Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Vera Bock (illustrator). Dust jacket is different than pictured. Hardbound book in clean crisp condition in gilt-decorated offwhite boards. Color dust jacket in mylar shows light wear and age toning to top edge.
Language: English
Published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York, 1987
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Bock, Vera (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Collection of 6 original fairy tales, brilliantly imagined with green woodcut illustrations by acclaimed Russian immigrant artist Vera Bock throughout the 87 pages, printed on creamy vellum-like paper specially made for the Peter Pauper Press. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1987, this oblong hardcover book has decorative green paper over boards with the spine wrapped in red/lettered in gilt. Though completely clean inside, it is downgraded to only Good+ due to a 1" missing section at mid-spine where it meets the front board. Original slipcase is missing. Else, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, 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.
Published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon
Seller: LIBRARY FRIENDS OF PAYSON INC, Payson, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good plus condition thin hardcover in good condition slipcase. 87 pages. Slipcase is a little faded with a small edge chip but is solid.
Published by Macmillan, New York, NY, 1942
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Good+. Macmillan, New York, NY 1942. First Edition. 1st Printing. Unpaginated pages. Nice Firm copy ! Light general wear. Previous owner gift notation. Jacket has edge wear, short tears, missing chips. Size: 4to 9.75 - 12'' tall. Folklore/Mythology Children Fiction Modern::Children's 6161L.
Published by J.B. Lippincott (January 1, 1944), 1944
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . B000JTKG2E Hardback. No dustjacket. Second printing from 1944 as stated on the copyright page. Tight sound copy with average wear, but pretty much a tight sound reading copy only due to being an ex library copy with the usual ex library faults, card pocket, spine label, ink stamps, etc. No Signature.
Published by Holt, Rinehart, , 1st printing Am., 1969
Seller: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. /Vera Bock, illustrator. (illustrator). 1st Edition. CONDITION: Fine in Near Fine jacket; in dw with some rubbing at corners. Picture Book hardback. A sequel to her Magic People of 1967 which deals briefly with many giants, goblins and other magic people world wide. An interesting text for an early reader. ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /Vera Bock, illustrator.
Published by Macmillan, , stated 1st; 624 pp., New York, 1953
Seller: Truman Price & Suzanne Price / oldchildrensbooks, Monmouth, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. /Vera Bock, illustrator. (illustrator). 1st Edition. CONDITION: Very Good Plus in Good jacket; no names, straight, tight, clean, one corner bumped, spine ends pushed, in jacket with light edgewear all around, heavy rubs on creases, and 2" corner tear unclipped 7.50. Reference history, hardback. "From Earliest times to Present," Four excellent articles treating the history of children's literature sequentially. Cornelia Meigs, Anne Thaxter Eaton, Elizabeth Nesbitt, Ruth Hall Viguers. ABE Heritage Seller, since 1996: Conservative AB condition grading, secure packing, international shipping. /Vera Bock, illustrator.
Published by INTERNATIONAL COLLECTOR LIBRA, 1975
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1957 printing!
Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1968
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition stated. An ex-library copy with reinforced binding. Jacket flaps glued to verso of ffep and rear pastedown. Light edgewear visible to boards. Inked out stamps to all page ends and half-title page. Paper scarring to rfep where pocket or due slip was removed and smaller scars to rear pastedown onto jacket flap. Jacket price unclipped ($4.27), but top of front flap clipped. Looks to be in great shape with publisher's gold sticker near heel and small call number sticker. 1st Printing.
Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1968
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition stated. An ex-library copy with reinforced binding. Tape stains to tops and bottoms of boards and lesser shadows to tops and bottoms of free endpapers and inside of jacket. Author name inked out on spine and bump to rear bottom corner. Spotting to front and bottom page ends. Paper scarring to ffep where due slip/pocket was removed. Some stamps/writing to front pastedown and copyright page. Small stain to stains to bottom of last few pages. Jacket price unclipped ($4.27), but top of front flap clipped. General edgewear overall and chipping to head of spine with scuffing to heel near gold publisher sticker. Tanning to spine. 1st Printing.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Print/publication date not stated; Beautifully decorated edition w/ color illustrations by Russian artist Vera Bock, housed in original publisher's slip-case; Sound binding; Clean, sturdy decorative paper-covered boards w/ cloth spine; Pages free of markings; Slip-case moderately edge-worn w/ mild chipping/sunning present; An excellent copy, gently worn.
Published by Modern Library NY, 1935
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Vera Bock DJ Art (illustrator). 1st Edition. 300 titles mentioned on back of DJ & 95 cents & Pre Zipcode coupon, & 304 Titles mentioned on DJ Verso, HBDJ, 1st Edition , Early Issue, UNDATED, Around 1935, NF-/VG, AS-IS, 300 titles mentioned on back of DJ & 95 cents & Pre Zipcode coupon on left side Btm, & 304 Ttiles mentioned on DJ Verso, small chips DJ spine, RED TOPSTAIN, BLUE CLOTH WITH GOLD GILT TITLES IN RED BOX, Interior nice tight clean light Fox, Wear, DJ Spine small end chips , DJ protected clear Mylar.
Published by Modern Library,, 1933
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, Copyright page states "First Modern Library Edition 1933 , VG/GOOD+, 210 Titles mentioned on back of DJ & 95 cents & Pre Zipcode coupon, FLEXIBLE CLOTH. 784 pgs, Bound in brown balloon cloth (spine #7) the book is in About Very Good condition with light wear and tiny slivers of fading to spine extremities. Slightly tender binding, bright gilt, handsome matching topstain. Contents are clean with mild yellowing to pages and no writing in text. dust jacket is Good Plus with chipping to the top and bottom edges of the browned spine. Tiny chips at corners and shelfwear including several nicks and tiny tears to edges. Inside the dust jacket edges have been reinforced with tape. On the back of the dust jacket 210 titles are listed, which is correct for the first edition. Very collectible title! ,.In ART DECO McKnigbht-Kauffer DJ of Woman with Long Dress & Bonnet beside Thin Man in Tophat with House in Background With 95 cents on Inner DJ Flap, 210 titles mentioned on back of DJ & 95 cents & Pre Zipcode coupon, & Titles mentioned on DJ Verso.
Published by Esquire Inc, New York, 1946
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Five 7.25 x 9" sheets on stiff cardboard, laid in a 9 x 10"textured portfolio cover with two metal-lined holes on back cover. Distributed to readers by Coronet Magazine in 1945-1946, "as a token of our appreciation for your patronage." Very Good+ with lightly bumped corners of sheets. Portfolio lightly edge-worn and soiled, small tear on back cover where metal ring popped through. Polish-Jewish artist Arthur Szyk was commissioned to illustrated mottos by Confucius, George Horace Lorimer and Thackeray, plus one of the "Lord's Prayer" after he won fame for the unique style of his striking anti-Nazi graphics during World War II. Vera Bock contributed one for a quote by Carl Schurz. Scarce. No listing for this title in WorldCat.