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E Ridge Fine Books, Lake Elsinore, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since October 16, 2006
159 pages. Signed on the dedication page /"To Don/Aloha/Greetings from one/Don to another/ Happy Luck/ Don Blanding/ Oct. 23, 1950" The author also drew a small character within the greeting. Beautifully illustrated in silhouette, nouveau style. ; 8vo Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 6648
Title: A Grand Time Living
Publisher: Dodd Mead, New York
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Don Blanding (illustrator). 1st Edition. VG/G, used, 1st printing, illustrated end papers, 159pp. Interior clean, no marks, binding tight. Shelf rubbing to dj, spine sunned, corners worn, tiny tears to top and bottom edges of the lower. DJ is not price-clipped. Seller Inventory # 000735
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Oddball Books, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated. The back of the title page and the following page have browning wear. Also, the fith page has the author's inscription in pen with a small sketch. The inscription reads "To Ruth Adadd Happy Day! Don Blanding Mar 17 1950" The jacket has some crease marks and surface wear over the top and bottom edges. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 062905
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Hardback. First Printing. Good to Very Good condition book, with some browning to edges of interior pages, slight edgewear on cover corners, waterstain on back cover and jacket, in a Good Condition dustjacket with minor chips, rubs and creases to edges, heavy rubs on right-hand edge of jacket, some spine fade. Tight, sound copy, except for inscription by author To X, Aloha, Happy Days" followed by author's signature. $2.50 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 145964
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Don Blanding (illustrator). First Edition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Another stirring book of verse, accompanied by his decorative and distinctive drawings. Book has faded boards and a gift inscription, covered by a facsimile of a lightly worn jacket. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 029369
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Circle City Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Don Blanding (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 159 pages; Some edgewear, tearing, chipping, and holes to the dust jacket with a large section of the spine almost torn off and tape mending to the top and bottom edges. Inscribed by the author on the dedication page and a page of typed text with another inscription and signature from the author. ; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 13139
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Another collection of verse from Hawaii's favorite poet, in 159 pages with pen-and-ink drawings by the author throughout, along with a drawing & facsimile signature & inscription on very last page. This copy is also SIGNED by the Author (NOT a facsimile) with a personalized inscription dated 1950 on dedication page. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1950, this hardcover octavo has orange cloth-covered boards stamped with a gilt design to front & lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages modestly tanned but completely unmarked. Slight spine fading & bumping to lower outer corners/heel of spine. 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 (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 021071
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1950, 1st edition ,Orange Cloth with Gold Gilt, Photographic DJ with minor rub, wear & tiny chips , small mended tears DJ, PC, VG+/VG, AS-IS. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 6410
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: sonalsorises, Los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cover + Illustrations + Dust Jacket (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. Original orange cloth, near fine with a scuff below title, titles on both cover and spine, gilt, bright, in a very good price-intact dust jacket with similar tear on front cover with additional wear to extremities. Profusely illustrated and a signed presentation copy: "To Helene. Don Blanding" in blue ink pen to front pastedown and front free end-paper. By Don Blanding. Seller Inventory # 008441
Quantity: 1 available