Ezra Kendall (127 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The book and contents are tight. The pages are clean with occasional soil. There are occasional small b/w illustrations. The covers are tight and are soiled, The cover corners are bumped, The outside covers are partially chewed on the sides. This book is based on a character from a James Whitcomb Riley poem.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 94 pages; staple binding; pages tight; yellowed; moderate page wear; no markings; page edges darkened; Paper binding with black and white lettering; illustration of man in top hat; Some smudges and spotting; Spine ends slightly torn; some corners dog-eared. Ink cartoon drawings on every page; RARE VINTAGE BOOK. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96pp. Softcover with a little wear and 1/2" chip to lower spine and rear cover, minor soiling, contents age-toned but clean and tight. Amusing humor from the turn of the last century. Profusely and humorously illustrated with many in-text sketches. W.J.Morgan & Co. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. "Tan cloth with front cover illustration of schoolroom, teacher, pupils in red, orange and black. Front cover and spine lettering in black and red. Some 192 pages. 8vo. Illustrated with in-text drawings on every page. "Relating the Happenings to One Sandy Loam A Simon Pure Hoosier Character". Set in Top Soil, Indiana this is a mid west humor tale. The numerous illustrations give this a very different feel than the usual book. Book with light general wear; covers lightly soiled (Perhaps from the book title!!). VERY GOOD- Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng".…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Atlas Of The Heavens: Showing The Places Of The Principal Stars, Clusters And Nebulae. Book.

Cloth Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 188pp. Drawings thru-out. Pictorial cloth.

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. An original Comedy Story & Illustrated & Picture cover (has teacher at the Black board & children around his desk.

Condition: Good. The Cleveland News Co./The J.B. Savage Company Cleveland, OH 1909 12mo. 192 pages. blue cloth boards moderately soiled. spine darkened with snag to crown. binding secure.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Softcover book in original wraps. Ezra Kendall's second book. Some edge chipping to cover and spine, a little light creasing and soiling. Pages are clean, every page illustrated with small drawings. 96 pages.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Good +. [4], 95, [1] pages: many in-text illustrations; 19 cm. Orange wrapper printed in black. Title page and front wrapper state: "Gepfert & Crummel, successors to the Helman, Taylor Co." "Ezra Kendall's Book 3" -- at head of front wrapper. Former owner's name on inside of front wrapper: J. Walter Ruddach. The author, Ezra Kendall (1861-1910), was an American actor, humorist, and author. In Good+ Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled; lacking wrapper at ends of spine; back wrapper is detached but present; corners lightly creased; pages are clean and tight.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. covers have heavy wear and rubbing, corners and ends of spine bumped, sewn binding loose, no writing, 188 pages, turn of the century story of a man thrown out of his home because of his drinking, a rich widow who is blind, a sleazy lawyer, a traveling salesman, an ambitious boy and several other characters in which the blind woman eventually sees, the lawyer is sent packing, the former alcoholic is reunited with his wife and child and everyone lives happily ever after except the lawyer, bw illustrations Size: 5.5 x 7.5.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Unknown printing (not stated). NO publisher's price present. Visually checked for defects and deviations -- Found: general edge-wear ~ bookstore stamp on the front paste-down. A sweet story full of fun.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Poor.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 94 pages. Corners are worn with chips on front cover along the bottom edge, 1/8" x 3", and a chip at top edge near foreedge; covers are lightly soiled; spine tape repaired bottom 1/3. Internally, clean and tight. Good condition, wrappers. (141).

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

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust jacket. First Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No statement of later printing on copyright page. No dust jacket; bound in dark green boards with red/black lettering and design. Previous owner's gift inscription on front end paper. Minor wear to board corners and edges; slight wear to page corners and edges; slight dust soiling and browning throughout; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Good to Very Good condition. No Signature. …

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

Condition: Acceptable. The Cleveland News Co. Cleveland, OH 12mo. no publish date stated, circa 1900s. grey cloth illustrated boards are worn with rubbing and soiling. corners bumped. spine cocked and rubbed. both hinges cracked at boards with exposed webbing to gutters. light browning and handsoiling to pages.…

Condition: Good. Good condition. (American wit and humor) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

12Mo Softcover. Condition: Acceptable. 1st. 96p. Warm pages are unmarked with b/w illustrations. Wraps are toned and tattered with numerous closed tears. Stapled binding is intact but covers are barely attached to binding. Some pages are creased and torn, but text is still legible.

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

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

Paperback. Condition: Good. Illustrated wrappers, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, 94 clean pages. The layout of the book is one of hand lettering with many illustrations drawn in the text. (see photos).Ezra Freemont Kendall (1861-1910), b. Centerville, New York; d. Martinsville, Indiana. Kendall was a humorist, an actor, a playwright and author who was known for his comic portrayals of New England Yankees. He was for a time the highest-paid comedian during his vaudeville years. Kendall became a printer's assistant in New York City at the age of fourteen, and by age seventeen was a reporter for several newspapers and the youngest member of the New York Press Club. Before the age of twenty he was touring with a theatre company and began his stage career. He became very popular and successful, and published three books of humor, all made from reproduced handwriting, and filled with line drawings of the story. "The stories contain frequent wordplay and clearly portray the rythm and comic timing of vaudeville players." - wikipedia.…

Condition: New.