Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Vawter, Will (illustrator). First Thus. Collection of 27 very short fairy tales in verse form from the beloved writer known as the "Children's Poet" or "Hoosier Poet." In 96 pages, charmingly illustrated by Will Vawter. Orig. published by the author 1887-1907, this is the First Edition collected in this format from 1923 (First, Thus). Hardcover book has blue cloth-covered boards & a colorful front paper pastedown with faded gilt lettering & design to front, black letters to spine. Condition is Fair-Poor due to water damage, which has stained & spotted good portion of the lower extremities; the paper pastedown is unblemished, as are the majority of the lovely illustrations within, though faint dampstains ascend up to about mid-way on nearly all pages. Binding is secure, stitching strong, but rear hinge is cracked. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by The Bowen-Merrill Co., 1901
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: NONE. Embossed green cloth boards, gilt titles and illustrated sun in decorative image of farmer on cover, corn on spine. Faint spot on cover. All pages are clean after flyleaf inscription dated 1902. B&W illustrations throughout.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1907
Seller: P.C. Schmidt, Bookseller, Kettering, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Will Vawter (illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition. very good hardcover; greend decorated cloth; illustrated by Will Vawter; SATISFACTION GUARANTEED; ALL ORDERS SHIPPED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION; Size: 6 x 9".
Language: English
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indiana, 1912
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Association Member: MWABA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. Contains bookplate.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1905
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. NOT LEATHER. Green cloth covered boards with gold titles; illustration on front board; mild wear at corners and spine ends only; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; no jacket. Gift inscription on free front endpaper; interior clean and unmarked; illustrations in black and white; 195 pages.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1908
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Full Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Original full green cloth with gilt & black stamped illustration and lettering on the front cover and the spine. Title in red and black lettering. Numerous full page in in-text black & white illustrations by Vawter. Age toning to the endpapers. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Published by Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis, 1905
Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Will Vawter, Illustrator (illustrator). Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1905. Very Good+/no dust jacket . Will Vawter, Illustrator. Very clean ribbed cloth boards with gold, brown and black decoration on cover with unchipped gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean; beautifully penned previous owner name and date (Feb 1927) on front free endpaper. Frontispiece illustration with clean tissue guard; additional illustrations throughout by Will Vawter. 185 pages.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, 1915
Seller: MyLibraryMarket, Waynesville, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. ***please read*** Well worn including some exposed corner bumps, scuffing, chip out of top of spineshort tearin wrap at bottom of spine - otherwise, book is tight and clean - no marks on text - 116 pages - my shelf location - 32-b-50*.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company: Indianapolis, 1905
Seller: Queen City Books, Lynchburg, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1905 original in GIFT QUALITY condition. Cover clean with bright gilt to decorations and title, hinges perfectly intact. Interior is int NEAR FINE condition. A beautiful antique book. Faint pencil insription on front endsheet "To Jack Oct. 7, 1912"Your purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. We ship every business day. All books ship in cardboard bookfolds with delivery confirmation.
Published by The Bowen-merril Company, Indianapolis, 1901
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Full Cloth. Condition: Good. Full green cloth hardcover with gilt, black and red illustration on the front cover and the spine, gilt stamped border on the front cover, slight darkening off the cloth from handing. Previous owner's bookplate behind the front cover. Overall in GOOD condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Language: English
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1911
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Association Member: MWABA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. Contains previous owner's inscription.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ***please read*** No marks on text - No DJ - cover has some light wear on the edges - light foxing - my shelf location 7-A-20*.
Published by Bobbs-Merrill Company: Indianapolis, 1905
Seller: Resource for Art and Music Books, Ivoryton, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo., pictorial cloth, ill., 187 pp. Shook with intermittent cracking to spine, soiling/scuffing/small damp-stains to cloth. ; Well packaged, ships with tracking.
Language: English
Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1922
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Association Member: MWABA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. Very scarce jacket with wonderful Vawter color illustration. A clean, bright, unmarked copy in a Mylar jacket protector.
Published by Bobbs Merrill, Indianapolis, 1905
Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Will Vawter, Illustrator (illustrator). Later printing. Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1905. Later printing. Very Good+/No Dust jacket. Will Vawter, Illustrator. Very clean unfaded green ribbed cloth boards with stamped red, gold and black illustration, stamped gold lettering (unchipped) on cover and spine. Hint of light surface wear to top and bottom spine edges. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are very clean. Previous owner name and place neatly penned on front free endpaper. Frontis illustration with clean tissue guard. 187 pgs. Beautifully illustrated with drawings and photographs.
Published by Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.: Bowen-Merrill Co., 1899
Seller: Black and Read Books, Music & Games, Arvada, CO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition (unstated). G+ 8vo hardcover in NO dj. Olive green cloth with gilt spine lettering, gilt, red and black on the decorated upper board. Board edges are lightly rubbed and yellowing; spine is sun-yellowed; and there are small soiling patches on the spine and the lower board. Non-author holiday gift inscription is penned on the ffep. The remaining, profusely illustrated contents are clean. Small chip in the corner of the ffep; starter after the ffep; first 16 pages are somewhat shaken. In other respect this is very nice copy. NOT an ex-library copy!
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company Charles Francis Press
Seller: Fallen Leaf Books, Nashville, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Will Vawter (illustrator). Jacket has creases, chipping to edges, some larger tears that affect the author's name at the foot edge of the front of the cover, large tear/missing piece at the upper face corner on the back of the jacket. Jacket is also price-clipped. General minor soiling and scuffs/scratches to the jacket. Book has only minor wear to the corners/head & tail of spine. VG.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1902
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; bound in red cloth with illustrations and gilt lettering on the front cover, gilt lettering on spine. Good condition; overall minor fading to cloth, minor dent at bottom edge of front cover, corners bumped. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated 1809 and 1902. 192 pages. Gift inscription on the front free end paper, "Margaret C. Ames From Grandma 1906." Pages are glossy, crisp and clean. Binding is tight. Please contact us with questions or if you'd like to see photographs.
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Publishers, Indianapolis, IN, 1905
Seller: Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated Edition. This Fine condition, scarce first illustrated edition is housed in a very scarce early edition dust jacket. The book's cover has bright gold leaf lettering on green cloth, and shows only the most minimal wear to the tips. The pages are on glossy paper. The very scarce, Very Good- condition dust jacket is complete, with chips at top and bottom of spine, and front and back cover.