fulton oursler will (105 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY. 1949. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and board bottom edges. DJ: Fair; NOT Price Clipped ($3.00); light wear to head, tail, and tips; large closed tear to front panel and missing piece on rear panel at top. Green cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering in a green shadowbox on spine. Maps as endpapers. 302 pp 8vo. Presented for the first time is the story of Boys Town, Nebraska, the man who created and guided it, and the real stories of the boys it served. Created 32 years ago, it now comprises over 900 acres outside of Omaha, NE, caring for 1000 boys from age 6-18. A story of the growth of young men and of a life and a devotion that is unparalleled. A clean and very presentable copy in Brodart mylar.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair to Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. First Edition. Stated First Edition with 1949 in roman numerals on copyright page. Book Condition Fair to Good. Green cloth wrapped boards. Spins has dark green boxes surrounded by gilt design and letters stamped on boxes. The board edges, corners have some wear. A small worn spot about 1/4" x 1/8" is on front board's top corner. Inside endsheets have illustrated maps of Boy's Town, Nebraska. Clean with no writing, no marks. 302 clean, bright tightly bound pages. Edges are lightly tanned beige, inside white. B/w photos throughout. Dust Jacket: poor due to wear, creases, tears and pieces missing. The front cover illustration of Father Flanagan and boys in background still pretty bright in spite of the wear. The original price of $3.00 inside front flap. Flaps still white. The dust jacket has clear tape inside on some tears. Inspite of wear on outside of book, inside pages are clean, fresh, and still a nice reading copy.

Tan Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Minimal wear, clean and unmarked. Jacket shows edgewear. The Boys Town story, many B&W photos.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good/Good in Brodart. Illustrated in B&W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. Wheat colored, hard cover, boards. Nice, bold, gold letterring on the spine on an equally nice green background. Pages are clean and tight. The Dust-Jacket's original price is still present. The DJ has stress marks along all edges. The dust jacket is protected by a clear, plastic, cover. 302 pages.

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Edgewear to price clopped dj.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. AJ6 - Book has wrinkling on the top and bottom spine, discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

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

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

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Nice bright and strong copy. Lightly bumped at the spine tips and the bottom front corner. Previous owner's name on the top right corner of the front endpaper. No other markings. Dust jacket (in mylar sleeve) is not price-clipped. It has some creasing and nicks along the edges. Stated first edition. Illustrated.

1st printing of 1st US edition. End papers lightly foxed otherwise near fine hard cover book/ closed tears & edgewear otherwise very good+ dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). "The warm human story of a man's devotion to an ideal and to his unshakable faith in human nature." Dust jacket has significant edge chips/wear an dis lightly faded. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Significant damage due to wetness. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

vg/-, tiny scribble fep, binding bumped. Illustrated by photos. ed no info. Binding is hc.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Boards rubbed, lightly mottled. Pages are clean with no markings in text, binding sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used - Acceptable.

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No DJ. Greyish cloth with green printed endpapers of Boy's Town, Nebraska. Possibly BCE. Receipt laid in from 'The Family Reading Club' of Mineola, N.Y., though it is not for this title. Father Flanagan was a Catholic priest who started a school/orphanage for unfortunate boys in Nebraska. Called 'Boy's Town', it became a very well known extensive institution, that basically formed its' own town. Illustrated with sepia photos of the school and the boys. 302 pp. Education, history, youth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Father Flanagan of Boys Town (1949) by Fulton and Will Oursler is a biographical account of Father Edward J. Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, Nebraska. The book chronicles Flanagan's journey from his early life in Ireland to his establishment of a sanctuary for troubled boys in the United States. It highlights his belief in the inherent goodness of children and his commitment to providing them with love, discipline, and education. The narrative also delves into the growth of Boys Town and its impact on its residents and the broader community. The Ourslers present Flanagan as a compassionate and visionary figure dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantaged youth.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. Stated First Edition. Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1959. Stated First Edition. Near FIne/Good+. Very clean green/gray cloth boards with green title box, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Illustrated endpapers. Pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or bookplates. Bright dustjacket has not been price clipped, is quite clean with faint stain at top edge of rear panel, thumb-nail size chip at base of spine, small chip at top of front panel, corner & edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.