Blanche Seale Hunt (61 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Red cloth spine with black titles, illustrated covers, illustrated endpapers, 96 pages. Boards rubbed at the edges and worn at the corners. Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Red cloth spine with black titles, illustrated covers, illustrated endpapers, 96 pages. Boards rubbed at the edges, front hinge loose but holding. Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket present. The hardcover binding of "Stories of Little Brown Koko" shows signs of wear, with some scuffing on the cover edges and corners. The spine is intact, and the pages are well-preserved, showcasing the illustrations clearly. There is no dust jacket, and the book is free from inscriptions or library markings. Overall, the book is in good condition for its age, maintaining its structural integrity and visual appeal. ###. Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: good. a little wear to edges of book, dustjacket has wear along edges and tears at corners and 3/4 inch by 1/2 inch piece missing from top of spine. Dark blue colors of dj and book still very vivid. 96 pages; 8 1/8 x 10 3/4 ". Illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Paper-wrapped boards with black print on red cloth spine. Covers are same; Blue background with yellow "wooden " colored print and multi-colored pictorial on lower 2/3 of page. Two small areas on front cover where white shows after blue layer removed. Wear at corner tips and spine ends. Small chipping of blue edges all around. Endpapers illustrated with multiple small red-line illustrations. 22 Short illustrated stories. 96 pages. WAGSTAFF, Dorthy (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Copyright 1940 edition. Vintage printing. Clean content pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book boards have bumped corners, bottom edgewear, Dustjacket has one inch tear at the bottom and all around edgewear. Chips to the dustjacket spine. Cute illustrations. Illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book size about 8 by 10 1/2 inches with some 96 pages. Bound in color illustrated paper over boards with a red cloth spine. Spine lettering in black. Illustrated end papers (Same for front and rear). Illustrated on nearly every page by Dorothy Wagstaff. Some 22 stories in all covering just about every black stereotype you can think of (Watermelon, Cotton Patch, skin color, general appearance. And, of course, his 'nice, good, ole, big, fat, black Mammy'. Staples pulled through the end papers; previous owner name and book plate at front else slight wear. VERY GOOD+.…

HARDBACK BLUE. General wear, decorated endpapers, contains illustrations, scratched rear cover, some crayon marks on pages DATE PUBLISHED: 1953 EDITION: 96. WAGSTAFF, DOROTHY (illustrator).

Condition: Acceptable. American Colortype Company 1940 96 pages. illustrated boards are creased and rubbed. corners bumped. hinge cracked at title page. binding shaken.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Second Edition. Nice copy of this classic children's book. Period language used. Dust jacket has moderate wear, some nicks and tears. Email us for a photo. We also have Little Brown Koko--email us for a great price on both books. WE ship fast. Size: Tall. Wagstaff, Dorothy (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Oversized hardcover. Bound in red paper and cloth, with colorful illustrations across covers. Brown text across covers, black lettering along spine. Corners bumped and faded, further mild fading along edges. No text marred, cloth over spine is clean and neat. No DJ. No date on title page, stated second edition. Copyright page dated only 1945. 96 pages. Small gray stain on bottom fore edge, extending about half an inch onto pages starting at page 45 and continuing through end. Does not touch text block. Pages are otherwise clean, crisp, and bright. Illustrations by Dorothy Wagstaff featured throughout. Binding slightly split at front gutter, revealing glimpses of backing linen and staples. No pages loose, overall tight and secure. This is an oversized book, so extra postage will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Oversized hardcover with DJ. Bound in colorful pictorial paper with red cloth over spine, brown text across covers and black lettering along spine. Corners bumped, covers otherwise neat and clean. Red DJ with illustration and text matching binding. Corners bumped and slightly faded. Two closed tears at top edge of front cover, each extending about two inches down. No price-clipping. DJ otherwise neat. No date on title page, stated second edition. Copyright page dated only 1945. 96 pages. All clean, crisp, and bright. Illustrations by Dorothy Wagstaff featured throughout. Binding slightly split at front gutter, revealing glimpses of backing linen and staples. No pages loose, overall tight and secure. This is an oversized book, so extra postage will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Red illustrated paper over boards with brown lettering on front cover and black lettering on spine. No date on title page, copyright page dated 1945. 96 pages. Book is in good condition. Paper over boards is worn along edges, particularly at corners where the paper has split, exposing the boards. Very minimal peeling across surface of covers. Paper is bright and cover illustration clear. Attached endpapers have torn from binding, exposing staples. Endpapers remain firmly attached to boards and binding is strong. Pages are clean and unmarked. Overall free of tears or folds. Vintage children's book features black, white, and red illustrations throughout.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Edition. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Fair dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is rubbing to thespine ends, corners and edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several large edge tears with chipping, nicking, rubbing and generalized wear and tear. "Little Brown Koko was a popular story character authored by Blanche Seale Hunt in the 1930s until the early 1950s. The stories depicted an African American child and his mother and pets in a stereotyped and caricatured way. The stories appeared in the monthly magazine Household, published by Capper Publications, and were also gathered and published as a series of books. Many of the stories were illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff, who studied at Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas and taught at the Topeka School of Art in 1938." (from University of Kansas). Illustrated by Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator).…

Decorative Paper Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. This is a VG hardcover second edition copy, red decorative binding, no DJ. 23 Little Brown Koko Stories. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Laminated pictorial boards, worn at edges, with some creasing of cover. Text block is tight, with small breaks inside front and rear, where the large staple used to bind this book has abraded the inner hinge paper. A solid copy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 96 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition stated. No dust jacket. Covers have some edge wear and discoloration. Corners bumped and slightly worn. Previous owners name on inside of front free endpaper; otherwise pages clean. Binding tight. #K2.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. dust jacket in Brodart wraps. general wear and tear to dust jacket. edge wear, rubbing, corner bumping to boards. text is unmarked. inner contents are bright, clean. binding tight.

hardcover. Condition: very good. First Edition. Author of over 11 titles. Color pictorial paste-down over red boards. 96pp. Numerous illustrations in red and black. Some edge rubbing to boards. Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First, dust jacket. DJ edge wear, chip 2x2" gone lower right corner. 3" tear back from spine up. Small chip out top of spine. Internally lower edge of cover has two spots where something caused dents at each ot these spots on cover edges. Light browning to pages. FAIR/GOOD. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. First Edition. 96 pages. A children's book of stories about a young African American boy, his mother and their pets. The stories were first published in The Household Magazine before released in book form. Written and illustrated in a stereotypical and derogatory way, leading to criticisms and at least one protest by students who objected to its use in school. Illustrations in color. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in illustrated blue paper over boards. Edge and corner wear. Covers have pulled from staples but binding remains tight. No dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated boards with cloth spine. 96 pages. Illustrated. Gift inscription to previous owner dated 1953. Average wear. Complete and readable. Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Book size about 8 by 10 1/2 inches with some 96 pages. Bound in color illustrated paper over boards with a red cloth spine. Illustrated end papers (Same for front and rear). Stated second edition. In the original dust wrapper which matches the book covers. Illustrated throughout by Dorothy Wagstaff in red and black. One of the once immensely popular books in this series of six titles. Book with light edge rubbing; front cover paper crease (Occurred during the binding process). Wrapper with small closed tear at rear cover bottom. A clean and unmarked book. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2 Little Brown Koko books. Interiors fine. Board edges/corners have some rubbing, spine ends bumped. Unread interiors. Dorothy Wagstaff (illustrator).