Ross Gordon Illustrator (28 results)

paperback. Condition: Fair. John O'Brien (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. John O'Brien (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. John O'Brien (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Fair. New York, 1907; illustrated cloth covered boards; COVER ART NOT AS PICTURED IN STOCK PHOTO; edge wear; corners bumped; spine edges frayed; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; several illustrations detached but present; 103 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. None. 72 illustrations by Ross to accompany each poem. The first paperback publication of this classic. Laminate coming loose in two small spots around edges, but book itself is fine and unmarked. In a Brodart paperback sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First Thus. Text/As New. Linen boards/VG w/light wear & fading to spine. DJ/None. Upper text edge dyed blue. Gift inscription on fEP. Biographies of 20 great Western composers, from Bach to Stravinsky. Emphasis placed on the composers' temperaments and working philosophies in hopes of understanding the fountain, so to speak, from which genius flows. Fine copy. Gordon Ross (Illustrator) (illustrator).…

vg/poor dj, prev name/shelfwear, dj faded/missing large pieces. size approx 5x8 with 297 pages. Illustrated by portraits of subjects. 1946 reprintst edition. Binding is black cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 1416910042. Oversized Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A very good copy of the first edition in original gilt-stamped blue cloth, color pictorial label on front cover (light wear; most of original front panel of jacket mounted on front pastedown). Illustrated in color and b/w.

AUTHOR'S EDITION, COPY #684 SIGNED BY CHEERIO. [16], 366, [1], [16] pages. Hardcover: H 28cm x L 2cm. No dust jacket. Black cloth, light scuffing at spine ends, some white discoloration at top of front board, decorative gilt stamping and lettering upon front board and spine quite dulled. Edges toned; toning to initial and rear leaves with some scattered light soiling to interior pages; ink ownership inscription (dated 1986) at top of front flyleaf; past owner taped clippings onto blank pages [6] and [16] among the unpaged introductory section along with pencil and ink notes on rear flyleaf and rear free endpaper recto. Slight stress to binding between front flyleaf and limitation leaf but otherwise firm. Author's Edition limitation leaf features printed statement along with copy number and Cheerio signature in red felt tip ink, inscribee's name (Mrs. Samuel P. Wynne) written in blank ink in a different style handwriting. A good copy. Charles Kellogg Field, aka Cheerio, was editor of Sunset Magazine and a popular radio host on the San Francisco radio station KPO.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No slipcase. Red cloth boards. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Personalized bookplate is attached inside to the front pastedown.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. LIMITED EDITION. (1945). 8vo. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, one of 1,500 copies. SIGNED by illustrator on limitation page. Gilted top edge of textblock. Light toning and soiling to cloth. Minor bumping to fore corners. Mild foxing to pastedowns, endpapers, and occasional leaves. Minor rubbing and toning to slipcase. VG in VG slipcase. Illustrator.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Minor rubbing to edges and corners -- rear upper corner slightly bumped. Interior is bright, clean, and tight. Very faint musty odor. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 95 pages.

Owner's bookplate on front end paper, light soiling to cloth, otherwise a good copy -- color illustration on cover still bright and clean. [S&S] We provide PROTECTIVE packaging. Photos of our books are always available upon request. SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS ON ABE SINCE 1997 AND IN OUR STORE IN THE BERKSHIRES FROM 1987 TO 2015.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor/NO DUSTJACKET. Later Edition. Chicago, IL: P. F. Volland & Company. Poor/NO DUSTJACKET. 1910. Later Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., Unpaginated (text block measures approx. 0.5in. thick), cover shelf wear, soiled, corners bumped and rubbed, lacks spine panel (binding tape exposed); interior hinge cracked, tape present to secure loose pages, few pages loose, at least two pages with pencil marks, but majority of pages clean . Color Illustrations (illustrator).…

Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. Full leather binding with gilded covers and edges, marbled endleaves and satin marker bound in. A very small brown stain to front panel, otherwise book is like new and appears unread. Text and images unmarked. 399pp.

Hardcover. Octavo, 309 pages. In Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is blue with black print. Dust jacket in mylar; edgewear with tears at spine ends and flap corners, small surface tear to rear panel, light shelf wear. Price unclipped: "$2.00". Boards in green cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine caps. Illustrated: brown and white drawings. Inscribed in ink by the author on the half-title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1400526. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Norroy Diplomatic Agent by George Bronson-Howard (Fax DJ) Rubbing to corners and along board edges. Crack down inner front and back hinges, showing webbing. Facsimile Dust Jacket Stated, "Copyright 1907 by The Saalfield Publishing Company". No edition or printing noted. Facsimile Dust Jacket. Gordon Ross(Illustrator) (illustrator). BOOK. …

Hardcover. Condition: Poor/NO DUSTJACKET. Later Edition. Chicago, IL: P. F. Volland & Company. Poor/NO DUSTJACKET. 1914. Later Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 95pp., cover shelf wear, soiling, pencil marks, corners bumped and taped, spine has a tape repair, rear cover board possibly not original (see photo); scattered pencil marks throughout text block, penned name on front pastedown, paper remnants pasted to pastedown, page 45 torn (lacks bottom margin - text is complete), some light foxing or soil marks scattered throughout text block. . Color Illustrations (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Book comes with slipcase. There is wear on the slipcase. the book cover has foxing along the spine and a small amount of wear. Pages are very lightly tanned but are clean and unmarked. The binding is in good shape. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards with color illustrations of bird children and black lettering. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 1912, stated sixth edition. 95 pages. In good condition. Covers have some fading and rubbing to cloth. Bumping along edges, spine, and corners have caused wear to cloth, partially exposing binding beneath. Hinge on back cover is split, but appears to have been glued back down. Although covers are a bit faded, the illustration on front cover remains quite bright and clear. Previous pricing written on front free endpaper in pencil; otherwise pages are free of marks or tears, with color illustrations throughout. Front and rear gutters are cracked, but binding remains strong; covers are firmly attached and there are no loose pages. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Custom Binding (Asprey?) - Dark blue morocco 3/4 bound to spine and corners with bright gilt rulings separating leather and lighter blue linen cloth on boards. With 3 raised hubs on the spine and elaborate gilt flowers and titling to spine. Top edge gilt.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. LIMITED EDITION. (Derrydale Press). 4to. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION, one of 423 copies. Deckled edges. Mild toning to margins of faintly rubbed and lightly scratched covers. Light darkening to spine of covers. Dampstaining to spine and lower rear joint of covers, lightly extending to rear hinge of r.p.d.s. Mild chipping along one side of spine pasted label of covers. Minor wear and light bumping to extremities of covers. Overopening to gutters of leaves 10 and 11. Light spotting throughout leaves. Moderate mottling to e.p.s. VG. …

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. 8vo, xxviii, 198 pp. Signed by Ross on the colophon. Padded floral patterned cloth binding, red label with gilt lettering to backstrip, red cloth slipcase. Fine copy. § Limited edition of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator, Gordon Ross. Prefatory notes by W. M. Thackeray. Printed by Richard Ellis at The Aldus Printers in New York. Gordon Ross (1872-1946) was a Scotsman who emigrated to San Francisco in 1894, studying painting and drawing at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute in San Francisco, and working in the art department of the San Francisco Chronicle. His first recorded illustrations were for War Poems, published by the Murdock Press in San Francisco in 1898. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 80th edition, very good condition, unmarked, with full color illustrations, cover slightly discolored but not frayed or worn. Comes with the original box in good condition with somewhat worn edges and darkened colors.

First Edition. Folio, pp. [8 (blank)], xxviii, [1], [1 (blank)], 36, [1], [3 (blank)], with 5 hand-coloured lithographic plates; title and 4 part-titles with vignettes and coloured by hand, numerous vignettes in text, frontispiece signed by the artist; contemporary purple morocco, boards filleted in blind to a geometric design, spine richly gilt and lettered directly, top-edge gilt; sunned and a little bumped, a few very small scuffs, nonetheless a very good copy.Limited edition, numbered 94 of 200 copies for sale, signed by the artist. A handsome edition with hand-coloured illustrations by the sporting watercolourist Gordon Ross (18731946). Language: English.…