Breck G William (98 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Sparse notes. Part of spine absent. G. William Breck ("Bill Breck") (illustrator).

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. 3" TEAR ALONG THE SPINE AND FRONT COVER. COVER SHOWS WEAR AND BROWNING FROM DIRT. NAME PLATE ON THE INSIDE COVER. PAGES SHOW SOME YELLOWING. BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT. CHARMING WWI SOLDIER BOOK; ONE OF THE BEST EVER FOR A COUNTRY BUMPKIN GOING THROUGH BOOT CAMP AND LEARNING ABOUT THE MILITARY, THE WORLD AND ALL. G. WILLIAM BRECK (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 61 Pages; Pages Tight; String Binding; Some Warping And Yellowing; No Markings; End Pages Show Smudges And Slight Bubbling From Exposure From Previous Moisture. Moderate Page Wear; Some Smudges And Slight Foxing On Page Margins. Faded Beige Hard Covers With Red Lettering And Illustration On Cover. Corners Bumped; Outer Front And Back Spine Crease Weakened And Split But Pages Intact. Some Rubbing, Smudges, Wear On Edges And Corners. Numerous Full Page B/W Illustrations And Humor Drawing. Letters Are Addressed To Mable And Signed By Private Bill. Letters Filled With Humor, Satire, And Military Sacrifice, Custom, Anxiety, And Cheerfulness. Rare Vintage Copy. G William Breck (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 61 pages. Series of love letters accompanied by 0ver 30 full page b/w illustrations.Author and illustrator were in the American Expeditionary force in France and relayed to Mable peerplexities, amusements, etc. in a genuine humorous manner. Pages yellowed; moderate page wear; no markings on pages; Inner spine crease is weakened but pages intact. Beige hard cover with red lettering and illustration of soldier writing a letter on front cover. Page edges frayed in places; corners worn and bumped. Bottom 2 inches of spine are torn away from the inner cloth. Some discoloration on top and bottom edges of cover. Dust jacket is itendical to cover illustration; dj fragile; torn in several places along edges, flap creases and spine. Faded and soiled areas. Rare vintage book of WW1 era. G William Breck (illustrator). …

hardcover. Condition: Fair. [WWI Humor] 2 volumes. Hardcover. Bindings poor, front boards detached. Worn. vi, 61, [5] p. (last 4 p. blank), [28] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. + (the Companion volume) Viii, 119, [1] p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good in good dust jacket. Moderate wear to both, name of former owner in light pencil to front free endpaper. Breck, G. William (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ivory paper over boards, worn edges and bumped corners, inside clean; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. White paper over boards, red lettering, pictorial, no dj, spine missing, a little loose. WWI; 226. Illustrated by G. William Breck (illustrator).

Hardcover. White paper over boards, red lettering, pictorial, no dj, spine missing. WWI; 227. Illustrated by G. William Breck (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. Sixth Printing. 69 pp + 1 pm ads, 25 b/w illustrations, the book and contents are clean and tight, there is light soil on the edge of covers at top and bottom, else there is very light soil, the dust jacket has soil, light dampstaining on spine side of rear, and edge wear with bottom 1" of the spine missing, a very usable book. Corp. G. William Breck (illustrator).…

HC. 69pp No dustjacket, wear to corner and at the top/bottom of the spine. good, pictorial boards (hardcover) no dustjacket - edgewear. B&W ill. by G. William Breck (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

hardcover. no DJ. 8vo 336pp. collection of short stories for young children, centered around the home, nature, the seasons, holidays, fairy tales and fables, etc. #01101. very good: age wear to boards and spine, ex libris sticker on FFEP. G. William Breck (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. No Jacket. Ex-library with typical markings, binding cracked in back, cover has some staining, heavy edge wear. G. William Breck (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Former owner's name on front free end paper. Cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed. Binding is tight. 339pp. Breck, G. William (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 10th printing (1918) Good with fraying to edges of pictorial hard cover boards. Natural toning to paper. Some soiling to boards, but better than average considering how fragile the binding is. A popular WWI collection of anecdotes about military service illustrated throughout with full page humorous drawings. 61 pages of text, not counting the illustrations. G. William "Bill" Breck (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Tears to spine. Binding slightly cocked. Short gift inscription, else unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First Printing. In paper covered boars with illustration and red lettering on front cover. Brown lettering on spine. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked text pages. Library card on back pastedown. Only evidence of library. Missing paper on front spine edge and spine. Moderate shelf wear. Photos upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G. William Breck (illustrator).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Breck, G William (illustrator).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Breck, G William (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket present. Twenty-Seventh Thousand. This copy of "For The Children's Hour" is in fair condition. The hardcover shows signs of wear, with noticeable edge fraying and some scuff marks on the surface. The binding is fragile, with the spine showing separation, which is evident in the front hinge. The pages have aged gracefully, displaying a warm patina typical of books from this era. There is an inscription on the title page, adding a personal touch to this cherished volume. No dust jacket is present, and the book retains its original charm despite the visible wear. G. William Breck (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. The second in the author's "Dere Mable" series, which purport to be a series of humorous letters sent back home to his best girl by an inadequately-educated soldier during World War I. Letters are accompanied by 25 black & white illustrations by Corporal G. William ("Bill") Breck. With 7 pages of ads and with 2 illustrations from other publications of this publisher. --- In tan paper-covered boards with Breck illustration to front panel. Volume has no dust jacket. --- A rather brittle copy, with tears to paper along spine, age-toning to covers and leaves but volume remains relatively stable.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; 69, (7, ads) pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket present. This hardcover shows signs of wear consistent with its age. The spine is frayed, and the cover edges are worn, with no dust jacket present. The binding is intact but loose, and the pages are clean with some yellowing typical of vintage books. Illustrations by Corp. G. William Breck remain clear and add charm to the text. Corp. G. William Breck (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. viii, 69 p. incl. front. plates. 20 cm. 25 Black and white illustrations. From Wikipedia: "Edward Streeter (August 1, 1891 in Buffalo, New York March 31, 1976 in New York City) was an American novelist and journalist, best known for the 1949 novel Father of the Bride and his Dere Mable series. Streeter began his career as a reporter for the Buffalo newspaper the Buffalo Express as a war correspondent and travel writer. He grew in notoriety with his "Dere Mable" letters, a humorous column from an illiterate soldier writing home. Serialized between 1917 and 1919 in the 27th (NY) Division's magazine "Gas Attack", they were inspired by Streeter's time spent on an army base (Camp Wadsworth, near Spartansburg SC) during World War I. The humorous letters were compiled in 1919 in Streeter's full-length books Dere Mable and Thats me all over, Mable. After returning home from the war, Streeter pursued writing casually, deciding to focus on his work as a businessman. For eight years he served as assistant vice president, before transitioning to the Fifth Avenue Bank in New York City, (later, The Bank of New York) where he served as vice president for twenty-five years. While serving as VP of the bank, Streeter published short stories and articles in magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post and McCall's. In 1938, he published his first novel, Daily Except Sundays. In 1944 he was elected to The Century Association, and remained a member for 32 years. He waited another five years, however, before publishing his next novel. Published in 1949, the comic satire Father of the Bride became an instant bestseller and was listed among The New York Times list of bestselling novels for the year. The following year, it was adapted into a successful film starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor. After his breakthrough success, Streeter continued to write successful novels. Of the most notable of his subsequent works are Mr. Hobbs' Vacation (1954, filmed in 1962), Merry Christmas Mr. Baxter (1956), and Chairman of the Bored (1961). He finished his writing career with 1969's grim semi-autobiographical Ham Martin, Class of '17. In all of his novels, Streeter showed remarkable perception into human nature, and a wonderfully erudite dry wit. If there is a basic theme to his main characters, it is that they are usually men who feel put-upon, but eventually realize that they are taking themselves much too seriously (Father of the Bride, Merry Christmas Mr. Baxter, and Mr. Hobbs' Vacation are typical examples. ) Streeter died on March 31, 1976." From Wikipedia: "The 27th Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II. The Division traces its history from the New York Division, formed originally in 1908. The 6th Division designation was changed to the 27th Division in July 1917. When the New York Division was organized in 1908, the New York National Guard became the second state, after Pennsylvania, to structure its National Guard at such a high tactical level in peacetime. The New York Division was called to active duty during the Mexican border crisis of 1916. While on Federal duty it was redesignated as the 6th Division in June 1916. It was released from active duty in December 1916, only to be recalled for World War I service in July 1917. The 6th Division was reorganized and redesignated as the 27th Division on 1 October 1917. The New York 27th Division was one of only three Divisions formed up entirely from a single state National Guard, the other two being Illinois and Pennsylvania. However, not all New Yorkers served in the 27th. Its initial Strength was 991 officers and 27, 114 enlisted men. Casualties: Total 8, 334 (KIA: 1, 442; WIA: 6, 892). Inactivated: April 1919. Called into federal service on July 15, 1917, the Twenty-Seventh Division hastily recruited to increase its numbers and late in August, was concentrated at Camp Wadsworth, near Spartanburg, SC, for intensive training. In the spring of 1918, t. Breck, G. William (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. FIRST EDITION, fifth printing. Full illustrated hardcover with top part of the spine is chipped away and is lacking the title the bottom part has been inexpertly relaid. Moderate wear to the rest of the book. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in FAIR condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.…

Condition: New. Breck, G William (illustrator).

Condition: New. Breck, G William (illustrator).