Collection: 1950s YA Literature

NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1956. Hardcover. 8vo. 216pp. First edition. Brown cloth, black spine titles. Light shelfwear & bumping at spine ends, else near fine with former owner's name inked on front free endpaper. Very good (+) "$2.75" dust jacket has a few short... More

NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1956. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. 207pp. Green cloth, black spine titles, light pink topstain. A very near fine copy, lightly bumped at spine ends, in a near fine "$2.75" jacket showing light soiling along spine hinges. Young adult novel set in... More

NY: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1956. Hardcover. First American edition. 8vo. 232pp. Salmon cloth, gilt spine titles, dark green topstain. Very minor bumping to spine ends, former owner's name written in sharpie on front free endpaper and topstain (some downward bleeding), else near fine.... More

Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1957. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. 213pp. Yellow cloth, blue spine titles and front panel design. Very light bumping to top front corner and spine ends, else near fine with former owner's name inked on front free endpaper. Unclipped "$3.00" jacket... More

Longmans, Green and Co., NY, 1956. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. 180pp. Blue cloth, black spine titles and front board illustration. Very good (+), with moderate bumping to spine ends and board bottoms, a few patches of color loss to board cloth, and former owner's name... More