Abbott H Thayer (15 results)

No Binding. Condition: Good. Abbott H. Thayer (illustrator). Sized about 6.5 x 9.5 inches, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Magazine, Volume 86, No. 2, June, 1913.

No Binding. Condition: VG. Abbott H. Thayer / H. Wolf, Engraver (illustrator). Sized 6 x 9 inches, engraved by H. Wolf, after Abbott, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XLIII, No. 2, December, 1891.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Postcard in Good condition, unmailed, with writing on reverse. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. Postcard.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Postcard in Very Good condition, unmailed, with minor marks on reverse. Cards are sent in stiff mailers. Postcard.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Unbound pages from journal, NOT A BOOK but a vintage piece. Very good, pages might be discolored from age, but otherwise clean and legible. ; 8 x 11; 6 pages.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the complex issue of juvenile delinquency, exploring its historical context and the societal attitudes that have shaped our understanding of youth crime. The author takes readers on a journey through time, starting with the brutal punishments meted out to children centuries ago, and culminating in the establishment of the juvenile court system, a landmark development aimed at individualized treatment and rehabilitation rather than simple retribution. The book goes beyond mere statistics, examining the roots of delinquency, from troubled home environments and parental ignorance to the shortcomings of the educational system and the influence of community factors. The author emphasizes the need for a comprehensive approach, one that addresses not only the individual child, but also the societal conditions that contribute to delinquency. The book highlights the importance of recognizing the interconnectedness of family, school, and community, and argues for a shift in perspective from blame to understanding. It is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the causes of delinquency and the strategies that can be employed to prevent it. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Thayer, Abbott H. (illustrator). Second Printing. Cover is in excellent condition, save for corner bumping and rubbing. Text is otherwise tight in binding, though stands slightly askew. Shadowing to insides of both covers and respective opposite pages. Text is clean and free of blemishes. No other markings or indications of note. Due to the size of this book, additional shipping charges may apply. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. iv, 754 pp. ; illustrated ; 30 cm. ; OCLC: 1566149 ; OCLC: 2446332 ; OCLC: 8478507 ; LC: TT500; Dewey: 051 ; green and orange cloth with Victorian decorations and lettering ; three or four pages loose ; tear to top of spine ; foxing ; missing pages 67-70, 279-280, 449-450, 617-618, 727-728 ; a few very unusual articles featuring prisons, the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Temperance, Women's suffrage, Photography and Crime, Gypsies, etc ; a color oil print (chipped) possibly by Maud Humphrey; several photographs of famous persons and actors, including the Wilson Cherubs, U S Grant, Sheridan, Joseph Jefferson, Lucy Stone, Henrik Ibsen, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alexandre Dumas, Phoebe and Alice Cary, Thomas Edison, Susan B. Anthony, Emma Calvé, Ellen Terry, Henry Irving; many fashion sections ; heavy volume ; FAIR Partial Contents : The Naval Cadet at Work and at Play, The prize article on the naval cadet, written by a naval cadet / T. G. Roberts -- Familiar talks on the Different Schools of Art : American Artists / Polly King -- Wedding and Engagement Rings / J Carter Beard -- Our National Nut (Peanuts) / Harriet Cushman Wilkie -- Within Prison Walls : Thanksgiving Day in New England / Arthur Field -- A Diary of an Athletic Girl / Constance Burton -- Cholly's Last Serenade / J H Connelly -- Society Fads / Madame La Mode -- Winter House-Flowers : What kinds to select and wat care to give them / Eben E. Rexford -- Our Girls : Madge / Emma Howard Wight -- Home Art and Home Comfort : Ugle Spots Beautified / E A Fletcher -- A Japanese Floral Calendar -- Sanitarian : Care of Infants / Susanna W Dodds MD -- The World's Progress -- Artistic Notes -- What Women are Doing -- Chat -- Boxing the Compass / L Beard -- Our Baby Prize -- Two Exquisite Panel-Pictures -- Household : The Little Luncheon -- Our New Premium Picture -- Mirror of Fashions -- Perversions of Personal Liberty / W Jennings Demorest -- Demorest's Editorial Flashes -- [Christmas Eve at Bethlehem] -- December 1893 -- Children of the Stage / Elfried De B. Gude -- The ROad to Fame or Fortune : How to Become Successful Professional Women / Margaret Bisland -- The Man Underneath : A Romance of a Christmas Journey / Leslie Kane -- An Excursion to t he Land of Dolls / Aunt Ella -- Nemesis / Anna Jaffray -- Christmas Decorations / Eben E. Rexford -- The Prodigal : A Christmas Play / Marion E Monckton -- A Christmas Carol, music by Henry George Nicholls, words C L Hildreth -- Our Girls : Christmas Lists / Lida C Tulloch -- Sanitarian : The Care of Growing Children / Susanna W Dodds MD -- The Haty Woman's Christmas / Mary E Child -- Home Art and Home Comfort : Christmas Gifts for Everybody / Frances H Perry -- A Japanese Calendar -- Household : Some Christmas Sweets -- Artistic Notes / Alice Donlevy -- Our Country's Crisis / W Jennis Demorest -- January 1894 -- A Ceylon Tea Farm / Leslie Kane -- Among the Nurses / Evan Stanton -- A Woman's Romance in Wall Street / Arthur Field -- Undercurrents of Humor from the Fair / T A DeWeese -- What the Little Chap Did / Evangeline Harvey -- With the Raconteur : Stotries One can Tell Again -- The Shouting Band from Idaho : A New and Very Lively Game / Clara J Denton -- Our Girls : Berry-Picking Immortals / Lida A Churchill -- Sanitarian : Care of the Complexion / Margaret Humphrey -- Home Art and Home Comfort : Holiday Fancy-Work / E A Fletcher -- All That is Left of the Homeward Bound -- When WOmen Vote : What Reforms Could be Effected Through Woman Suffrage / Russell Sage, Noah Davis, Lillie Devereux Blake, Jennie de la M. Lozier, Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- Dead Love (Poem) / D J Robertson -- It Has Aye Done So Hitherto (Poem) / Philip Burroughs Strong -- What to Buy in China -- Ethics of the Mending-Basket / Christine Terhune Herrick -- Mad Bob Telford / John Lloyd Thomas -- The Most Effective Missionary Enterprise -- Our Growing Cities : Austin, Texas / J H Raymond Jr. Book.

Hardcover. Abbott H. Thayer; Geral H. Thayer; Richard S. Meryman; et al (illustrator). new edition with a new preface. Green publisher's cloth with faded gilt title on spine. Gilt title to spine, but front board is plain with no title embossed or printed. xix + 260pp. 14 of 16 color plates, 140 bw figures. A scarce and often sought reference on camouflage. Also noteworthy because plate XI is the first appearance of a Rockwell Kent illustration in a book. VG-, shows some wear but tight and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated By Abbott H. Thayer Gerald H. Thayer Richard S. Meryman And Others Including Rockwellkent And With Photographs. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Green/Gilt Covers. Contains The First Rockwell Kent Illustration Plate Xi . Index 260 Pgs.16 Beautiful Color Plates.140 Black And White Figures Quite Scarce. Gift Inscirption.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1918 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 18 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.