altemus 1921 (11 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. 1921; illustrated paper covered boards; wear and discoloration around edges; corners are scuffed; 16 mo, 5 3/4"-6 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 62 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Altemus, (1921). January 1921 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. J. L. G. (illustrator). Previous owner's name in pencil, small and faint spot on front cover, Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Decorative color pastedown on front cover and color illustrations. Nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. J. L. G. (illustrator). Cracked in one place, somewhat tender, few small spots internally, wear spots on corners, Good. No Dust Jacket. Decorative color pastedown on front cover and color illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. J. L. G. (illustrator). Small spot on front and back covers, wear at corners, previous owner's name in pencil, Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Decorative color pastedown on front cover and color illustrations.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Reading copy only. Spine split. Owner's name on inside. (children's books, Peter Rabbit, starting school, animal protagonists).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Pages 7-10 are pulled loose but could easily be pasted in. Page 7 is somewhat stained and the edges of pages 9-10 are somewhat frayed. There are some tears where these pages were pulled from the staples. There are several small tears in the margins of other pages. Otherwise a reasonably solid hard cover copy in cloth-backed printed paper covered boards. Approx 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. General light wear to the covers. #.

12mo. 58, [2] pp., plus 2 pp. publisher's ads. Colour frontisp., colour plates througout. Quarter-red cloth over decorated lilac-coloured boards, colour plate front cover (minor shelfwear, rubbing), w/ d.j. cover art by J.L.G. (minor soiling, thumbing), still VG/VG- copy, w/ former ownership markings on endpapers. First edition, of this installment in the Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series which they were able to publish and release in the United States, as Frederick Warne, had failed to secure a copyright for Beatrix Potters' beloved originals in 1904, and initially as part of the Wee Books for Wee Folks Series.

Orange Cloth / Illus Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 27 Color Illustrations (illustrator). Early American Edition. Early American Edition, First Or Second Printing By Altemus, No Copyright Date As Book Was Never Copyrighted In The Us, Issued By Altemus From 1918 On In Various Formats [See Barton, Pictus Orbis Sambo, Pp 198-199 And 300-301, But This Source Is Without Detail Except That Red Color On Spine Is The First Altemus Edition And Orange Appears To Be The Second, Also See The Henry Altemus Website For Bibliographic Details]. Original Bright Orange Cloth Spine Lettered In Blue, Boards With Blue Paper Covers Titled And Decorated In Orange And With Color Paste-On Illustration Of Sambo In His New Clothes, Red Jacket And Red Soles Of Shoes, Reproducing An Interior Illustration. Series Title Is "Altemus' Wee Books For Wee Folks", The Series Originally Being For "Wee Books For Wee Folk", But This Title First Printed By Altemus In 1918 With "Folks" Title. All Colors On Dj, And Some Colors On Some Interior Illustrations, Are Printed Off-Register, Particularly The Dj Cover. Scarce. Covers And Cloth Near Fine, Almost No Trace Of Wear, Just Two Literally Pinpoiint Frays At Each Of Two Front Tips, No Other Fraying To Cloth Or Ppaer, Colors Bright, Illustration On Cover Without Any Surface Scratching Or Abrasion. All Other Pages Present Including Initial And Final Blanks. Pencil Inscription "From Danny Xmas 1918" On Recto Of Frontispiece, And Decorative Small Child's Bookplate And Boookseller's Label Of Chas E Lauriat, Boston, On Front Pastedown [The Date Is Entirely Credible As This Book From The Family Of The Recipient, This Has Remained In One Family For 100 Years]. Pages Are Bright, Immaculate Except For Matching Sets Of Light Foxing Centered At Center Spine Edge Of 9 Sets Of Pages In The First Half Of The Book. Hinges Tight, Original Binding Staples Present But Rusted, And 8 Sets Of Facing Pages Have Small Clear Tape Reinforcement To Top And/Or Bottom Spine Edges. Dj With Design Reproducing The Design Of The Book But On White Paper, With All Design And Lettering In Blue Like On Book, And With Same Inset Color Illustration On Front Cover, Flaps Blank, Rear Cover With Ads For 8 "Wee Books For Wee Folks" Titles, This Book Being Fifth In List. Dj With Wear At Edges, 1/2" X 3/16" Deep Chip At Bottom Of Front Panel With 2" Closed Tear Above It, A Few Short Closed Tears And Tiny Chips At Edges, Internal Clear Tape Repairs To Spine And To Flap Edges. Dj Just Slightly Shorter Than The Book Itself But Edges Do Not Appear Trimmed And Are Quite Even.

HB. Condition: VG-/G+. Dust Jacket Condition: G. VG-/G+ G HB Book: some rubbing & edgewear; chips on spine; loss to gutters; some page yellowing; color illustrations in nice shape. DJ: present but has chips, creases, tears, rubbing, edgewear, discoloration, etc. 58 pages.