Ester Forbes (12 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 5, No 37, pp. 87-92, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, stapled & trimmed, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Book Club. Red w/black lettering. Spine lightly sunned. Text is clean and tight, evenly and lightly tanned with age.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. THE WORLD THAT PAUL REVERE LIVED IN.

Gebunden. OGE, , 524s., guter Zustand. , , [VPB1,3]. ., Deu 700g.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Houghton Mifflin Co. , , Boston: , 1946. 46 pages. 20 full color illustrations & 15 black & white. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "Told many times, but never more delightfully, the story with its sumptuous illustrations appears in an unusually attractive format . . . Esther Forbes and Lynd Ward have united to make a distinguished book." Horn Book Guide Esther Forbes (1891-1967) garnered a Newbery Medal and an enduring place in children's literature with the publication of Johnny Tremain. Her adult novel, Paul Revere and the World He Lived In, won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1943. LYND WARD (1905-1985) illustrated more than two hundred books for children and adults throughout his prolific career. Winner of the Caldecott Medal for his watercolors in The Biggest Bear, Mr. Ward was also famous for his wood engravings, which are featured in museum collections throughout the United States and abroad. E-079; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches.

Hardcover First Ed. History; The great-grand-sons of Paul Revere let the author study volumes of their great-grandfather's papers and also allowed the Stuart portrait of Paul Revere as a young man. This is the first time the Copley portrait has been reproduced. Frontispiece is a copy of this portrait. ( 498 Pgs.) Illustrated in many B/W photographs and plates. Included Notes, Genealogical Data, Bibliography and Index. Red cloth boards with blue lettering and seal. NO DJ/ other than yellowing leaves the BOOK IS NEAR VVG.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

audiobook. Condition: Used: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED; Good used audiobook; 7 cassettes set;

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A Mirror for Witches in Which is Reflected the Life, Machinations & Death of Famous Doll Bilby Who with a More Than Feminine Perversity Preferred a Demon to a Mortal Lover A novel by American author Ester Forbes, set during the Witch Hunt of the 17th Century in New England. London: William Heinman, 1928. First edition, second impression. Hardcover. 228pp. Twelve wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. Original black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, a few closed tears to the jacket, loss to the corners and towards the head and tail of spine, tear to page 227, text and plates clean. Overall, a very good copy.

Cloth in Box. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Fine Copy In Matching Box Limited Edition Signed 1/200 #187 Beautiful Copy Rare In This Condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Amazing Fine Copy In Like Jacket.First Edition Stated Rare Presentation Copy.'For Eugene Williams from Ester Forbes." Excellent Fresh Rare Copy. Presentation By Author.