Janet Evec (6 results)

Condition: Good. 1952. First Edition. 88 pages. No dust jacket. Pink pictorial boards. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed.

Condition: Good. 1957. Reprint. 88 pages. No dust jacket. Paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Clean pages with mild tanning and moderate foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Mild droplet to rear endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Boards are moderately warped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Red boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 185 x 125 mm approx. 88 pp 34 line figs in text. First Frederick Muller printing 1952 by arrangement with W & G Foyle. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. very Good/ Fair (Book - no notable shelf wear or soiling, no previous owner name or insc. paper of book block evenly tanned. Dust Jacket - significant tears- mainly to front panel and shelf rubbing, no significant soiling, non price clipped - cover 6/- No other notable defects to book or jacket, the latter remains quite presentable despite stated faults in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

Illustrated by 34 b&w figures. Second edition. c.1952. Foyle's Handbooks. 2 volumes. Boards covered with extended jacket. 12mo. pp. 88; [xii], 45, [3] blank. Near Fine/Very Good. Edgewear to edges and joints, boards bow out slightly, rippling at pastedowns; front flap has old creases. Internally fine contents with several spots of stain to ffep. Evec describes making a variety of marionettes and puppets in plaster, wood, paper and cloth including a variety of movement devises and clothing. Offering includes VG copy (toned cover with several dots of stain, internally fine) of Puppets for Pleasure and Profit by C & L Higginbotham. Dallas: Dealey & Lowe. 1936. First Edition. Illustrated, 8vo. "This volume is divided into four parts: a short history of puppetry; a manual for the making of marionettes; suggestions for adaptation of stories; and a guide for public-school teachers who wish to conduct a unit in marionettes". Foreword by Harold Brenholtz. Informative beginner perspectives on puppets and marionettes from both sides of the pond.

Decorative Hard Back. Condition: Good/almost Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair/good. First Edition. 88 pages. Dust Jacket fair edge wear, minimal loss, price cut. Hardback binding of same design Very good, minor wear. Contents looks mint. Many b/w line illustrations within text. Content includes making various puppets, movement, clothing, construction etc. including Marionettes for either pleasure or profit. Size: 12.5 x 18.5cm Approx.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R240113958: 1960. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 88 pages - nombreuses illustrations noir et blanc dans et/ou hors texte - TEXTE EN ANGLAIS. . . . Classification Dewey : 646-Couture, confection de vêtements, vie personnelle et familiale à la maison.