Mee John L (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Rae, John (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. Morality lessons for children provided by a wise old frog to 3 youngsters. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout in full color by renowned American book artist John Rae (1882-1963), whose signature (facsimile?) appears on ffep & rear endpaper in black ink, lined through in blue ink. Orig. published in 1924, this is the Twelfth Edition, nd. With colorful paper over boards, this 12mo (6.00" x 7.50") is in Fair condition: quite clean with the occasional small smudge, unmarked save for former owner's name in neat pen to top of ffep & old gift inscription dated 1928 to half-title page. One page has a short unclosed tear ascending from bottom edge (photo 3). Map endpapers, hinges secure, binding strong & straight. Exterior shows moderate rubbing to extremities, heaviest at corners, joints, & both ends of spine. Some paper loss to center of fore edge side of rear board, center of spine on front board. No DJ, likely as issued. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Rae, John (illustrator). First Edition. Loss of printed cover paper to about half the spine, general modest wear, else a clean copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall;

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable.

Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Volume VII (Volume 7). 327 pp. (**1939-2266** pp.) Vol. VII/7th Volume of the series only! Solidly bound copy with moderate internal & external wear & use concurrent with age. Edges & surface lightly worn, but solid for age. Clean text; no markings. Light foxing around page edges. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Pictures by John Rae. Top corners and front board dampstained, spine ends and corners chipped, boards slightly bowed, good only. Part of the "Volland Sunny Book Series.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. John Rae (illustrator). Corners are bumped and rubbed. The spine is badly chipped. Binding is tender. One page ripped and taped; tape separated. Ask for pictures.Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator. book.

Hard. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Rae, John (illustrator). 1st. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Joliet: P. F. Volland Company, 1924, first printing. 8vo., 6 1/8" x 7 1/2", unpaginated. Illustrated with full page plates, pictorial map endpapers and in-text color illustrations by John Rae with printed signature of the artist. Mild wear at the extremities, 1926 inscription on front pastedown. Very good, lacking the box.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Rae, John (illustrator). Twelfth Edition. Unpaginated. Heavily worn. Considerable child's markings in pencil and coloured pencil. Variety of tears. Some pages partially detached from binding. Useful reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by John Rae (illustrator). First Edition. Pictorial boards. The printed signature of the illustrator, John Rae, to the front and rear endpapers. A touch of wear to the upper spine, otherwise a fine copy. Excellent. In the original illustrated two-part box. The upper lid has a couple of splits to one edge, otherwise quite nice with only minor wear. The lower box has a few edge splits, some staining to the lower panel. Very solid. ; Volland "Sunny Book" Series; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. John Rae (illustrator). Later Printing. 15th edition per copyright page. 1929 private owner gift inscription in ink on verso of half-title page. Otherwise vg+, tight, and otherwise clean. Charming full color illustrations throughout. Lovely pictorial boards. In scarce pictorial cover original gift box. The box tray is vg+ with one tear. The box lid is vg with two edgetears near left corners. The cover illustration is not rubbed or otherwise damaged. Printed signature of illustrator on pictorial endsheets is often mistaken for being an in-person autograph. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Near fine hard cover edition. Includes original color illustrated box. Signed by the illustrator on both the front and back endpapers. Unpaginated. 35 pages. Color illustrated cloth covers and illustrated in color throughout. The top and bottom of the box are both intact. The illustrated top shows some light/minor handling wear. Both pieces show evidence of light damp stain which do not effect the book itself. Scarce, especially with original box.

Full Color Pictorial Boards. Condition: Very Fine. Rae, John (illustrator). Twelfth Edition. (Volland) THE THREE LITTLE FROGS by John L. Mee with pictures by John Rae. Joliet: The P. F. Volland Company, (1924). Twelfth edition. 12mo - 6" x 7-7/16". Full color pictorial boards in as new, mint condition. Publisher's original color pictorial box is completely intact and in fine condition with only the slightest hint of rubbing at the corners. [40]pp. Full color pictorial endpapers, as well as, full color illustrations throughout the story, both full page and within text, by John Rae. The story is about three little frogs and some magic oil which allows them to jump to anywhere in the world they want to go, as long as they make and keep, three simple promises for as long as they lived. Failure to do so results in adverse consequences for the offending little frogs. The pages of the book are in pristine condition. This book is one of the Volland "Sunny Book Series". The condition of the book is VERY FINE and the condition of the box is FINE.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. (Juvenile). The Three Little Frogs. By John L. Mee. Pictures by John Rae. NY, Chicago, Toronto: Volland (1924). 1st. Note that Rae's autograph appears, in facsimile, on front & rear eps. This is NOT an actual autograph. Near fine. Sweet little book.