Rex Loomis (17 results)

Hardcover. Pictorial paper over boards, rubbed, pages yellowed, The Better Little Book. FER; 7222.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket as issued. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1938, "The Big Little Book series" #1430. Clean and tightly bound with bright, illustrated covers. Light edge wear and a vertical crease and bend on rear cover. The contents remain clean and unmarked.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. This Better Little Book is bound in yellow and black paper-covered boards, with blue and red lettering and color illustrations on the front and spine. Some edgewear; rear half of the book is chewed at the lower corner. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white pictures, this is a suspenseful story of adventure. Inner pages browned, chew at the lower corner, edgewear, rubbing, and soil. 422 pages; approx. 3"x4". Spine numbered 1420. William Mark Young (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Book Condition: The cover and pages are brown due to age, has a musty smell, the binding and front cover is almost free from binding, the pages are beginning to break off, little pulling, dusty, and fragile.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This offering is a vintage book in a classic series . . . particularly for collectors. Ken Maynard in Western Justice (book number 1438) was written by Rex Loomis - illustrated by Irwin Myers and was published by Whitman Publishing Company in 1938. It appears to be a First Printing book in Whitman's Big Little Book series though it's not specifically stated as such., It is 3 5/8" by 4 1/2" and has 428 pages with "hard cover" boards and black-and-white illustrations throughout. It is in good condition. Thank you!. Irwin Myers (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Good Condition. Robert R. Weisman (illustrator).

Small Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. Pages toned, pencil name and address on front endpaper, 1/4 inch closed tear on front endpaper edge. 1939 Small Hard Cover. 424, [4] pp. Illustrations by Robert R. Weisman. An automotive adventure for young readers, part of the popular (and now widely collected) Better Little Book series, which followed the Big Little Book series by the same publisher.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used Good. No Jacket. Wear and foxing to cover, bumped and rubbed corners, pages tanned but clean and unmarked. Cover has a slight curve, but not creased. Binding is tight. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. 1. Publisher's pictorial paper covered boards. #1430 in the Big Little Book Series. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings by Irwin Myers. Head and heel of spine are lightly rubbed, light rubbing to tips and fore-edges, dust soiling to covers and spine, former owner's last name only on fep, age toning to pages, the first 6 illustrations have some neat crayon coloring, the rest are unmarked. VERY GOOD-. The Big Little Book Series. 1430. B&W Illustrations. 32mo 4" - 5" tall. 423 pages. Illustrated by Irwin Myers (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 424 pages; Just the slightest of rubbing and wear to the covers. No rips or tears. Interior very clean and tight. Slight slant to the book or it would be near fine. BLB1465.

Hardcover. Hardcover (stiff pictorial boards). 1939. Whitman Publishing Company. 423 pages. Light wear, else Very Good Plus condition. ; The Better Little Book; Vol. 1420; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 423 pages. Illustrated by William Mark Young (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: VG-minus. No Jacket. First Edition. Pub by Whitman, 1939, Better Little Book #1465, 1st Edition Thus. VG-minus cond. hardcover, no dj. Full color pict dec & lettering on cover & spine. Lt-mdt bumping & rubbing to wear points. Prev owner's name on ffep. Rear hinge starting but holding. Illus in b&w by Robt R. Weisman. 420pp + 4pp pub advts. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG-minus cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Robert R. Weisman (illustrator).…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original colour printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age with some wear to spine bands. Remains uncommonly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 424 pages; Description: 424 p. : ill. ; 12 cm. Subjects: Maynard, Ken, -- 1895-1973 -- Juvenile fiction. Western stories. Cowboys -- Juvenile fiction. References: Lowery, L. F. Lowery's The collector's guide to big little books and similar books Thomas, J. S. Big Little Book price guide. Series: Big little books No. 1430. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in boards. Rubbing on spine and panel edges. Toned throughout. Light fading on front panel.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original colour printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age with some wear to spine bands. Remains uncommonly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 424 pages; Description: 424 p. : ill. ; 12 cm. Subjects: Maynard, Ken, -- 1895-1973 -- Juvenile fiction. Western stories. Cowboys -- Juvenile fiction. References: Lowery, L. F. Lowery's The collector's guide to big little books and similar books Thomas, J. S. Big Little Book price guide. Series: Big little books No. 1430. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in boards. Rubbing on spine and panel edges. Toned throughout.

Stapled. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The June 15 & 29, 1935 issues of the Saturday Evening Post containing parts 1 & 3 of 6 of The Frightened Men (The League of Frightened Men), the second Nero Wolfe novel by Rex Stout. Precedes book publication. Additional fiction includes Little Feet, a poem by Ogden Nash (6/15), Bridewater's Half Dollar, a short story by Booth Tarkington (6/15), The Next Champion, an article on boxing by Jack Dempsey with Wesley Stout (6/29), and parts 4 & 6 of 6 of Dreamland, a novel by Clarence Budington Kelland. Cover art by Andrew Loomis (6/15 - Woman in Yellow) & Edgar Franklin Wittmack (6/29 - Bronco Buster on Butt). Condition issues include: 6/15 - light wear and soiling to the edges, a small chip out of the upper left of the front cover at the spine, a couple of pages with small closed tears to the fore edge, and some soil spots on others; 6/29 - light soiling to the front cover with some small chips to the fore edge, a small chip to the upper right of the front cover through page 4, and light edge wear to the rear cover. Overall a very good set with installments of an early Rex Stout/Nero Wolfe novel. A heavy, oversize set that may require additional postage. Andrew Loomis (cover - 6/15), Edgar Franklin Wittmack (cover - 6/29), Rico Tomaso (The Frightened Men), Ralph Pallen Coleman (Bridewater's Half Dollar), Arthur William Brown (Dreamland) (illustrator).…