Welcome to ZainEldeen's Books! I am a long-time reader of children's
mystery stories, and currently have over 300 books in my collection.
After years of selling back to individual bookstores, I am finally putting my titles for sale online. Please note that the titles being offered below are a just fraction of what I own. If you are looking for a particular author or title, please E-mail me as to availability.
SHIPPING INFO
E-mail Richard ZainEldeen at: richjack115@aol.com for ordering
information. Prices quoted in US dollars and must be paid in US Funds by check or money order. Shipping charges are extra. I usually ship Media Mail, but will ship Priority Mail if desired at additional cost.
BOOK CONDITION
I use standard abbreviations to indicate book and dust jacket condition
and type. Codes: VG (Very Good), G (Good), FG (Fairly Good), F (Fair),
P (Poor). PB (Paperback) HB (Hardback) DJ (Dust Jacket) PC (Pictorial Cover)
ACKERMAN, EUGENE "Jeb And The Bank Robbers" DJ encased in plastic with
some wear First ed. Text VG $3.00
ALEXANDER, DAVID "Red Coat Mystery" DJ Text VG $2.50
ANDLER, KENNETH "Stolen Spruce" DG encased in plastic with some wear.
First ed. Text VG $3.00
APPEL, HERMAN M. "Secret Of the Flambeau" No DJ Text browning. Shelf wear
$1.00
ARDEN, BARBI "Mystery At Indigo" PB Fair $1.00
Aspinwall, Marguerite "Where Is Sylvia?'' No DJ Text ex-library VG $3.00
BAILEY, RALPH EDGAR "Tony Sees It Through" DJ Ex-library Text Good $2.00
BAKER, WILLARD F. "Bob Dexter And The Aeroplane Mystery" No DJ Text VG
$3.00
BAKER, WILLARD F. "Bob Dexter And The Club House Mystery" No DJ Spine
has cut with other shelf wear. Text G $1.75
BARBER, ANTONIA "Affair Of The Rockerbye Baby" HB DJ Ex-library Text VG
$2.00
BARDWELL, HARRISON "Lurtiss Field Mystery" HB No DJ One edge of
book is dented. Otherwise, text in good if browning condition $1.50
BARDWELL, HARRISON "Roberta's Flying Courage" HB No DJ One edge of
book is dented. Otherwise, VG $1.00
BARNE, KITTY "Windmill Mystery" NO DJ Ex-library Text has some soiling $2.00
BARNETT, GRACE "Beaded Buckskin" No DJ G $2.00
BARNETT, GRACE "Fire Beads" HB DJ worn but encased in plastic Text VG $3.00
BARNETT, GRACE "Mystery Of The Stolen Wallet" No DJ G $2.00
BARNETT, GRACE "Mystery In Mission Valley" DJ 1st Edition $3.00
BARRIS, ANNA "Mystery Of The Jade Idol" HB No DJ VG $2.00
BAXTER, BETTY "Daughter Of The Coast Guard" DJ in plastic with some wear Text
good but browning $2.00
BEATTY, ELIZABETH "Jupiter Missile Mystery" PB Former owner stamped
name in front. Cover shows minor exposure to dampness. Text VG $1.00
BECHDOLT, JACK "Mystery At Hurricane Hill" HB DJ Ex-library Some page
soiling. Text overall G $1.00
BERGER, HELEN "Mystery Of World's End" No DJ with some cover wear Text in
good condition Inscription in front $2.50
BERGER, HELEN "Nobody's Joan" DJ encased in plastic with some wear Pages
browning. Inscription in front $2.50
BERNA, PAUL "Mystery Of The Cross-Eyed Man" PB Some cover wear
$2.00
BICE, CLARE "A Dog For Davie's Hill" HB DJ TEXT VG A Weekly
Reader book $2.00
BLAIR, CYNTHIA "Buried Treasure..In My Own Attic?" PB VG Ex-library $1.00
BLAKE, GLADYS "Faraway Mystery" DJ Some wear. Text VG $3.00
BODEN, HILDA "Foxes In The Valley" HB PC G $3.00
BONHAM, FRANK "Mystery In Little Tokyo" HB PC Former owner wrote
Name on inside cover. Otherwise, VG $2.00
BRENNER, BARBARA "Mystery Of The Disappearing Dogs" PB VG $1.00
BURTON, HAL "Walton Boys In Rapids Ahead". HB Spine missing. Pages
yellowed. Reading Copy. $.50
CAMERON, ELEANOR "Mysterious Christmas Shell" Ex-library No DJ Text G
$2.00
CARROLL, LILLIAN "Secret Of The Covered Bridge" HB with DJ 1st edition
Ex-library Text VG $2.00
CARSON, JULIA "Shadow Catcher" DJ has some small pieces missing First ed.
Inscription in front Text VG $3.00
CATHERALL, ARTHUR "Sicilian Mystery" Ex-library DJ Text G $2.00
CHAPPELL, MOLLIE "Mystery Of The Silver Circle" DJ has wear and tears. Text VG
$2.00
CHENEY, CORA "Skeleton Cave" PB piece peeled on front where price tag was
$1.00
CLARK, ELECTA "Spanish Gold And Casey McKee" HB DJ Former owner
CLARKE, PAULINE "Hidden Gold" DJ Ex-library $3.00
COOPER, JOHN R. "First Base Jinx" PB PC Former owner wrote name in
front. Text G $2.00
COOPER, JOHN R. "Mystery At The Ball Park" No DJ Some shelf wear,
minor cover markings. Text browning but VG $2.50
COOPER, JOHN R. "Southpaw's Secret" HB DJ Some water damage
Text browning but G $2.00
CORBETT, SCOTT "Cutlass Island" DJ VJ Ex-library $2.00
CORBETT, SCOTT "Tree House Island" DJ VJ Ex-library $2.00
CORCORAN, BARBARA "A Watery Grave" DJ encased on plastic Ex-library $2.00
COWEN, FRANCES "Secret Of Grange Farm" HB DJ G $2.00
CRAINE, E.J. "Mystery Of The Seven Gables" DJ tattered but text VG $2.00
CRAWFORD, THELMAR "Terror Wears A Feathered Cloak" DJ torn a bit Text VH
$2.50
CRESPI, PACHITA "Mystery Of The Mayan Jewels" No DJ G $3.00
CUMMING, PRIMROSE "Mystery Pony" No DJ Text VG $2.00
CUNNINGHAM, MARY "Secret Of The Sea Witch" PB Some creasing
of cover. Otherwise, VG $1.00
DEAN, GRAHAM "Sky Trail" No DJ Ex-library Text G $2.00
DILLON, EILIS "The San Sebastian" DJ has some wear and tears Text VG $2.00
DIVINE, DAVID "Three Red Flares" DJ ex-library Text VG $2.00
DOUGLAS, JOHN SCOTT "Fate Of The Clipper Westwind' No DJ Ex-library G.
$2.00
DOUGLAS, LAURA "Mystery Of Crooknose" PB Some shelf wear G $1.00
EDHOLM, LIZETTE "Merriweather Girls At Good Old Rockhill" No DJ Cover worn
Inscription inside front cover Text good if browning front cover
$1.50
EDHOLM, LIZETTE "Merriweather Girls On Camper's Trail" No DJ Cover lightly
Text in good if browning condition $2.00
EDWARDS, JANE "What Happened to Amy?" PB Some shelf wear, one small
piece peeled from cover. Text VG $1.00
ELTING, MARY "Helicopter Mystery" PB Shelf wear. Former owner wrote
name in front. Text G. $1.00
FARMER, WENDELL "Surprise Mystery" DJ Text VG $3.00
FINNEY, GERTRUDE "Sleeping Mines" HB DJ has piece missing from spine/in
protective plastic Inscription in front. Text VG $2.50
FOOTE, AGNES "Huckleberry Island-Maine Story) " DJ in plastic with some wear
First Ed. Text VG $6.00
FOSTER, JOHN "Marco And The Tiger" HB No DJ Former Owner wrote
name inside. Some shelf wear. Otherwise, text VG $2.00
GARIS, HOWARD "Mystery Of The Brass Bound Box" No DJ Cover somewhat
worn. Pages yellowed. Text G $2.00
GARIS, HOWARD "Secret Of Lost River" No DJ G $2.00
GARRARD, PHILLIS "Jenny's Secret Island" No DJ Text VG Ex-library $3.00
GRAHAM, JEANETTE SARGEANT "Secret Of Plenty House" No DJ Ex-library copy
Some pages torn a bit but have been repaired Text G $2.00
GROSBY, RUTH "Stolen Blueprints' No DJ Front endpaper missing. Text in good
if browning condition $2.00
GROVE, HARRIET PYNE "Phantom Treasure " HB No DJ text VG $2.00
GROVE, HARRIET PYNE "Secret Of Steeple Rock" HB DJ worn with small pieces
missing. Pages browning but intact. $1.50
GROVE, HARRIET PYNE "S. P. Mystery" HB No DJ Book has small dent at
bottom. Binding a bit loose/I have taped. Pages yellowed. Still, a decent reading
copy. $1.00
HIGHTOWER, FLORENCE "Mrs. Wappinger's Secret" DJ has wear in corners.
Inscription in front. Text VG $2.25
HILL, EILEEN "Robin Kane-Mystery Of Glengary Castle" Some shelf wear.
Text VG $1.00
HOPPENSTADT, ELBERT M. "Mystery At Ten Fathoms" No DJ Ex-library G $2.00
HOPPENSTADT, ELBERT M. "Mystery Of the Deserted Village" DJ worn with some
tears Ex-library G $2.00
HOUGHTON, ERIC "Mystery Of The Old Field" No DJ Ex-library Text G $2.00
HOWE, JANET ROGERS "Secret Of Castle Balou" HB No DJ Ex-library Text VG
$2.00
HUNTING, GARDNER "Barry Dare And The Mysterious Box" HB fair. Pages
loose, yellowed. Reading Copy only. $.50
KINGMAN, LEE "Rocky Summer" No DJ G $2.00
KNOTT, BILL "Dwarf On Black Mountain" DJ G Ex-library $1.50
KNOTT, BILL "Night Pursuit" DJ VG Ex-library $1.50
KUMMER, FREDERIC "Perilous Island" HB No DJ Cover worn Text G $3.00
KUSAN, IVAN "Mystery Of the Stolen Paintings" DJ (worn at the top) Text VG $2.00
LANGDALE, H. R. "Kit Of Danger Cove" 1st ed. DJ (worn with small
pieces missing) Text VG $3.00
LANGDALE, H.R. "Lance Of Mystery Hollow" No DJ. Ex-library. Text soiled in
Sspots. Reading copy. $.50
LANSING, ELIZABETH "Deer River Raft" Ex-library. No DJ Cover slightly worn.
Text has some minor discolorations, otherwise G $2.00
LAURITZEN, JONREED "Glitter-eyed Wouser" HB PC Ex-library. Some dents
in cover. Text VG $1.95
LAWSON, H.L. "Pitch Dark And No Moon" DJ Ex-library Text VG $2.00
LOVE, MARGARET "An Explorer For An Aunt" No DJ ex-library Text VG $2.00
LUNT, ALICE "Mystery At Redstone Farm" HB DJ G $2.00
MALLETTE, GERTRUDE "Inside Out" No DJ Ex-library Text VG $2.00
MARKUN, PATRICIA "Secret Of El Baru" DJ inscription in front Text VG $2.00
MARTINI, TERI "Mystery Of The Hard Luck House" PB G A Scholastic
book $1.00
MAXWELL, MARJORIE "Lost Treasure Trail" No DJ Some writing on front
cover Ex-library Text in good condition $3.00
MAYER, ALBERT I. "Mystery At Seabreeze" No DJ Text VG $2.00
MCAULIFFE, Jim "Mystery Of Three Mile House" PB short book $.50
MCDONALD, LUCILLE and ROSS, ZOLA "Stolen Letters" PB Slight
shelf wear. Text G $1.00
MCDONNELL, GINNY "Kim Aldrich: Miscalculated Risk" Pictorial cover. Some
minor shelf wear Text VG. $1.00
MCGUIRE, FRANCES "Indian Drums Beat Again" NO DJ Ex-library copy. Some
wear Text G $1.00
MEYERS, SUSAN "Mysterious Bender Bones" HB PC Cover somewhat worn.
Otherwise, VG $1.00
MINDLIN, HELEN "Dangerous Island" No DJ Pages in good if browning
Condition $2.00
MONSELL, HELEN "Secret Of The Gold Earring " NO DJ VG $4.00
MONTGOMERY, ELIZABETH RIDER "Mystery Of Edison Brown" No DJ
Cover has wear. Ex-library Text G $2.00
MOORE, RUTH NULTON "Ghost Bird Mystery" HB No DJ VG $2.00
MOORE, RUTH NULTON "Ghost Town Mystery" A Sarah and Sam Mystery. PB
VG $1.00
MURRAY, MICHAEL "Timber Trail Riders: Texas Tenderfoot" HB PC VG $2.00
MURRAY, MICHAEL "Timber Trail Riders: Luck Of The Black Diamond" HB
PC Some shelf wear. G $2.50
NESBIT, TROY "Sand Dune Pony" HB PC Spine slightly frayed. Former
owner wrote name in front. Binding slightly loose. Fair $1.00
NEWCOMB, ELLSWORTH "Mystery Beyond the Wall" No DJ G $2.00
NORTON, CAROL "Bobs, A Girl Detective" HB PC Some shelf wear. Former
owner wrote name in front. Text G $2.00
O'CLEARY, HELEN "Mystery Of The Phantom Ship" No DJ Ex-library Text G
$2.00
PARK, RUTH "Road Under The Sea" No DJ Fair $1.00
PARLIN, JOHN "Skeleton Creek" NO DJ Ex-library Text G $1.00
PEARCE, A. PHILIPPA "Minnow Leads To The Treasure" HB No DJ Ex-library
Text VG Very little shelf wear $2.00
PECK, RICHARD "Dreamland Lake PB Cover fairly worn. Former owner
wrote name in front. Text VG $1.00
PERSONS, HELEN M. "Finding The Lost Treasure" HB No DJ Binding a bit loose.
Former owner wrote name in front. Text browning but G. $2.00
PERSONS, HELEN M. "Mystery Of Arnold Hall" HB No DJ Binding a bit
loose. Former owner wrote name in front. Some page yellowing. G $2.00
PETERS, LANE "Mystery At The Moscow Fair" HB No DJ Ex-library Text G $2.00
POHLMANN, LILLIAN "Calypso Holiday" HB No DJ Ex-library Text VG $2.00
POWELL, VAN "Haunted Hangar" HB No DJ Some water stains $2.00
POWELL, VAN "Vanishing Air Liner" HB No DJ Binding loose but has been taped.
G $2.00
POWELL, VAN "Mystery Boys And The Hindu Treasure" DJ G $2.00
PRICE, EDITH "Lubber's Luck" No DJ Text VG $3.00
PRICE, EDITH "Turn Of The Tide" No DJ Text VG RARE $4.00
PRUD'HOMMEAUX, RENE "Sunken Forest" DJ has wear with pieces missing Ex-
library copy text VG $3.00
RADFORD, RUBY "Sandra Of The Girl Orchestra" HB No DJ Text browning
but G $2.00
RADFORD, RUBY "Crime And Judy" PB Good. $1.00
RICHARDS, MILTON Dick Kent And The Malemute Mail HB No DJ Text G
$1.25
RIESENBERG, FELIX "Man On The Raft" No DJ Text VG $3.00
RIVKIN, ANN "Mystery Of Disaster Island" PB $1.00
RYAN, JESSICA "Mystery Of Arroyo Seco" HB Ex-library No DJ Text good
only $2.00
SEIBERT, ELIZABETH "Abrus Necklace" DJ in poor condition. Ex-library Text VG
$2.00
SHEAD, ANN "Jago Secret" HB DJ DJ torn a bit at top. Former owner
wrote name in front. Otherwise, VG $2.00
SHURA, MARY FRANCIS "Garrett Of Greta McGraw" HB DJ Ex-library $2.00
SIMON, RUTH "A Castle For Tess" No DJ Ex-library copy Text VG $2.25
SNELL, ROY "A Ticket To Adventure" Girls Story HB No DJ inscription in front
some shelfwear G $1.50
SNELL, ROY "Crimson Thread" Girls Story HB No DJ some shelfwear G $1.50
SNELL, ROY "Hour Of Enchantment" Girls Story HB No DJ some shelfwear and
wrinkling of cover G $1.00
SNELL, ROY "Rope Of Gold" Boys Story HB No DJ G $1.50
SNELL, ROY "Seal Of Secrecy" Boys Story HB No DJ G $2.00
SNELL, ROY "Silent Alarm" Girls Story HB No DJ some shelfwear inscription in
front G $1.50
SNELL, ROY "Thirteenth Ring" Girls Story HB No DJ inscription in front some shelfwear G $1.50
SNELL, ROY "Witches Cove" Girls Story HB No DJ Cover very worn with fraying
and splitting along spine Otherwise, Text Good $1.00
SIEBERT, ELIZABETH "Abrus Necklace" HB DJ DJ in poor condition. $1.25
SPERRY, ARMSTRONG SPERRY "Hull Down For Action" HB No DJ Some
minor shelf wear Text VG $2.00
STEWART, A.C. "Quarry Line Mystery" HB DJ Ex-library Text VG $2.00
STOUTENBURG, ADRIEN "Stranger On the Bay" DJ worn. Text VG $2.00
VOIGHT, VIRGINIA FRANCES "Mystery At Deer Hill" DJ-worn with pieces
missing Text VG $1.50
WADSWORTH, L.A. "Canyon Of Whispers" HB No DJ Text G $2.00
WALDEN, AMELIA "Case Of The Diamond Eye" Ex-library DJ Text VG $2.00
WALDEN, AMELIA "A Spy Called Michel-e" NO DJ Ex-library Text G $2.00
WALLACE, MAY NICKERSON "Plume Hunters Mystery" HB DJ Text VG $2.00
WALTCH, Lilla M. "Miss Starr's Secret" DJ Text VG $2.00
WARNER, ANN SPENCE "Gold Is Where You Find It" No DJ G $2.00
WIDNEY, BETTE WARD "Mystery Of The Wheat Pirates" HB No DJ VG $1.50
WILLOUGHBY, ELAINE MACMANN "Mystery Of The Island Fires" HB VG $1.00
WRIGHT, ELSIE "Patty And Jo, Detectives" HB PC Spine and cover of
book rather worn. But, text is VG $1.00
WRIGHT, JACK "Scout Patrol Boys And The Hunting Lodge Mystery" No DJ Pages
browning Text G $1.00
YOUNG, ANN "Mystery Of The Singing Mermaid" PB Shelf wear Former owner
Stamp inside front cover $.50