Hardcover. New York, Hyperion Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 278 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Very good in very good dust jacket. Stated first American edition with all numbers starting with 1.
Hardcover. NY, Hyperion Books, 1st US, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 280 pages, very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.
Hardcover. NY, Hyperion Books, 1st US, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 280 pages, very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.
Hardcover. New York , Macmillan, 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth stamped in black. Color frontispiece and 2 b&w plates (not credited), 299 pages. The adventure of Zeb Pike, a young officer sent to explore the Mississippi and to make treaties with the Indians he meets on the way. Light soil to top edge otherwise clean, very good.
Hardcover. Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with a black cloth spine. Part of the Little People, Big Dreams series, the author tells the inspiring story of the Swedish author and creator of Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren. Color illustrations by Linzie Hunter. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Blackie and Sons, 1st, 1897, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in gilt and 3-colors, 356 pages plus publisher's ads in rear. Adventure story for boys set in the early years of the bloody conflict between the houses of Orleans and Burgundy. Illustrated with 12 plates by Walter Paget. Spine cocked, previous owner's inscription on title page, dated Xmas '96. Shelfworn.
Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1940, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound, 80 pages. Color and black & white illustrations by Brock. Child's writing in pencil front endpaper. Soiling to covers. Faded blue top edge. Corners a bit bumped. An enchanting children's story of how Sigrid and her twin brother and sister celebrate a Swedish Midsummer's Eve.
Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1931, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 256 pages, illustrated with 4 color plates, many b&w drawings by Margaret Freeman. Blue cloth covers with red design, spine faded. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise clean, very good internally.
NY, Crowell, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket. B&w Illustrations by Glo Coalson. Story about a lame boy who has learned from a neighboring Eskimo tribe to train sled dogs. An Athasbascan Indian tale.
Hardcover. London, The Bodley Head, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Retold by Rex Warner from "History of the Peloponnesian War" of Thucydides. 174 pages, illustrations in black & white by William Stobbs. Very good condition except for fading of spine.
Hardcover. Boston, Lothrop Publishing Company, reprint, 1890, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in gilt and black. Spine slightly cocked. Four b&w plates not credited. No date on title page, copyright page states 1890. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean. Alden was the best-selling Christian author of her time. Born in 1841, her first book, Helen Lester, was published in 1865. With that success, Isabella became a tireless writer of books and short stories that explained God's plan for salvation and reinforced Christian values. A talented writer, her inventive plots and wonderful dialog were featured in over 100 books, many of which were translated into different languages and sold around the world.
Hardcover. Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1st, 1872, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 215 pages. B&w frontispiece with tissue guard and b&w illustrations throughout. Green cloth cover with gilt titles on spine. Rubbing and edgewear to cover with cloth frayed at top and bottom of spine. Small tear to front flyleaf. Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf. Some light spotting.
Hardcover. NY, Harper and Brothers, 1st, 1912, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 2 color plates, 3 b&w illustrations by Elizabeth Shippen Green. 32 pages, in blue paper covered boards with illustrated label on cover. Spine shows light color fade otherwise very good.
Hardcover. London, University of London Press, 2nd, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 174 pages. Good dust jacket with edge wear, on top and rubbing on fore edge. Staining on rear dust jacket. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, NO SIGNATURE.
Hardcover. NY, Encyclopaedia Britannica Press], 1st US, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. B&w drawings by Norman Thelwell. 126 pages, clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st US, 1949, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Blue cloth spine, illust. boards 10 x 14-1/2". Top of spine bumped, front hinge cracked, otherwise VG. Clean with bright colors on heavy linen-like paper. Printed in France (stated on last page).
Hardcover. San Diego, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Tan cloth cover, very little wear. Dust jacket has minor wear to edges. Beautiful color illustrations throughout. A bright, clean copy. Illustrated by Allen Atkinson.
Philadelphia, Muhlenberg Press, 1st , 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Black & white woodcut illustrations by the author. 108 pages, a collection of humorous animal stories from the Old Testament. Clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1st, 1961, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 95 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket has moderate wear, chipping and fraying on edges. Covered with brodart. Gutter cracked on title page. Previous owner's name in pen on title page.
Hardcover. NY, Ives Washburn, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 43 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black & white illust. by Erik Blegvad. Dust jacket price clipped.
Hardcover. NY, Simon and Schuster, 1st US, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine faded. Endpapers drawing in 2-colors, b&w illustrations by Kurt Wiese. American First edition as stated on copyright page. The classic adventures of a young deer growing up and learning about life in the forest until he becomes as his father was, a magnificent stag. John Galsworthy was an advance reviewer, reading the galley proofs in March 1928 and he described it thusly: "Clear and illuminating, and in places very moving, it is a little masterpiece."