Bessie White (39 results)

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail. Wolf, Sharon (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Wolf, Sharon (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This lovely balck and white illustrated childrens book is about a bear named Grumms. The book has slight bumped corners and edge wear otherwise in good condition with tight binding and 82 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Sari (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. AA4 - Book has some wear on the cover, tear on the front bottom right corner, bumped corners, stains and foxing on the cover, page edges and some inside pages, previous owner's bookplate adhered on the front loose endpaper, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Koering, Ursula (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. None. 1st Edition. The cover has beige cloth with brown letters and an illustration of a bear. 14 chapters; browntone text and illustrations. About a third of the cloth has water stain. Scans e-mailed upon request. Standard shipping cost in the U.S. will be reduced. Grace Paull (illustrator). …

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (juvenile fiction, strangers, denmark) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Ursula Koering (illustrator). …

Cloth Over Board. Condition: Good. Fair / with Protective Cover. First Edition. Clean text, tight binding, minor corner bumping and color fading along the spine. The dust jacket exhibits minor corner bumping and color fading, but has since been placed in a protective cover to prevent further damage. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Koering, Ursula (illustrator). …

Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Spine faded, rubbing along edges of covers w/small tears, some soiling, interior hinges cracking, bookplate inside front cover, pages toned w/tiny bit of ink writing; b/w photos; 400 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Strange Man and the Storks was written by Bessie F. White and illustrated by Ursula Koering. The book was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1955 and is a stated First Edition . . . and the price on the dust jacket flap is $2.25. The book is 6 1/4" by 8 1/4" and has 114 pages with a Table of Contents and black-and-white illustrations throughout. Both the book and the dust jacket are in good + condition . . . and there IS an inscription at the top of the front loose end page. Apparently the book was a gift in June of 1960. "Alive with the atmosphere and culture of Denmark - this beautifully told story has all the simplicity and integrity of a tale by Hans Christian Andersen." Thanks for looking. Ursula Koering (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. First edition. Hardcover in green and salmon cloth stamped in blue. 114 pp. With illustrations by Ursula Koering. A tight, near fine example, slight spotting anong the top edges. In very good, price clipped dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 1st edition hardcover in blue cloth boards with red dancing bear and titles on slightly soiled boards. Tips bumped, text fine with adorable dancing bear endpps. 15 short chapters about this opinionated and adventurous bear. First printing 1953. Sari (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. -----------------Red cloth covers with gilt, a thick book, 8 1/2" tall. 400 pages, illustrated with many portraits of the women.-------------------VERY GOOD CONDITION, tight binding, clean book. . . no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This book was published in the 1950s, and it follows two Swedish siblings who find a bear cub in the woods. The author credits her friend Marit Thorson for furnishing the Swedish elements of this book. The cover is slightly discolored on the edges, but the pages are crisp and flat. Small crayon mark on the back. The dedication page features a 75-year-old handwritten note by a child: "May 30, Robin".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN . B0096RBO9O Hardback. First Edition as stated on the copyright page. Previous owners inscription , dated 1962, on the first page in , Otherwise book is a Tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good condition. Dustjacket is in Good condition with slight chips and creasing around its edges, The dustjacket has been placed in a Brodart protective cover by us to protect it and it looks much better than described. . This does not affect the dustjacket in any way, as all taping is done on the outside of the protector. $ 2.50 original price is present and unclipped on front dustjacket flap. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. GOOD / DJ GOOD. Former Library Book. 235 pages. Text is clean and unmarked. Small stains noted on a few pages. Usual library markings and stamps. Believed to be a rebound edition. Red board with white lettering on the spine. Cover has some general wear and rubbing. Binding and hinges are firm.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. Dh is missing small pieces at top and bottom edges of spine. ; 114 pages. Illustrated by Ursula Koering (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Soft cover octavo in fine , as new condition signed by the author on the title page. First hand account of life in a community of farmers in the dryland desert of southwest Colorado at the beginning of the 20th century. This was one of the last frontiers of the wild west, an area settlers were warned to stay away from due to the dry land and difficult life there. Bessie White describes the rich life found by herself and her family there. xviii and 185 pp. Memoir, History, Southwest Colorado, Dryland farming, Montezuma County, Start of 20th Century. Wolf, Sharon (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Issued w/o dj. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 82 pp., illus., ink school stamp.

Hardcover. 1955 First edition. SIGNED and inscribed by author to her physician. Hardcover, fine in a near fine dustjacket. DJ starting to age yellow, with a 1 inch tear and adjoining wrinkle on lower edge of rear panel, a few lesser nicks, price present. Book is tight, clean, crisp and apparently never read. Children's; modern first; Norway; autographed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Minor rubbing to top edge of cover. Tanning to spine area of DJ. Tears in tope spine end and on top edge of DJ. Mild tanning of the pages and endpapers.

Hardbound. Condition: Good. Duodecimo, green cloth with gold lettering and call letters, bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper, 24 pp., drawings of the stage set, wear and soiling to the rear endpaper.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.47 inches. In Stock. Wolf, Sharon (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: good. very good(-). First. Illus. 400pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. slightly chipped, edges of lower corners of cloth worn, cloth lightly soiled. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, (1932).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Green cloth former owner's label else very good; unclipped jacket, chipping at extremes and some rubbing looks fresh in Mylar protective cover.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. First Edition. Autographed by the Author on the title page. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and prints. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Previous owner's signature, address and date (Jan.18,1935) written on the inside of the rear fly-leaf. The spine panel is sunned and the book is rubbed at the spine ends. Very good - condition. ; B&W Portraits and photographs; 8vo.; 400 pages; Signed by Author. …

Hardcover. 1956 First edition; 1st ptg. SIGNED & inscribed by the author to her physician. Hardcover, fine in a very good+ dustjacket. DJ starting to age yellow, most notably along spine portion and rear panel, with a few small (c. 1/2 inch or less) nicks, price present. Book itself is tight, clean, still crisp and probably never read. Children's; autographed. …

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo in dust jacket with slight wear, 235 pp. With plays by H. Leivick, Jacob Gordin, Z. Levin, Samuel Daixel, I.L. Peretz, I.D. Berkowitz, Z. Libin, David Pinski and Sholom Aleichem.

Hardbound. Condition: Good. Duodecimo, green cloth with gold lettering and call letters on the front board, bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper, 24 pp., mild soiling to the rear endpaper.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. (bears, children's stories).