Bryant J Percy (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 174 pp bw illustrations, adverts, green cloth black title. Sound book with some general wear. Date from BL.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Undated, circa 1920's, 166pp, plus adverts, good used condition, some finger marks, occasional pencil notes/underlining, some marks/wear to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's original green hardback with black lettering to upper cover and spine. Showing well. Also, firm and square with strong joints. Contents clean and tight, just mildly age toned. No pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Size: 220mm x 140mm. Pages: 175. Well illustrated. Includes a number of trade adverts. Thus a very good copy. Not a scarce item, but very difficult to find in very good condition. …

Octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st. Red card stock illustrated boards with gilt lettering and graphics. FIRST EDITION. Numerous coloured and other plates with tissue on the colour plates. Illustrated selections from the authors listed. The boards have a three inch tear at the top of the spine and an one inch tear at the base of the spine. Original book dealer's stamp on the first page. 84 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition Nd. c. 1910. Text illustrations throughout. Corner very lightly creased, first two pages, else very good in publishers printed green cloth, very light rubbing to edges and cloth very slightly darkened, else very good copy. Text illustrations. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. First Edition. Bound in green cloth with clear black titles to front board and spine, this undated circa 1922 hardcover First Edition is VG. 175pp with 19 Chaptersincluding these topic: Yeast & Fermentation: Breda Improvers: Flavour: Texture: Bloom: Volume: Moisture: Appearance: Sponge Doughs: Exhibition Bread: Vienna Bread: Brown Bread: Fruit Bread: Fancy Bread: Small Bread: Bakehouse Machinery. Several display adverts and collection of B/W photos of Bread Products. Condition Vg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. "Most Of These Stories Have Been Published In A London Weekly Newspaper The Others Having Appeared In A Number Of Provincial Publication . Copies Can Be Obtained From Me As Long As The Supply Lasts . J. Percy Bryant". These Stories Are "West Country". [Viii] + 107 Pages In A Heavy Board Binder. No Date Stated - Perhaps 1930S? Complete And Soundly Bound But The Endpapers Are "Decaying" And The Boards Are Scuffed. Overall We Rate This As Only "Fair".…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 314 pages ; OCLC 927145016 (online version); art nouveau design with sunflowers and in green and brown on brown cloth ; no dustjacket ; "Reading with appreciation is a fine art. This volume contains some of the gems of literature which the race has learned to love. Some of the 'old fashioned selections' and some of the most charming new short classics, are offered as a basis for study and appreciation. The average pupil will study his reading lesson with zest if he is given some definite work to do. In these studies, the brief introduction to each selection is intended to whet the pupil's appetite.The exercises following each study make his study definite and to the point. Helpful notes are added wherever necessary, and additional readings are given. ; Selections include: The American Boy -- The Light That Is Felt -- The Tiger The Brahman, And The Jackal -- A Kind Word -- Little Brown Hands -- The Lame Man And The Blind Man -- The Owl And The Pussy-cat -- September -- The Arab And His Camel -- The Shepherd Boy And The Wolf -- Needless Pain -- Because He Loves Us -- Marjorie's Almanac -- The Brown Thrush -- Truth -- God Bless Our Flag -- The Quails -- The Discontented Stonecutter -- The Cloud -- All Things Beautiful -- Labor -- The Matsuyama Mirror -- Work While You Work -- The Pen -- The Quest -- God Bless The Commonplace -- A Bright Chinese Boy -- The Grapevine Swing -- Beautiful Joe -- Forget-me-not -- October's Bright Blue Weather -- Daisies -- So Much Of Goodness -- The Breaking In Of Black Beauty -- The Children's Hour -- The Magic Mill -- The Corn Song -- Daniel Webster's First Case -- The Day Is Done -- The Image And The Treasure -- Somebody's Mother -- Look For Goodness -- The Code Barbarian -- The Discontented Pendulum -- True Success -- Which Loved Best? -- Hope -- The Story Of King Midas -- T Is The Last Rose Of Summer -- Home, Sweet Home -- The Fight -- A Simple Recipe -- The Angels Song -- A Visit From St, Nicholas -- Ring Out, Wild Bells! -- Beauty In Common Things -- Letters Of Recommendation -- A Song For Flag Day -- The Stone In The Road -- Answer To A Child's Question -- Paul Revere's Ride -- The Dream Of Home -- The Choice Of Hercules -- Thomas Jefferson's Ten Rules -- After The Shipwreck -- The Lost Camel -- The Planting Of The Apple Tree -- We Should Smile -- The Humbug -- Sky-born Music -- The Pebble And The Acorn -- The Tree -- Service -- The Sleeping Beauty -- A Wholesome Tongue -- The Village Blacksmith -- Genuine Heroism -- The Legend Of Indian Corn -- Robert E. Lee -- The City Mouse And The Country Mouse -- Our Birth--The First Roses -- A Little Sermon -- Four-leaf Clover -- Love's Nobility -- A Prayer -- Casabianca -- Be What Thou Seemest -- Thor And The Giants -- The Spider And The Fly -- The Mouse And The Moonbeam -- The Schoolhouse And The Flag -- The Snow-image -- Index Of Authors ; Numerous Biblical references appear in Searson's Studies in Reading (1923), but the movement is toward secular stories with a moral emphasizing social values. This reader, published after World War I, begins with a poem, "The American Boy." It is a dialogue between a father and son about patriotism. According to the author of this reader, the influence of the story "The Poor Little Match Girl" "founded many an orphan home and organized hundreds of societies for relief of the worthy poor," which indicates an emphasis on philanthropy and social work during the era of the Social Gospel.80% of selections taught traditional values."-- Sharon Vincz Andrews ; signature of a youthful Gerald Grout, later a Kansas Ophthalmologist ; GOOD. Book.…