Scull W E (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. no dust jacket. This hardcover edition shows signs of wear consistent with its age and previous library use. The spine and cover have some scuffing and the library classification number is visible. There is no dust jacket present, and the binding remains intact. The pages exhibit some yellowing and minor foxing, typical of a book from this era, but overall, it is in good condition for its age.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. See photos for condition details. Tall hardcover, dark yellow cloth ornately decorated on front with paper illustration of Niagara Falls. Exterior shows some spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The white text on the spine is readable but about 50% of the color is no longer present. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, nothing torn or loose. The only evidence of handwriting is on the second end page where you can just barely see that an old bookstore price was once penciled in the corner and then later erased. No other handwriting found in the book. Pages are toned due to age but are clean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Boards rubbed and discolored. 1903 Hard Cover. A selection of six titles published by W.E. Scull in the early twentieth century, with cover designs, prospectuses, title pages, sample color and black-and-white illustrations and text pages, and three spine designs. Bound in plain red cloth, with lined paper for orders bound in at the end. Titles advertised include: Sugar and Spice and All That's Nice: Story and Rhyme for Holiday Time; Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose; The Story of Our Presidents for Young People by Charles Morris; Child's Own Book of Bible Stories by Rev. Jesse L. Hurlbut, D.D.; Young People's Library of Entertainment and Amusement; Masterpieces of Eloquence and the World's Great Orators, Ancient and Modern.…

Trade paperback. 1898 Trade paperback Good No dust jacket Pages are clean and binding is firm Considerable rubbing on the cover edges 1 216 p Includes illustrations Illustrated with six full-page color lithographs many original half-tone drawings eng pp Good. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and binding is firm. Considerable rubbing on the cover edges.…

Condition: Good. 8vo. [26 pp]. Soft wraps with illustrated, color front cover. Good with chipped bottom of spine, loose binding and chipped back cover and staining from use. Full page color plates and black and white illustrations. [Second edition].

Scull, W.E. and Thomas Sheppard Meek. TRUE STORIES OF GREAT AMERICANS FOR YOUNG AMERICANS. TELLING IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE SUITED TO BOYS AND GIRLS, THE INSPIRING STORIES OF THE LIVES OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, ETC. Philadelphia, John C. Winston., [1897]. Pictorial cloth. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated with several full- page color plates and numerous textual illustrations and photographs. Occasional foxing and pencil markings, the cloth is rubbed and worn at the head, heel and extremities. Altogether a nice copy. …

Leather. Condition: Good. First Edition. 160 pages. Flexible maroon tooled leather covers with gilt lettering on front. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A well-preserved copy of this vintage pocket-sized reference.

Decorated Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 173 pages. A rare book. Illustrated by E. Miriam Garden (illustrator).

8vo, original blue cloth portfolio with snap closure as issued. Portfolio rubbed at extremities; otherwise very nice. Order blank for at rear; guarantee booklet laid in; sample pages, illustrations and bindings for each title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1902. Scull. sm4to. Black pebble cloth case with snap flap. Dummies for: 'Frolic and Fun for Every One', 'Lives of the Presidents','Book of Bible Stories','Young Peoples History of World','Home Library of Entertainment Instruction and Amusement'. Include bindings, color and b&w illus., texts. Owner's name on front e.p. VG+. …

HARDOCVER MULTICOLOR. Condition: GOOD. continuation of title "The International Book of Song ; The Popular Compendium of Useful Information'' SALESMAN'S SAMPLE, 5 children's book bound in one bound copy with protective flaps, illustrated with FULL COLOR and B & W photographs DATE PUBLISHED: 1901 EDITION.…

Wraps. Condition: Good. An unusual, complete copy with four pages of cut-outs, two in the front, two in the back, untouched and as issued! 8vo. 24.5 by 18 cm. Unusual pagination, with leaves numbered 1 to 6, then A to F, for a total of 24 pages, plus the four leaves with pastedown cut-outs, and text also on the wraps. With twelve chromolithographic plates, plus chromo illustration on the front and back cover. Essentially this is two titles. The first title covers the parts of an upper middle class home of the era, including the lawn and then the parlor, the dining-room, the bedroom, the nursery and the kitchen, and finally, a diversion entitled "The Path to the Woods". The text through this section is rendered in prose, whereas in the second half, concerning trades, everything is in verse. The trades include the shopkeeper, the carpenter, the mason, the painter, the miller, the druggist, the watchmaker, the gardener, the carriage builder, the shoemaker, and the ship builder. Moderate soiling to the cover. Short closed tear down fold of wraps. A few minor chips and other wear. A few leaves with light marginal dampstaining.…