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Octavo, Hardcover. ex school lib book with blue pictorial boards and no dj. Wear to board edges, corner bent, some light stains on edges of endpaper else a good reading copy. Great color illustrations (framable). Famous dog story series. 235 pp. Heroism in the Canadian wilderness. Silver Chief, son of a husky and a wolf, gets a well earned rest has a great rescue adventure and goes home.

A small publication of 192 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, chipped, torn, edge worn and scuffed in places. There is sporadic foxing on the early pages, but very little in the body of the book. The paper is 'browned', there are age related marks in the text. Small edge tears on page edges. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

1957. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Scuffed remnants of prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Slight cracking to hinges. Scuffed remnants of prize plate to front pastedown. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine and edges. Foxed marking to spine. Stained dark marking to rear board edge.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

five plates in color and numerous illustrations in b/w. decorated end papers. front end paper with owner's inscription. front cover is spoiled, but silver lettering and embellishment to front cover still good.

192 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Front endpaper has been removed. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Light tanning to spine and edges. Loss to spine ends.

No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour frontispiece. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces.

Creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper,particularly to top edge of front panel, minor bumping to spine ends of blue boards, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1933, this is a much later edition from 1958, part of the Collins "Seagull Library" series. The first of the author's four stories about the adventures of Jim Thorne of the Canadian Mounties and his husky-wolf dog Silver Chief. 192pp, colour frontispiece. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Foxing overall.

Book has previous owner's name and address written in pencil on endpaper, the illustrations on pages 79, 80, 107, 117, 159 are lightly colored in with crayon, a slightly shaken spine, heavy rubbing to the edges of covers and spine, and gentle bumping to the corners of covers. Otherwise, the book is in good condition with sturdy pages and charming illustrations throughout.

Blue boards with silver lettering and embellishments. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Soiling spot to cover. Previous owner's name inside. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

No Edition Stated. 195 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Colour frontispiece. Small sticker to front pastedown. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering remains bright & clear.

Book has a 5x1 inch rubbed out patch to the front endpaper, a 1/2 x 3/4 in rubbed out patch to the back endpaper, moderate rubbing to the edges of covers and spine, mild wrinkling to the top and bottom of spine, and gentle bumping to the corners of covers. Otherwise, the book is in very good condition with sturdy pages and charming illustrations throughout.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

211 pages; 5 3/4 x 8 1/2" Spine edges, board panels and edges are worn; foxing to inside board edges, page edges, and endpapers; two 1/2" moisture marks on the top edge of the first few pages.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.83

1958. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.

211 pages; 5 3/4 x 8 1/2" Gift inscription inked on first page; very light wear to page edges; jacket edges and corners are worn and chipped in various spots; some tears to jacket edges are repaired with clear tape from the inside; jacket in mylar sleeve.

First Edition; 1937; Grosset & Dunlap, New York; first three page are bent, tan linen cover, corners are bumped. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng

Octavo, Hardcover VG ex school lib book with orange boards and no dj. Famous dog story series. 235 pp. Heroism in the Canadian wilderness. Silver Chief, son of a husky and a wolf, gets a well earned rest has a great rescue adventure and goes home.

Octavo, Hardcover VG ex school lib book with orange boards and no dj. Famous dog story series. 235 pp. Heroism in the Canadian wilderness. Silver Chief, son of a husky and a wolf, gets a well earned rest has a great rescue adventure and goes home.

Some writing on first several pages. No writing in text. Cover shows wear.

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good/Very Good. 1933. . hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 182pp, Dust jacket has wear to edges and corners; otherwise in Very Good condition; now has protective cover. Cloth cover in Very Good condition. previous owners name on book stamp on front paste-down; Pages otherwise clean & Unmarked. .

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good/Very Good. 1937. . Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 235pp, 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. Pages clean & unmarked. .

FIRST EDITION. Very Good hardcover book. No DJ. .Bright clean square tight.Beautiful endpapers, 5 full page color illustrations, many b&w.Wear to spine tips, slight rub to corners, quarter inch split to top of gutter, eighth of inch indent to middle of lower spine. Shelf 1010. .Not a book club (BC)copy. We ship within one business day of receiving your order. Boards and spine are straight // Binding is tight.//Pages are clean, legible, and bright // No previous owner name//No writing in the book margins or blank spaces // No highlighting// No foxing// Not remainder marked // Not price clipped// Not Ex Library// Not a Book Club

1958. 1958 Reprint. 192 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.04

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.04

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.2

No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth and black lettering. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears, and creasing.

192pp, with colour plate frontispiece. In blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles and motif (cloth is sunned over the spine, else boards strong, square and clean). Internally some mild, faint spotting on endpapers, pages tanned at margins. 8vo. Issued as part of Collin's Seagull Library series.

The cover shows some edgewear with a little rubbing and light bumping to the corners. There is a small soiled spot to the bottom page edge. Pictorial cover. No dustjacket.

General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. Has a gift inscription written inside. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Reprint Edition. Hardbound 8vo (8.5 inches tall) 211 pages. Description: Illustrated in black and white by Kurt Wiese. This is the third novel in the Silver Chief series. Jim Thorne of the Canadian Mounties is back again with his dog Silver Chief. This is the story of their winter at Cameron River Post in the Hudson Bay country and a strange man hunt. Written during wartime, the plot features two mysterious Nazis, along with the regular denizens of the remote outpost. The only printed date is the original 1943 copyright; this reprint series is circa 1950s and 1960s. BINDING/CONDITION: beige 'tweed' binding with the series banner device on the front cover; the top edge tint is a dark shade; owner's name and address on the front endpaper, the owner corrected a tiny bit of the address by means of white tape and the agent on the tape stained the paper (visible from the other side), otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; the jacket is price clipped.

Reprint. Edges and endpapers very slightly foxed, o/w very good in laminated pictorial boards a little worn at extremities. Illustrated in b/w by Kurt Wiese

Good condition. No dust jacket. Exterior has signs of gentle use along corners and edges. Light staining along the spine and on back cover. Tear on the inside of back cover near spine, though all the binding is still holding together securely. Unmarked, sturdy copy.

Octavo, Hardcover. ex school lib book with blue pictorial boards and no dj. Wear to board edges, corner bent, some light stains on edges of endpaper else a good reading copy. Great color illustrations (framable). Famous dog story series. 235 pp. Heroism in the Canadian wilderness. Silver Chief, son of a husky and a wolf, gets a well earned rest has a great rescue adventure and goes home.

NF/None, no markings or names.; Four lovely color plates by Wiese. Illustrated endpapers; First; Blue cloth/silver; 8vo; No DJ.

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; No date on this Grosset & Dunlap reprint, but copyright 1945 by John C. Winston was the first edition (listed on verso title page). This is volume #3 in the Silver Chief series. Book has no names, tears or soil inside. Head of 211pp text is dyed burgundy. Brown 'tweedy' paper covered boards with small splits in paper at spine ends. Story title and decorative edging on backstrip title. Famous Dog Stories and G, D, with a thistle flower separating these two initials are all that is decorating the front tweedy paper covered boards. Spine ends and upper tips bumped, lower tips still sharp. Unclipped (and unpriced) color illustrated dj in new mylar shows several short closed tears, a couple of short, triangular chips on frt and rear panels, plus a 3/4" x 1.5" chip at head of spine that took a piece of the last letter R on Silver with it.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

This old book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 213 pages including some illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page states 1954 Second Printing. This is definitely Not a former library book. The dust jacket is over 99% intact with light chipping on the edges and corners. I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

Dw protected by mylar cover.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Previous owner's name on the interior front board. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Dust jacket damaged, placed in a protective mylar cover. Binding is secure. Gift inscription on inner front cover and previousmowner's name on front end paper. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

1933 Winston Press 1st edition, blue and silver illustrated hardcover, solid binding, unmarked text, no jacket, mild cover edge wear, exowner stamp, good 1st edition copy We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.

Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Octavo, Hardcover VG ex school lib book with orange boards and no dj. Famous dog story series. 235 pp. Heroism in the Canadian wilderness. Silver Chief, son of a husky and a wolf, gets a well earned rest has a great rescue adventure and goes home.

Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; Super nice reprint hardcover in navy blue cloth covered boards dated 1937 on verso title page, but below that is the following number code: L 647. Possible reprint? Book has no names, tears or soil inside. Head of 235pp text is dyed green. Navy blue cloth covered boards with bright silver titles and illustration of sled dogs on frt board. Tips sharp showing color loss only, no rub-through. Vivid, uncreased blue/white illustrated endpapers show a team of dogs pulling a sled through a snowstorm. Original, price-clipped, color illustrated dj in new mylar shows several short closed tears, color loss and small chips at tips, triangular chips on frt and rear panels, plus a 1/2" x 1" chip at head of spine that took the top half of the S in Silver with it, small chip at foot of white background rear dj panel foot that shows a b/w photo of the author in a fur coat, ready for adventure. Sounds worse than it looks, please email for photo if one is not showing up here.

Some writing on first several pages. No writing in text. Cover shows wear.

This old book is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 213 pages including some illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page shows 1954 as the published date. There is the number 937 on the spine. The picture covers have a color illustration of two men and two wolves fighting. The covers are clean and in great shape. This old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First edition. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Very good in pictorial boards. Light rubs at spine ends and slong spine folds, fold in bottom corner of rear endpaper, top edge of text block spotted. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Good condition. No dust jacket. Exterior has signs of gentle use along corners and edges. Light staining along the spine and on back cover. Tear on the inside of back cover near spine, though all the binding is still holding together securely. Unmarked, sturdy copy.

B & W; 5 3/4 x 8 1/2"; vii, 213 pages; Hard cover has blue spine with silver lettering. Light rubbing, scuffing, bumping to boards. Some discoloration on end papers from glue/tape at the gutter. DJ has rubbing, scuffing, bumping, edge chipping; 11/4" closed tear at rear bottom; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w pictures. 'Sergeant Thorne of the Canadian Mounted Police and his dog, Silver Chief, trying to solve a murder mystery, discover a Russian conspiracy to smuggle valuable ore out of North America. With the aid of an FBI man they track the Russian agents to San Francisco and back again to Canada finally cornering them in Thorne's own territory. ' Fourth title in the series.

NF/None, no markings or names.; Four lovely color plates by Wiese. Illustrated endpapers; First; Blue cloth/silver; 8vo; No DJ.

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; No date on this Grosset & Dunlap reprint, but copyright 1945 by John C. Winston was the first edition (listed on verso title page). This is volume #3 in the Silver Chief series. Book has no names, tears or soil inside. Head of 211pp text is dyed burgundy. Brown 'tweedy' paper covered boards with small splits in paper at spine ends. Story title and decorative edging on backstrip title. Famous Dog Stories and G, D, with a thistle flower separating these two initials are all that is decorating the front tweedy paper covered boards. Spine ends and upper tips bumped, lower tips still sharp. Unclipped (and unpriced) color illustrated dj in new mylar shows several short closed tears, a couple of short, triangular chips on frt and rear panels, plus a 3/4" x 1.5" chip at head of spine that took a piece of the last letter R on Silver with it.

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.