Peter Hildreth (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. book is tight with customary library markings and attachments, signature on half title page, boards have moderate rubbing and bumping along the edges and corners, dj has mylar cover but has heavy rubbing, creasing and curling along the edges before protective cover got on, chipping and rubbing, page edges have some tanning and light soiling. Peter Burchard (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: Good. Good condition. Paperback edition. (track and field ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. Green hardcover cloth binding has bumped corners, clean square and tight. DJ has some shelfwear. 191 pages. Chad Warner had many adventures on his family's Vermont sheep farm. He wants to pick a lamb from the herd to win a ribbon at the Tunbridge Fair. he marks Champion in a certain secret way that later was to prove so important. A warmly written story of a boy with a great love for his family farm and the creatures on it. Ages 9 and up. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Burchard, Peter (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 1964. First Published. 124 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographs throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition. 160 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. No Edition Stated. 312 pages. No dust jacket. White pictorial boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial paper covered boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Lettering is clear. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hildreth T. Wriston. Show Lamb. Illustrated by Peter Burchard. New York and Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1953. First Edition. Octavo in publisher's green cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and front cover; illustrated yellow endpapers depicting a boy and his lamb; 128 pages with several full-page black-and-white drawings. A wholesome 1950s juvenile novel about rural life and responsibility, Show Lamb follows a young boy's journey from tending his family's sheep to preparing one for exhibition at the county fair. Wriston captures the rhythms of farm life and the moral lessons of hard work and empathy, while Burchard's sturdy line illustrations evoke classic mid-century children's book art. Condition: Near Fine. Clean, tight, and bright with minimal shelfwear; endpapers lightly toned; prior owner's decorative bookplate and name ("Judy Roth") neatly on front pastedown. No dust jacket. Edition Note: Copyright page states "©1953 by Hildreth T. Wriston," with no later printings indicated—confirming the true first edition. Hildreth T. Wriston was an American author of mid-century children's fiction, often exploring themes of faith, community, and agricultural life. Her works for Abingdon Press reflected postwar rural values and were frequently used in Sunday-school and library programs. Peter Burchard (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 1963. First Edition. 185 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards with minimal shelf wear. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. All surfaces mildly tanned, particularly spine.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Spine and page edges tanned. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.

hard cover with dust jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 20 cm. IX, 185 pages VG/G. Very good book in good price-clipped dust jacket with shelf wear and edge tears, small rubbed area on front, school prize details written on front endpaper.…

unknown_binding. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. A clean and attractive first edition of this classic mid-century juvenile novel centered on farm life, responsibility, and a boy's bond with his lamb. Written by Hildreth T. Wriston and illustrated throughout by Peter Burchard, whose black-and-white line drawings vividly capture rural life and action scenes. Bound in the original light green cloth with red stamped title on the front cover. The cloth remains bright with only light rubbing at the corners and spine ends. Binding is tight and square. Interior pages are clean and unmarked, with mild, even age toning typical of the period. No writing, bookplates, or markings noted. Illustrated endpapers and numerous interior illustrations are crisp and well-preserved. A highly appealing example of 1950s farm and 4-H-themed juvenile fiction, increasingly sought after for its nostalgia and artwork. Condition Details Boards: Very Good; light edge and corner wear Spine: Firm, no lean Pages: Clean, no marks or tears Illustrations: Complete and sharp Hinges: Sound Odor: None noted Notes Printed in the U.S.A. Abingdon Press juvenile title Illustrated throughout Scarce in collectible condition. Peter Burchard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Excellent condition first edition from the ex hurdler who went to 3 Olympic games. Contributing writers. DJ is in excellent condition but has been covered in plastic and stuck to covers for protection.

A guide to track performance with over 60 action illustrations. 8vo. 124pp. Paperback. Minor wear to cover. Good condition.

Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original colour photographic card covers [soft back]. 4to. 12'' x 8¼'' 96 pp. Colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Olympics].

Condition: Very Good. Publisher's original colour photographic card covers [soft back]. 4to. 12'' x 8¼'' 96 pp. Colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. SPORT [Olympics].

A handbook for all forms of athletics, with the history and background of each event, lists of former champions, times, recommended training schedules, exercises and techniques, by the champion Great Britain hurdler of the 1950s and with explanatory drawings and photographic illustrations throughout. 8vo. 160pp. Paperback. Minor wear to cover. Good condition.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.