I am looking for a hardcover book from 1934. It is:
The Prince Commands
By Andre Norton
Appleton-Century, New York

I check every bookstore and booksale I can find and keep watch on the internet.

Do you want to get it through the library to check out, or do you want to buy it? Here's a WorldCat citation:

Title: The prince commands, being sundry adventures of Michael Karl, sometime crown prince & pretender to the throne of Morvania,
Author(s): Norton, Andre. Seredy, Kate (illus.).
Publication: New York, London, D. Appleton-Century Co.
Year: 1934
Description: viii, p. 1 l. 268 [1] p. front. illus. 20 cm.
Language: English
Standard No: LCCN: 34-3730
Note(s): "First printing."
Class Descriptors: LC: PZ7.N82; Dewey: 813/.52
Responsibility: by André Norton ; illustrations by Kate Seredy.
Material Type: Fiction (fic); Juvenile (no specific ages) (jau)
Document Type: Book
Entry: 19800304
Update: 20040107
Accession No: OCLC: 6143083
Database: WorldCat

It was published by a different house in 1983 --

Title: The prince commands /
Author(s): Norton, Andre.
Publication: New York : Tom Donerty Associates,
Year: 1983, ©1934
Description: 255 p. ; 18 cm.
Language: English
Standard No: ISBN: 052348058X :; 9780523480589
Note(s): "A Tor book."
Class Descriptors: LC: PS3527.O632
Responsibility: André Norton.
Vendor Info: Baker and Taylor Baker & Taylor YBP Library Services (BTCP BKTY YANK) 2.95 Status: active
Material Type: Fiction (fic); Juvenile (no specific ages) (jau)
Document Type: Book
Entry: 19830407
Update: 20090405
Accession No: OCLC: 9382921
Database: WorldCat

It's for sale here --

Prince Commands by Andre Norton - New, Rare & Used Books Online at Alibris Marketplace (http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=norton+prince+commands&mtype=B&hs.x=0&hs.y=0)

And here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Prince-Commands/dp/B005IGPK92/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340509772&sr=1-3&keywords=prince+commands

And for the Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Prince-Commands-Adventures-ebook/dp/B0081UG7IU/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340509772&sr=1-6&keywords=prince+commands

And here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Prince-Commands-Tor-Book/dp/052348058X/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1340509772&sr=1-8&keywords=prince+commands

Do you want to get it through the library to check out, or do you want to buy it? Here's a WorldCat citation:

Title: The prince commands, being sundry adventures of Michael Karl, sometime crown prince & pretender to the throne of Morvania,
Author(s): Norton, Andre. Seredy, Kate (illus.).
Publication: New York, London, D. Appleton-Century Co.,
Year: 1934
Description: viii, p., 1 l., 268 [1] p. front., illus. 20 cm.
Language: English
Standard No: LCCN: 34-3730
Note(s): "First printing."
Class Descriptors: LC: PZ7.N82; Dewey: 813/.52
Responsibility: by André Norton ; illustrations by Kate Seredy.
Material Type: Fiction (fic); Juvenile (no specific ages) (jau)
Document Type: Book
Entry: 19800304
Update: 20040107
Accession No: OCLC: 6143083
Database: WorldCat

I am wanting to buy the Hardcover to complete my collection. I have the paperback. Not picky. Even ex-Lib will do until I find an upgrade. Thanks--Paul

I am wanting to buy the Hardcover to complete my collection. I have the paperback. Not picky. Even ex-Lib will do until I find an upgrade. Thanks--Paul
Here's what I would do. This is the WorldCat citation for the hardcover "first edition." It is owned by ten libraries in the world, nine of them in the US. Go to the reference desk at your public library and find out the names of those libraries, then call some or all of them to find out if they will sell their copy to you (and make sure to confirm that it's hardcover). That's how I got an out-of-print collectible book I had been looking for for years. Here's the complete citation to give to the librarian (the OCLC number at the bottom is especially important for him/her to have) --

The prince commands, being sundry adventures of Michael Karl, sometime crown prince & pretender to the throne of Morvania,

Andre Norton; Kate Seredy
1934
English Book Book : Fiction : Juvenile audience viii, p. 1 l. 268 [1] p. front. illus. 20 cm.
New York, London, D. Appleton-Century Co.
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Title: The prince commands, being sundry adventures of Michael Karl, sometime crown prince & pretender to the throne of Morvania,
Author(s): Norton, Andre. Seredy, Kate.
Publication: New York, London, D. Appleton-Century Co.
Year: 1934
Description: viii, p. 1 l. 268 [1] p. front. illus. 20 cm.
Language: English
Standard No: LCCN: 34-3730
Note(s): "First printing."
Class Descriptors: LC: PZ7.N82; Dewey: 813/.52
Responsibility: by André Norton ; illustrations by Kate Seredy.
Material Type: Fiction (fic); Juvenile (no specific ages) (jau)
Document Type: Book
Entry: 19800304
Update: 20040107
Accession No: OCLC: 6143083
Database: WorldCat

I am looking for a hardcover book from 1934. It is:
The Prince Commands
by Andre Norton
Appleton-Century, New York

I check every bookstore and booksale I can find and keep watch on the internet.

Do you want the book published in the year 1934? Or does it not matter what year it was published?

Do you want the book published in the year 1934? Or does it not matter what year it was published?
There are only two publication dates: 1934 (hardcover) in London and 1983 (softcover) in the US. The questioner wants the hardcover edition, since he already has a softcover version.

There are only two publication dates: 1934 (hardcover) in London and 1983 (softcover) in the US. The questioner wants the hardcover edition, since he already has a softcover version.

Yes, I read where he wanted the hardcover book. My original question asked, does he want the 1934 published edition? Or does, it not matter, as long as he gets the hardcover book. I take it he, wants the 1934 hardcover edition.

Yes, I read where he wanted the hardcover book. My original question asked, does he want the 1934 published edition? Or does, it not matter, as long as he gets the hardcover book. I take it he, wants the 1934 hardcover edition.
The ONLY hardcover available is the 1934 edition, the "first edition."

The ONLY hardcover available is the 1934 edition, the "first edition."

Oh okay, I see, thanks.