five midcentury adventure books for young readers

mostly authorized novelizations of TV shows

published by Whitman, 1950s and 1960s

very good condition, nice bright colorful covers and spines — very appealing on the shelf

some have inscriptions from previous owners (see photos)

Bat Masterson (1960)

By Wayne C. Lee

Lassie: Forbidden Valley (1959)

by Doris Schroeder

Bonanza: Killer Lion (1966)

by Steve Frazee

Gene Autry and the Ghost Riders (1955)

by Lewis Patten

Tarzan of the Apes (1964 ed)

by Edgar Rice Burroughs