Libushka Bartusek (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 146 Pp. Blue Cloth, Paper Spine And Cover Labels In Color. First Edition Stated. Near Fine. Dust Jacket Price Clipped, Short Tears And Small Losses Along Edges.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperbak edition. 65 Pages, with scores unmarked throughout; perfectbound in gingerly toned wraps. Music; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 65 pages.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. (1994), 97pp, illus., self-puyblished, slight rubbing to cover, contents clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Warren Chappell (illustrator). 1st Edition. Young adult fiction. First edition stated. Covers rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped and faded. Interior clean and tight, endpapers foxed. Dust jacket rubbed and sunned, chips and tears.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Bue cloth, paper title label front cover and spine. Near fine in near fine dust jacket in mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Yarka Bures (illustrator). First Edition. Foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt to this delightful travelogue on Czechoslovakia written for all ages on the eve of the Nazi invasion. In the beautiful quarter blue cloth with color design of a girl rider on brown boards, and in the rare dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and whole copy with minor rubbing to bottom edges. Protected by a Mylar jacket cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Alfred A. Knopf January 1940 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This book is hard-bound in red/brown paper covered boards with color printing on the upper cover, with a blue spine with white printing, in dust jacket with sunning to the spine, and wear to the edges and corners. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with color illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of this collection of stories about childhood in Finland, published two years after the Soviets invaded Finland during World War II, with black-and-white and color illustrations by American artist Walter Chappell, inscribed on the half title: "1941. May you better understand the gifts of America through reading about the many struggles of Finland! Sincerely, Libushka Bartusek." Written by during the early days of World War II, in the first year of the Winter War, this children's book concentrates on a Finnish-American boy's first visit to Finland and the diverse customs of the Finns he meets there, from using a sauna to riding a reindeer-pulled sled. Bartusek, a Czech-American children's author, wrote this work to follow an earlier children's work about Czechoslovakia (Happy Times in Czechoslovakia). Bartusek likely felt great empathy for the Finnish people and the threats they were facing in Europe, as Czechoslovakia was encountering similar threats from Hitler. This book aims to show Finland as a modern, thriving nation with a population committed to progress. Early price sticker affixed to rear pastedown. Book extremely good, with single spot of soiling to interior, mild toning, and a bit of wear to extremities. Dust jacket very good, with light sunning, slightest soiling, and wear to extremities including a spinechild just touching author's name. A desirable inscribed copy of a scarce work. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of this delightful children's book about a year in the life of a mid-century Czechoslovakian family, published after the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia and with a foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt. Part of a series of children's books lovingly detailing traditional life in countries that had fallen under Nazi occupation, Happy Times in Czechoslovakia offers insight into traditional village life in Czechoslovakia. Bartusek writes about one family's experiences over a year, focusing in particular on the religious celebrations that guide and structure their lives. The foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt expresses her hopes that children will learn about the young democracy crushed by the Nazis as well as the resilience and enduring culture of the Czechoslovakian people. This book also features beautiful illustrations by Czechoslovakian artist Yarka Bures. Book nearly fine, with only light rubbing to spine ends. Scarce dust jacket very good, with a bit of wear and toning to extremities.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.