The Tom Swift Treasury Volume I


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Tom Swift has enthralled generations of children with his amazing adventures. Here are Twenty four Tom Swift novels in two volumes. Each of these two massive omnibus editions has twelve complete novels. So return to a simpler time, put away your cynicism, and dust of your sense of wonder because you¿re off on a series of grand adventures! Include here are Tom Swift and His Motor-cycle (Or Fun and Adventures on the Road ), Tom Swift and His Motor-boat (Or the Rivals of Lake Carlopa ), Tom Swift and His Airship (Or the Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud), Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat (Or under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure), Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout (Or the Speediest Car on the Road), Tom Swift and His Wireless Message (Or the Castaways of Earthquake Island), Tom Swift among the Diamond Makers (Or the Secret of Phantom Mountain), Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice (Or the Wreck of the Airship), Tom Swift and His Sky Racer (Or the Quickest Flight on Record), Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle (or Daring Adventures in Elephant Land ), Tom Swift in the City of Gold (Or Marvelous Adventures Underground ), Tom Swift and His Air Glider (Or Seeking the Platinum Treasure)







The Tom Swift Treasury Volume II


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Tom Swift has enthralled generations of children with his amazing adventures. Here are Twenty four Tom Swift novels in two volumes. Each of these two massive omnibus editions has twelve complete novels. So return to a simpler time, put away your cynicism, and dust of your sense of wonder because you¿re off on a series of grand adventures! Include here are Tom Swift in Captivity (Or a Daring Escape by Airship), Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera (Or Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures ), Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight (Or on the Border for Uncle Sam), Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon (Or the Longest Shots on Record), Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone (Or the Picture That Saved a Fortune), Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship (Or the Naval Terror of the Seas), Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel (Or the Hidden City of the Andes) , Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders (Or the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold), Tom Swift and His War Tank (Or Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam) , Tom Swift and His Air Scout (Or Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky) , Tom Swift and His Undersea Search (Or the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic) , Tom Swift among the Fire Fighters (Or Battling with Flames from the Air) , Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive (Or Two Miles a Minute on the Rails)




The Tom Swift Treasury


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The Tom Swift Treasury


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Tom Swift has enthralled generations of children with his amazing adventures. Here are Twenty four Tom Swift novels in two volumes. Each of these two massive omnibus editions has twelve complete novels. So return to a simpler time, put away your cynicism, and dust of your sense of wonder because you¿re off on a series of grand adventures! Include here are Tom Swift in Captivity (Or a Daring Escape by Airship), Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera (Or Thrilling Adventures While Taking Moving Pictures ), Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight (Or on the Border for Uncle Sam), Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon (Or the Longest Shots on Record), Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone (Or the Picture That Saved a Fortune), Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship (Or the Naval Terror of the Seas), Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel (Or the Hidden City of the Andes), Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders (Or the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold), Tom Swift and His War Tank (Or Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam), Tom Swift and His Air Scout (Or Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky), Tom Swift and His Undersea Search (Or the Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic), Tom Swift among the Fire Fighters (Or Battling with Flames from the Air), Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive (Or Two Miles a Minute on the Rails)




Tom Swift in Captivity


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Tom Swift is approached by the owner of a circus to use one of his airships to search for a lost hunter, who went missing somewhere in South Africa while searching for a tribe of giants.




All about Collecting Boys' Series Books


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The exciting adventures of the fondly remembered Hardy Boys, Tom Swift and 27 other different sets of boys' series books will come vividly to life with this first time coverage of this topic. The author, John Axe, has brought together a rich treasury of book covers and information about 29 different boy's series authors and their books, from the early volumes of Edward Stratemeyer to Tom Swift and Tom Swift, Jr. In between, there are Rick Brant, Tom Slade, Roy Blakeley, Ted Scott, Andy Blake, Jerry Todd, Poppy Ott, Mark Tidd, Bronc Burnett, Chip Hilton, The Hardy Boys, Tom Quest, Ken Holt, Biff Brewster, and others. With this book many youthful memories will flood back -- climbing on the roof of the garage so you did not have to share with your younger brother or reading under the covers with a torch. Several series show each different cover. The Hardy Boys alone have 119 different 'classic series' cover designs. For each series, each different printing is identified, dated and valued.Researched and documented to identify rarities -- or to identify which book from your youth you need to locate and buy -- this book guides collectors through ALL of the different editions and printings.




The Publishers Weekly


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The Unicorn Treasury


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They live! -- in the heart of every true believer, in the untamed wilds of the imagination, and in the pages of this collection of stories and poems from master unicorn chronicler Bruce Coville. A thief braves a deadly maze to steal healing waters from a unicorn's well... A princess must choose between her love of a silver colt and her love of her father, the king... A young unicorn is given a mission to heal a girl who is not sick, but who has decided to die... Bringing together the singular talents of Madeleine L'Engle, Jane Yolen, C. S. Lewis, Myra Cohn Livingston, and many others, The Unicorn Treasury reminds us that as long as we can dream, there will be unicorns. Book jacket.