Horace Greenleaf (46 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Spine faded. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.Rebound by library in blue cloth cover. Some minor markings to cover and tanning to page edges. Binding firm, pages free of markings.…

Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. Bumps, minor wear to spine ends and corners; overall shelfwear, nice sound copy. "The Story of the London Midland and Scottish, London and North Eastern, Great Western, and Southern Railways" of Great Britain. Many photo and drawings with some in color. Map endpapers.…

Condition: Good. 1948. First Edition. 228 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.…

Condition: Good. 1938. First Edition. 232 pages. Orange pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking. Light sunning to spine and edges.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition book. No dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to green cloth boards. Ex-library copy with the usual stamps/stickers. A slight tan to the page edges. Contents clear. A firm, bright copy throughout.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Corner unclipped, dustjacket preaired, wear to edges and corners of dustjacket, edges creased and worn, original dustjacket has been backed on the underside with a new sheet of paper, some pieces missing have been replaced and coloured in to replicate the original, the largest pieces are at top of spine and bottom left corner of back cover, surface of spine and right edges of covers worn, repairs neatly done, some light wear to covers and spine, corners a little worn ,top and bottom of spine a little bumped and worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. No dust wrapper ; good ++,crisp copy ; no inscriptions; illustrations complete+ pull-out map at rear intact & undamaged. Black & White photographic (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. xi, 196pp, with 78 illustrations in photogravure & 4 colour plates. Original green cloth. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1894 CAMBRIDGE EDITION OF THE POETS. 3/4 Calf Leather. Highly decorative gilt, red and tan leather spine with raised bands and tan leather corners over gilt, red, blue and tan marbled boards. Scuffing at the head and heel of the spine and top leather edges; spattering of small stains on the leather corners. Matching marbled end papers. Gilt top page edges; deckle edges on side. Tissue protected frontispiece portrait of Whittier and vignette of his home on title page. Pages are tanned, smooth, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and sound. Handsome edition in Very Good condition. …

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The boards are a bit sunned and worn. Tightly bound. One gift inscription and a little foxing. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Super 8vo hardcover (VG-) lacking d/w; 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 costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover is frayed at extremities and lacking backstrip. Pages are lightly toned but clean and very good. Gift inscription on front end sheets dated 1920. Color illustrated on every page. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 228 pages. 910g. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and design, a little rubbed to extremities, Very Good with the contents tight and clean appart from browning to end-papers. Illustrated with 5 colour and many b/w plates.

Hardcover. A green casebound book with gilt text on the spine. xxii, 542 pages; black-and-white frontispiece; 129 black-and-white illustrations. VG: Tanning to the end pages. Clear body pages and solid binding.

Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Red cloth boards in unclipped dust jacket. Pp 228. A square, tight, clean copy; contents clear and clean; no previous names, markings etc.The jacket has some repaired edges but is overall smooth, clean and sound. Image/further info. available upon request. …

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. In English.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. For extra pictures of the more valuable books, please press the 'Ask Bookseller A Question' button. A first edition in very good condition. Very well illustrated. Size: 7.25" - 9.5" Tall.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. For extra pictures of the more valuable books, please press the 'Ask Bookseller A Question' button. A first edition in very good condition. Very well illustrated. Size: 7.25" - 9.5" Tall.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition Late 1930's. For extra pictures of the more valuable books, please press the 'Ask Bookseller A Question' button. This late 1930's book is in generally very good condition. Binding is strong. Boards in good bright condition with bright gold on spine. There is some surface damage to an area of the blank front free end paper. Book contains some excellent coloured plates of famous express trains. There are some very interesting pictures of track laying and bridges evocative of the great age of steam before the second war, Dust jacket condition is worn with some creases, closed tears and some stains and with centre part of spine and one small area at the top of the front cover missing. The dust wrapper is in a protective plastic sleeve. It is rare to find a complete dust wrapper and even more for one to be in excellent condition. The back and very attractive front pictures are all very clearly visible and bright, even allowing for the damage. Classic book with a number of brilliant pictures. good photographs. Size: 7.5" - 10" Tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Pages a little tanned, else textblock is in good condition, both endpapers removed with front hinge having some damage, front pastedown has previous owners' inscriptions in pencil; cover is rubbed and worn, backstrip faded, a number of marks, particularly the back cover. No wrapper.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit worn and torn. Internally clean and tightly bound. A little foxing / offsetting. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

1938 Frederick Muller Ltd. 232pp including index. This first edition book covers the early mineral lines, it traces the growth of the British Railway system, and then explains simply how a railway is run. Chapters are devoted to organisation, timetables, locomotives, rolling stock, signalling, the permanent way etc. In addition to maps and diagrams there are more than 50 photographs. Hardback in good condition with tatty but almost complete dustjacket. These 1930s books tended to have flimsy dustjackets which have not survived. This one has some small areas of paper loss at the edges.15cm x 22.5cm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardback copy in full leather boards, 5 raised bands and gold gilt lettering/decoration to spine, no dustjacket. 542pp. B/w frontispiece with tissue guard. Marbled endpapers, gold gilt page edges. Not library copy, no inscriptions, wear to leather edges. (57/5). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 314 pages ; OCLC 927145016 (online version); art nouveau design with sunflowers and in green and brown on brown cloth ; no dustjacket ; "Reading with appreciation is a fine art. This volume contains some of the gems of literature which the race has learned to love. Some of the 'old fashioned selections' and some of the most charming new short classics, are offered as a basis for study and appreciation. The average pupil will study his reading lesson with zest if he is given some definite work to do. In these studies, the brief introduction to each selection is intended to whet the pupil's appetite.The exercises following each study make his study definite and to the point. Helpful notes are added wherever necessary, and additional readings are given. ; Selections include: The American Boy -- The Light That Is Felt -- The Tiger The Brahman, And The Jackal -- A Kind Word -- Little Brown Hands -- The Lame Man And The Blind Man -- The Owl And The Pussy-cat -- September -- The Arab And His Camel -- The Shepherd Boy And The Wolf -- Needless Pain -- Because He Loves Us -- Marjorie's Almanac -- The Brown Thrush -- Truth -- God Bless Our Flag -- The Quails -- The Discontented Stonecutter -- The Cloud -- All Things Beautiful -- Labor -- The Matsuyama Mirror -- Work While You Work -- The Pen -- The Quest -- God Bless The Commonplace -- A Bright Chinese Boy -- The Grapevine Swing -- Beautiful Joe -- Forget-me-not -- October's Bright Blue Weather -- Daisies -- So Much Of Goodness -- The Breaking In Of Black Beauty -- The Children's Hour -- The Magic Mill -- The Corn Song -- Daniel Webster's First Case -- The Day Is Done -- The Image And The Treasure -- Somebody's Mother -- Look For Goodness -- The Code Barbarian -- The Discontented Pendulum -- True Success -- Which Loved Best? -- Hope -- The Story Of King Midas -- T Is The Last Rose Of Summer -- Home, Sweet Home -- The Fight -- A Simple Recipe -- The Angels Song -- A Visit From St, Nicholas -- Ring Out, Wild Bells! -- Beauty In Common Things -- Letters Of Recommendation -- A Song For Flag Day -- The Stone In The Road -- Answer To A Child's Question -- Paul Revere's Ride -- The Dream Of Home -- The Choice Of Hercules -- Thomas Jefferson's Ten Rules -- After The Shipwreck -- The Lost Camel -- The Planting Of The Apple Tree -- We Should Smile -- The Humbug -- Sky-born Music -- The Pebble And The Acorn -- The Tree -- Service -- The Sleeping Beauty -- A Wholesome Tongue -- The Village Blacksmith -- Genuine Heroism -- The Legend Of Indian Corn -- Robert E. Lee -- The City Mouse And The Country Mouse -- Our Birth--The First Roses -- A Little Sermon -- Four-leaf Clover -- Love's Nobility -- A Prayer -- Casabianca -- Be What Thou Seemest -- Thor And The Giants -- The Spider And The Fly -- The Mouse And The Moonbeam -- The Schoolhouse And The Flag -- The Snow-image -- Index Of Authors ; Numerous Biblical references appear in Searson's Studies in Reading (1923), but the movement is toward secular stories with a moral emphasizing social values. This reader, published after World War I, begins with a poem, "The American Boy." It is a dialogue between a father and son about patriotism. According to the author of this reader, the influence of the story "The Poor Little Match Girl" "founded many an orphan home and organized hundreds of societies for relief of the worthy poor," which indicates an emphasis on philanthropy and social work during the era of the Social Gospel.80% of selections taught traditional values."-- Sharon Vincz Andrews ; signature of a youthful Gerald Grout, later a Kansas Ophthalmologist ; GOOD. Book.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. A smart collection of poems from Fireside poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Cambridge edition. Whittier was strongly influenced by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Highly regarded in his lifetime and for a period thereafter, he is now remembered for his poem Snow-Bound, and the words of the hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, from his poem The Brewing of Soma, sung to music by Hubert Parry. In a half-calf binding with marbled boards. Externally smart, with just some light rubbing and some sunning to the front board. Some spotting to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and mainly clean, with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.