compiled ada skinner eleanor (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Reprint; 341 p., clean and unmarked within on strong only faintly age-toned paper but with some yellow marks on end pages where tape was removed; deckle edges; exquisite full-page, full-color ill.; binding firm; despite d.j., the unfaded black boards do have some edge wear, and the edges of pictorial d.j. itself are rubbed, with significant open tear at crown of spine panel; further wear prevented by Brodart cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator). Orange cloth covers soiled, corners worn with one bumped. Back hinge cracked, binding loose, pocket inside back cover with pencil marks. Gift inscription on front free endpaper.Jacket spine torn from top to bottom with more tears and a few pieces missing. Attractive but needs some love. In tape repaired box.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. With Pictures by Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator). This book was originally published in 1920. What makes my copy fairly unique is that there is only one other that has its dust jacket (and that copy is selling for more than twice what mine will be). Also, the book I have here for sale is in terrific condition, not at all what you would expect from a children's book published in 1935. As you can see from the photos, the covers are exceptionally clean and in very nice condition. The pictorial color paste-down looks perfect. The gilt lettering on the front is very bright, on the spine it is only a little less so. I am noticing that the bottom inch or two of the spine is a slightly darker green hue than the rest of the spine. I'm not sure what caused that. There is a little bit of crinkling at both spine ends. All four corners and six edges are in very good shape. The top page edge is a light red (in celebration of Mother's Day). All three page edges look very good, the bottom one does have a scratch. The book is square and very solidly bound from cover to cover, with nicely tight pages throughout. Both covers are perfectly bound. I turned over every page in the book and these pages are in really nice condition. They are exceptionally clean. I don't think there are more than a few inconspicuous spots. Same goes for creasing, very little. I don't think I saw any turned down corners, no dogeared corners. There are no markings anywhere in the book. No attachments of any kind. The scratch at the bottom edge did create a tiny nick at the bottom edge of each page. You can see it but it is truly very, very minor. It didn't cause a tear on any page. It didn't create a crease on any page. It's just literally a tiny nick. What stands out quite positively is the condition of the eight color full-page illustrations (one is the frontispiece) by Jessie Wilcox Smith. All of them are beautiful and in exceptional condition. I'm guessing that they look the same way they looked when the book was first published. Finishing up, on the blank first front end paper, the original owner penned his name and the date ('Peter Malott Carnahan, Christmas, 1936 '). Actually he didn't. I just googled the name and he was born in 1931, and this very crisp signature came clearly from the hand of an adult. These stories may have inspired Peter (I can't help myself) because he went on to become a writer. He authored a book titled 'Schooner Master: A Portrait of David Stevens', another titled 'A Gathering of Actors: The People's Light and Theatre Company in Cyprus and Hungary' and, according to the biographical information I'm reading, four novels and an autobiography titled 'Opposable Lives', in which he may or may not have mentioned that he owned this book. Sadly, it states that he passed away in March 2019. I purchased this book around a decade ago. Back to condition, the adult signature of five-year-old Peter is the only writing to be found anywhere in the book. You can see the rare dust jacket in the first few photos. It's not so bad for having survived Peter and nearly 85 years. You can see the tear/crease on the front cover. There's also loss at both spine ends ( not reaching the lettering). There is some scuffing on both sides of the spine. There are a few edge tears. The jacket is pretty clean. All four flaps have tucking-in clips at their corners. One of the clips may have taken out the price. Anyway, there is none present. The rear flap has a little color loss at its inside edge. I've had the jacket in a fitted protective cover for as long as I've owned the book. The verbiage on the front flap states 'A collection of the best modern stories for children by famous authors of many lands. With the very charming illustrations of Jessie Wilcox Smith.'.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Other stories by Jay T. Stocking, May Byron, Maud Lindsay, Arthur Guitermann, William C. Beebe, Mary Stewart, Ernest Thompson Seton, Dallas Lore Sharp, ETC,HBDJ, 1935. 1st edition THUS, DATES Match on Title & Copyright pg, FINE/VG+, AS-IS, Thick RED Hardcover Cloth with Color Paste-On Label of 2 Children in Doorway called Garden Gate, . Book Condition: Fine. Hardcover, , octavo, 265 pgs., illustrated in color. Book fine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ VG+ with mild rubbing to boards and spine, front flap has some mild creasing. Tilted in Gold Gilt on Cvr & Spine, Publishers Bright Red Topstain outer pgs Top Edge, Inner DJ Flap Priceclipped with Edge Crease, Glossy Color Frontispiece of Little Girl Lying in Flower Field + 3 Other Color Illustrations, Blank Endpapers, A collection of nature stories and legends, arranged by the seasons. Includes First Spider, Fairy Lamps, Bird Soldiers, Bad Little Goblin's new Year, Holly, Barnyard Meeting,STORY OF BLUE WINGS, Maple Sugaring, Tale of Dragon Fly, Buz & Hum, Cieada's Story , Johnny Appleseed, Ice King, Snowball that Didn't Melt, ETC.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. Dial Press Reprint (First Issue). 341pp. Quarto [25 cm] Bright sea green cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the backstrip and front board, and an illustrated paper label on the front board. Bright orange top stain. In exceptional condition, with only minor bruising to the spine ends. In the illustrated dust jacket, with subtle toning, mild chipping and creasing to the edges, and a couple of small closed tears to the edges. All plates present. In the publisher's box is in good condition only. One of the side edges of the top of the box is detached, but present. Nudelman A76. A collection of stories for children by authors from many lands. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Jessie Willcox Smith (illustrator). Dial Press Reprint (First Issue). 265pp. Small quarto [25 cm] Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering (the gilt on the spine has faded), and an illustrated paper label on the front board. Publisher's vivid bright red top stain. Other than some gentle fading to the gilt on the spine, the book appears very bright and fresh. "1935" on title page. In the illustrated dust jacket, with a short closed tear to the bottom edge. In the publisher's pictorial box, with rubbing and light soiling, and the underlying boards exposed along the bottom edge. All plates present. A nice copy. Nudelman A79. Pictures by Jessie Willcox Smith. Reprint of the 1925 Duffield edition.