Bear Publications: 106 books

Fairview Boys on a Ranch is the sixth and final book in the Fairview Boys Series. It was published in 1917. In this adventure, Frank Haven's older brother, George, wrangles an invitation for the boys' to spend their summer vacation on the Western ranch where George works. Even before they leave, adventure...

Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery is one of the Fairview Boys Series. Published in 1914, this volume tells of Sammy and his pals discovering an old hunting cabin that is inhabited by an even older hermit, who is not interested in having company. After several close calls, a lot of action, and even more...

Very hard to find! Fairview Boys on Eagle Mountain is the second volume in the Fairview Boys series. The three Fairview boys (they live in "Fairview") — Frank Haven, Sammy Brown, and Bob Bouncer — are enjoying the end of summer. All too soon, it is back to school. But first, Sammy,...

This is the complete six-volume Fairview Boys Series by Frederick Gordon, which was a pen name used by Edward Stratemeyer. Included in this edition of the series is the second volume, "Fairview Boys on Eagle Mountain." This novel is very hard to find outside of rare book stores. The six...

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in August 1903. The story is about an impertinent red squirrel named Nutkin and his narrow escape from an owl called Old Brown. The book followed Potter's hugely...

The Tailor of Gloucester was written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, privately printed by the author in 1902, and published in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in October 1903. The story is about a tailor whose work on a waistcoat is finished by the grateful mice he rescues from his...

Three beloved tales from Beatrix Potter: The Tailor of Gloucester, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. Complete and unabridged, beautifully illustrated in full color. A perfect gift for children and for those who remember Potter from their childhood days. #1: The Tailor...

This children's book is about when things first happened to animals around us: when Mr. Bluebird won his beautiful coat, for instance; and when Mr. Moose first lost his horns. The 16 short tales are just perfect for bedtime or for children learning to read. This edition of the book contains...

This is a biography of General George Armstrong Custer. Certainly, all of us remember Custer's defeat, and death, at Little Big Horn, in 1876. However, perhaps fewer of us know that Custer attended West Point, participated in Civil War battles, and was an officer on General George McClellan's staff....

This is the fourth and last volume in Burgess' "Boy Scout Books," preceded by "The Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp," "The Boy Scouts on Swift River," and "The Boy Scouts on Lost Trail." In this story, Burgess inserts the Scouts into the life of the trapper, who...

Published in 1915, Kasba is a fascinating story of Chipewya and Eskimo life in the Hudson Bay area. It centers around a young woman named Kasba, or White Partridge, who is trying to gain her independence from her family. The book includes adventures of survival; customs, friendships and love among...

The accomplished author of Pirates' Hope, a clever adventure, has given us that rara avis a thriller satisfies our literary taste. In the truly plot we find a vigorous young New Yorker is determined to test certain friends not to mention his sweetheart by taking them on a cruise and by "faking"...

"The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush," a shrewd Western boss all men will appreciate, is the central character of the novel of that name by Francis Lynde. The author of "The Price" shows him manipulating political forces in the storm of reform that threatens his control. Senator Sage-Brush...

The Alger book was originally entitled Dan, the Detective, and a first edition of Dan, the Detective is one of Alger's rarest. When it was reprinted, the title was changed to Dan, the Newsboy. Dan and his mother are poor. Dan valiantly struggles to make money by selling newspapers on the streets of...