Our third listing from Emiy's collection. Mostly youth fiction. Be sure to check other collction categories to see the full list of books being offered in stages throughout the year.
The Secret Cave of Kamanawa by Helen Lamar Berkley, HB with DJ, gift inscription on fly leaf, First printing 1968, 100 pp, Story about a cave in Hawai’i. $15.00
A Royal Smuggler; or the Adventures of Two Boys in the Indian Archipelago. Adventure story for young adults by this British Victorian author who known for setting his books in exotic locales. Originally published in England in 1863 as "The Nest Hunters" by William Dalton, HB, 1902, 396 pp.
The Cave by Elizabeth Chatsworth, 1959, HB with DJ, 63 pp. Jim-Boy-Who-Loves Sheep, a young Navajo, would have been happy in the spring, but a sense of foreboding hangs over him. He is hired to accompany a young Basque boy, Fernando, to move the sheep to summer pastures, but Fernando treats him like an enemy. The story of how the young Indian boy wins Fernando"s friendship and overcomes his own fears makes a hauntingly lovely legend.
Those Black Diamond Men by William F. Gibbons, HB with illus. cover. 1902, 389 pp. An extremely attractive looking book about the coal mining industry as seen by the miners.
