Davis, J Watson Illustrator (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Davis, J. Watson (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #1 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, this is a FIRST EDITION, later printing, listing other 3 titles from 1916 on title page, but to Book # 10 in rear. Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has gray cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. In 236 pages + 16 pages of ads for other children's series in rear, with a glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Condition is Poor: a reading or filler copy only! Intact, but binding is shaky & some pages have loosened, both hinges cracked, some clear tape repairs in front matter, heavy rubbing to extremities & corner bumping, with some fraying. Pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, unmarked save for a gift inscription dated 1920 to ffep. NO DJ. BONUS: take this title FREE if you order any other books in the series! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1899 young Patriot series pictorial front Board.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardover in tan cloth cover with colored illustrations on front. Cover is worn with some fraying on the top and bottom of the spine. The interior spine is mildly shaken. One of color plates is loose from spine.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. Davis, J. Watson [illustrator] (illustrator). Hard cover in good condition, some wear. Inscription from previous owner. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. J. Watson Davis, Illustrator (illustrator). New York: A. L. Burt, 1906. Good+/No Dust jacket. J. Watson Davis, Illustrator. Copyright 1906 on copyright page. Beige cloth boards with decorated cover, red and blue lettering, clean unchipped paste-on illustration of crouching monkey on cover. Light soiling to boards, mostly along lower edge of front board; spots of wear-through to cloth along spine edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 72 pp. with four color plates and thirty-five illustrations in black and white by J. Watson Davis. Plates are all present, clean and bright. Nicely illustrated and decorated antiquarian children's book with an amusing story about a monkey's adventures.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. Davis, J. Watson (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #7 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. From one young girl's collection, this hardcover 8vo (5.25" x 7.5") from 1916 is in its FIRST EDITION, First State binding: light green color with the girls pictured in darker green, red, & black to front, lettered in the same colors to front & spine. Slightly later printing, listing to book #8 in front matter & back DJ, in 256 pages with glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). First state DJ is cream, same image, artist unattributed. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Very mild rubbing to extremities & light bumping to corners & spine tips. The unclipped DJ is barely Good, with a large chip missing from font, only mild-moderate rubbing & chipping to extremities, including all corners & spine tips; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Cloth. Condition: FR/P. Black & White Illustrations with color frontispiece (illustrator). New York, NY: A. L. Burt Company. FR/P. ca. 1910. . Cloth. 8vo., 123pp., (i), cracked, occas. soiling from use; jacket worn, small tears and soiling on jacket. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Davis, J. Watson (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #2 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, the ones we are offering here are all in their original First State bindings & DJs. This book is a FIRST EDITION, unknown printing, from 1916, listing other 3 titles in the series published same year, but no further, in 267 pages (+ 4 pages of ads for other children's series in rear), with a glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series).Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has light tan cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, but completely unmarked. Mild bumping to all corners & both ends of spine. The unclipped First State original DJ is Good: brightly colored with cover image largely intact, but missing chips at all corners & both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Davis, J. Watson (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #7 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, the ones we are offering here are all in their original First State bindings & DJs. This book is a FIRST EDITION, slightly later printing, from 1918, listing to a 1919 title in front matter, in 256 pages, with a glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has light tan cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Modest rubbing to extremities, heavier to both ends of spine & all corners, with some fraying. The unclipped First State original DJ is Good: intact, but with heavy rubbing & large chip, missing.; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Davis, J. Watson (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #3 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, the ones we are offering here are all in their original First State bindings & DJs. This book is a FIRST EDITION, unknown printing, from 1916, listing other 3 titles in the series published same year, but no further, in 234 pages (+ 14 pages of ads for other children's series in rear), with a glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has light green cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, but completely unmarked. Modest bumping to corners & rubbing to both ends of spine, with slight paper loss to heel. The unclipped First State original DJ is Fair, missing most of lower spine & a section of back cover across top edge, chipped at all corners; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Davis, J. Watson (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #8 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, the ones we are offering here are all in their original First State bindings & DJs. This book is a FIRST EDITION, slightly later printing, from 1919, listing to Self in front matter, Book $10 in rear, & Book #9 on back DJ. Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has blue cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. In 242 pages + 12 pages of ads for other children's series in rear, with a glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges, unmarked save for former owner's name & date (1925) to ffep. Modest rubbing to extremities, heavier to both ends of spine & all corners, with some fraying. The unclipped First State original DJ is Good: intact, but with a few large chipped areas, including paper loss to all corners & both ends of spine; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Davis, J. Watson; Gooch, Thelma (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #5 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, this 1917 book is in its FIRST EDITION, First State binding, but with a Second State DJ: drawn by renowned children's book illustrator Thelma Gooch, these were more colorful & showed the girls in different clothes engaged in different activities from the book. Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has blue cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. In 256 pages, with a glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges; unmarked save for former owner's name & address in pencil to ffep (we never erase these to honor those girls from long ago). Modest rubbing to extremities, heavier to both ends of spine & all corners. Mild fading to top 1" all around . The unclipped DJ is also VG+: colorful & bright, but missing a small section to top of spine, lesser chipping to other extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Davis, J. Watson (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #4 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, this 1916 book is a later printing of the FIRST EDITION from 1916, with the undecorated Second State binding & Second State DJ art: drawn by renowned children's book illustrator Thelma Gooch, these were more colorful & showed the girls in different clothes engaged in different activities from the book. Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has blue cloth-covered boards lettered plainly in black to front & spine. In 240 pages + a "save the wrapper" notice + 15 pages of ads for other children's series in rear. Glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges with offsetting to endpapers. Unmarked save for former owner's bookplate to ffep. Clean, unworn edges & crisp corners.The unclipped DJ is VG: colorful & bright, with minor chipping & creasing to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Davis, J. Watson; Gooch, Thelma (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #6 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, this 1917 book is in its FIRST EDITION, First State binding, but with a Second State DJ: drawn by renowned children's book illustrator Thelma Gooch, these were more colorful & showed the girls in different clothes engaged in different activities from the book. Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has blue cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. In 261 pages + "save the wrapper" notice + 9 pages of ads for other children's series in rear. Glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Condition is VG: very clean, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges, unmarked save for former owner's name & address in pencil to ffep (we never erase these out of respect for those long-ago girl readers). Mild rubbing to extremities & bumping to corners & both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus), marred only by slight edgewear & rubbing, light soil, a few tiny chips & creases; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. Davis, J. Watson; Gooch, Thelma (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #3 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, this 1916 book is in its FIRST EDITION, First State binding, but with a Second State DJ: drawn by renowned children's book illustrator Thelma Gooch, these were more colorful & showed the girls in different clothes engaged in different activities from the book. Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has bright green cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. In 234 pages + "save the wrapper" notice + 21 pages of ads for other children's series in rear. Glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Edges crisp with only slight bumping to corners. The unclipped DJ is Good+, downgraded due to a significant triangular chip to mid spine, edging onto front cover, & lesser chips & creases & rubbing all around to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. Davis, J. Watson (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. One of the very first series books created for young girls at the turn of the 20th century, drawing on the popularity of the very first social organization for females, the Camp Fire Girls, which had been modeled on the Boy Scouts. The girls in the books, all from Cleveland, Ohio, engaged in wholesome activities while camping, exploring, adventuring, or doing service work. This is book #4 in a series of only 10 penned by Hildegard G. Frey, the only ones officially endorsed by the Camp Fire Girls Organization. Other writers had written previous stories, & would continue to after these. From one young girl's collection, the ones we are offering here are all in their original First State bindings & DJs. This book is a FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, from 1916, listing to self in rear & on back DJ flap. In 240 pages (+ 14 additional pages of ads for other children's series in rear), with a glossy frontispiece by J. Watson Davis (better known for illustrating the Horatio Alger series). Hardcover 8vo 12mo (5.25" x 7.5") has light tan cloth-covered boards decorated on front & spine with images of Camp Fire girls engaged in various activities, lettered in black & red to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & square, hinges secure, pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning, but completely unmarked. Very slight rightward lean. The unclipped First State original DJ is VG- (minus), with slight paper loss to both ends of spine & corners, rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos show 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. Davis, J. Watson [illustrator] (illustrator). First Edition. Good green cloth Hardcover, embossed cover, 8 illustrations by J.Watson Davis, previous owner's name.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library with typical library markings/labels. 1905. Binding tight, pages unmarked. Heavily age-toned and foxed. Uneven page edges with small tears. Light pencil marking inside front cover. Boards heavily scuffed and stained. Spine and edges repaired with library tape. No dj. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.