Elson William Gray Runkel (26 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked with page-turn soiling marks. Couple pages with edge tear. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Heavily used but pages still quite legible/readable.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

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. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1930. Hardcover. Fair. No Dust Jacket. Bumped corners. Wearing, soiling, and some rubbing on the covers and spine. Inscribed by previous owner on front endpaper. Crayon markings and pencil underlining found throughout the interior. Some interior foxing. 144p.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1930. Hardcover. Fair. No Dust Jacket. Bumped corners. Wearing and some rubbing on the covers and spine. Inscribed by previous owner on flyleaf. Markings and pencil underlining found throughout the interior. 144p.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Binding is moderately loose. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. An elementary school reader from the 1930's with charming colorful illustrations. Some stains, scribbles, and tears to pages. 144 pages. 5 3/8"w x 7 1/2"h. Keywords: Stories, Reader, Reading, Learning, School, Grade School, Elementary school, Text Book, Illustrated, Thirties.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good only ex-library with the usual markings, cloth edges frayed, pages soiled. Part of the Curriculum Foundation Series.

Hardcover. Condition: Vg. Miriam Story Hurford (illustrator). 144 pages. Decorative covers with black lettering on orange spine and orange and green lettering on front cover. Decorative endpapers. Color illustrations throughout the book. Minor soiling to top edge of textblock. Photos of book on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 144 pages with word list in rear; pages tight; moderate page wear; markngs, smudges and soiling on some pages; few pages corners dog earred; small tears on few pages; Previous owner name on front inside cover; foxing on inside covers; ; page edges darkened; Green and black hard covers; black letering; ornate design with animals and boy and girl illustrations; cover corners bumped; rubbing and fading on covers and spine. Moderate shelf wear; Story themes include: Pets; Play Time; Birds and Animals; Happy Day Stories; Once-upon-a-time stories; Spot the kitten, Patty, Billy, Nancy, Dick and Jane characters in stories. RARE VINTAGE ELSON BASIC READER.

Hardcover. Condition: G+. No Jacket. Pub by Scott, Foresman, 1936. Part of the Curriculum Foundation Series. G+ cond. hardcover now in archival Brodart, no dj. Green, black & orange pict bds. Lt-mdt bumping & rubbing to wear points. Green & pale yellow pict eps. Juneau County WI school stamp inside front cover, no other school or exLib indications inside or out. Incl 4 Dick & Jane stories. Wonderful color illus. P.25 has a 2"x2" chip out of lower corner, does not affect illus or main text. Light soiling & wear internally. 144pp incl word list. Book is square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall G+ cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Scott, Foresman and Company Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Binding is moderately loose. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Miriam Story Hurford (illustrator). Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1936. Second edition, Hardcover, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2". 144 pp. Green, black and orange cloth over boards with illustration on cover, corner bumping and some spine cloth fraying, a few stains. Interior has some stains throughout and small amounts of foxing but is overall very bright and clean with many colorful illustrations by Miriam Story Hurfurd. Very good condition.William S. Gray developed the Curriculum Foundation Series of books for Scott, Foresman and Company. His vision was to tie "subject area" books in health, science, social studies, and arithmetic (each discipline having its own series of graded texts also published by Scott, Foresman and Company) with the vocabulary mastered in the basic readers, thus vastly improving readability in these same areas. These books often had the very recognizable names of Dick and Jane.

Cloth. Condition: Good. The book is good with edge wear, a bit of soiling to cloth and some pages, school name written on ffep, page 31 is torn but taped back in and some pencil marks to pages and some colouring to rep. A very good reading copy.

Miriam Story Hurford (illustrator). Appears to be published in 1943. Good condition book with a light school inkstamp (dated Sep. 1944) on the endpaper. No names in book, slight fraying to about one half inch of spine. [1204].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN . B001GXWW06 Hardback. Second edition of 1930 original. No dustjacket; bound in black boards with red/green lettering and design. Heavy dustsoiling to boards; school label and school name/number on front pastedown; minor dustsoiling to endpapers; slight browning to pages; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Good condition. No Signature.

12mo.; black cloth covered boards with orange and green picture of boy and dog, 144 pages; hardcover; color illustrations by Miriam Story Hurford; green and white endpaper; from the Curriculum Foundation Series; in lightly rubbed boards else very good.

Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. Hurford, Miriam Story (illustrator). 144pp including word list School stamps inside front cover "15" in small print on ffep Cover is lightly scuffed with light wear at corners Light soiling on facing pages Interior pages are clean, bright and tight with wonderful colorful illustrations A wonderful copy of this early Dick and Jane title.

Cloth Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 144 pp. Wonderful, color illustrations A few spots on front cover Interior of book is AS NEW This is the nicest copy of this edition we have seen.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Black cloth with green and orange decoration. Endpapers beautifully illustrated with children flying a kite. Number 4 written in red on ffep. Title page has previous owner's blind-stamped label which has caused a small hole. Page 141 loose to about half the page, lateral tear on page 135 1-1/2 inches long. Color pictures on every page. A nice copy of this attractive early reader.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. First Edition. Chicago: Scott, Foresman 1930, first edition. Decorated cloth hardback in fine condition. Tiny bump on one corner, pages crisp, clean & unmarked. Illustrations show vibrant colors. No dust jacket. 5.5 x 7.5 in., 144 pp. There is a Scott, Foresman bookplate on the front pastedown; it has a space for a written name but it is blank. "No. 7675" is at the bottom of the bookplate. This book is the first appearance of Dick and Jane (and Spot, who is a cat, not a dog); they appear in 4 of the stories.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition (1930.) 12mo paperback with 40 pages and 39 color illustrations. This measures 7 1/4" x 5 1/4". The book is in good condition with one 1 1/4" crease to bottom of front cover. Slight chipping to edges and spine. Housed in custom clamshell case. First issue with three lines, 18 word Elson copyright and code '308.2' (Feb. 8, 1930) the earliest date noted for this book which was reprinted many times well into 1934. The first appearance of Dick and Jane. A revolutionary concept conceived by Zerna Sharp. In 1927 she visited the beach, studied children's speech patterns, and observed the way they spoke to one another. She brought her ideas to William Elson publisher of a Pupil's Hand Chart. Elson agreed to let Sharp develop her idea and, with a team of writers and illustrators, Dick and Jane evolved over 3 years. Green spine/gold text. #0323617 Size: 12mo. Childrens.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1934 edition. 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. Pages: 46 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. 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. Pages: 46 Volume Pre-Primer.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1937 edition. 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. Pages: 186 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. 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. Pages: 186 Volume ok One Elson, William H. (William Harris), 1856-1935,Runkel, Lura E,Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960.