formerly a part of the collection of the Multnomah Country Library of Portland, OR. Doesn't look as if it was read too often, as it remains in pretty good shape. The red cloth covered boards show little wear and the pages are clean and tight with a library stamp on the upper edges.… Ler mais sobre este item

Little wear to the book. Bright red cover shows no significant wear. The deckle-edged pages are clean and tight with some foxing on the edges. The dust jacket has some mild crimping at the corners and edges of the spine, and one small tear (5 mm) at the upper edge of the rear surface. A rare… Ler mais sobre este item

First printing. The classic tale retold for a target audience of 10-15 years old. Many two-color illustrations. The book shows very little wear. The cover is clean and whole, with just a little shelf wear on the lower edge. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The dust jacket has wear at all the… Ler mais sobre este item

Little wear. The lower right front corner is creased. The spine is square and uncreased. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with little yellowing. The page edges are dyed yellow all around. Edited by Louis B. Wright and Virginia A. LaMar.

No dust jacket. Cover is a little soiled in places and quite faded over the spine. Fabric lightly worn atr the edges and corners. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Owner's bookplate sticker inside the front cover. The endpapers are decorated with a reproduction of a stage setting drawing by setting and lighting director… Ler mais sobre este item

No dust jacket. The red fabric covered boards show many decades of wear. The fabric is worn to the boards at the corners, has been worn down at the top of the spine and is beginning to split at the rear edge of the spine (see photo #4). The interior is in much better shape, with no… Ler mais sobre este item

No dust jacket. Blue fabric with two-color decoration on the front and spine. The fabric has worn through to the boards at a couple corners and the base of the spine. There is a one centimeter tear at the top rear corner of the spine and the fabric is darkened over the spine. Map on the… Ler mais sobre este item

No dust jacket. Green fabric covered boards show mild edge wear. Darkened over the spine, with silver print. The deckle-edged pages are clean and tight. Previous owner's bookplate sticker inside the front cover. A scarce book.

Latest date in the book is 1917. A gift inscription on the front free endpaper is dated 10/1/31. On that same page is a bookplate sticker from a more recent owner. A third name is on the half-title page. The frontispiece is in color, the remaining illustrations are black and white. Splits in the endpapers show the binding fabric, both… Ler mais sobre este item

No dust jacket. Reddish-brown fabric covered boards show light wear, with gilt print on the front and spine. Spine is a little faded and has a drop of paint. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Owner's bookplate inside the front cover. A split after the front endpaper shows the binding fabric (see photo #4.) A scarce book.

Mild wear. Cover has some chips and rubs. Spine is uncreased but slightly skewed. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

Stated first edition. Green fabric covered boards show some wear at the head and tail of the spine, yet still intact at the corners. The dust jacket is badly worn and in two pieces. It has been folded inside the book for untold decades. Also within the book is a clipping of an interview with the… Ler mais sobre este item

This book has been expertly rebound. The new cover has blue cloth covered boards. The remains of the spine and front cover from the original binding have been glued to the new material (see photos 3 and 4). The new endpapers are clean and intact, and the pages are tight and unmarked. I have no way to know how long… Ler mais sobre este item

Green fabric cover shows substantial wear, with two corners showing the boards and wear at the head and tail of the spine. The fabric is also splitting along the lower rear edge of the spine (see photo #4). The front cover has gilt print and an embossed profile of Sir Richard. The print on the spine has lost all the… Ler mais sobre este item

Stated first edition. No dust jacket. Black fabric covered boards with silver print on the spine. The cover shows a bit of damage, possibly from water, on the lower 5 cm of the spine (see photo #4). This water does not appear to have reached the pages. The spine is cocked slightly. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The… Ler mais sobre este item

Trade paperback. Some mild wear at the corners. The spine is square and uncreased. There is a small amount of underlining and marginalia. Additional notes plus the owner's name inside the front cover.

A slim volume with little wear other than creases at the lower right front corner and a little smudge on the title page. The spine is square and uncreased, and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

No dust jacket. No date given, as is so often the case with Grosset and Dunlap. Likely published some time between 1920 and 1950. (Or not.) Probably the most famous and popular of the five Leatherstocking Tales. Set in 1757, during the French and Indian War. This edition has illustrated endpapaers, but no illustrations… Ler mais sobre este item