Martelly John (15 results)
Language: English
Published by Peter Pauper Press, 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: The Book Escape, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.The Book Escape
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in slipcase, both in nice condition with just mild wear. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***. John de Martelly (illustrator) (illustrator).
Published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, NY
- Hardcover
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 269p. A hardcover book with a pastel green spine and patterned boards. Very good condition. Spine sunned and stained. Owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Margins a bit tanned. Otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated with lithographs by John de Martelly. Undated; ca. 1950. John de Martelly (illustrator).
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Published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA)
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Light green decorated cloth-backed paper-covered boards, printed paper spine label, light green paper-covered slipcase; full page lithographs and each page decorated page number. ---Bindings tight and square, light handling wear. Spine sun-darkened, as in paste-on label. Bookplate on front endpage. Slip-cas…e has wear with some older clear tape repair. 8vo, pp. [2], 269, [2]. No date: circa 1940. William Henry Hudson was an author, naturalist, and ornithologist. Hudson's best known novel is Green Mansions first published in 1904. Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest is an exotic romance of a traveler to the Guyana jungle of southeastern Venezuela and his encounter with a forest dwelling girl named Rima. In 1959, the book was adapted into a movie, also entitled Green Mansions, starring Audrey Hepburn as Rima, with Anthony Perkins as Abel. The film, which was directed by Hepburn's husband, Mel Ferrer No Dust Jacket As Issued; Slipcase with modest handling wear A Very Good Hardcover with a Fair Slipcase. Illustrations by John de Martelly (illustrator).
Published by Farrar and Rinehart, New York, 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.Craig Hokenson Bookseller
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Later Printing. Jacket flap states fifth printing. Price clipped. Nice and tight, a little page edge soil. Jacket spine very mildly sunned. John De Martelly (illustrator).
Published by Peter Pauper Press
- Hardcover
Seller: Go4Books, St. Cloud, MN, U.S.A.Go4Books
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Add to basketDecorative Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Inscription on first endpaper, else clean, tight, no marks. In vg+ pale green slip case. John de Martelly (illustrator).
Published by Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, NY, 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: Rose's Books IOBA, Harwich Port, MA, U.S.A.Rose's Books IOBA
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketPaper over cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No edition stated, circa 1940. Beautiful paper-covered boards in green-toned design over pale green cloth spine, paper spine label, green topstaining. Original lithographs by De Martelly in green throughout. Green decorations and capitals. 269 pp. Wide mar…gins, quality paper. Small spot below spine label, else fine. Slipcase is solid, but rear was repaired at some time and shows as dark glue line. Near fine in very good slipcase. Martelly, John de (illustrator).
Published by Peter Pauper Press ca. 1940, Mount Vernon, 1940
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.Riverow Bookshop
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth/Boards. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. Ltd Edition. Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press. G/No Dustjacket. ca. 1940. Ltd Edition. Cloth/Boards. with slipcover . Sm 4to., 269 pp., spine faded, slipcover yellowed, rubbed . Mono-Color Lithographs (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ironwood Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.Ironwood Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Rivers of America series. DJ and initial sales price intact ($2.50); DJ lightly chipped and water stained. Cover soiled and stained; bottom edge of spine sun-faded; rear hinge weakening. Illustrated by JOHN de MARTELLY; also contains a… map. There is a SIGNED gift inscription reading, "Frances Rose Benét, from her son, Stephen". [The poet, Stephen Vincent Benét, had recently joined the editorial team of the Rivers series]; otherwise, unmarked pages. Protected in an archival wrapper. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Will insure at buyer's expense, if requested. Condition: Very Good in a Very Good DJ. JOHN de MARTELLY (illustrator). Signed by Editor.
Published by FARRAR & RINEHART INCORPORATED, NEW YORK, 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rose City Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Rose City Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good (+) Book. No Jacket. First Edition. Purple cover with gilt spine title and illustrated endpapers. Secure binding with clean pages and a sunned spine. 339 pages. Illustrated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by JOHN DE MARTELLY (illustrator). Book.
Published by Farrar & Rinehart, 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The Last Book Store, Tyler, TX, U.S.A.The Last Book Store
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Farrar & Rinehart, (1940), Limited Edition. Number 327. Signed by author. Good + in dark blue cloth covered boards with a gilt on blue title block on the spine. Jacket: Fair. Price-clipped. Chipping. Still quite collectible. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. (CK). John de Mar…telly (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
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Published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. First Edition. One of the Rivers of America Series. xi, 339pp. Cloth. Decorated endpapers. Map. Illustrations by John De Martelly. Cloth a bit faded on top edge and spine, top edge of text block mildly soiled. A near fine copy in very good dustjacket with light fading to spine panel, and a couple of minor chips and te…ars to edges. Fitzgerald W1. ; Octavo. Illustrated by De Martelly, John (illustrator).
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Published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A first edition, first printing of William E. Wilson's best known work, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper.Illustrated thr…oughout by American artist John de Martelly (19031979).William E. Wilson (19061988) was an American author, as well as a professor of fiction writing and literature at Indiana University. This historical work, which he is best remembered for, is from his 'Rivers of America' series. Against the background of the Wabash River and Valley, Wilson recounts the stories of LaSalle, George Rogers Clark, George Rapp, Robert Owen, and many more who made their mark on Indiana, the author's birthplace. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is generally smart and bright, with a little fading to the spine and to the upper extremities of the boards. Hinges are starting but remain firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper remains bright and generally smart, except for shelf wear to the folds and minor chipping to the spine and folds. Very Good. John de Martelly (illustrator). book.
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Published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. Signed by author in ink on hand-numbered leaf, tipped-in. Indianapolis Edition, part of "The Rivers of America" series, edited by Stephen Vincent Benét and Carl Carmer. Illustrated by de Martelly. Bound in pbulisher's original blue cloth with spine stamped in gil…t and blue, and cover blind stamped. Book is fine except for very minor wear to heel of spine. Dust jacket looks great in mylar but has minor wear to extremities. 5 1/2 x 8 inches. 339 pages. Signed.
Published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1940
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.Hirschfeld Galleries
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Add to basketBlue Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. William E. Wilson's The Wabash from the landmark Rivers of America series. First Edition. Signed by Wilson. No 127 of the Indianpolis Edition. Includes the scarce original dust jacket, with brodart added. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering o…n a light blue text block on the spine. Full page illustrations by John de Monty. Very Good Plus. Boards are near fine with very slight rubbing to spine and minor fading of publisher text on lower spine. Signature is very slightly loose otherwise pages are tight, and are clean. DJ is very good, bearing some edgewear, especially to the spine as is common, but remains bright. 8vo. xi, 339 pages incl bibliography and index. William E. Wilson (1906-1988) was an American writer and long-time fiction and literature professor at Indiana University. John Stockton de Martelly (1903 - 1979) was a lithographer, etcher, painter, illustrator, teacher, and writer whose drawings, paintings, and prints are now in the collections of many museums. Size: 8vo. John De Martelly (illustrator). Signed by Author. Limited Edition.
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Published by March., 1951
- Softcover
- Signed
- Art / Print / Poster
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Lithograph. 12 x 16.5 inches. Artist's proof. Signed, titled, dated and annotated in pencil, lower margin; annotated "Edition #3/5" in another hand. Zink, no. 51 indicates an edition of only 2. From the collection of the Sylvan Cole Gallery.






