[publisher: Random House] Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket With remainder mark. (Juvenile literature, Landmark Books, Juvenile history) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.]

Random House. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket With remainder mark. (Juvenile literature, Landmark Books, Juvenile history) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Random House [US]

New York: Random House. NF/NONE. Date: 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo; 178 p.; Signed by Author . 1956. Random House [US]

[publisher: Random House, New York] Hardcover There is a bookplate on the front paste-down with four names on it otherwise this is a clean book with light wear. The dust is edge worn, rubbed with light soiling and a couple of tears. We placed the dust jacket in a high quality Demco protector to preserve it from further wear, tear and soiling. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Brainerd, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1956]

[publisher: Random House, New York] Hardcover Octavo; pp 178; G+; ivory spine with black and orange text; no jacket; cloth has modest shelf wear to exterior; mildly rubbed corners; strong boards; text block has light tone to exterior edges; remainder mark to exterior tail edge; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece; illustrated; tight binding; 1326335. FP New Rockville Stock.
[Rockville, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1956]

New York Random House 1956 Hardcover Book. Octavo; pp 178; G+; ivory spine with black and orange text; no jacket; cloth has modest shelf wear to exterior; mildly rubbed corners; strong boards; text block has light tone to exterior edges; remainder mark to exterior tail edge; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece; illustrated; tight binding; . 1326335. FP New Rockville Stock.

[publisher: Random House, New York] Hardcover Octavo; pp 178; G+; ivory spine with black and orange text; no jacket; cloth has modest shelf wear to exterior; mildly rubbed corners; strong boards; text block has light tone to exterior edges; remainder mark to exterior tail edge; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece; illustrated; tight binding; 1326335. FP New Rockville Stock.
[Rockville, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1956]

New York: Random House, Date: 1956. Part of the Landmark book series written in the 50's for school age children, often by noted historians. Unmarked, Clean and tight. Price clipped jacket has Jacket has light edgewear at spine ends. In mylar. . Early Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Plus to Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Fedor Rojankovsky . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1956. Random House [US]

Random House 1956 Hardcover Very Good Size: 8x5x1; Vintage Cloth Cover Hardback Book. Book itself is in Very Good condition with a tight binding and mostly clean crisp pages. Inside text is nice and appears to have little use. There is a Landmark nameplate inside the front cover, but no other writing or marks. Outside cloth covers show some minor soiling with some minor corner wear. No Dust Jacket. Book has come from a private collection. A less common title in the Landmark series. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Balboa Swordsman and Conquistador World Landmark #25. In 1513, Balboa first sighted the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, a discovery that changed the maps of the world and the course of history. Here is an authentic biography of this great explorer. Not only was he an outstanding colonizer and military strategist, as well as the most formidable swordsman of the early sixteenth century, but he was a noble, kindly man-rare qualities in those days when white conquistadors were generally brutal taskmasters. In bringing this remarkable man to life, Felix Riesenberg vividly recreated Balboa ...

[publisher: Random] Hardcover A FINE tight copy in a NEAR FINE bright MYLAR covered dust jacket. #56 in the World Landmark book series.
[Freeville, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1956]
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Random House, NY, Date: 1956, 1956. Hardcover. Collectible - Near Fine/Fine. Fedor Rojankovsky. Octavo, hardcover, name on title page else fine in fine blue and yellow pictorial dj in mylar sleeve. Yellow decorative endpapers. 178 pp. including index. Biography and history for readers ages 10 to 14. The conquistador who discovered the Pacific Ocean who was a formidable swordsman, a military strategist, colonizer, and a noble, kind man. 1956. Random House, NY, 1956 [US]

[publisher: Random House] Hardcover Vintage Cloth Cover Hardback Book. Book itself is in Very Good condition with a tight binding and mostly clean crisp pages. Inside text is nice and appears to have little use. There is a Landmark nameplate inside the front cover, but no other writing or marks. Outside cloth covers show some minor soiling with some minor corner wear. No Dust Jacket. Book has come from a private collection. A less common title in the Landmark series. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Balboa Swordsman and Conquistador World Landmark #25. In 1513, Balboa first sighted the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, a discovery that changed the maps of the world and the course of history. Here is an authentic biography of this great explorer. Not only was he an outstanding colonizer and military strategist, as well as the most formidable swordsman of the early sixteenth century, but he was a noble, kindly man- rare qualities in those days when white conquistadors were generally brutal taskmasters. In bringing this remarkable man to life, Felix Riesenberg vividly recreated Balboa ...

New York: Random House. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. Date: 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows normal shelfwear. Some staining to cover cloth. Scrapemark to front pastedown. Dust jacket is heavily chipped, spine ends missing, DJ spine torn and tape repaired. Outer text edges stained. NAP. Reverse of DJ lists 1956 Releases/27 World Titles. ; [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read? , pp. 296-311] [Ward & Marquardt, Authors of Books for Young People, 2nd ed, pg. 434-5]; World Landmark Books; Vol. 25; B&W Illustrations; 178 pages . 1956. Random House [US]

[publisher: Random House, New York] Hardcover First Edition Text is clean. Cover shows normal shelfwear. Some staining to cover cloth. Scrapemark to front pastedown. Dust jacket is heavily chipped, spine ends missing, DJ spine torn and tape repaired. Outer text edges stained. NAP. Reverse of DJ lists 1956 Releases/27 World Titles. ; [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read? , pp. 296-311] [Ward & Marquardt, Authors of Books for Young People, 2nd ed, pg. 434-5]; World Landmark Books; Vol. 25; B&W Illustrations; 178 pages
[Modesto, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1956]
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Random House, Date: 1956. Hardcover. Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Good hardcover, no dust jacket. Clean pages. Minor creasing. Dedication page detached and laid in. Minor tanning and foxing to cover. 8vo. 178pp. 1956. Random House [US]

Very Good Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket With remainder mark. (Juvenile literature, Landmark Books, Juvenile history) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Random House, Date: 1956 first edition. with dustjacket, hardcover. good; used. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes 8vo; 178 pages; good hardcover with dustjacket; with loose leaf page gift/reader's note from and inscribed with author signia;some faint tanning; dustjacket few slight nicks to edges; board tips bumped; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking 1956. Random House [US]

Random House 1956 first edition with dustjacket, hardcover Good; used Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes 8vo; 178 pages; good hardcover with dustjacket; with loose leaf page gift/reader's note from and inscribed with author signia; some faint tanning; dustjacket few slight nicks to edges; board tips bumped; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.