Emil e liers (35 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail. Bill McPheeters (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. no jacket present. Fourth printing August 1962. This hardcover book is an ex-library copy, with library markings and inscriptions visible on the title page. The cover shows signs of wear, with some scuffing and minor edge damage. The binding remains intact, although the absence of a dust jacket is noted. Overall, the book is in fair condition, suitable for reading and collection purposes, particularly for those interested in wildlife literature. ###. Ray Sherin (illustrator).…

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. First edition. A rare title. No jacket. Fading to spine. Previous owner's name. Some soiling to page opposite title. Clean, clear, and bright pages throughout. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Free of markings. Bill McPheeters (illustrator).

Paper Back. Zustand: Very Good. Some discoloration around the edges of the pages due to age, but beautiful condition otherwise.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. "First Published by the Viking Press in April 1953," on copyright page, NAP, 1st Edition. NOT exLib. VG cond. hardcover, no dj. Light blue cloth over bds w/ brown pict dec on front cover, & muted lettering on sunned spine. P/O's signature (2ce) & info inside front cover. Eight-line inscription including SIGNATURE of author on ffep dated 9-20-53, o/w book is unmarked. Illustrated in b&w by Tony Palazzo. 191pp. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG used cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Tony Palazzo (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. An Otter's Story is a classic children's novel written by the naturalist and former trapper Emil E. Liers and illustrated by Tony Palazzo. First published in 1953 by Viking Press, the book is a "true story" based on Liers' extensive observations and experiences raising and training otters in Minnesota.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Brown cloth-covered boards with a small illustration in black of a beaver under water building its lodge. Foxing to the endpapers otherwise just a trace of shelf wear. The dust jacket is price-clipped and shows a lot of foxing to the front and rear panels and the flaps. No tears or chips but downgraded to Fair for the foxing. Protected now in an archival Mylar sleeve. 192 pages with drawings by Ray Sherin to illustrate this story of a mother beaver with four fatherless kits who meets a male beaver to forge a life together building a lodge and raising their family through the dangers imposed upon them by nature and humans. Based on his experiences and observations in nature as a naturalist, Liers wrote his first book about otters, An Otter's Story (1953), and followed with A Beaver's Story (1958), A Black Bear's Story (1962), A Groundhog's Story (1976), and A Mink's Story (1979). Ray Sherin (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. Warmly inscribed and signed by the author on the title-page. 8vo, 192pp. Illustrated with black & white drawings throughout. Hardcover, bound in original light blue cloth with pictorial dustjacket. Book is in excellent condition. Firm binding and crisp, clean, interior. No markings or signs of prior ownership (other than the author's inscription]. The dustjacket is unclipped ($3.75) and in very good plus condition with very slight wear or rubbing to extremities. Now protected in a new clear Mylar wrapper. PALAZZO, TONY (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Buckram cloth library binding.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Brown cloth-covered boards with a small illustration in black of a beaver under water building its lodge. There's just a trace of wear at the extremities. The dust jacket is price-clipped and shows just a trace of wear itself. A very sharp copy. 192 pages with drawings by Ray Sherin to illustrate this story of a mother beaver with four fatherless kits who meets a male beaver to forge a life together building a lodge and raising their family through the dangers imposed upon them by nature and humans. Based on his experiences and observations in nature as a naturalist, Liers wrote his first book about otters, An Otter's Story (1953), and followed with A Beaver's Story (1958), A Black Bear's Story (1962), A Groundhog's Story (1976), and A Mink's Story (1979). Ray Sherin (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Grey cloth-covered boards with a small illustration in black of two bear cubs. There's just a trace of wear at the extremities. The bottom edge of the page block has a small, black mark (possible remainder mark); the top edge has a small moisture stain. The dust jacket shows wear along the top and bottom edges, rubbing wear along the spine, and a scuff mark on the front panel. Not price-clipped, but the $3.00 price has been mostly erased or rubbed away. 192 pages with drawings by Ray Sherin to illustrate this story of a mother bear raising her two cubs in the woods of Minnesota, teaching them the way of life in the forest. A Black Bear's Story, won a 1962 American Library Association Award and was chosen by Horn Book's Fanfare in 1962 as a best book in the Natural History category. Based on his experiences and observations in nature as a naturalist, Liers wrote his first book about otters, An Otter's Story (1953), and followed with A Beaver's Story (1958), A Black Bear's Story (1962), A Groundhog's Story (1976), and A Mink's Story (1979). Ray Sherin (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. An Otter's Story, Emil E LiersPublished in 1954, by The Children's Bookshop LondonThis edition is by arrangement with Hodder and Stoughton Ltd.Printed by Jarrald and Son Ltd.Illustrated by Tony Palazzo191 pagesHardbackThis is the true story of the lives of two otters and their parents, each incident based on a factual event.The location is along the waterways of Michigan and Wisconsin written by a well known trapper and naturalist. An ideal present for any child.Large number of beautifully drawn black and white images of otters and their habitat.There is no dustcover but the book is in good condition for its age. The blue cover is slightly fad.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Grey cloth-covered boards with a small illustration in black of two bear cubs. Publisher's green top-stain on the text block. Clean, sharp copy with a small bump to the head of the spine. The dust jacket is Near Fine to Fine with barely a hint of wear. As good a copy as we've seen, hard to find in this condition. 192 pages with drawings by Ray Sherin to illustrate this story of a mother bear raising her two cubs in the woods of Minnesota, teaching them the way of life in the forest. A Black Bear's Story won a 1962 American Library Association Award and was chosen by Horn Book's Fanfare in 1962 as a best book in the Natural History category. Based on his experiences and observations in nature as a naturalist, Liers wrote his first book about otters, An Otter's Story (1953), and followed with A Beaver's Story (1958), A Black Bear's Story (1962), A Groundhog's Story (1976), and A Mink's Story (1979). Ray Sherin (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Acceptable. First Edition. The Viking Press, 1953; stated "first published" April 1953 first edition; 191pp. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Good hardcover from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Binding is sturdy and solid; baby blue boards with otter are good; brown titling is clear and legible. Ends of spine and corners bumped and worn; some age spotting to tops of boards and light edgewear. Age toning to page block and endpapers. Dust jacket is acceptable; spine taped together by previous owner; with separate two inch square and one inch losses; hinges and edges chipped and worn. Comes protected in mylar wraps. Illustrations throughout. Interior is free or previous owner markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Signed and inscribed by Author. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No DJ. Nice clean hardcover, bound in grey cloth, with very light rubbing to extremities., and light bumping to corners. U-6755.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Printing. 191 pages. Dust jacket somewhat discolored over backstrip area. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Palazzo, Tony (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Moderate toning, edge-wear, and handling to jacket; some light handling and shelf-wear to book itself. Otherwise, clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound copy. Illustrated. 192pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. (Undated) Hardback: Fair Condition. Dust Jacket: Fair Condition. Pages Clean And Unmarked. Shows Signs Of Aging Such As Yellowing And Foxing To Leaf-Edges. Binding Tight And Secure. Jacket Has A Creased Protective Cover And Is Taped To Boards. Photograph Is Added By Selling Site And Not Ours, Therefore May Not Reflect This Edition Or Condition. Tony Palazzo (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. UK hardback reprint of the first British (Hodder & Stoughton) edition. Undated, but not earlier than 1954. Very Good rubbed and shelfworn small blue hardback in a Very Good to Very Good- dust jacket, now protected in a Brodart, with 1" chunks out of the head and heel of the jacket spine and a few small chips and losses at all jacket corners. A clean but visibly worn copy of this scarce title. Tony Palazzo (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in good condition. This book is undated and was not published in 1900. Jacket is marked and worn, and edges are creased and nicked, including a few small tears. Boards are slightly blemished, and corners and spine ends are bumped. Page block and endpapers are tanned. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Palazzo, Tony (illustrator). Used.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 6 X 8.5 inches, 192 pages. Brown cloth hardcover with brown ink image of beaver and spine copy. Slight wear and soiling to cover boards. Illustrated by Ray Sherin (my junior high school art teacher!) and also inscribed by author Liers: "Greetings to Julia Moen from Emil E. Liers 'the otter man' and movie stars." The third printing from 1960 (first printing was in 1958). Brown top stain, solid square binding, no other names or writing. VERY GOOD Illustrated with line drawings. No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2nd printing. Inscribed by Liers on title page. Full green cloth binding. 192pp. Unclipped jacket is rubbed at corners, with light toning and a pale stain spot on spine panel. Now in a new mylar cover. -- The exciting story of a wise mother's devotion to the education of her cubs until they become independent. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Sherin, Ray (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition, first printing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Text is clear of markings. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; 1958 The Viking Press. HC/DJ 1st edition, 1st printing. Snugly bound and clean in original wraparound color pictorial dust jacket. Jacket a trifle sun faded at spine and price clipped front flap. Light dust spotting to jacket flap folds and flap edges. Short closed tear to jacket top edge at the front flap fold; spot of rubbing to the base of the spine panel with mild surface abrasion and subesequent loss of some of the lettering in "Viking." Illustrated from drawings by Ray Sherin. Uncommon in the first edition. VG+/VG-.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. 1st Edition. 6 X 8.5 inches, 191 pages. Light blue cloth hardcover with brown otter image on front cover, & brown lettering on spine. Light exterior soiling. Illustrated in b&w by Tony Palazzo. First Edition, first printing 1953. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Solid square binding. There is a slight mustiness to the book but other than than Very Good. Dust jacket is unclipped (2.50) and in mylar protection. The entire spine copy is missing and the remaining pieces are held in place by the mylar jacket. Other edge chips to the DJ. Condition: POOR. As a side note I remember attending Mr Liers' otter shows that he would perform at the LaCrosse Wisconsin public schools. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. The first edition of this charming novel about otters by "the otter man" Emil Liers, signed by the author. The first edition, first printing.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.'An Otter's Story' is a charming tale about two otters and their parents and cubs, described by the author as being a true story of otters he knew.Illustrated throughout by Tony Palazzo.By Emil Liers, an ex-trapper naturalist who lived in Minnesota, who bred, trained, and exhibited otters. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the cloth. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. Tony Palazzo (illustrator). signed by author. book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Following the otter and otter cubs through the seasons, made into a Disney movie, 191 pages. B/w illustration frequent with text. SIGNED INSCRIBED on first blank page: "Best wishes from Emil E. Liers and the stars of Walt Disney and Paramount films." Binding is blue and pictorial in bronze with bronze lettering at the spine. 6" x 8-1/2." Good condition. Binding shifted. Bumped corners. Tony Palazzo (illustrator). Book.…