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Books published by publisher J. B. Lippincott

  • THE EMPTY COPPER SEA A Travis McGee Novel.

    John D. MacDonald

    Hardcover (J. B. Lippincott, March 15, 1978)
    The Empty Copper Sea is another Travis McGee adventure, first edition. Printed by J.P. Lippincott Company New York and published in 1978 by MacDonald. This hardback and its dustcover are in excellent condition.
  • Mystery of the Wooden Indian

    Elizabeth Honness, Dorothy Bayley Morse

    Hardcover (J B Lippincott, March 15, 1958)
    This book has the Lippincott Long Life Binding, which is guaranteed to last as long as the sheets, which are side-sewn in picture books and reinforced with strong joint drill. The cover is a stain-resistant, washable cloth, over top-grade binders board. This is a children's mystery story.
  • Escape or Die : True Stories of Young People Who Survived the Holocaust

    Ina R. Friedman

    Paperback (J. B. Lippincott, Sept. 15, 1991)
    In this extraordinary collection of true stories, some new to this edition, 12 Jewish men and women--all under the age of 20 at the time--recount their incredible tales of surviving the Holocaust. Covering the years 1933 to 1948 and encompassing ten countries and as many destinations, these stories of escape are more than dramatic adventure tales and are particularly moving for young people. Filled with episodes of luck, courage, endurance, and ingenuity, each first-person narrative is an authentic and moving testimony to the human struggle for life against all odds and all costs.
  • The internal combustion engine

    Ross Robert Olney

    Hardcover (J.B. Lippincott, March 15, 1982)
    Text and line drawings examine the parts of an engine and how they work.
  • Mystery in the Old Red Barn

    Helen Fuller Orton, Robert Doremus

    Hardcover (J. B. Lippincott, March 15, 1952)
    None
  • Corn Farm Boy

    Lois Lenski

    Hardcover (Lippincott, July 6, 1954)
    Library binding with a few stamps inside. This book is old and shows wear, but that is to be expected of a wonderful story.
  • World Awakes

    P.S. Brooks

    Textbook Binding (Lippincott, )
    None
  • DOCTOR DOLITTLE'S GARDEN.

    Hugh Lofting

    Hardcover (J. B. Lippincott, March 15, 1955)
    Hardcover Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Co.; 10th Impression edition (1927) ASIN: B0063EP7OQ J-5
  • A Canticle for Leibowitz

    Walter M. Miller

    Hardcover (J.B. Lippincott, March 15, 1960)
    None
  • Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey

    Jamake Highwater, Fritz Scholder

    Hardcover (J. B. Lippincott, Jan. 1, 1977)
    Traditional tales from North American Indian tribes woven into one story that relates the adventures of one boy as he grows to manhood.
  • WE TOOK TO THE WOODS By LOUISE DICKINSON RICH 1942

    Louise Dickinson Rich, 21 B/W Photos

    Hardcover (J.B. Lippincott & Co, March 15, 1942)
    In her early thirties, Louise Dickinson Rich took to the woods of Maine with her husband. They found their livelihood and raised a family in the remote backcountry settlement of Middle Dam, in the Rangeley area. Rich made time after morning chores to write about their lives. We Took to the Woods is an adventure story, written with humor, but it also portrays a cherished dream awakened into full life. First published 1942.
  • The Runaway Summer

    Nina Bawden

    Hardcover (J. B. Lippincott, June 1, 1969)
    Already upset over her parents' divorce, an eleven-year-old girl finds matters just get worse when she helps hide a boy who immigrated to England illegally.