Sir Archibald by Wolo (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. first edition. 8 x 11 in. Cloth spine with pictoral paper boards. Color plates, sepia pictoral endpapers. Condition is FAIR ; Spine torn, front board loose, rear detached but present. Text binding fairly form. First and last, plus title pgs have tape repairs at edges. Final text pg detached but present. Remaining text all there and clean. Chil. Stax.

Condition: Good. This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Editiion. Spine is taped. Edges are rubbed.

Pictorial Paper Boards. Condition: G+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj. author (illustrator). First Edition. Color pict front cover, bright and attractive, wear on bottom corners; piece missing at top and bottom, revealing spine binding, spine title and author lettering all present; red on white pict map eps, interior excellent, color and red b/w text illus throughout, unpaginated. Size: 8"-10.5".

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Wolo (illustrator). First Edition. FIRST EDITION, 1944 published by William Morrow and Company! Hardback book with dust jacket. The colorful dust jacket is NOT price-clipped ($2.00) and has an "A" on the front flap (indicated First Edition). There are a few small chips/tears and two small color lifts. One color lift is 1/4" on the upper right corner (where a price sticker was removed). The other color lift is about 3/4" and is on the spine and left center of the cover. It looks LOVELY under the fresh mylar cover that I've added! The book is sturdy, crisp and SUPER CLEAN with NO WRITING! Four of the pages have a slim (3/4" x 1/4") strip torn from the bottom right corner. I almost missed it at first. CHARMING illustrated endpapers. This one is a beauty.and is the original.rarely seen! PACKED WITH CARE AND SHIPPED IN A BOX!.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. Quarto size, 41 pp., inscribed by Wolo. Mixing delightful illustrations with playful fantasy adventure, "Sir Archibald" is the story of a brave monkey who goes on a quest to retrieve the lion king's crown, travelling through harrowing wilderness and magical parts of the jungle. Wolf Erhardt Anton George Trutzschuler von Falkenstein (1902-1989) wrote five children's books under his pen name "Wolo"; after escaping Nazi Germany, he taught himself how to draw and lived and worked in San Francisco, where, in addition to book illustration, he painted murals and advertisement art. This volume is the first edition, and contains a special bookplate inscribed by the author. Not in Baumgarten. ___DESCRIPTION: Full paper with a full-colour illustration of the characters with title in black on the front board, black and brown lettering on the spine, plain orange paper on the rear board, endpapers with a map of the land in brown, title page with a full-colour illustration of the title character and scenes from the story, illustrations in monochrome black, brown, or full-colour surrounding the text throughout; quarto size (10.5" by 8"), pagination: [1-3] 4 [5-12] 13 [14-20] 21 [22-26] 27 [28-30] 31-32 [33] 34 [35] 36-37 [38-41]. Prior owner bookplate featuring the characters from the book and inscribed by the author "To / Andrew Grant / very specially / from all of us animals / and Wolo / Nov. 4th 1944", tipped in on the verso of the front free endpaper. In a pictorial paper dust jacket with a full-colour illustration matching the one on the front board, black and brown lettering on the spine, plain orange rear panel, and a description of the book on the front and rear flaps; dust jacket is unclipped with the original price of "$2.00" printed on the front flap. ___CONDITION: Volume is very good plus, with clean boards, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and the only prior owner marking we see is the bookplate mentioned above; very small specks of soiling to the rear board, some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, the bottom edges of the board, and to the corners, top corners very gently bumped, else fine. The dust jacket is very good, unclipped, clean overall with minor soiling to the rear panel, overall edge wear, chipping to the top and bottom edges, with a loss of one inch to the bottom of the front panel, and a large closed tear to the rear panel (about six inches). ___CITATION: San Francisco Public Library Artists File Index. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wolo (illustrator). First Edition. Signed with original illustration to verso of first free endpaper. "To Homer very specially from Sir Archibald and Wolo." Also inscribed in ink by previous owner of book to Homer as well. Paper boards with color illustration to front and spine. Dust jacket protected in mylar. Loss to tail and closed tears at head of spine. Losses to bottom and top left edge of front of dust jacket, and closed tears throughout. Back interior flap missing from dust jacket. 41 pp. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wolo (illustrator). First Edition. Signed with original illustration to verso of first free endpaper. "To Barbara Hitchcock with our very best regards and best wishes from all of us animals and Wolo." Paper covered boards with color illustration to front and spine. Dust jacket protected in mylar. Losses & closed tear to front top left corner of dust jacket. 41 pp. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. First Print signed by wolo with an incredibly sweet full-page inscription and illustration on the reverse of the first free endpage (across from the title page). Binding is tight and pages are clean and undamaged. Exterior covers also extremely clean but there is significant rub wear to the top and bottom of the spine and corner tips (to the boards). Also, the top 1/2" and bottom 1" of the spine cloth is missing. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is extremely clean but is missing all of the back panel and almost all of the spine. The front panel is clean and bright but has chips and tears along top and bottom edges, the longest of which is about 1.5". It has been put in a clear acetate Brodart sleeve to protect it from further damage. (Note: Photos may show magnified dust, a flash reflection, or color washout.) Paypal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes or priority envelopes secured with cardboard. Additional photos emailed upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition. Thin folio. (40)pp. Paper over boards printed in full color. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated throughout by Wolo in monochrome and occasionally full color. This is a very good, bright copy with only a trace of wear at edges and corners. The dustwrapper is rubbed at the edges lacks two small pieces, else is in very good condition. It is not price-clipped. With a full page full color dedication on the front blank featuring the animal king. Wolo (Baron Wolff von Falkenstein) was a refugee from Nazi Germany who took up residence in San Francisco where he worked for the Chronicle and developed his superb artistic ability. .