Steve Gabany: 240 books

This is a book of birds for children. In printed form, it would be some 280 pages long. The listing and description of birds is both extensive and exhaustive, with everything from the common Robin and Bluebird to the lesser-known Tilt-up, Wigeon, and Teeter-tail. The book has a complete index...

This is a collection of 108 tales of the outdoors, many centered around what Seton believed to be Native American lore. Some are very short, a paragraph in length. Seton also intended them to serve as a backdrop for the Woodcraft Indians, an organization for boys which he formed in 1902. Within a...

This is a "budget," or collection of 20 classic Christmas Tales, appropriate for the whole family. Included are stories by Charles Dickens, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Mrs. Molesworth. Can't miss; something for everyone! This edition of the book contains 12 Christmas illustrations that are unique to this edition of the book.

A humorous tale. A thief who's been clean for several years slips and "swipes" a pocketbook from a nearby gentleman in the trolley, setting off a chain of events that leads him further and further into crime...grand theft auto, accidental kidnapping, and even art theft!! His wife and his...

The outline and incomplete material of An Undivided Union were left among the papers of the late William T. Adams ("Oliver Optic"), and the same notes that were to complete the "Blue and Gray On Land" series also closed the life-work of one of America's best-known writer of boys'...

This is a biography of Jesse James by Jesse Edwards James, Jr., son of Jesse James and Zee Mimms James. The first half of the book is Jesse Jr.'s remembrances of his famous father, who he didn't know was the famous outlaw until after his death. He includes all he remembers plus stories told to him...

This is a wonderful book of one of the most popular figures of all time -- Robin Hood. It recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of merry followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny. This edition of the book contains the 15 original...

Like most of Mrs. Miller’s work, this first appeared in a story paper (in this case, the New York Family Story Paper) and was later reprinted in paper-covered format. This story marked one of several turning points in Mrs. Miller’s long writing career. At the time of its writing, she had a contract...

Our hero is the son of a poor widow. Andy works as a janitor at the local school to earn his education. Andy is an excellent student, which earns him the enmity of fop Herbert Ross, the rich and spoiled son of a wealthy lawyer. The first episode occurs in the schoolhouse; Andy is sweeping before...

As the year comes to an end, Dr. Birney, an able and well-regarded country physician, reflects on his life. In particular, he considers, again, his friend's wife, who he has loved, secretly, for many years. This emotional infidelity has had a devastating effect on his family, in particular, his children,...

This is a very detailed account of the careers of, mainly, the Younger Brothers -- Cole, Henry, James, John, and Robert (Bob). The James Brothers -- Frank and Jesse -- are included, since they rode with the Youngers for much of their lives. The book covers the Youngers from their birth to their...

When his father can no longer afford to pay for his education, young Andy Grant experiences both good and bad fortune as he tries to make his way in the world. Accused of a theft of jewelry he did not commit, Andy nonetheless loses his first job in New York City. But, believed in by a wealthy real...

Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel is a children's novel written and illustrated by Ernest Thompson Seton. It was first published 1922, and adapted into an animated television series in 1979. A baby squirrel is adopted by a farm cat after his mother is killed, but when he is half-grown...

Lobo, Rag and Vixen, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1899, is an anthology of stories by Ernest Thompson Seton. The stories are about Lobo, a Wolf; Raggylug, a Rabbit; Vixen, The Springfield Fox; and Redruff, a Partridge. This edition of the book contains all of the 17 original...