Anna Crouse (41 results)

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Jo Spier (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Jo Spier (illustrator). Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Jo Spier (illustrator). General wear to jacket, corner bump on lower right corner, light tears to top edge of back. Good cover, owner bookplate, pages very good. Part of the Landmark Series.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Young Readers of America edition. Description: Dust jacket and interior Illustrations by Jo Spier. This is Number 43 in the Landmark series. The Landmark series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. ''Thirty-eight years after Henry Hudson first sailed up the river named for him, Governor Peter Stuyvesant arrived in New Amsterdam harbor. The Dutch colonists welcomed their new Governor all the more because they hated the departing one. Peter Stuyvesant had a wooden leg. Sometimes he stormed and stamped it on the floor. Sometimes he made mistakes. But he was a man of warmth and charm and honesty, and he loved this new land. For eighteen years he helped the Dutch colony grow.'' This husband and wife writing team wrote another book in this series -- Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is red; a Very Good book, with a Fair dust jacket. index. Landmark endpaper style showing two-color scenes. 8vo (8.5 inches tall). 184 pages.

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Young Readers of America edition. Description: Dust jacket and interior Illustrations by Jo Spier. This is Number 43 in the Landmark series. The Landmark series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations. ''Thirty-eight years after Henry Hudson first sailed up the river named for him, Governor Peter Stuyvesant arrived in New Amsterdam harbor. The Dutch colonists welcomed their new Governor all the more because they hated the departing one. Peter Stuyvesant had a wooden leg. Sometimes he stormed and stamped it on the floor. Sometimes he made mistakes. But he was a man of warmth and charm and honesty, and he loved this new land. For eighteen years he helped the Dutch colony grow.'' This husband and wife writing team wrote another book in this series -- Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. BINDING/CONDITION: red cloth with title and series device printed on the front cover; the top edge tint is red; a Very Good book, with a Fair dust jacket. index. Landmark endpapers with two-color scenes. 8vo (8.5 inches tall). 184 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Typed letter "Dear Young Reader" on the Crouse letterhead in black, signed by both authors in blue ink, laid in, no jacket, sun fading to the edges (about 1 inch), text is unmarked, binding is tight. Brick and mortar bookshop since 1975! Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. Corners have been bumped a bit. Some bleaching to the cover. The year '1985' is written inside. The previous owner's name has been stamped throughout the book. A library card holder glued to the last endpage. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. The dust jacket has heavy wear, chipping, tears, and missing pieces. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Spier, Jo (illustrator). 184 pages. Landmark Series Number 43. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket has moderate age wear, chipping, but remains bright and protected by plastic cover. Clean and tight copy. Record # 2231848.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by JO SPIER (illustrator). Not Stated/assumed First Edition. Red cover with black title and green cover and black embellishments. Secure binding with clean text pages, owner bookplate at inside front and sticker residue at the rear endpapers. Lightly rubbed cover with mild sun at the spine. About 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 with 184 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Walter Buehr (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo, #85 Landmark series, stated First Printing, illustrated, 184 pgs., bound in hard boards very good and wrapped in dust jacket. a few edge tears at top and bottom edges of spine jacket, , previous owners bookplate on first illustrated end paper, otherwise a very good copy.

Unknown. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jo Spier (illustrator). Bookplate adhered to front free end page. Binding is sound. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. First printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some soiling, usual exlibrary labels and markings ; Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition (so stated). This old Book Club Edition with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a First Edition hardcover book with 184 pages including some illustrations. This is Book 85 in the Landmark series. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page states 1958 First Printing with no other dates or printings shown. This is definitely Not a former library book. The dust jacket shows light edgewear (No Chips). I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Vintage Hardback Cloth Cover Book is in Very Good to Very Good Plus condition with a tight binding and clean crisp pages. Inside text is in Very Good Plus condition and appears to have had little use. The only writing in the book is on the first end page, which has "25 Dec. 1963" and "Very Good" written in pen. No other writing or markings in the book. There is one small bent upper page tip. Outside cloth covers are nice with some minor outside corner wear. No Dust Jacket. Book has come from a private collection. Landmark Books and World Landmark Books are accurate, in-depth stories for young people in the 9-15 year old range. These living histories were written by award-winning authors or by men and women who experienced the events first hand. Written during the 1950's and 1960's and illustrated either with two-color drawings or clear photographs, the books are informative, enjoyable, and well worth reading and collecting. Landmark Book #85. The story of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr about their lives, their times, and their duel.

Decorative Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Jo Spier (illustrator). Beautiful decorative hardcover in good condition, Cover extremely worn and battered especially at corners and along edges, Binding very tight, Ex-library book, catalog information written on spine, Crossed-out library stamp on title page, Glue residue from due date cards on inside back cover and last page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Dust jacket is wrapped in mylar. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 368 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Acceptable. This copy is the First Edition of the published work. This copy is the First Printing of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Spier, Jo (illustrator). Good hardcover with no dust jacket. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, staining/surface wear on edges of front and back cover. Two-tone illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is lightly worn at spine tips and corners. 184 pages with index and illustrations.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. (United States, History, Juvenile Literature) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine to Fine. Jo Spier (illustrator). Possible First Printing. Part of the Landmark history series written in the 50's by noted historians and meanr for school age children. Very nice copy Clean, tight and square. Red topstain still bright and fresh. Jacket is bright and fesh. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.