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Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1935
Seller: Cambridge Books, Cambridge, MN, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Edward Julius Detmold (illustrator). 1935. viii, 271 pages, [12] leaves of color plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. Each plate accompanied by guard sheet with descriptive letterpress.
Published by New West Press, 2022
ISBN 10: 1649651058ISBN 13: 9781649651051
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New. Detmold, E. J. (illustrator). Book is in NEW condition. 0.87.
Published by Thomas Nelson & SOns (n/d)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
Octavo hardcover (VG-) all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1921 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. 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: 252.
Condition: Good. NY: Tudor 1936. Stated 5th printing. Hardcover 4to 271 pgs. Color tipped in frontis and plates, tissue guarded. Near very good in a near good dust jacket. Some light spotting to bright green cloth. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown and ink name on front endpaper. Foxing spots to edges of textblock. Contents clean and binding sound but interior has a slight musty odor. Jacket is edgeworn, chipped, foxed and has edge tears. All flap corners clipped. (Insects, Entomology) Inquire if you need further information.
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1935
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. E.J. Detmold (illustrator). viii, 271 pages, [12] leaves of color plates : illustrations. This is an attractive copy of the first printing of this edition. Publisher's binding sturdy, mild wear to corners and to head and foot of spine, gold-stamped lettering and device to front panel and to spine faded but good; previous owner's stamp to upper fore-corner of front pastedown and front free endpaper, contents fine, all twelve tipped-in plates and tissue guards present. 1340 grams.
Published by New York: Tudor Publishing Company, (1939). (1939)., 1939
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. New York: Tudor Publishing Company, (1939). (1939). Good. - Small quarto [approximately 10-1/4 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide], titled in green within a gilt panel & with decorations in gilt on the front cover. The binding is rubbed. The spine is darkened with its head & tail chipped & fraying to the head. The titling & decorations on the spine are almost completely faded. viii, [iv] & 271 pages. Illustrated with 12 tipped-in color plates by Detmold, including a frontispiece. The pastedowns & endpapers are darkened. Good.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
Seller: Mike Park Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Good. E.J. Detmold (illustrator). Not dated, c.1922 ? Illustrated with 12 fine colour plates by E.J. Detmold, (one with adhesion damage to the surrounding mount but not to the printed surface - see illustration, otherwise all others very good), quarto, pp 184, fore-edge very slightly thumbed, the first two pages of text a little marked, otherwise clean internally, the hinge at the title page is cracked and weak, blue decorated cloth a bit marked and stained, slightly worn.
Published by Dodd, Mead and Company, 1921
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton Limited (1922), London, 1922
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 184 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Gilt And Dark Blue. Fine Color Plates Tipped In, With Tissue Guards, As Issued. Light Wear, Gilt Brilliant, Blue Tamping Strong, Fraying At Upper Corners Of Spine, Lower Front Tip, Three Short Frays At Bottom Edge Of Spine. Slight Browning To Endpapers, A Few Small Spot Of Foxing On A Few Pages, Plates Clean. Gift Inscription From His Aunt Kate, December 25, 1923, To Edward Pendleton Colby, Second Husband Of Mary Elizabeth Colby, Who Co-Founded The Port O' Call Chain Of Gift Stores In Pasadena In 1957 And Later Transformed Her Interest In Collectibles Into One Of The Largest Antique Businesses On The West Coast.
Published by Dodd, Mead & Co, 1926
Seller: Squeaky Trees Books, Greenfield TWP, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Tips of hardboards worn to board, upper and lower spine worn to board, half inch rectangular chip at top of spine, some lght wunning to boards, gilt bright and readable; Solid, very clean, no markings, 12 lovely tipped in illustrations with all tissues present, straight and solid; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Tudor Publishing Co., 1936
Seller: J. HOOD, BOOKSELLERS, ABAA/ILAB, Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. 271pp. with 12 color tipped in plates with tissue guards. This is the 4th printing of the new edition of 1935. A small pamphlet titled "J. Henri Fabre: a Brief Account of His Life and Works" is laid in. Glue residue from the removal of a bookplate, some rubbing on the back cover else very good condition with text clean and binding sound without a dust jacket.
Published by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1921
Seller: Montecito Rare Books, Goleta, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. E.J. Detmold (illustrator). 1st Edition. Very Good; mild rubbing/bumping to extremities; a light stain to spine; a tiny ink (?) spot to top edge of pages; owner stamp to front pastedown; with 12 full-page illustrations and tissue guards, all Fine except for a little creasing to the edge of the frontispiece. Hinges are a little loose but still sound; spine straight; pages clean and bright. No dust Jacket. First Edition. Bound in green cloth with gilt titling and decorations; 10.5x7.5 inches; x, 271 pp. Book.
Published by Tudor Publishing Company., 1936
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Book
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 5th Printing.
Published by Tudor Publishing Co., New York, 1936
Seller: Foliobooks, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Bound in green cloth with gilt decoration; spine rubbed and darkened. Gift inscription (not from author) to previous owner on front FEP; text pages are yellowed and have some foxing but are free of markings. All 12 color plates present; one is beginning to curl at inner edge. One tissue guard has become detached but is still present.Overall, a good, solid copy.
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, NY, 1935
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fifth Printing. Green cloth decorated in gilt. Stated 5th printing. Tight and square with foxing to block edge, hint of mottling to boards. 12 tipped-in color plates. The DJ in mylar is foxed, worn to points, few short closed tears with inner tape reinforcement, price clipped. In the original box which is somewhat worn/foxed. ; quarto; 271 pages.
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1935
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques." 271 pp. Illustrated, including tipped-in color plates with printed tissue overleaves, by E. J. Detmold. 4to, publisher's green gilt cloth in dust jacket. New edition. A near fine copy with slight rubbing to the gold decoration on the cloth. The dust jacket was formerly stored folded into quarters, and has several small chips and short tears.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. E. J. Detmold (illustrator). A smart fifth printing of Mrs. R. Stawell's retelling of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques" with illustrations throughout. Fifth printing, originally published 1935. Illustrated with a colour tipped in frontispiece and eleven colour tipped in plates. Collated complete. A comprehensive entomological study with chapters on various insects, including: the sacred beetle, the cicada, the praying mantis, the glow-worm, and many others. A retelling of the works of Jean-Henri Fabre, a French naturalist, entomologist, and author. From Alexander Teixeira del Mattos' translation, a Dutch-English journalist, literary critic, publisher, and translator. Written by Mrs. Maud Margaret Key Stawell, an English author and wife of Rodolph Stawell, a British surgeon. Illustrated by Edward Julius Detmold, a prolific English Victorian book illustrator who often worked alongside his twin brother Charles Maurice Detmold. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good. book.
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. E. J. Detmold (illustrator). Fourth Printing. (1936) 272 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt decoration on front cover. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Spine ends slightly bumped. Light scattered foxing. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear, tear, and chipping to extremities. Approx. 1" wide x 3/4" long chip to bottom edge of rear panel. Illust. w/ 12 tipped-in color plates.
Published by Dodd, Mead and Company, 1921
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First trade edition. Near fine. Green cloth cover with gilt decoration shows minor rubbing to the extremities. Pages are tanned and clean.
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1936
Seller: Montreal Books, Westmount, QC, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine (Book Condition). Detmold, E. J. (illustrator). 4th Printing. Written dedication in 1937 by Nathan B. Cohen, father of Leonard Cohen. Form the library of Harold Lande of Montreal. Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques". Book in very good condition. Green covers with beautiful gilt designs and lettering. A bit of wear to corners of covers and spine. Very clean pages and drawings, and binding tight. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1936
Seller: RPBooks, Champlain, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine (Book Condition). Detmold, E. J. (illustrator). 4th Printing. Written dedication in 1937 by Nathan B. Cohen, father of Leonard Cohen. Form the library of Harold Lande of Montreal. Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques". Book in very good condition. Green covers with beautiful gilt designs and lettering. A bit of wear to corners of covers and spine. Very clean pages and drawings, and binding tight. [Our rating system: 1.Fine; 2. Near fine; 3. Very good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. Book.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. EJ Detmold (illustrator). A bright example of the fifth printing of Fabre's 'Book of Insects', with tipped in colour plates by Detmold. A retelling of Jean-Henri Fabre's 'Souvenirs entomologiques' English translation of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Dutch-English journalist, literary critic and publisher, who gained his greatest fame as a translator. Here retold by Mrs Rodolph Stawell.The fifth printing of this work, first published the year prior. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, clipped to each corner.A fascinating collection of essays detailing Fabre's observations of all kinds of insects in his homeland of France combined with folklore, storytelling, and cultural reference.Jean-Henri Fabre was a French naturalist, entomologist and author known for his popular books on the lives of insects.This edition features illustrations by Victorian illustrator E. J. Detmold, with a tipped in colour frontispiece and eleven further tipped in colour plates, each retaining the original tissue guard. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with original dust wrapper, clipped to each corner. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip. Significant loss and closed tears to front wrap head, with chipping to back strip head, and closed tear to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Near Fine. book.
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, USA, 1936
Seller: CURIO, Grimsby, N. E. Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First English Edition / Fourth Print (first published in English 1921, first published under "Souvenirs Entomologiques" in French 1879). Hardback copy in dark green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and decoration to front and spine, no dustjacket. 271pp. 12 tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece), with titled tissue guards. Not library copy, no inscriptions, light foxing to endpapers. (39/1).
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London
Seller: Andrew Johnson Books, Shipston-on-Stour, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. n.d. (c.1920); 4to; viiii & 184 pages; with 12 superb mounted colour plates, by E. J. Detmold, each with its tissue guard which contains the caption to the plate; hardback: original blue decorative embossed cloth, with titles in gilt on spine and in relief on front cover; slightly rubbed to edge of spine and corners, with very slight bumping to one corner, and slight browning to page edges and endpapers, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Small signature to front endpaper.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1921
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
1st UK ed. 12 colour illustrations, with titled tissue-guards; small stain on front board; spine a little browned; small damage (?burn) to spine front joint. Illus by E.J. Detmold. Used - Good. Good hardback in cream buckram with gilt.
Published by DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, 1921
Seller: Rose City Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. ILLUSTRATED BY E. J. DETMOLD (illustrator). First Thus. Lime green cover with heavy gilt over the title. About 10-1/2 x 8 with 271 pages. Nice condition with very light wear. Tissued color illustrations. Scarce. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.
New edition, sixth printing of this beautiful and popular entomological work, featuring engaging writing and beautiful illustrations. Based on Jean-Henri Fabre's French entomological work of 1879, this edition of FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS features soft-focus, Art Nouveau-esque insect illustrations by E. J. Detmold. 10'' x 7.5''. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering and embellishment. Original unclipped color pictorial dust jacket. Green topstain. Tipped in color frontispiece and guard paper with 11 tipped-in color illustrations and guard papers. 272 pages. Jacket with a bit of edgewear and scuffing; a couple of 1'' or less closed tears. Small old tape repair to verso. Binding with a touch of bumping spine ends. Tight. Fine in very good plus dust jacket.
Published by Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1935
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques." 271 pp. Illustrated, including tipped-in color plates with printed tissue overleaves, by E. J. Detmold. 4to, publisher's green gilt cloth in dust jacket and publisher's two-part illustrated box. New edition. A spectacular copy in a very fine jacket. There is only some very slight use to the box.
Published by Dodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1926
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques." 271 pp. Illustrated, including tipped-in color plates with printed tissue overleaves, by E. J. Detmold. 4to, publisher's pale green gilt cloth in publisher's printed paper dust jacket and two-part box with applied color illustration. Later edition. Bookplate; otherwise a lovely copy with a small mark to the spine in a jacket with two tiny chips at the top of the spine, which is faded. The lightly-used publisher's box has some rubbing at corners.