Language: English
Published by Scott, Foresman and Company, Chicago IL, 1947
Seller: OddReads, Harper, TX, U.S.A.
Illustrated Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Segner, Ellen (illustrator). Book Plate On Front Pastedown.
Language: English
Published by Scott, Foresman and Company, Chicago IL, 1952
Seller: OddReads, Harper, TX, U.S.A.
Illustrated Boards. Condition: Good. Segner, Ellen (illustrator). Book Plate On Front Pastedown.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1946
Seller: Literary Cat Books, Machynlleth, Powys, WALES, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
US$ 16.63
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketOriginal Cloth. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Some browning & soiling to text block edges. Browning to title page. Front & back endpapers somewhat browned & slightly foxed. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Spine, covers & corners slightly worn. Spine faded. ; With illustrations. Some browning & soiling to text block edges. Browning to title page. Front & back endpapers somewhat browned & slightly foxed. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Spine, covers & corners slightly worn. Spine faded. ; 19.3 x 13.3 x 1.5 cms; 229 pages; Lilian R. Lieber (18861986) was a Russian-born American mathematician, writer, and educator known for her engaging and accessible explanations of advanced mathematical concepts. She earned her PhD in mathematics from Clark University and later became the head of the mathematics department at Long Island University. Through her books, often illustrated by her husband Hugh Lieber, she aimed to make abstract mathematical ideassuch as Einstein's relativity, topology, and higher-dimensional geometryunderstandable to a general audience. Her works, written in a unique free-verse style, often explored the philosophical and ethical implications of mathematics, emphasizing creativity, freedom, and human progress. Hugh Lieber (18881961) was an artist, illustrator, and art professor, best known for his collaborations with his wife, Lilian Lieber. A skilled draftsman, he provided whimsical, expressive illustrations that complemented Lilian's mathematical writings, helping to visualise complex concepts in an engaging and accessible manner. He taught at Long Island University and had a background in fine arts, bringing a playful and humanistic touch to mathematical ideas. His drawings added a unique charm to Lilian's books, reinforcing their mission of making mathematics both enjoyable and meaningful.
Published by Article in the Contemorary Review May 1944, 1944
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: Very Good. 1944. Hardback. 5 pp. Original Pamphlet in Printed Wrappers.The Second World War in Europe. . . . .
Published by George H. Doran Company, New York
Seller: Sheafe Street Books, Portsmouth, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. M. Etheldreda Gray (illustrator). No date stated 1920? Green boards, some slight fraying on the corners. twelve delightful color illustrations. Ex-library but in very good condition.
Published by Article in the Contemorary Review May 1944, 1944
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. 1944. Hardback. 5 pp. Original Pamphlet in Printed Wrappers.The Second World War in Europe. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, London, 1958
Seller: Ampersand Books, STROUD, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Collection of children's stories. Great coloured frontis of magician. Illustrated boards with girl on gate, cloth spine, wear to edge of boards & corners, boards rubbed in places, pen marks on ffep, pages browning, first story page worn at bottom edge, otherwise clean & tight internally, good.
Published by New York: Hodder & Stoughton
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Undated; published ca. 1910. Thick octavo bound in pale green cloth with gilt lettering and dark green ornamentation. Tipped-in color plates. Condition: minor soiling to cloth binding; minor scattered foxing; else very good. 336 pages.
Published by Scott, Foresman & Co. 1946, 1946
Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
1946-47 edition ed. hardback fine condition in green cloth (rubber stamped name).
Published by Hodder & Stoughton
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in. Hardcover bound in blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front, blue peacock image embossed in blue to front. Mild toning to book spine and upper board edges, mild soiling to lower rear board, all 20 color mounted plates included, binding solid, interior text clean. Very Good copy.
Language: English
Published by Henry Frowde / Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1911
Seller: Old Favorites Bookshop LTD (since 1954), Stouffville, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated with 20 color ilustrations by M. Etheldreda Gray (illustrator). Light blue cloth binding with elaborate gilt peacock decoration on front cover with title o front cover. Elaborate gilt decoration on spine with title editors and publisher on spine. (26.5cm x 20.5cm x 5cm ) This book is in good to very good condition with top and bottom of spine and corners of binding lightly bumped. No Dust jacket probably as issued. 336pp. Content clean, bright and sound. Because of it's size this book may require additional postage. Photos available on request.
Published by Juta and Co. Ltd, 1921
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. The wraps are in a very good condition except for minor creasing. There is a rubber stamp on the front cover. Internally clean and tightly bound. Complete with 42 pages. [B.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Juta
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The wraps are a bit rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Two rubber stamps. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, New York
Seller: Green Mountain Books & Prints, Lyndonville, VT, U.S.A.
Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. M. Etheldreda Gray (illustrator). circa 1930's. Bluish green covers with gilt lettering and design of a peacock in dark blue on cover. Decorative end papers. Spine is soiled, front and rear hinges are loose, inscription on inside front cover, crayon on title page. Gorgeous color plate illustrations 20.
Published by Scott, Foresman & Co. 1946, 1946
Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
1946-47 edition ed. hardback fine condition in green cloth (school rubber stamp on the front end page).
Language: English
Published by Humphrey Milford, London
Seller: Merandja Books, Cornwall, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 16.63
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. M. Etheldreda Gray (illustrator). First Edition. A hardback book with green and gold pictorial boards and in good condition, no date in the book. Illustrated in colour by M. Etheldreda Gray. Book is 336 pages long.
Published by Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1920
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. M. Etheldreda Gray (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1st edition thus. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt decorations. Gilt shows fading in places. Minor foxing to title page. Wear to board corners, otherwise very good.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1924. Undated [1924]. Collection of children's stories illustrated with 20 captioned tipped on color plates by M. Etheldreda Gray. Golden tan cloth with red lettering and decoration, color illustration mounted on front cover, decorative endpapers, 394 pages, no dustjacket, likely as issued. Good to very good condition with some modest cover rubbing and finger soil mainly to rear cover, hinges internally neatly reglued and secure, text block sound, pages clean, gift notation dated 1925 on half-title, no other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Hodder & Soughton, London, 1910
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, CHICO-CA, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by EASTON, W.G. COVER ART (20 GLOSSY ILUST) (illustrator). First Edition?. VERY GOOD CONDITION SPINE STRIP BIT DARKENED, BUT COVERS & REST OF BOOOK ARE VERY CLEAN, SOLID ,BRIGHT. Very creative & delicate cover art duplicated on ENDPAPERS AND TITLE PAGE,wher it shows artist's name EASTON, W.G. PEACOCK FLORAL DESIGN .; GOLD SPINE & COVER TITLES ON LIGHT GREEN HARD COVERS.,BLUE PEACOCK DESIGN. gLOSSY COLOR ART IS 4 CORNER TIPPED ONTO DARK PAGES.ALL VERY ATTRACTIVE. ; COLORFUL GLOSSY ILUSTRATIONS; 336pg pages; Many Popular Poets. Indexed . MOSTLY JUST ONE poem per page .VERY STURDY BOOK.
hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 2. Aufl. 346 S. ; 22 cm 9783430133692 Wir verkaufen nur, was wir auch selbst lesen würden. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 532.
Seller: Antiquariat Jochen Mohr -Books and Mohr-, Oberthal, Germany
hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 352 S. 9783430133692 Wir verkaufen nur, was wir auch selbst lesen würden. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 532.
Published by Humphrey Milford, OUP, 1920
Seller: Paperworks, Plymouth, United Kingdom
US$ 55.43
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1920 reprint. Anthology of verse arranged by Mabel and Lillian Quiller-Couch. Includes work by Shakespeare, De la Mare, Tennyson, Thackeray, Blake, Wordsworth, Keats, Longfellow, etc etc plus many other illustrious and lesser known poets. Red cloth, gilt titles and illustration to front and spine, marbled endpapers, rough cut page edges. Illustrated in colour by M. Etheldreda Gray, with 20 tipped-in colour plates, plus numerous b/w illustrations. Condition: Good. Minor edgewear. Cloth slightly faded with gilt a little dulled. A little staining to rear board. Top corner cut from half-title. Frontispiece paper pulling away from gutter, and mesh showing, although the tipped-in plate on the paper is undamaged. Binding a little fragile in places but holding. Spotting to page edges, but text is generally bright and clean. Plates very good. Size: 9.5x7in / 24x18cm. 336pp. Weight: 985g. A heavy book, so there may be additional shipping to pay for international buyers.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, Henry Frowde, 1920
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
US$ 98.95
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Gray, M. Etheldreda (illustrator). 1920. Good condition with no wrapper. Blue cloth with elaborate gilt decorations and titles. 20 beautiful colour plates mounted on grey card with captions below. Verses arranged by Mabel and Lilian Quiller-Couch. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Gilt to spine has dulled. Name in ink to front endpaper. Joint between fly-leaf and title-page is cracked causing frontispiece to be missing in this copy. Page edges are ragged from rough opening during binding process. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Published by Oxford University Press, 1911
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
US$ 145.51
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Gray, M. Etheldreda (illustrator). 1911. Very good condition with no wrapper. A huge selection of delightful children's verse. Green cloth, gilt title and vignette. 4 Colour plates. 336pp. 9 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. Covers are slightly grubby. Both joints have been repaired. Some foxing and light page browning. Hinges cracked. The mount for the plate opposite page 82 has a small closed tear to the lower margin. A nice copy. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Published by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, New York
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. (nd). Illustrated in colour by M.Etheldreda Gray. 20 tipped-in colour plates. 335 pages. Colour pictorial endpapers. Blue cloth, dark blue illustration on front cover, gilt titles on front and spine. Pages are clean and in fine condition. The front and back boards are slightly loose and the top corners are bumped. VG. Book.
Published by Hodder & Stoughton, Henry Frowde, 1911
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
US$ 203.72
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Gray, M. Etheldreda (illustrator). 1911. Very good condition with no wrapper. Blue cloth with elaborate gilt decorations and titles. 20 beautiful colour plates mounted on grey card with captions below. Verses arranged by Mabel and Lilian Quiller-Couch. Spine and corners bumped with slight rubbing. Name in ink to front pastedown. Joints just starting to crack. Corner of grey frontis mount is creased. Foxing throughout (some heavy). A nice copy of an attractive book. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Published by London: Henry Frowde - Hodder & Stoughton
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. (nd) (1911?). Arranged by Mabel and Lilian Quiller-Couch and Illustrated in colour by M. Etheldreda Gray. 20 full-page colour pasted-in Plates, with tissue facing, all in FINE condition. 336 pages. Light blue cloth, gilt design and titles on front and spine. The gilt design on the cover is absolutely beautiful. 8" X 10.5" X 2". Inside is clean, no writing. Book is solid, no fading. Corners and bottom of spine show a bit of wear. t.e.g. VG+. Book.
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 382.
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1940 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: 106 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: 106.
Published by London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, [1911], 1911
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
First Edition Signed
US$ 1,212.62
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketFirst and limited edition, number 37 of 100 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. Millicent Etheldreda Gray (1873-1957) is little known but her charming work here is full of atmosphere; she also illustrated an edition of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. Quarto. Decorative title page designed by W. G. Easton, colour frontispiece and 19 colour plates by M. Etheldreda Gray (with captioned tissue guards) tipped-in on Japanese vellum sheets printed with a gold border. Original full vellum over bevelled boards, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. A few light blue marks on back cover, covers just slightly dished. An excellent copy.