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Published by The Sprague Pub. Co., 1903
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. ORIGINAL 1903 EDITION. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers show edge wear with light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
Published by Sprague Publishing Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1904
First Edition
Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 192 pages. Stories from the American Boy. Front cover has darkening at bottom and foreedge; spine is shifted. Internally clean and tight. Good in red pictorial cloth. (044).
Published by Doubleday & Company / Sprague Publishing., Garden City NY., 1927
Seller: Hedgehog's Whimsey BOOKS etc., Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Hard cover. 390 p. Textured, cloth-like red paper over boards. Black spine title box, red titles. "Young Moderns: A Growing Library for Modern Boys and Girls", with this anthology gleaned from Sprague Publishing's "The American Boy" periodical of the 1920s, also edited by Ellis. Recommended for older boys, readers are promised adventure, mystery, romance, conflict, quick action, and the "feel" of the sea. The voyages are never dull, the publisher notes on the front jacket flap. The back jacket lists the series, and yes, there are collections for girls. Introductory poem, then 18 stories by near as many authors. Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket has edge wear, and spine serious sun-fade. Front jacket art is striking, with some blemishing; no artist credit. Well-bound. Economy production materials.
Published by Sprague Publishing Company, 1914
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked with minimal page-turn soiling marks. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owner's name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!.
Published by The Sprague Publishing Co., 1903
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. Third Edition. Blue cloth covered boards with gold titles; edges worn; heavier at corners and spine ends; small 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Gift inscription on free front endpaper; pages toning; interior clean and unmarked; 212 pages.
Published by Sprague Publishing Co. ca. 1920's, Detroit, 1920
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good. Fifth Edition. Condition is good minus. Spine has chipping to the ends and small tears to the front edge. Covers are thoroughly browned. Rear cover has damp staining to the upper and spine edges. ; 126 pages.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Reading copy only. Covers detached. Text cut out of last page. Address label on front cover. In polypropylene bag. (history sports notre dame).
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Cover nearly detached. Address label on front cover. (notre dame, young adult, literature).
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 316p + publisher's catalogue. No jacket. Boards are heavily dust soiled. Corners bumped, light rubbing. Interior is yellowed, light dust soil. Tight binding. Fifth Edition. Size: 12mo - over 6 3/4 in - 7 3/4 in tall. Year: 1908.
Published by Sprague Publishing Company, Detroit, Michigan
Seller: Chuck Price's Books, Rocheport, MO, U.S.A.
Book
Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good Minus. Sixth Edition. From the pages of American Boy Magazine come these articles on how to do almost anything, from how to throw a lasso to how to carve a turkey, how to lay out a football field, mount birds, build a dollhouse, how to break your colt, care for your watch, handle a monkey wrench, make a kite, make a swimming pool, cut paper, make cardboard yachts, and much more! Undated, but circa 1910, complete with diagrams and photographs. Original pictorial wraps, 4 1/2" X 6 3/4", 126 pages, ads on rear cover. Lightly soiled and worn with some rust to the staples, but clean and tight and square.
Published by SPRAGUE PUB CO, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 1925
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
PAPER BACK MULTI. Condition: POOR. Front cover is tattered, back cover is missing, spine is tearing, previous owner labels on front cover, crumbling pages, foxing Authors include Rex Lee, Clarence B. Kelland, Major Charles Gilson and others; stories are fully illustrated by WW Clarke, Douglas Duer, J. Scott Williams etc. DATE PUBLISHED: 1925 EDITION: 84.
Published by Sprague Publishing Co., 1970
ISBN 10: 0913457000ISBN 13: 9780913457009
Seller: Broad Street Books, Branchville, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: As New. Book is in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.
Published by Sprague Publishing Company, 1904
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. ; Red cloth cover is worn at corners and spine caps but clean, bright, and in good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Gift inscription in pencil on front end sheet dated 1904. First several pages have scattered soiling. Remaining pages show very modest soiling and light handling but overall in very good condition. One plate is detached and laid-in.
Published by The Sprague Publishing Co., Detroit, 1909
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Smaller book, dark red fine cloth, very bright gilt title and author as well as design on front, white illustration of armed boy on horse, spine lightly faded, 192 lightly browned pages, illustrations throughout. Tiny crease at top tip of Table of Contents page, light wear to bottom tips, lightly faded along top front, very slight surface wear to spine top edge, light scratch down back right near middle. Very Good.
Published by Sprague Pub. Co., Detroit MI
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: vg. 6.75" tall; 126pp; 37 "how to" articles from "The Boy Trapper" to "How to Make a Bicycle Tent." b/w ils; some discoloration to craft paper cover; probably from the 1920s. Hardcover.
Published by The Sprague Publishing Co., 1906
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Softcover, 1906. 12mo. 167pp. with black and white photograph on cover. Spine tear.
Published by The Sprague Publishing Company, 1912
Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
Soft cover. Condition: Good. June 1912 The American Boy magazine. Cover illustration by W.W.Clarke. In this issue KEN WARD IN THE JUNGLE (chapters IV,V,VI) by Zane Grey, HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL featuring Tris Speaker on how to play the outfield and Harry Lord on how to play third base (full page for each)plus lots more. Covers show moderate rubbing/scuffing/soiling to back cover - small mailing label top front with small splits along spine. Bookseller since 1995 )LL-Sport2-Box-Top)rareviewbooks.
Published by Sprague Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich., 1902
Seller: Foundations, Grove, OK, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Pages are browning. Front cover is slightly stained.
Published by The American Boy / The Sprague Publishing Co., 1911
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME in The American Boy for June, 1911, The Sprague Publishing Co., first edition, small chip missing from the upper left corner of the front cover and upper right corner of the rear cover (not affecting any text nor artwork in either case), closed tear on leaf 19/20, some soiling to the covers, else just about vg in color pictorial wraps. Pictured and discussed in this article on early modern baseball are Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie and Ed Walsh. We see no evidence of this article, (part three), or any sections of this article, ever reaching book status and this seemingly then is the only appearance in print of this essay.
Published by The Sprague Publishing Co, 1902
Seller: Elder's Bookstore, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good hardcover edition, has a previous owner's name on the front endpaper and also on the second blank endpaper. Wear to spine ends and corner tips. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 226 pages.
Published by The Sprague Publishing Company, Detroit, 1932
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. W. F. Soare and Manning deV. Lee (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Youth's Companion combined with American Boy. Set of 6 issues; October 1932 through March 1933 ; Vol. 106 No. 10 - Vol. 107 No. 3. Large folio sized (approx. 14" X 10 3/4"), color covers, 20 cent cover price with numerous b/w and 2-color illustrations and photographs throughout; 52 pages including wraps. These issues comprise the complete serialized "The Brethren" by H. Rider Haggard with numerous illustrations by Manning deV. Lee. October cover art by W. F. Soare. Overall a VG set. These issues do not have any writing, large tears/creases, cutouts or tape/repair. Most are in VG or better; November is crinkly throughout from dried dampness, and the Feb issue has spine roll. Four of them have original subscription address labels.
Published by The Sprague Publishing Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1913
Seller: Eclectibles, ABAA, Tolland, CT, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Large illustrated circular advertising "The American Boy", a magazine for boys marketed as a "feast of good, wholesome, interesting and fascinating reading to boys" that any parent would approve of. Includes illustrations of handsome young boys engaging in wholesome activities such as photography, track and field, woodworking, studying, and football. Illustrated circular is printed in black and orange, and is a bifolium measuring 15.75" by 10.75". Together with original branded envelope, addressed and postmarked, measuring 4" by 8.75", and order blank with mail-in envelope (3.5" by 7.75"). Note its derision towards popular fiction, positioning itself as a more wholesome and educational alternative: "The American Boy has done more to get boys away from the reading of trashy, dime-novel, 'Diamond Dick' stuff than any other single influence in America . [it] will not interfere with your boy's studies". The American Boy was a monthly magazine published by The Sprague Publishing Co. of Detroit, Michigan from November 1899 to August 1941. Very good. Toned, letter folds, some spotting/wear to envelope.
Published by The Sprague Publishing Co., 1904
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. One consecutive year of issues bound in green cloth with burgundy leather spine band. Issues are in nice shape with only an occasional tiny tear on bottom edge, toning near edges. Binding is a bit more rough with fraying to spine ends and fore-edges, rubbing, scuffing, scratches. Title band has chipping along edge and scuffing. 4to. We would be happy to send photos upon request.
Published by No Publisher. Photo-litho By Sprague & Co. London., London., 1889
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Large number of full page plates throughout. (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition 1889. Pictorial title page and large number of full page plates throughout. The book has a handwritten letter from the author to W. H. Goss (may be the china manufacturer). The book also has a presentation from William Huntley Goss to his son William Henry Goss on the dedication page, dated 14th March, 1889. The title page has a few very small tears and creases to the edge, as does the dedication page. they are also slightly dusty and marked. The rest of the contents are nice and clean. The book has been recased retaining the original endpapers which are dusty and foxed. The publishers pictorial paper covered boards are rubbed and slightly frayed at the edges and corners. New brown cloth spine. Paper covered boards slightly dusty and marked. 60 p. Signed by Author(s). Book.