Young Adult Reading Prior To 1920 from Ironwood Hills Books
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; Michael Strogoff; Texar's Revenge; Claudius Bombarnac (circa 1910)
by Jules Verne
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1910
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$200.00
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Four volume hardcover set of Verne titles. The standout feature of this set is the condition which is Near Fine. Decorative blind stamped boards of blue cloth. Minor abrasions can be seen on the front and rear boards. The interiors have no writing, folds or other evidence of use. The paper is moderately toned and somewhat fragile. The only defect… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
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The Drama of Drunkenness; or, Sixteen Scenes In the Drunkard's Theatre (1858)(1st edition)
by American Sunday-School Union
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First
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- 1858
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$125.00
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1858 first (and only) edition. Hardcover in original brown and gilt blindstamped boards. Overall condition is Good. Boards show moderate general wear, binding is sound. Interior has partially removed Sabbath School bookplate and old seller's pencil note. Missing one front blank. All else complete. Paginates: blank, 67, 2 blanks, with 16 plates included in pagination. The plates are on stiff… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
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Thrilling Adventures at Sea or Noted Shipwrecks and Famous Sailors. (1885)
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1885
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$60.00
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Hardcover, 1885, Philadelphia. Condition is very good: decorative blindstamped and gilt boards. Front hinge is open at gutter but binding is not affected, just a crack in the paper. Interior is excellent: a few smudges are seen but no writing, tears or folds. Paginates complete with 300 pages plus all blanks. Includes 73 full page plates and many more images… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00
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The Log of the Flying-Fish (1887)
by Harry Collingwood (W. J. C. Lancaster)
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1887
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$150.00
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First US edition, likely second printing, decorative hardcover, circa 1887/88. Identification of first editions is complicated and is partially addressed below. Overall condition is good. Boards show moderate patina, wear especially to edges and corners. Prior owner's stamp on front blank, moderate foxing to title page and last few pages of ads, occasional smudge, no tears or folds. Hinges and… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
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Stories of the Island World (1857)(1st ed.)
by Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901)
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
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- 1857
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$50.00
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Hardcover, first edition. 1857, New York. Volume is condition is Very Good: blindstamped green cloth boards with light wear most evident at corners and spine ends. Decorative gilt and titles on spine. Prior owner's markings on front blanks, no other markings, folds, tears or problems. Binding is sound. Complete with all blanks, text, 15 illustrations, and 4 pp ads. Please… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
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The Shipwreck (No. 43: Sunday School Tracts.)(circa 1809)
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- Used - Good
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- 1809
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- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$180.00
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Pamphlet circa 1809. The wreck of the HMS Centaur in September, 1782 is a famous event with many accounts. The Centaur left Jamaica for England and sank in a hurricane. The survivors drifted for 16 days before arriving in the Azores. Twelve survived while 400 were lost. Pamphlets of this type were sometimes sold separately and sometimes bound in volumes.… Read more about this item Item Price
$180.00
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A Memoir of Thomas Hamitah Patoo, a Native of the Marquesas Islands; Who died June 19, 1823, while a member of the Foreign Mission School, in Cornwall, Conn. (1825)(1st printing)(American Tract Society #19)
by Anon; Harlan Page (engraver)
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First
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- 1825
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$750.00
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Pamphlet, 1825, Andover, Mass. Early edition. Condition is Fair: wraps show significant general wear, top outer corner of blank and last wrap missing causing loss of part a letter. Interior has ownership inscription on front blank with date of 1827, old prior seller's price on blank. No other writing or markings. Spine reinforced with paper in distant past. Paginates: wraps,… Read more about this item Item Price
$750.00
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Aleck; The Last Of The Mutineers; or The History of Pitcairn's Island. Third Edition. (1848)
by [Nathan Welby Fiske]
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Third
- Published
- 1848
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$200.00
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1848, third edition, hardcover, Boston. Brown blindstamped cloth with gilt decoration on spine. Condition is Very Good: modest wear to boards, most at spine tips and corners. Interior has some pencil notes of prior owner on title page. Minimal foxing, no tears or folds. Binding is sound. Paginates: blanks, 162, blanks. 8 plates included in pagination. An uncommon book. Please… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
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Arizona Luck (1936)(1st ed.)
by Cave Leddy
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1936
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$20.00
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First edition, hardcover with dust jacket in archival cover. New York, 1936. Volume is Near Fine: boards show minimal wear. Interior without writing or markings. Some scarce smudges. No tears. Binding is sound. Pictorial endpapers. Dust jacket is Good: edges show wear especially at corners, spine is faded, some creasing. Not clipped. Uncommon in this condition. Please see images of… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
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Sea and Sail; or Marvelous Adventures on the Ocean. (1877)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1877
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$75.00
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Hardcover, 1877, New York. Condition is Very Good: modern brown cloth with paper label on spine. New endpapers, original endpapers retained. Author covers pretty much every sea story ever told. Packed with illustrations. No writing, markings, or issues. Binding is tight. Paper is brittle some corners are off, early pages showing early cracks. Paper should not crack further with proper… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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Folk-Lore and Legends. North American Indian. (1891)(1st US ed.)
by Anon; [Charles John Tibetts, editor]
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Published
- 1891
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$90.00
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Hardcover, first US edition. Philadelphia, 1891. Half leather, marbled boards, marbled endpapers, gilt top edge. 5 raised bands on spine. Condition is Very Good: Boards show light general wear, binding is sound. Interior has no markings, folds or other issues. 17 x 11 cm. Paginates: blanks, viii, 192, blanks. A pleasing small volume. A collectible book in like condition. Please… Read more about this item Item Price
$90.00
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Swept Out To Sea (1st US ed.)(1897)
by David Ker
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First US
- Published
- 1897
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$20.00
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First US edition, hardcover, 1897. Condition is Good: Boards show wear, paper of front hinge cracked with neat repairs, hinge and binding are holding fine. Old pencil ownership signature, scattered foxing and smudges, no vandalism or tears. Decorative endpapers. Each chapter has decorative headpiece which is part of the charm. Cool shelf presence. Paginates: blank, (1)-297, [4], blank, with frontis… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
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Half Hours on the Quarter-Deck : The Spanish Armada to Sir Cloudesley Shovel 1670. (1896)(1st ed.)
by The Half Hour Library of Travel, Nature, and Science
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
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- 1896
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$25.00
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First edition, 1896, London. Condition is Very Good: Beautiful gilt stamped blue cloth, decorative endpapers. Bookplate with gift inscription dated 1897. No other interior writing or markings, one old corner fold. Binding is sound. 7.5 x 5 inches. Paginates: blank, (i)-xiv, [2], (1)-376, (1)-32, blank. Packed with illustrations. Complete as issued. Wonderful shelf presence. Please see images of the book… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
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Heroes of the Plains or Lives and Wonderful Adventures, etc. (1883)
by J. W. Buel
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- Used - Good
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- 1883
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$115.00
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1883 edition. Original full leather. Condition is Good: Front board professionally reattached, back board hinge reinforced. Spine leather shows loss and old repairs distant past. Text block is sound, boards stablized. Interior is very good: No interior writing, folds, smudges or other evidence of use. There is rare foxing. Rough on the outside excellent on the inside. Full leather binding… Read more about this item Item Price
$115.00
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Arizona Justice (1936)(First Printing)
by Stuart Hardy
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1936
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$25.00
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First edition, first printing, hardcover with dust jacket in archival cover. Classic western fiction in fabulous dust jacket. DJ is price clipped; dj has ancient paper backing. I rate the dj as only fair due to accumulated wear not major damage. Minor chips to head of spine, price clipped, flaps reinforced now protected in archival cover. Interior has new endpapers,… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
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Martyrs of Madagascar (#33)(1855)(1st US ed.)
by American Tract Society
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First
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- 1855
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$40.00
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American Tract Society pamphlet #33 circa 1855, New York. This pamphlet has inscription containing date, 1855. Numerous books and pamphlets with similar titles were produced by a variety of authors so there is understandably some confusion. I am reasonably confident this is the first American edition of this particular pamphlet. The Society frequently 'borrowed' material from the UK publishers so… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
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The Painted Desert: A Story of Northern Arizona
by Kirk Munroe
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- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1907
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$12.00
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First edition, later printing, hardcover. Copyright 1897, gift inscription dated 1907. New York. Overall condition is Good plus: boards show moderate patina, spine sunned, binding is sound. Endpapers with ink gift inscription dated 1907. Some foxing, occasional smudges and old corner folds, mostly clean and bright. Paginates: xi, [2], 274, [4 ads], with original blanks, 20 plates. Complete as issued.… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.00
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My First Voyage. A Book for Youth. (1858)(1st ed.)(AKA: What I Learned at Sea)
by William Stones
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First
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- 1858
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$250.00
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1858 London hardcover. First edition. Volume has undergone repairs: recased using original red boards with sympathetic new leather spine; new endpapers. Interior has moderate foxing, smudges and wear but nothing vandalized. Paginates: [6], (1)-239, errata slip plus 6 unpaginated plates. Complete as issued except for blanks. Numerous engravings in text. Uncommon true first. Please see images of the book you… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
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Whig Against Tory: Or, The Military Adventures of a Shoemaker. A Tale of the Revolution. For Children. (AKA: Enoch Crosby; or, The Spy Unmasked.)(AKA: The Military Adventures of Enoch Crosby.)(1851)
by Anonymous; (A. H. Maltby)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1851
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$70.00
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1851 hardcover from Silas Andrus. Condition is Very Good. Black blindstamped cloth shows minimal wear but some small splits at base of spine starting. This does not compromise integrity of binding which remains sound. Endpapers have pencil note of prior bookseller, pencil note on last page, occasional foxing and stains throughout, and bookseller stamp of "Perry & Erety, Philadelphia." Paginates:… Read more about this item Item Price
$70.00
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Thoughts and Stories on Tobacco, For American Lads; or Uncle Toby's Anti-Tobacco Advice to His Nephew Billy Bruce. (Fourth Thousand)(1852)
by Uncle Toby; John Tuck; Simeon Toby; George Trask; Edward Livermore
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- Used - Good
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- 1852
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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$175.00
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1852 softcover pamphlet discussing the downside of tobacco. When I got this the cover was off. Volume has had some restoration: cover is backed with matching paper and is reattached. Paper and binding are fragile but overall readable with a gentle touch. Primary defect is the corner off the front page. Interior has foxing and stains but no vandalism. I… Read more about this item Item Price
$175.00
