Willis Priscilla D (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Race Between the Flags. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Stated First Edition. NF/VG+ FIRST EDITION Reddish hardcover shows only the very slightest edgewear with a line drawing of a boy holding the reins of a horse. DJ shows light edgewear with small nicks at corners, faded spine, a 1/4" cut in front gutter and 3 small, closed tears. Kidwell, Carl (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. 1st Stated. Blue hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. Tape stains on endpapers, Beginning of hinge crack in front of book. Else clean and bright interior. DJ lots of wrinkles and creases along edges, small chips, general wear. 177 pages. Sequel to Alfred and the Saint. Young Alfred sets his sights on the Saint winning and upcoming steeplechase. For ages 12-16. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Kidwell, Carl (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition hardcover in blue cloth covered boards with sharp tips and bumped spine ends. Not ex-library. Red illustration on frt board of two gents standing next to a horse in a box stall, and red spine title. Former owner's addy label on age-toned fep. Few illustrations within the tight, bright 177pp text. Original, un-clipped dust wrapper illustrated in rust, blue, black and white shows a pair of horses soaring over a brush fence in a steeplechase. There is a steeplechase coming up and young Alfred has his heart set on his horse, 'The Saint' winning, though the jumps are high. He enlists the help of 'Only', the stable boy, and promises Only his help in return. When The Saint takes the jumps when he isn't supposed to, and a criminal is captured, Alfred is able to do more for Only than he had dreamed.…

Condition: New. Bjorklund, Lorence (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. 1st Edition. Ex-library beige hardcover binding with front pocket and date slip intact, usual wear and marks. DJ has lots of shelfwear, spine sticker, some chips and tears, protected from further damage in clean Brodart No edition stated, DJ flap corners clipped. Interior clean and bright. 230 pages. To untrained eyes, Pete was simply a working buckskin on an Indiana farm. But to 14 year old Jory Pinder, Pete was a jumper - and Jory hopes to make the covered US Olympic Equestrian Team with the horse. Encouraged by a famous judge, he buys a flat saddle and begins Pete's training. Then his father becomes seriously ill. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1st Printing Language: ENG. Bjorklund, Lorence (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. FINE in a Very Good+ Dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. Dj lightly shelf rubbed. New adventure for Alfred and his horse The Saint.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Signed "With all good wishes, Priscilla Willis" on endpaper. Jacket has some wear on spine ends and a worn spot on the back edge of the lower spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 177 pages; Signed by Author.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Beige hardcover binding with orange horsehead on front is a bit soiled and foxed, spine slightly cocked. Remains of tape marks on front endpapers. Dustjacket is worn along edges with old tape repairs and chips price-clipped; however displays nicely in clean Brodart jacket. . Interior clean and bright. 230 pages. To untrained eyes, Pete was simply a working buckskin on an Indiana farm. But to 14 year old Jory Pinder, Pete was a jumper - and Jory hopes to make the covered US Olympic Equestrian Team with the horse. Encouraged by a famous judge, he buys a flat saddle and begins Pete's training. Then his father becomes seriously ill. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1st Printing Language: ENG. Bjorklund, Lorence (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gift quality first edition hardcover in beige linen cloth covered boards with some foxing on spine and gutters. Book shows sharp tips and barely bumped foot of spine. Not exlib. Author's first and last name signed on fep under horsehead illustration printed there. Otherwise, there are no other names, tears or soil in the 230pp crisp, clean text. Spine of original orange background dj sunned but title remains legible and the images drawn on the front and rear panels are bright. Dreams of Olympic Gold in the Show Jumping arena keep fourteen-year-old Jory Pinder on point as he trains the buckskin farm horse for the try-outs. When Mr. Pinder falls ill, Jory enlists help from two siblings, elder Dan and younger Josie. He was also helped by Barefoot Williams who was the original owner of the flat saddle Jory purchased to begin training Pete for Jumpers, plus encouragement of Mr. Grayson, a famous judge of jumpers on the lookout for horses for the Olympic team. Signed.…

Roman traduit de l'américain The Race between the flags par He le`ne CLAIREAU - La passion des courses et du cheval - Couverture illustrée à rabats - Légère insolation en page de garde, bel exemplaire 264 pages, 20 cm, broché. Très bon état.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R150021779: 1955. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 253 pages. 1ère de couverture illustrée en noir et blanc. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine.

Pictorial cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR LORENCE BJORKLUND on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1960 1st edition of this charming tale of Jory Pinder and Pete, the buckskin jumper. Tight and Near Fine (very light offsetting at the endsheets) in a crisp, price-intact (AND price-clipped), VG+ dustjacket, with light fading along the spine. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated throughout by Lorence Bjorklund. Also includes a fun piece of ephemera, the undoubtedly uncommon St. Martin's original pictorial bookmark. Lorence Bjorklund (illustrator). Signed.…

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R150021780: 1956. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Coiffe en pied abîmée, Intérieur acceptable. 264 pages. 1ère de couverture illustrée en noir et blanc. Couverture rempliée. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine.