Margaret sperry (44 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Pictorial paperback shows sunning to spine, minor creasing, rubbing, and shelf wear. Page edges tanned. Binding secure, pages a little tan but clean, no markings. 220 pages. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 220 Pages; Three Parts. Pages Tight; Moderate Shelf Wear; No Markings; Slight Darkening Of Page Edges. Front And Back End Pages With Orange And White Illustrations Of Trees, Birds, And Books. Faded Soft Covers With Orange Illustrations; Orange And White Borders. Moderate Shelf Wear; Some Rubbing, And Discoloration Around Edges. Rare Vintage Copy.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. None. First Edition. With original cover art and endpapers by Rockwell Kent. A very well preserved copy, clean and unmarked.

Condizione: Good. Ex library. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. DJ with some edge wear, age tone and creasing. Jenny Williams (illustratore).

Softcover. Condizione: Good. Spine has a creased split to the upper end, slight wear to the lower end, and is slightly browned. Very slight bumping to upper outer corners.

trade paperback. Condizione: Very Good. first thus. NY: Charles Boni. 1930. Edge wear, rubbing and dust soiing to covers, toning to spine and lightly to page edges and margins clphE.

First Edition. 1st US edition, translated & adapted from the Danish. Illustrations by Lily R Phillips. Text clean; binding tight; dust jacket worn at edges, & lightly soiled Used - Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Previous owner's writing on inside front cover.

Trade Paperback. No Statement Of Later Printing On Copyright Page. Tight square unmarked copy in Very Good condition.

hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.…

Paperback. almost near fine some soiling and shading, digest size.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover binding is clean, tight, and square. The interior is clean. The text is clean and unmarked. The dustjacket is bright, attractive, and whole. Virtually as new. NOT ex-library.

hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Condizione: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Gifter's inscription on endpage. Spine split and cracked. Pages loose. Reading copy only. (Juvenile literature, Juvenile Fiction, childrens story).

Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket, 288 pages illustrated in b&w and color by Jenny Williams. Light chipping, edgewear to dust jacket, clean copy. Record # 401121. Jenny Williams (illustratore).

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a spine lean, about the top one inch corner of the front cover is missing, some shadow marks on the covers and spine, and the covers show light wear. The interior is unmarked. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 1st Printing. Solid with tape stains on both the top and bottom of the spine and that also wraps around a bit on both covers, and some wear on the edges of the spine. The previous owner's name is on the front free end paper and title page in fountain pen ink. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition. Charles Boni Paper Books. Introduction by Padraic Colum. No DJ; initial sales price (50?) provided. Cover and endpapers designed by Rockwell KENT. Cover is worn and has a small tear. Some age-commensurate browning of the pages; otherwise, unmarked pages. This classic work has been reissued many times in many formats, but nothing compares with owning a copy in an early original state. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Condition: Good+.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good++ Hardback. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good + dj. Translated and adapted. Jenny Williams (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Pictorial paper covered boards toned, faint spotting and worn head of spine, internally toned, decorated endpapers. Collection of Polish children's stories translated into English, includes The Egg That Went for a Walk, The Little Boy Who Cried Too Much, The Greedy Rooster, etc. With full page color illustrations. ; MCF04362; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 50 pp. Illustrated by Jerzy Srokowski (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first impression, adapted to be the first UK impression by sticky labels adding the publisher Frederick Muller Ltd on title page and British price on front inside flap. Some edge wear, chipping and short closed tears to top and bottom of largely white jacket and spine, some browning to white parts of jacket, slight backwards lean, corners rubbed and bruised with tiny loss, American price clipped from top of front inside flap and substituted by British publisher's price sticker (£3.50), small old charity stamp to ffep, no inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg copy for its age. 121pp, illustrated. A collection of Danish fairy tales by Danish folklorist, novelist and satirist Carl Ewald (1856-1908). I have been able to find out very little about Margaret Sperry, beyond the fact that she was a prolific children's author and translator of Scandinavian folk tales, and spent sixteen years studying in Scandinavia. A scarce book, especially in this British adaptation. Jacket and illustrations by Lily R. Phillips (illustratore).…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Hardback with clipped jacket, First translated edition 1977. In overall very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage - white dj is slightly soiled with small chips to spine head and tail. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions, text and illustrations clean and clear throughout. Lily R. Phillips (illustratore).…

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 1929 Edition. Perfect bound softcover, sharp and square, general age toning, chip to spine top. Very good. Book firm in binding, 269 pages, decorated endpapers, clean and bright. Charles Boni Paperbooks. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Paper Books; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 269 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Undated edition probably 1950s. Landscape size, 11.1 inches long. Firmly bound, illustrated card boards, beige cloth spine, a little light wear on the edges and corners, no jacket, very small name written inside. Bogdan Zieleniec (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. No dust jacket. 1st Edition. Who Can Tell. Stories, originally published under the title of 'Wesole Historie' by Polish author Ewa Szelburg - Zarembina. Translated into English by Margaret Sperry. Illustrated by Jerzy Srokowski. Published by The Golden Mill Press in 1959. A First Edition. Size: 8 x 11 1/2 inches. Page number: 51. A hardcover book without jacket. Eight stories including' The Greedy Rooster, No Hare Anywhere, The Little Boy who Cried Too Much and The Egg That Went For a Walk'. Each tale is illustrated with one bright full page image. The boards and end papers are also decorated. Condition: Near Fine. The boards are a very little rubbed at the corners, similarly the top and bottom of the spine. The binding remains tight. The pages within are clean showing just the faintest sign of age, and are only a very little thumbed. Jerzy Srokowski (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Quarto in brushed blue-grey cloth with stamped red illus to center; in a full color jacket; 45 pages, [4] leaves of color plates: illustrations; 28 cm. A collection of Swedish children's stories. Contents: The magician's cloak -- The little boy who wanted pancakes -- The princess with unruly thoughts -- The twin sisters. Tales -- Sweden -- Juvenile fiction. Children's stories, Swedish. Children's stories, Swedish. Tales. very good+ to near fine, with mild foxing to to top edge; in an about good+ jacket with several close edge tears, including two to front, and edge chips. Housed in a mylar archival sleev. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. in good dust-jacket First edition, first printing (presumed; no earlier dates or printings stated).…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. updated edition. 201 pages. 9.25x9.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. First Edition. Dustjacket has a rubbing to the front cover and some edgewear and a couple of small chips and closed tears - protected in a Mylar sleeve. Previous owner's gift inscription on the front first free endpaper. ; Both book and dustjacket are in Very Good condition - exceptions noted. Tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Four famous Swedish tales which are as well-known in Sweden as are Hans Christian Andersen's stories in Denmark, and make an excellent contribution of folklore from the Scandinavian countries. "Many richly-colored decorations and full-page drawings." ; Color & B&W Illustrations. Illustrated by Dorothea Cooke (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 5th printing ; 201 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm ; ISBN 9780878337231, 0878337237 ; OCLC 21374140 ; LCCN 2021701334 ; LOC No SB411.65.O55 ; gren cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; "Belinda's Dream", "Katy Road Pink" and "Georgetown Tea." The names alone evoke images of glorious cottage gardens and arching trellises laden with perfumed blossoms. Offering gardeners hardiness and ease of care, some roses have even lived for decades untended. All provide their admirers with years of pleasure and enticing fragrances. In this revised edition, rose expert Bill Welch updates the latest information and top sources for antique roses. The improved Antique Roses for the South is filled with gorgeous images and offers chapters on care and propagation, landscaping and arranging, and rose crafts. The comprehensive dictionary lists more than 100 of these magnificent flowers, complete with helpful descriptions. ; William C. Welch serves as Extension Landscape Specialist in the Department of Horticulture Sciences at Texas A&M. For nearly thirty years, Bill has served on the board of Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., as Landscape Design Chairman. He is a past president and current board member of the Southern Garden History Society, and Member-at-large of the Garden Club of America. He is the author of Perennial Garden Color, and co-author of The Southern Heirloom Garden and The Bountiful Flower Garden. He resides in College Station, Texas. ; Contents: A love of beauty -- In search of old roses -- Landscaping with old garden roses -- Arranging old roses -- Rose craft: potpourri, Waxed roses, and more -- Culture and propagation of old roses -- Antique roses for southern gardens -- List of old roses in the text -- Suggested roses for landscape needs -- Sources and support organizations ; FINE/FINE. Book.…

Condizione: Very Good. First English translated edition hard back binding in publisher's original banana cloth covers, scarlet lettering to the spine. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 120 pp ISBN 0844810398. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with one 10 mm closed tear to the top front cover, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.…