Marjorie Knight “Alexander’s Vacation” 1943 First edition Illustrated by Howard Simon Vintage children’s adventure book
$31.00
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover in blue cloth-wrapped boards, 106 pages with numerous illustrations in both color and black and white.
No writing, no loose, torn or folded page corners. The binding is intact and strong, with crisp board hinges, not split. Text block closes tightly and is square, with the top edge being tanned and dusted. The two other edges are bright and uniform. The spine head and heal are bumped with some edge wear, but the cloth is not frayed. The board corners are mildly bumped with a little wear at the tips. The matching vintage dust jacket shows the original publisher's price of $1.75 inside the front flap. No writing or marks or tags. Jacket has places that are worn through on both the front and back covers. Spine is fairly well tanned and with edge wear along both folds. Please see accompanying images for more condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged with tracking.
No writing, no loose, torn or folded page corners. The binding is intact and strong, with crisp board hinges, not split. Text block closes tightly and is square, with the top edge being tanned and dusted. The two other edges are bright and uniform. The spine head and heal are bumped with some edge wear, but the cloth is not frayed. The board corners are mildly bumped with a little wear at the tips. The matching vintage dust jacket shows the original publisher's price of $1.75 inside the front flap. No writing or marks or tags. Jacket has places that are worn through on both the front and back covers. Spine is fairly well tanned and with edge wear along both folds. Please see accompanying images for more condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged with tracking.
Marjorie Knight “Alexander’s Vacation” 1943 First edition Illustrated by Howard Simon Vintage children’s adventure book
$31.00
This is a "very good" vintage hardcover in blue cloth-wrapped boards, 106 pages with numerous illustrations in both color and black and white.
No writing, no loose, torn or folded page corners. The binding is intact and strong, with crisp board hinges, not split. Text block closes tightly and is square, with the top edge being tanned and dusted. The two other edges are bright and uniform. The spine head and heal are bumped with some edge wear, but the cloth is not frayed. The board corners are mildly bumped with a little wear at the tips. The matching vintage dust jacket shows the original publisher's price of $1.75 inside the front flap. No writing or marks or tags. Jacket has places that are worn through on both the front and back covers. Spine is fairly well tanned and with edge wear along both folds. Please see accompanying images for more condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged with tracking.
No writing, no loose, torn or folded page corners. The binding is intact and strong, with crisp board hinges, not split. Text block closes tightly and is square, with the top edge being tanned and dusted. The two other edges are bright and uniform. The spine head and heal are bumped with some edge wear, but the cloth is not frayed. The board corners are mildly bumped with a little wear at the tips. The matching vintage dust jacket shows the original publisher's price of $1.75 inside the front flap. No writing or marks or tags. Jacket has places that are worn through on both the front and back covers. Spine is fairly well tanned and with edge wear along both folds. Please see accompanying images for more condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged with tracking.
L’Arche de Noe (Noah’s Ark) Vintage French language children’s illustrated storybook c.1925
$22.00
This is a "good" vintage hardcover illustrated pastedown on the front board, a red cloth wrapped spine, published circa 1925, unpaginated, profusely illustrated in color.
French language. You will receive the book shown in the accompanying images. ITEM SPECIFICS: This book is complete, but has significant wear to the spine. The back gutter is cracked. Many of the pages are brittle with the front free end paper being chipped. No tears, loose or folded pages. No writing or marks. This book is delicate but still very quaint and pleasing with a complete story. See accompanying images for full condition details. Really enchanting artwork throughout! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
French language. You will receive the book shown in the accompanying images. ITEM SPECIFICS: This book is complete, but has significant wear to the spine. The back gutter is cracked. Many of the pages are brittle with the front free end paper being chipped. No tears, loose or folded pages. No writing or marks. This book is delicate but still very quaint and pleasing with a complete story. See accompanying images for full condition details. Really enchanting artwork throughout! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
L’Arche de Noe (Noah’s Ark) Vintage French language children’s illustrated storybook c.1925
$22.00
This is a "good" vintage hardcover illustrated pastedown on the front board, a red cloth wrapped spine, published circa 1925, unpaginated, profusely illustrated in color.
French language. You will receive the book shown in the accompanying images. ITEM SPECIFICS: This book is complete, but has significant wear to the spine. The back gutter is cracked. Many of the pages are brittle with the front free end paper being chipped. No tears, loose or folded pages. No writing or marks. This book is delicate but still very quaint and pleasing with a complete story. See accompanying images for full condition details. Really enchanting artwork throughout! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
French language. You will receive the book shown in the accompanying images. ITEM SPECIFICS: This book is complete, but has significant wear to the spine. The back gutter is cracked. Many of the pages are brittle with the front free end paper being chipped. No tears, loose or folded pages. No writing or marks. This book is delicate but still very quaint and pleasing with a complete story. See accompanying images for full condition details. Really enchanting artwork throughout! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Thornton W. Burgess “Buster Bear’s Twins” c.1942 Vintage children’s hardcover 4 illustrations by Harrison Cady
$24.00
CONDITION: Very good. No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing. Pages are quite tanned (the paper used during the World War Two rationing for these books was very acid). All four original Harrison Cady glossy full-page illustrations are present. Binding and hinges are crisp and intact, not split. Corners lightly bumped. Original matching dust wrapper has a little edge wear, spine somewhat sunned. A pencil numerical annotation inside front flap, otherwise unmarked.
See accompanying images for full condition details. ABOUT: Printed by Grosset and Dunlap circa 1942, 207 pages, decorated endpapers. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
See accompanying images for full condition details. ABOUT: Printed by Grosset and Dunlap circa 1942, 207 pages, decorated endpapers. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Thornton W. Burgess “Buster Bear’s Twins” c.1942 Vintage children’s hardcover 4 illustrations by Harrison Cady
$24.00
CONDITION: Very good. No loose, torn or folded pages. No writing. Pages are quite tanned (the paper used during the World War Two rationing for these books was very acid). All four original Harrison Cady glossy full-page illustrations are present. Binding and hinges are crisp and intact, not split. Corners lightly bumped. Original matching dust wrapper has a little edge wear, spine somewhat sunned. A pencil numerical annotation inside front flap, otherwise unmarked.
See accompanying images for full condition details. ABOUT: Printed by Grosset and Dunlap circa 1942, 207 pages, decorated endpapers. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
See accompanying images for full condition details. ABOUT: Printed by Grosset and Dunlap circa 1942, 207 pages, decorated endpapers. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Dorothy Lathrop “The Little White Goat” 1933 First edition INSCRIBED by Ms. Lathrop to noted canine Illustrator Marguerite K. Cole
$1,144.00
This is a "good plus" or better vintage hardcover in yellow cloth wrapped boards.
No torn, folded, loose or significantly creased pages unless specified below. NOT ex-library. Will not contain underlining or highlighting unless called out below in item specifics. First edition, published in 1933. Binding is tight, not cracked. Cloth wrapped boards show fair amount of tanning, aging. Definite moisture exposure apparent along bottom front board and along first 3 dozen or so pages, with some light rippling to block pages. Spine head and tail edges are frayed as is lower front board corner. Aside from gift inscription neatly penned by Ms. Lathrop, and Ms. Cole's initials on FEP, no other writing. Book does show wear, but is unique in its provenance and is still quite quaint and pleasing. A very exciting item for the collector of illustrated children's books! See accompanying images for full condition details. About Ms. Cole: Marguerite Kirmse, a famous artist specializing in dogs, was born December 14, 1885 in Bournemouth, England. She arrived in the United States in 1910. During the 1910’s, she was doing drawings, pastels and paintings, primarily of dogs. In April of 1921, she did her first etching, titled “Brushwood Boy”. The etching was done using a victrola needle. “Chase”, her second etching, was done in the same month. Eventually using diamond-pointed pencils, she went on to create over 250 etchings of dogs representing 26 breeds. Including private commissions, she did over 100 etchings of Scottish Terriers. Pointers, Setters and other field dogs and terriers are included in her portfolio. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, States only, signature requested, insured.
No torn, folded, loose or significantly creased pages unless specified below. NOT ex-library. Will not contain underlining or highlighting unless called out below in item specifics. First edition, published in 1933. Binding is tight, not cracked. Cloth wrapped boards show fair amount of tanning, aging. Definite moisture exposure apparent along bottom front board and along first 3 dozen or so pages, with some light rippling to block pages. Spine head and tail edges are frayed as is lower front board corner. Aside from gift inscription neatly penned by Ms. Lathrop, and Ms. Cole's initials on FEP, no other writing. Book does show wear, but is unique in its provenance and is still quite quaint and pleasing. A very exciting item for the collector of illustrated children's books! See accompanying images for full condition details. About Ms. Cole: Marguerite Kirmse, a famous artist specializing in dogs, was born December 14, 1885 in Bournemouth, England. She arrived in the United States in 1910. During the 1910’s, she was doing drawings, pastels and paintings, primarily of dogs. In April of 1921, she did her first etching, titled “Brushwood Boy”. The etching was done using a victrola needle. “Chase”, her second etching, was done in the same month. Eventually using diamond-pointed pencils, she went on to create over 250 etchings of dogs representing 26 breeds. Including private commissions, she did over 100 etchings of Scottish Terriers. Pointers, Setters and other field dogs and terriers are included in her portfolio. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, States only, signature requested, insured.
Dorothy Lathrop “The Little White Goat” 1933 First edition INSCRIBED by Ms. Lathrop to noted canine Illustrator Marguerite K. Cole
$1,144.00
This is a "good plus" or better vintage hardcover in yellow cloth wrapped boards.
No torn, folded, loose or significantly creased pages unless specified below. NOT ex-library. Will not contain underlining or highlighting unless called out below in item specifics. First edition, published in 1933. Binding is tight, not cracked. Cloth wrapped boards show fair amount of tanning, aging. Definite moisture exposure apparent along bottom front board and along first 3 dozen or so pages, with some light rippling to block pages. Spine head and tail edges are frayed as is lower front board corner. Aside from gift inscription neatly penned by Ms. Lathrop, and Ms. Cole's initials on FEP, no other writing. Book does show wear, but is unique in its provenance and is still quite quaint and pleasing. A very exciting item for the collector of illustrated children's books! See accompanying images for full condition details. About Ms. Cole: Marguerite Kirmse, a famous artist specializing in dogs, was born December 14, 1885 in Bournemouth, England. She arrived in the United States in 1910. During the 1910’s, she was doing drawings, pastels and paintings, primarily of dogs. In April of 1921, she did her first etching, titled “Brushwood Boy”. The etching was done using a victrola needle. “Chase”, her second etching, was done in the same month. Eventually using diamond-pointed pencils, she went on to create over 250 etchings of dogs representing 26 breeds. Including private commissions, she did over 100 etchings of Scottish Terriers. Pointers, Setters and other field dogs and terriers are included in her portfolio. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, States only, signature requested, insured.
No torn, folded, loose or significantly creased pages unless specified below. NOT ex-library. Will not contain underlining or highlighting unless called out below in item specifics. First edition, published in 1933. Binding is tight, not cracked. Cloth wrapped boards show fair amount of tanning, aging. Definite moisture exposure apparent along bottom front board and along first 3 dozen or so pages, with some light rippling to block pages. Spine head and tail edges are frayed as is lower front board corner. Aside from gift inscription neatly penned by Ms. Lathrop, and Ms. Cole's initials on FEP, no other writing. Book does show wear, but is unique in its provenance and is still quite quaint and pleasing. A very exciting item for the collector of illustrated children's books! See accompanying images for full condition details. About Ms. Cole: Marguerite Kirmse, a famous artist specializing in dogs, was born December 14, 1885 in Bournemouth, England. She arrived in the United States in 1910. During the 1910’s, she was doing drawings, pastels and paintings, primarily of dogs. In April of 1921, she did her first etching, titled “Brushwood Boy”. The etching was done using a victrola needle. “Chase”, her second etching, was done in the same month. Eventually using diamond-pointed pencils, she went on to create over 250 etchings of dogs representing 26 breeds. Including private commissions, she did over 100 etchings of Scottish Terriers. Pointers, Setters and other field dogs and terriers are included in her portfolio. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, States only, signature requested, insured.