Edited Introduction William Targ (11 results)
Published by Cleveland: The World Publishing Co. (1957)., 1957
- First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Published by World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1946
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Attractive, very good copy in lightly edgeworn and age-toned dustwrapper.
Published by Cleveland: The World Publishing Co. (1957)., 1957
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Children's Books, Book Collecting) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
More imagesPublished by Cleveland: The World Publishing Co. (1957)., 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Thomas Dorn, ABAA, Canton, GA, U.S.A.Thomas Dorn, ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. Fold-out frontispiece. 503 pp. + [1] page Index of Contributors. Illustrated. INSCRIBED warmly by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper. A tight, near fine book with some cloth splotchiness front cover. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Very Near Fine dust jacket. First Edition (so stated). Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1957. Fine condition in a Very Near Fine dust jacket. NOTprice clipped ($12.50). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Protected by a removable mylar (clear-plastic) sleeve. Sharp corne…rs. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1957. First Edition (so stated). Illustrated including a fold-out frontispiece. This is a charming and delightful collection of essays. In addition to its reference value, it is one of the most enjoyable volumes about children's books. According to Justin Schiller, it is a "useful reference work, seldom given the recognition it deserves. which contains 24 articles written by collectors and researchers, including a complete reprint of the 1954 descriptive catalogue for the Pierpont Morgan Library's first Children's Literature exhibition and William H. Bonds' documented study comparing the 1865 and 1866 printings of ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, previously published in the Harvard Library Bulletin." Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in red and bright gold. Complete with dust jacket. Haviland 58. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 503pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).
Bibliophile in the Nursery, A Bookman's Treasury of Collectors' Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books
Targ, William (signed - edited, with introduction and notes by)
Published by The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1957
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Near Fine dust jacket. Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1957. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR (Targ published Mario Puzo's THE GODFATHER and numerous other important books while editor-in-chief at G. P. Putnam's). Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (pri…ce clipped). NO chips, tears or fading. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated including a fold-out frontispiece. This is a charming and delightful collection of essays. In addition to its reference value, it is one of the most enjoyable volumes about children's books. According to Justin Schiller, it is a "useful reference work, seldom given the recognition it deserves. which contains 24 articles written by collectors and researchers, including a complete reprint of the 1954 descriptive catalogue for the Pierpont Morgan Library's first Children's Literature exhibition and William H. Bonds' documented study comparing the 1865 and 1866 printings of ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, previously published in the Harvard Library Bulletin." Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in red and gold. Complete with dust jacket. Haviland 58. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 503pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).
Carrousel for Bibliophiles (First Edition with Dust Jacket, good): A Treasury of Tales, Narratives, Epigrams & Sundry Curious Studies Relating to a Nobile Theme
Duschnes, Philip C.; Edited with and Introduction by William Targ
Published by Philip C. Duschnes, New York, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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Add to basketFull Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. Full red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Front free endpages has a gift inscription from an Admiral Al Grabau, Sigma Delta Gamma. Mild wear at the bottom of the book. Jacket is not price-clipped but it does have a stain at the bo…ttom edge near the spine with small chips and wear. Many closed tears. at edges. Still presentable. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a GOOD MINUS dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Published by Philip C. Duschnes, New York, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. xii, 400pp., "The Caveat Book Shop" catalogue, 15pp. Top corners on a few pages creased, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed and bumped, very good in a fair only price-clipped and chipped dust jacket with folds separated.
Published by Philip C. Duschnes, New York, NY, 1947
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.Shoemaker Booksellers
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 400+pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped. DJ has wear to edges w/ light chipping to corners and spine ends. Price clipped. Contents very nice.
Bibliophile In The Nursery -a Bookman's Treasury of Collectors' Lore on Old & Rare Children's Books , Important reference for the collector of children's books, Old & Rare Childrens Bks, wsith Index of Contributors,
Edited , Introduction & Notes William Targ, SIGNED & Inscribed by author dated 1958, with Fold Out in Front, DJ Design by Leo Manso, FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Blank Endpaper, Profusely Illustrated, Inner Flap DJ Priceclipped ,Contributors to this volume
Published by Cleveland & New York: The World Publishing Co., 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. , Contributors to this volume include Marchette Chute, Richard Altick, John T. Winterich, Iona & Peter Opie, Vincent Starrett, Joseph Campbell & others. B&W illustrations. HBDJ, 1957, Stated First Edition,VG+/VG, AS-IS, THICK Black embossed Cloth wit…h Gold Gilt Title,Yellow Illustrated DJ SPINE sunned with Light wear Fox tiny chips Extremities DJ, 503 pgs, Interior nice tight clean Light wear , Fox . Signed by Author.

Bibliophile in the Nursery: A Bookman s Treasury of Collector s Lore on Old and Rare Children s Books
Children s Books. Edited, with an introduction and notes, by William Targ
Published by Cleveland and New York,, 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United KingdomBertram Rota Ltd
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Illustrations Spine just a little worn at head and foot, otherwise a very nice copy Contributors include Jacob Blanck, F.J. Harvey Darton, August Derleth, Iona and Peter Opie, Ellery Queen, Vincent Starrett and John T. Winterich.