John C Staples (40 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; 189 clean, unmarked pages. two Tone Illus (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original issue. Presumed first edition (no additional printings listed) ; no date; looks ca 1900. Rosebud Series 2174. Original quarter red cloth (spine) and paste-down chromolithograph boards, with nice full color drawing of a well dressed girl and lamb on front board, 7 3/4 x 9 ½ inches, nonpaginated (32 pp) , well illustrated with black and white drawings, including a charming one on the title page captioned "Sousa's Band" depicting children playing with ad hoc instruments, "Indian Camp" showing Native American Indians in a winter setting, and a dramatic full page one of an elk escaping a pack of wolves. Hardcover, good. Corners bumped with approximately ¾ inches cardboard exposed there and along edges of boards, some soil and shelf scuffing. Internally, previous owner's signature (in pencil) , age tanned, an occasional approximately ½ to 1 inch tear, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked. Anthology of children's stories, including "Christmas Eve", which is set in England and describes how it was observed there. Children's; Victorian; natural history.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 7. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Paul L. Payne.] Cover art is uncredited [George Gross] for "Death Seeks for Congo Treasure" (novel; Ki-Gor series) by John Peter Drummond. Includes "Jungle Jinx" (novelet) by John C. Ropke; "Trial by Magic" (novelet) by Tom O'Neil; "The Golden Assegai" (novelet) by Alexander Wallace; "Reluctant Warrior" by Duncan Zerr; "Phantasma" by R. A. Emberg; "Too Many Witch Doctors" by Corwell Staples; "Black Devil Madness" by Joe A. Small. Illustrated by P. Bob Lubber, Murphy, Savitt, and others. Pieces out at upper foredge corner, both covers; both inside hinges have brown paper tape; minor stains; standard wear and tear. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 7. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Paul L. Payne.] Cover art is uncredited [George Gross] for "Death Seeks for Congo Treasure" (novel; Ki-Gor series) by John Peter Drummond. Includes "Jungle Jinx" (novelet) by John C. Ropke; "Trial by Magic" (novelet) by Tom O'Neil; "The Golden Assegai" (novelet) by Alexander Wallace; "Reluctant Warrior" by Duncan Zerr; "Phantasma" by R. A. Emberg; "Too Many Witch Doctors" by Corwell Staples; "Black Devil Madness" by Joe A. Small. Illustrated by P. Bob Lubber, Murphy, Savitt, and others. Front hinge glue-repaired with minor losses; short tape inside cover at foredge. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 7. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Paul L. Payne.] Cover art is uncredited [George Gross] for "Death Seeks for Congo Treasure" (novel; Ki-Gor series) by John Peter Drummond. Includes "Jungle Jinx" (novelet) by John C. Ropke; "Trial by Magic" (novelet) by Tom O'Neil; "The Golden Assegai" (novelet) by Alexander Wallace; "Reluctant Warrior" by Duncan Zerr; "Phantasma" by R. A. Emberg; "Too Many Witch Doctors" by Corwell Staples; "Black Devil Madness" by Joe A. Small. Illustrated by P. Bob Lubber, Murphy, Savitt, and others. Piece out at upper spine and front cover spine corner hinge area; tear at heel; stress crack; creasing. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. 756 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy and dust jacket with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Honi Werner (Jacket Design); G.J. Pinwell, F. Walker, "W.M." (Illustrations) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good/NO DUSTJACKET. London, UK: Hildesheimer and Faulkner. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. ca 1884. . Hardcover. Sm 4to., 64 pp., cover rubbed, bumped, paper on cover chipped and frayed, hinges cracked and weak, bookplate, writing on flyleaf . Black & White/Color Plates (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardboards with rubbing along edges, chip to top of back board, rubbing to cover art, board showing at all rounded tips and upper and lower spine, hinges open and weak, some very occasional foxing; No missing pages, beautiful art circa 1880; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Illustrated by M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples (illustrator).…

Hard. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hard cover in original cloth and paper covered boards. Published NY: Dutton, nd (c.1880). 8vo., 7 1/4" x 9 1/4", 64pp., illustrated with full page color plates by M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples. Brown cloth with pictorial paper covered boards, decorative endpapers. Edgewear, some fray at the heel and crown, rub to the covers, some chipping to the paper overlay on rear cover, early inscription on verso of fly leaf, binding sound, text and plates clean. Good. Edwards, M. Ellen, and Staples, John C (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Slim 4to, pp64 with chromolithographic illustrations throughout, mostly full page, with sepia illustrations throughout the text. Hardcover no dust jacket. Binding of Light brown cloth spine over decorative paper covered boards in good condition with some shelf wear to top and tail of spine, rubbing to all edges and tips and some scratches and small marks with samll tear to top of spine. Inside gift inscription to FFE paper dated "Christmas 1883" spine cracked in a couple of places with back hinge also cracked leaving book cocked but with binding still tight. All pages and illustrations in excellent condition, clean and bright with no signs of aging. a nice copy of this beautifully illustrated book. M. Ellen Edwards & John C. Staples (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Slim 4to, pp64 with chromolithographic illustrations throughout, mostly full page, with sepia illustrations throughout the text. Hardcover no dust jacket. Binding of beige cloth spine over decorative paper covered boards in very good condition with some rubbing to tips of boards and a few creases to the paper covered boards. Inside gift inscription to front free end paper dated "December31st, 1883", spine cracked to pages16/17 but binding still sound. All pages and plates in very good condition with some marks and spots of aging throughout, otherwise nice and bright. A very nice copy of this charming collection of whimsical stories and poems, beautifully illustrated. M. Ellen Edwards & John C. Staples (illustrator).…

Hardback. Original pictorial card covers depicting a little girl sitting down Rubbing to spine with slight loss of the cover 4cm by 2cm closed tear to rear cover piece measuring 2cm by 1cm missing to bottom right hand corner Covers a little browned and marked esp to rear cover Contents detached from covers hinges broken All edges gilt Delightfully illustrated Contents on the whole clean with some browning No pagination. John C. Staples & Ernest Wilson (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. cover shows minor wear, tear, rubbing, slight loss on the corners. pages tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. cover shows minor wear, rubibng, some erosion on the corners and spine ends. pages tanned with a bit of minor foxing.

Hardcover. 12mo. Cloth spine, over decorated paper-covered boards. Colour plates and in-text illustrations. Edges worn, small spot to cover, front free endpaper missing, staples have rusted and separated from the spine such that most of the content is now separated from the binding, title page shows tide mark to bottom edge. Hildescheimer & Faulkner series of illustrated books.…

Hard Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. E.P. Dutton & Co. NY. no date. Looks to be late 19th century, most likely a first edition. Light brown cloth covered boards with pasted on 2 color illustration on front board. shows some wear to boards, edge and spine. End papers are lovely leaf forms in light green and white. tritle page has beautiful color litho graphs from the victoran era. Pencil marks on top right of page. All pages are illustrated in either the two color sepia type tones or the full color litho's. Really Nice copy, very clean. Tightly bound but has a slight loosenin to some parts on the inside only. M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples (illustrator).…

Hard Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. E.P. Dutton & Co. NY. no date. Looks to be late 19th century, most likely a first edition. Light brown cloth covered boards with pasted on 2 color illustration on front board. shows some wear to boards, edge and spine. End papers are lovely leaf forms in light green and white. tritle page has beautiful color litho graphs from the victoran era. Pencil marks on top right of page. All pages are illustrated in either the two color sepia type tones or the full color litho's. Really Nice copy, very clean. Tightly bound but has a slight loosenin to some parts on the inside only. M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples (illustrator).…

, 48 pages, with 16 full-page illustrations in monotint, illustrated endpapers First Edition , corners scuffed, few scratches to rear cover, spine ends rubbed, neat owner's inscription on front free endpaper, light foxing to margins, pages 25-36 are bound in upside down but complete, in good condition , pictorial paper covered boards, grey cloth spine 26 x 20 cm Hardback ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, bound in cloth backed boards. With 16 chromolithographs. Corners rubbed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Nd, c. 1880. Illustrated with 30 full page color plates, along with sepia illustrations on each poem page. Very Good, glossy pictorial boards, patterned endpapers, rubbing to the corner tips, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked except for lightly penciled name at top margin of half title, dated 1888. M. Ellen Edwards; John C Staples (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. 4to hbk; 48 pages, with 16 full-page illustrations in sepia illustrated endpapers , Illustrated covers - board edges rubbed; grey cloth spine ends a little creased/worn; endpapers have foxing ; attractive book; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Illustrated by M Ellen Edwards (Illustrations) & John C Staples (Vignettes) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of The Girl's Own Annual, Volume XII, comprising The Girl's Own Paper for 1890-1891. Published in London by The "Leisure Hour" Office, 56 Paternoster Row. A particularly attractive example in the original publisher's elaborately decorated blue-green cloth, with extensive gilt and coloured decoration to the upper board and spine. Most strikingly, the original cloth retains a rich blue-green colour: many surviving copies of these Victorian annuals have faded or discoloured substantially towards brown, whereas the colour of this copy remains unusually strong. The gilt is likewise bright and exceptionally attractive, with the elaborate cover design and floral decoration retaining considerable visual impact. The binding is remarkably strong for such a large Victorian volume. Boards firmly attached, text block firmly bound, with no loose leaves and no exposed gutters observed. Some modest wear to the extremities, principally at the spine ends and corners, consistent with age. Internally extensively and beautifully illustrated, with numerous engravings and full-page illustrations, together with colour and folding material. Particularly attractive colour-printed title page. The illustrations remain a major feature of the volume and include work by Kate Greenaway, together with Arthur Hughes, Paul Hardy, Herbert Johnson, W. J. Hennessy, Fred Miller, Clara von Rappard, John C. Staples, Edward Whymper, Alan Wright and numerous other artists of the period. Some foxing is present, principally concentrated in the opening and closing leaves, while much of the main body of the volume is substantially cleaner. A very small corner tear to one of the protective tissue sheets appears to be the only significant physical damage noted (shown in one of the images). Various, including Kate Greenaway, Arthur Hughes, Paul Hardy, Herbert Johnson, W. J. Hennessy, Fred Miller, Clara von Rappard, John C. Staples, Edward Whymper, Alan Wright and others. See image. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No date but c1880's. Wonderful colour illustrations. Bound in publishers original paper covered boards with beige cloth spine, worn at edges and corners, cloth split to spine ends. Boards scratched and marked with age with small stain to front top edge. Inner hinges cracked at front and back but binding holding firm. Lacking front free endpaper. Short inscription dated 1894 to front endpaper. Fox spotting to back endpaper. Content generally clean with occasional marks. Overall fair to good condition for an old children's book. Not ex-library. 64 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked. M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Undated [c.1888]. Pictorial boards with grey cloth spine; 48pp; b/w ills. Rubbed edges with bumped and worn corners, light tanning to pages. A collection of poems, many of which focus on Christmas, including 'The Carol Singers' and 'Santa Claus'. EDWARDS, M.Ellen & STAPLES, John C. (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between nature and humans, from the ancient world to the present day. The author, a renowned scholar in environmental history, draws on a wealth of sources to examine how humans have interacted with their environment over time, from the early days of agriculture to the industrial revolution and beyond. The book explores the complex ways in which nature has shaped human societies and cultures, and how in turn human activities have impacted the natural world. The author argues that understanding this relationship is essential for addressing the environmental challenges we face today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Reprint. Reprints. A couple tiny cosmetic blemishes, otherwise an exceptional set. Bindings tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1989 Hard Cover. Complete in twenty-one hardcover volumes. 8vo. 7 1/2 x 5. The complete works of Charles Dickens, including original illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz) and other artists, and scholarly introductions by various contributors. Includes: The Pickwick Papers; David Copperfield; Bleak House; A Tale of Two Cities; Oliver Twist; Nicholas Nickleby; Dombey and Son; The Old Curiosity Shop; Martin Chuzzlewit; Our Mutual Friend; Christmas Stories; Sketches by Boz; Great Expectations; Little Dorrit; Barnaby Rudge; Christmas Books; Hard Times; The Mystery of Edwin Drood; American Notes and Pictures from Italy; Master Humphrey's Clock and A Child's History of England; The Uncommercial Traveller and Reprinted Pieces.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Soiled faded boards rubbed through on edges, binding intact but quite fragile due to several splits, foxed endpapers and faintly yellowed page margins, text and illustrations crisp and compelling. 64 pages illustrated boards 18,8 x 23,7 cm. s.d. circa 1884. M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples (illustrator). Book.…

, 1-54 [2] pages, contains 16 full page colour plates and smaller line drawings in the text First Edition , corners and edges rubbed, head and tail of spine slightly worn, damp marks to front board, slight foxing and colouring to some illustrations, perfume scented, binding firm, fair condition , quarter cloth with illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers , 15 x 14.5 cm Hardback ISBN. …

First Edition. Condition: vg. good to vg solid complete nice copy 1st Hildesheimer & Faulkner 1890? Illus throughout Chromolithograph illustrations. M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples. 23.5x18 cm. 64 pp. no names internals very nice.

, 1-54 [2] pages, contains 16 full page colour plates and smaller line drawings in the text Later Edition , corners and edges rubbed, head and tail of spine slightly worn, previous owner's signature to front free endpaper, slight foxing, good condition , quarter cloth with illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers , 15 x 14.5 cm Hardback ISBN. …