Kay Swan (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (xx) 228 pp. Beige boards lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price clipped; no interior markings. This anthology contains: In the Prick of Time by Susan Dooley; Leaper by Jenny Diski; Drought by Wendy Law-Yone; Oh Brother by Bea Wilder; Ninety-three Million Miles Away by Barbara Gowdy; The Shame Girl by Carolyn Banks; The Footpath of Pink Roses by Carol Lazare; The Wager by Sara Davidson; The Story of No by Lisa Tuttle; Reasons Not to Go to Fort Lauderdale by Liz Clarke; Blessed Immortal Self: How the Jewels Shone on Your Skin by Susan Swan; Blue Feathers by Anne Rhyd; The American Woman in the Chinese Hat by Carole Maso; Windows by Idious Buguise; The Mango Tree by Sabina Faye; Eros in Overtime by Kay Kemp; Anecdote by Catherine S.; Treats by Rebecca Battle; and Too Tall for Grace by Susan J. Leonardi. Size: 8vo. Book. …

Color Illustrated Boards. Condition: Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. As Issued. Illustrated board binding is clean and bright with Die-Cut front showing color illustration of Hen with chicks from titlepage. Spine, edges and corners of board binding are rubbed. Stapled binding. Ink name on inside front cover. Contents is clean and sound with no crayon or marks.Black and yellow illustrated borders on each page with 4 bright, color full page illustrations through-out text. A Nice copy of a hard to find children's picture book. Illustrated By Alice Dennis (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardcover children's book is in fair condition. Main visible damage is the book cover at the base of the spine has torn away. There is visible discoloration and wear on the book covers, along with some writing on the back cover. Spine has another section of binding that has torn away but it is still attached. Points are worn down visibly. Interior pages look great! Illustrations still in full color with not much yellowing. Pages are intact with no damage. All pages are still secure in the binding. Please see photos attached and feel free to reach out with questions about this title.…

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Good. 4to. A Good copy. Book has edgewear, severely bumped corners, shelfwear, score lines to covers that create color breaks, a large color break on the front cover caused by poor sticker removal, stress lines on covers, a tear to the bottom of the spine (1') that effects the first signature within the text block as well (though to a lesser extent), mild rust to staples, wear to the corners of the text block, and age-related toning to pages. Interior presents quite well, with bright colors to the illustrations; none of the exterior damage creates an issue with the internal text or pictures.…

[27] + [5] pp. Illustrations by Kay Swan. 8vo, publisher's boards illustrated in color, in dust jacket. A fine copy in a slightly tanned jacket with a few tiny chips and closed tears. The aim of this book is to offer the best to a child's unfolding nature and developing intelligence.

4to, unpaged. Color illus. by Kay Swan. One illus. page has crayon scribbles. Color illus. on paper covered boards. Edges are rubbed; corners are frayed. Spine is worn and torn with chips. Boards are rubbed and back board has a chip near crown of spine. Good+ condition.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. Presumed 1st. Pub by Stoll & Edwards, 1929, presumed 1st Edition. NOT exLib. VG+ cond. hardcover, no dj. Blue cloth over bds w/ black, yellow & red lettering & clockface on front cover, no hands on clock & no indication there ever were any. Very lightest of exterior wear. P/O's name printed unobtrusively inside front & rear covers, & at top of rfep, o/w book is clean & unmarked throughout. Beautifully illustrated in full color by Kay Swan. Unpaginated, approx 26pp. Square, straight, tight, bright & clean except as noted, overall VG+ cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. Kay Swan (illustrator).…

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Illustrated boards with die-cut bars of a chicken coop, slight rubbing at extremities; matching dust jacket also with die-cut section, a few tape mends and middle bar of chicken coop is missing from DJ, but the dust jacket is very scarce. A wonderfully produced book with bright color illustrations and decorative borders in black and yellow. Size: 4to. Alice Dennis (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. unpaginated. Pictorial covers (Frog in a red shirt, holding a clock.) illustrated endpapers, Endpapers illustrated. A day in the children's lives with each page having multicolor illustrations and a rhyme with the time of day. Light soiling to the front cover, fading to the rear panel. The upper inside hinge is starting, a few pages have closed tears. A vintage copy of a classic book on how to tell time, Originally published in 1926, this is the second edition. Size: 9"x12". Anne Merriman Peck (illustrator). Book.…

1st Edition-This is NOT an ex-library book and it is NOT a reprint edition-Binding is pictorial hardcover; binding and text are overall very neat, clean and solid, VG, with NO extraneous writings. Some light wear to outer edges and very slight cracking to hinges. Otherwise very bright and clean. PICTORIAL BOX (same as book cover) overall neat, clean and bright, G+. Just normal edgewear and slight tears at corners. This UNCOMMON CHILDREN'S book, DESIGNED, ILLUSTRATED, and written by KAY SWAN, offers a FUN and INFORMATIVE way of LEARNING to tell time. From the beginning of the story reads: " Hanging on the wall in the far side of the room, was a HICKORY-DICKORY-DOCK clock, to which NURSEY NORA turned. It is now seven o' clock. Please, NURSEY NORA, how does it say seven o' clock? asked NODDY. You will notice on the clock face, two pointers. These are called the HANDS. The smaller pointer or hand, is called the HOUR-HAND and always tells the HOUR of TIME. The large pointer, or hand, is called the MINUTE-HAND and always tells the MINUTES of TIME." 24 pages COMPLETE with a "HANDS ON" clock on cover and the UNCOMMON box the book came in. Overall, a nice, solid collector's copy. BK49222-V. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Presumed 1st. Color Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 28 pages; Paste down on front cover scuffed with some loss, clock lacking minute hand. Paper covered spine has released the stapled text block leaving it not secured. Contents clean and bright VG. Only 2 copies located, one at Brown University and one in the Toronto Library. Rare collectible copy. An early work of Gertrude Crownfield who was quite popular in the 1930's-40's. …

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. disbound About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. disbound About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.