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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER/no dj; VG, , 128pp. Ex-library. A good reader's copy. Please email w/questions or to request picture(s); refer to our book inventory number. Free media mail shipping. LOCATION OS HC North.
Published by Hastings House, NY, 1954,, 1954
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illus By Authors (illustrator). Quarto, hardcover, good, ex-lib w/ pocket remains and stamp in VG gray pictorial dj. The Amish are deeply religious; they are plain folk--hard workin, honest people for whom their farms, families and God are complete esse nce of life. The many paintings, etchings and drawings here are fully expressive of the simple dignity and industry characterizing the Amish. 128 pp. Book.
Published by Hastings House, NY, 1954
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, Durham-CA, CA, U.S.A.
HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Illustrated by Drawings (illustrator). old edition. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD UNCLIPT(S5.00) DUST JACKET.Name to ep crossed over & number"1955". to ep.else quite nice.clean, solid, DJ has 3" closed tear to spine fold area. ; red & grey blue SPINE & COVER TITLES ON yellow HARD COVERS. .white endpapers.5X7" PHOTO OF FATHER & SON AUTHOR TO BACK PANEL DJ WITH BIOG OF TALENTED SON.( NARROW GHOST STICKER REMOVAL SCAR TO BACK PANEL DJ. ; 128pg pages; .informal history of the Old Order Amish of Lancaster County, PA, told in the first person. A diary-like account of the author's living and working with three generations of the Glick family, it is interspersed with many sketches and drawings by the author. The chapters include Quilting, At School, Amish Carpenters, Milking, The New Baby, Foot Washing and Home from Church. It is a gentle, sensitive, simply written book appealling to all.
Published by Hastings House, Haarlem, the Netherlands, 1954
Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Many black & white illustrations. Signed by both authors, father and son. Slight discoloration at top and bottom of 3/4 x 3/4 inch chip at top of spine of dustjacket. Otherwise, overall, book is in good+ condition and dj is in good condition. 128 pages. Scarce.
Published by Hastings House, 1954
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Clear tape repair to the dust jacket. Very Good book in a Good dust jacket.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1954
Seller: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore, Westport, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. White DJ a bit tanned (as usual) and with light soiling. Endpapers a bit browned; Describing the different crafts and daily work of the Amish. Includes numerous b&w sketches ; 4to - 11" to 13" tall; 128 pages.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed by both authors. Large portion of jacket missing on the spine. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by J.B. Lippincott, New York, 1956
Seller: Wellfleet Books, Wellfleet, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Newswanger, Kiehl and Christian (illustrator). First Edition. Review slip laid in. Jack is tanned on edges with some wear. No chips or tears. 185 pgs. Book.
Published by Hastings House, New York, 1954
Seller: Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Line drawings and etchings in black and white capture the austerity and dignity of Amish culture and tradition with both charm and whimsy. This Very Good+ first edition copy is wrapped in a Very Good- dust jacket that has small chips on back cover and top of spine, and a piece missing at the top-right corner of the front cover. The $5.00 price is intact on the dustjacket flap.
Published by Hastings House, NY, 1954
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B/W Illus (illustrator). 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/unclipped price; in mylar; 128 clean, unmarked pages Size: 4 vo.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First printing. Inscribed by both authors on the half-title page. Gray cloth covered boards. 11" x 8", 128pp. Inscribed by Author(s).
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 128p. Illustrated by lithographs of Amish and their lives. 4to. Chipped and torn DJ. Graphic vignettes of the Amish. Signed by the authors. Rather scarce. PA 014B Language: eng. Signed by Author(s).
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First printing. Signed by both authors on the title page & inscribed by Christian on the half-title page. Gray cloth covered boards in a pictorial dust jacket. . 11" x 8", 128pp. Dust jacket edges & corners torn. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1956
Seller: Copper Street Books, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce title. First edition hardcover signed by Ruth Helm and illustrator Christian Newswanger on half-title page. Stated first edition. Near fine hardcover with slight shelf wear and no marks in VG+ dust jacket. DJ is clean and bright, lightly sunned on spine, light edges/shelf wear. Light toning. Lovely children's book about a city boy's move to Amishland in Pennsylvania with drawings by well known artists from Lancaster. See photos. Signed by Author.
Published by Hastings House, New York 1954, 1954
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Original cloth with very light edge foxing, otherwise very good in very good, slightly foxed and slightly edge torn dust jacket.