Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Winter, Milo; Cook, Francis Kerr; Higgins, Violet Moore; Dash, Joseph D.; Lyon, Mildred; Samsel, Genevieve Fusch (illustratore). Enlarged Edition. Collection of 14 short stories about Christmas written & illustrated by the "Just Right" authors & artists, preceded by Clement C. Moore's classic poem, "The Night Before Christmas." First published in 1926, this is the Enlarged Edition from 1929, in 128 pages with colorful illustrations & pen-&-ink drawings throughout, Small hardcover has green cloth-covered boards edged & lettered in gilt to front & spine (nearly completely faded here), with a front paper pastedown showing Santa in his sleigh by artist Milo Winter. Condition is Fair (& priced accordingly): heavy rubbing to exterior, with fraying at all corners & spine tips. Small soiled area to bottom fore edge side corner of front cover. But the sewn binding is strong & straight, pages creamy white with the random soiled spot or tear/chip; mild overall tanning. Images are colorful & full of vintage charm for a new generation of young readers at holiday time. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Editore: The Bookhouse for Children Publishers, Chicago, 1925
Da: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
Embossed Cloth. Condizione: Good+. Alice Beard, Milo Winter N.C. Wyeth, and others (illustratore). Volume Two ONLY: Age-toned textblock, else clean and tight, with illustrated end papers; Top edge faded gilt; Surface-rubbed, full-color paste-down on front, cloth binding, bumped and frayed at the head and foot of the spine and to the corners, usual age toning to the binding. 448pp. Artists include Alice Beard, Milo Winter N.C. Wyeth, Maginel Wright Enright, Katherine Sturges Dodge, Maud and Miska Petersham, Hilda Hanway, Glen Ketchum, Bert R. Elliott, Donn P. Crane, Anna Laufer, Frank Spreyer, and others. Size: 8vo - over 7 " - 9 " tall. Hardcover.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The Book House for Children, Lake Bluff, Ill., 1958
Da: RightWayUp Books, Woodbridge, SUFFO, Regno Unito
EUR 23,88
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Maude and Miska Petersham, Fay Turpin, Donn Philip Crane, Hilda Hanway, Milo Winter, and Peter Newell (illustratore). Miller, Olive Beaupré, editor. From the tower window of my book house. Lake Bluff, Ill.: The Book House for Children, 1958 reprint. My Book House ; 10. Hardback, VG. Blue cloth, a little bumped to corners and ends of spine, with a few small marks and blemishes. Gilt lettering and bands to front and spine. Colour illustration pasted to front, slightly rubbed in places. Binding strong with a little movement. Illustrated endpapers, a little tanned to edges. 240pp., b/w and colour illustrations. Contents clean and bright. Olive Beaupré Miller (née Olive Kennon Beaupré) (September 11, 1883 - March 25, 1968) was an American writer, publisher and editor of children's literature. In 1919 Miller established a company, The Book House for Children, to publish popular children's literature edited by herself to meet her standards. The series grew to 12 volumes in all. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.
Editore: Field Enterprises, Inc. Chicago
Da: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Editore: Field Enterprises, Inc. Chicago
Da: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The Bookhouse for Children, 1920
Da: Book Stall of Rockford, Inc., Rockford, IL, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: MWABA
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Maude & Miska Petershams, Donn Philip Crane, Hilda Hanway, Milo Winter, Peter Newell (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition. Volumes 1-4 have 1920 with no later printings listed and volumes 5-6 have 1921 with no later printings listed. Bound in black cloth with the title and spine decorations gold-stamped. The color pastedowns on the front covers are bright with no scuffs, no scratches. Typically volume 1 In the Nursery is in bad condition from over use and mothers allowing baby to play with the book. This is NOT the case with this set. All six volumes in fine to near fine condition. Only fault is the lower fore-edge corners of 10 pages (leaves) of vol 1 are torn away. This does not affect the text on those pages. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. no scribbles, no crayon. No name of previous owner. No musty odor. no water damage. No soiling. No sun fading. A nice set of this classic work for children.
Editore: Field Enterprises, Inc. Chicago
Da: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 1949 edition.
Editore: The Quarrie Corporation, 1939
Da: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Complete set of 14 volumes; orange cloth boards. Tips of corners show minor wear, a few small spots of rubbing to spines. otherwise this set is quite nice, very bright and sharp, with solid bindings and clean pages. Volume one is in great shape, which is hard to find. Photos on request. Shipping may be more.