Chase Ernest Dudley (63 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. No jacket. 1956 Revised Edition. Rustcaft Publishers, 1956. Appears unread. Fine condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and creamy white -- probably never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1956 Revised Edition (the original edition was published in 1926). Illustrations throughout, a few in full color. Edited by James D. Chamberlain. Introduction by Stephen Q. Shannon. Printed by University Press of Cambridge. Bound in the original pictorial gold cloth, stamped in black. Full title: "The Romance of Greeting Cards, An Historical Account of the Origin, Evolution and Development of Christmas Cards, Valentines and Other Forms of Greeting Cards from the Earliest Days to the Present Time.". 1956 Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket. Illus. by Greenaway, Kate (decorations adapted from). 8vo. x, 252pp. Greenaway, Kate (decorations adapted from) (illustrator).…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. No Jacket. First Printing. 252 pages. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. "An historical account of the origin, evolution and development of Christmas cards, valentines and other forms of greeting cards from the earliest days to t he present time" Edited by James D. Chamberlain with an introduction by Stephen Q. Shannon. Decorations adapted from Kate Greenaway designs. In Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Rust Craft Greeting Cards 1906-1956. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Romance of Greeting Cards: An Historical Account of the Origin, Evolution, and Development of Christmas Card, Valentine, and Other Forms of Engrav. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . No Dust Jacket Signed by author on half title page. Hinges cracked. Half title and frontispiece nearly detached. (Greeting Cards, Design, History).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in brown cloth boards. No dust jacket. First printing of first edition. SIGNED by author on front free endpage. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Subtitle is "An historical account of the origin, evolution and development of Christmas Cards, Valentines, and other forms of greeting cards from the earliest days to the present time. " Illustrated. Laid in is a "giant" post card depicting the Rust Craft Greeting Cards Company in Dedham, Mass. , the publishers of the book. 8vo. 252 pp. Including index.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Revised edition. 8vo, 252 pages, gold cloth. Updates the 1926 edition. With 48 pages of color plates, many textual illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. The book is signed by Author. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Good clean unmarked copy. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

Condition: Good. 1956. No edition remarks. 252 pages. Signed by the author. Dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over gold cloth. Flatsigned by the author to front endpaper. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Mild rubbing and marking all over.…

x+252pp. 8vo. Original light blue boards. Black and white illustrations. A very good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition signed by the author. Light edge wear. Rubbing and fading to spine. Binding is strong. Faint stains to top edge. Interior is clean. No writing or markings of any kind.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good +. New Edition. Large 8vo. x, 252 (2) pp, illus. Edited by James D. Chamberlain with an Introduction by Stephen Q. Shannon. Decorations adapted from Kate Greenaway Designs: New Edition, 1956. Signed by the Author on ffep. Price clipped. 1/8" to 1/4" chip along top edge spine dj with two 2 1/4" closed tears to bottom edge front panel with two creases to same. Faintly age-toned, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Decorative gilt-cloth with black lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "The Rust Craft Greeting Card Company was an American greeting card, printing company. It produced what is believed to be the first Christmas card. The company was founded in a bookstore in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1906 by its owner, Fred Winslow Rust. The first Christmas card was printed on heavy tan paper and included a brief message in two colors. The success of the Christmas card grew into a business letters, postcards, and greeting cards with envelopes. Rust revolutionized the use of the "French Fold," which turned a single piece of paper into a card by folding it into quarters. They were the first company to sell greeting cards with a fitted envelope." Size: Large Octavo. Book.…

HARDBACK GILT. General wear, loose endpaper signed by Ernest Dudley Chase, worn edges, soiling on DJ edges, loose spine, contains BW illustrations DATE PUBLISHED: 1956 EDITION: 252.

1956. (hardcover) Good to very good, no dust jacket. x, 252pp. 8vo. SIGNED by Chase on the ffep. Gold cloth boards, lettered and decorated in dark green. Hinges and corners rubbed. Starting at first blanco, all leaves remain secure. Frontispiece, B&W and colour illus plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Stated Printing May 1926 On Title Page, Very Clean And Solid, Author Signed On Half Title Page, Green Cloth With Gitl Decorative And Title To Cover, Light Rubs To Front Cover, Rear Cover Rubbed Heavily Top, Nice Copy Overall.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. Lacking dj. Cover and edges show minor spotting, pages clean. Signed bythe author on the ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Near Fine in a Good only dustwrapper with paper loss at two places on front panel, small chips along the top of the rear panel. In Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of Rust Craft Greeting Cards. Signed by the author.…

Hardback. Condition: Very good condition. Limited Edition. No. 1417. Very good lightly chipped dust Jacket, spine toned. B&W Photographs (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Minor wear and fading on the boards. Binding is a bit exposed. Text and pictures are clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some light wear. Text is clean and tight in binding, no ownership or other markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK NODustjacket, 1956, 1st Edition, NF-/VG+, AS-IS NOJACKET, Decorated with Green Mustard Yellow cloth Cvr light corner Tiny Edge Ding, Octavo, Index, 252 pgs, Interior nice tight clean , Ligvht Wear, Fox. Signed by Author.

Green Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "The number of this book is 340 and I sincerely hope you may take as much pleasure in owning it as I had in writing it. Cordially yours Ernest Dudley Chase" inscribed and signed onto a bookplate adhered to front paste down page. Previous owner's marking on front paste down page. Very small indent on top edge of front board. Otherwise very good. Signed by Author(s). …