Ostrander R E (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover in Very Good condition, small 8vo, pages: [viii],392,16 adverts. Tan cloth with titles in red and black, decoration in red, blue, and black; bottom and fore-edges untrimmed, monochrome illustrated end-papers, color frontis plus 7 additional color plates by Elwell. First printing. Moderate soiling and light wear to boards, some very faint foxing else contents clean and unmarked. Bookseller accession no.: 25819.

Illustrated by R. W. Hirchert. Folio, publisehr's cloth-backed illustrated boards. First edition. Pencil scribble and a few spots to front endsheet; some smudging and spotting to text; 1" marginal closed tear; boards soiled and worn at edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by R. Farrington Elwell (illustrator). 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The tan covers of the book have some ground-in dirt and edge wear, along with some wear and beginning fading to the spine of the book. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, however there is some beginning foxing, especially to the endpapers and tissue guards. There is a former owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. This book is a sequel to Ostrander's 1907 The Little White Indians. The author, Fannie Ostrander was best known for her younger children's books including several ABC books, and a few books about a Goose family. More interestingly, this volume contains eight color illustrations by R. Farrington Elwell, who was trained as a draftsman and became a graphic artist and letterer for the Boston Globe - in 1892 William F." Buffalo Bill" Cody visited Boston - Elwell produced some advertising and publicity items for this visit and was able to meet the larger than life Cody himself. The two men became friends and Cody invited Elwell to visit him at his Montana ranch. Over the years, Elwell became a very adept illustrator /artist of Western Americana and Cowboy life." (from Wikipedia).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by R.W. Hirchert (illustrator). First Edition. Pictorial board binding abraded at extremities; spine ends & corners frayed; backstrip chipped & soiled; some smudging & pencilled juvenile scribbling to boards; hinges cracked & separating, textblock loosening in binding stitching; eps removed; some leaves nicked at fore-edges; leaf edges foxed, else a complete copy of this charming storybook, with bright & clear ils. No dj. ; Many delightful color ils. by R.W. Hirchert.; Oblong 4to 11" - 13; 96 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. R.W. Hirschert (illustrator). 1st Edition. 4to. Hardcover. Pictorial paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Covers edge-worn & soiled. Early gift inscription in ink on front end-paper. Interior very good.

Condition: as new. Hbk 32pp 1st edition oblong 8vo SIGNED by Elaine Ostrander on the rear endpaper, no dj as issued decorated laminated boards profusely illustr throughout in color an unused copy excellent clean tight unmarked as new gift quality, becoming harder to find in this, the original edition.

Leather Binding. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE - only 2 other copies are recorded as surviving. 209pp. index. Gilt-stamped red leather, name of prior owner (Seattle attorney R. G. Denney) gilt-stamped on front cover. A different prior owner's bookplate on front endpaper, 1/2' chip to top of spine, slightly rubbed/darkened edges of covers.

Condition: Very good. First Edition. Scarce first edition of this clever US book playing on the mythology of nursery rhymes, featuring the adventures of Baby Goose when he slips away from Mother Goose and Father Goose. 9'' x 10.5''. Original pictorial boards. Featuring full-page color images with boxed verses (cw: some racist caricatures). Unpaginated. Small early bookplate on front pastedown. Spine worn and carefully repaired. Light staining and moderate rubbing to boards.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 48 pages, photos, Fine and bound in maroon semi-stiff covers. SIGNED A. B. OSTRANDER. ALSO includes a note from Ostrander to Henry Luhrs of Shippensburg, PA indicating that he only has one more copy of this publication left and intimates how the value of this item should increase. Includes envelope and invoice as well. Great association item with provenance. Signed by Author(s).