Burd C M Illustrator (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 103 years old and this book is immaculate, very likely never read. Jacket also excellent with one small chip at top of front panel. 8 color illustrations and lots of b&w also by C. M. Burd and they are way too cute. 5.5 x 9 in., 118 pages with instructions for around 200 games for children of all ages. A gorgeous old book. …

Staple Spine. Condition: Used - Good. No Jacket. Large paperback with stapled spine red covers. Some fading and wear on edges. Covers are detached from pages. Light soiling on covers & some wear. Full page illustrations and large print.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Rebound in fine, modern green cloth, with gilt spine lettering. Original pictorial cover inlaid on front board. Hardcover. Mylar dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Polly's friendship with the wealthy Shaws of Boston helps them to build a new life and teaches her the truth about the relationship between happiness and riches. Provenance: Interestingly, the original ownership signatures and book plate have been preserved in facsimile.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Later edition. Dedicated to "making Sunday the most cheerful, sunniest, happiest & best day of the week in every home,'' offered here is a book of moral instruction for children & a call for parents to honor the "sacredness of the God-given nature of childhood" rather than trying to repress their children. First published in Britain in 1893, this is the 1911 edition published & sold exclusively in the US by the Uplift Publishing Co. of Philadelphia. In 330 pages, followed by "A Word for Parents" & accolades from parents, teachers, & pastors. Small quarto (7.25" x 9.50") has olive cloth-covered boards with a front paper pastedown by famed female book illustrator Clara Miller Burd, who also provided 8 full-color plates & numerous black-and-white plates & sketches throughout the text. A photo of Dr. Stall appears as the Frontispiece, with 4 other photos of him & his family practicing what they preach. Condition is VG-: generally quite clean with the occasional spot or smudge. Some pages show heavy foxing. Most all plates have clean, white, unblemished margins & are securely attached. The binding strong, though both hinges are cracked. Pages creamy white with age-appropriate tanning & some foxing, unmarked save or old gift inscription in beautiful script dated 1914 to recto of frontispiece. No DJ, as issued. Our photos depict 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. CHILD. Burd, C. (Clara) M. (Miller) (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition. In color illustrated boards. Out of print. All the classics, and some forgotten near classics. Uncommon. Binding is boards.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Good.

16 pages including covers. Staple-bound linen sheets; H 30cm x L 25.25cm. Delightful bright color full-page illustrations throughout with most signed or initialed for artist C.M. Burd (Clara Miller Burd). Front and rear covers share same bold green lettering at top with illustration of Mother Goose with umbrella tucked in left arm perched atop a goose flying above treetops with hands holding reins tied to goose's bill. Front cover verso has same illustration but with larger detail as top margin lettering and bottom margin trees are not included. Pages 3-14 feature illustrations with two lines of poetry at bottom margin: page 3 "Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater;" page 4 "Old Mother Hubbard;" page 5 "Old King Cole;" page 6 "Sing a Song of Sixpence;" page 7 "Pease-porridge hot;" page 8 "Pat a cake, pat a cake;" page 9 "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe;" page 10 "Mistress Mary, quite contrary;" page 11 "Mary had a little lamb;" page 12 "Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep;" page 13 "I like little pussy, her coat is so warm;" and page 14 "Bye, Baby Bunting." Page 15 illustration duplicates "Mary had a little lamb" but without the caption. Mild toning and moderate soiling to covers but with strong creases, corners curled as are those of the interior leaves too, short fraying at spine ends, some rust to binding staples. A few spots at margins of interior leaves but overall they remain quite clean and retain vibrant color. Still a very good- copy of an uncommon Mother Goose edition.…

A little wearing away of cloth finish along margins of covers. Two pin holes at top of back joint. Phantom darkening from something laid in between front endpapers. Overall a very nice clean copy with no writing. Original glassine wrapper fine. In original box which is fragile and worn and lightly soiled box. 4to. 9-15/16" x 7-7/8". Sky blue cloth covered boards with blue and pink pictorial cover plate with title stamped in gold. Cover plate and illustrations with CM Burd incorporated into picture. 28 leaves, each with a pink and blue illustration on recto with space to enter baby's facts, events, diet, cunning things, outings, first words, favorite toys and more. (illustrator).…