Language: English
Published by A. L. Burt Co., U. S. A., 1952
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Taylor, R. (illustrator). The Dust-Jacket's original price is still intact. Pages are clean, tight and bright. Generously illustrated throughout by Taylor in great, humerous, B&W drawings.
Language: English
Published by Doubleday & Company, 1950
Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. R. Taylor (illustrator). 1st Edition. Wear, Aging, Soiling To Covers. Wear To Corners. Wear, Chipping, Soiling To Jacket. Age Spotting/Soiling To Endpapers. Gift Inscription On Front Endpaper. Text Is Age Toned, Free Of Markings, With Limited Mild Soiling.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Taylor R (illustrator). Not Stated. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co. 1950. Pictorial Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 92p. cover edges worn, jacket has chips, creases and closed tears to edges. illustrations.
Language: English
Published by A S Barnes and Company, New York, 1952
Seller: Rodney"s Books, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. R Taylor (illustrator). 1st Edition. Dust Jacket has about 2 inches missing on spine and also tears and folds on the rest. The book is in good condition with no writing.
Language: English
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950
ISBN 10: 0112016332 ISBN 13: 9780112016335
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. R. Taylor (illustrator). Dust jacket has edgewear with chipping and tearing resulting in minor paper loss; jacket has notable sun fading along spine and repair taping to interior. Book has scuffing and shelf rubbing to boards. Binding is sound. Some interior pages have minor smudges and staining but text and images are overall clean. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. This book is from a library and may include stamps, tape, and markings. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Published by Doubleday & Co, 1950
Seller: Dick's Book Barn, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by T. Taylor (illustrator). This copy is tight and clean; the boards show quite a bit of wear; edges are worn, spine paper is missing, a crease at the bottom of the front board.
Language: English
Published by Putnam and Co. Ltd., London, 1956
Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. R. Taylor (illustrator). 1st Edition. A hardcover fiction in very good condition. Pages are spotless and intact, with no markings. The hardcover is well-preserved. The dust jacket remains clear and crisp and despite some minor signs of tear around the corners the surface shows no other major signs of wear.
Language: English
Published by Doubleday & Co. , Inc, Garden City, N. Y., 1948
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Taylor R. (illustrator). Doubleday 1950 On Title Page And Copyright Page. Nap. Translated By F.S. Pearson 2D, Illustrations By R. Taylor, Introduction By Abel Green. Blue/Red Illustrated Front Board. Back Board White. Light Rub Wear On Edges. 44 Clean White Pages Are Tightly Bound. B/W Illustrations Throughout. Last Page Has Word List. (See Photos) (83-D).
Language: English
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1950
Seller: Turn the Page, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Taylor, R. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Fractured French, Freely Collected and Translated by F. S. Pearson 2d, Illustrated by R. Taylor. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1950. Book Condition / Dust Jacket Condition: Book Condition: Very Good -; Internally clean overall with light age-toning. Binding remains intact and square. Minor edge wear and small losses at lower page corners toward the rear. No loose pages. Ownership inscription on front endpaper ("Stephen A. Steinmetz, 16 Feb 82"). Dust Jacket Condition: Good / Fair; (complete but heavily worn). Original dust jacket present with significant edge chipping, creasing, paper loss along folds, and general soiling. Spine heavily worn but legible. Jacket artwork intact and visually appealing despite damage. (see photos) Printing identification note: This copy matches the first edition points for Fractured French, including the 1950 Garden City imprint and original illustrated dust jacket; no later printing indicators are present. A witty mid-century humor classic collecting deliberately mistranslated French phrases, creating comic English results that parody both language instruction and cultural misunderstanding. Illustrated throughout with sharp, expressive cartoons by R. Taylor, the book captures a distinctly postwar American humor sensibility and remains an enduring cult favorite among language lovers and cartoon collectors.
Published by Barnes, 1952
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn, Good DJ. First Edition. 90pp. Illus.The creators of "Fractured French" bring their viewpoint to Baseball.
Language: English
Published by Putnam and Co. Ltd., London, 1951
Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. R. Taylor (illustrator). 1st Edition. A hardcover fiction in good condition. Contains lots of black of white illustrations. Pages are white, intact and unmarked. The jacket is fair overall with some signs of wear along the upper edge. The hardcover is intact.
Published by A. S. Barnes & Co, 1952
Seller: Enterprise Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover, illus. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ Fine. No notes or ANY markings. DJ not clipped {$1.50) ; Unpaginated pages.
Published by PERMA BOOKS
Seller: Richard's Books, Boise, ID, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1ST 1956. COVER HAS LIGHT CREASING AND A LITTLE SURFACE WEAR. 88 PAGE TEXT HAS ONLY LIGHT WEAR. HUMOR. 4.25'' X 6.5''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.
Published by A.S. Barnes & Co, NY, 1952
Seller: Inga's Original Choices, Piggott, AR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Taylor, R. [illogical Illustrations by] (illustrator). Not Stated Assumed First Edition. Illustrated throughout with B&W drawings [cartoons]. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 1.50] in new archival mylar, mostly clean [mild discoloration at back] colors bright, a little edge wear, sunned spine. Pictorial boards [same design as dust jacket], clean, colors bright, minor shelf wear at extremities. Pages [44] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, small moisture mark at front page edges not extending into pages. PO's last name at endpaper. The perpetrators of Fractured French and Compound Fractured French have turned their attention to baseball. This book is more than fun, it is also educational. If the illustrations do not purvey the real meaning of the slang phrases or baseball terms, the author includes the correct "translations". Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.
Language: English
Published by The Copp Clark Company Ltd., Toronto ON Canada, 1952
Seller: Calmwater Books, Shediac, NB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. R. Taylor (illustrator). Book is in good condition and very clean with no writing or markings anywhere. Well bound with no loose or missing pages. Front lower corner of cover has been slightly crushed. Baseball is a game abounding in earthly humor, this book well illustrated with - tasteless humor of baseball definitions.
Language: English
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1950
Seller: Librairie Sheehy (Theologia Books), La Charite sur Loire, France
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. R. Taylor (illustrator). Very good hardback copy in shelfworn dustjacket. 88 pages, illustrated.
Published by Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1950
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. R. Taylor (illustrator). First Edition. First edition, stated; bound in glossy illustrated boards. A library stamp on the front endpaper, else unmarked; peeling to the inside back board; spine slant; edges of boards show wear, especially at spine ends and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $1.50); heavily chipped and edgeworn, with pieces missing at the top of the front panel and bottom of the spine; spine is faded; Brodart protected.
Hardcover (Printed Boards). Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. R. Taylor (illustrator). Reprint. Dust jacket has a piece missing to top of 38 pages. Dust jacket has rubbing, chips and tears to edges. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Illustrator: R. Taylor. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Cartoons; Comics & Graphic Novels; Rare & Collectible::Rare & Collectible. Inventory No: 278901.
Published by London; Putnam, 1951
Seller: Rainy Day Books (Australia), The Basin, VIC, Australia
First Edition
1st edition decorated boards hardcover. No dj. 39p. ill. Includes index. Hilarious cartoons of puns on the french language. Top corner of boards chewed by dog(?).
Language: English
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1951
Seller: Antiquariat Armebooks, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Befriedigend. Putnam - 1st. 1952 : F. S. Pearson - Pappband - 6-70-2-L3 ME-SRH4-HXFF Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 454.
Published by New York, A.S. Barnes and Company, 1952
Seller: LLIBRES del SENDERI, Barcelona, B, Spain
First Edition
Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. 1ª Edición. (Humor gráfico). New York, A.S. Barnes and Company, 1952. 48 h. sin numerar. Dibujos b/n. 8º mayor. Cartoné editorial ilustrado con sobrecubierta. La sobrecubierta con rozaduras en cantos del lomo y bordes. El resto en muy buen estado. Buen ejemplar. First edition. En inglés.
Published by Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950
Seller: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Date on title page. No additional dates, editions or printings indicated. Near fine hardback in near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Book has a rubber-stamped "L" (1/2 inch by 1/4 inch) in upper fore-edge corner of front free endpaper. Dust jacket has a 1/4 inch closed tear to top edge of front panel; a 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch chip to upper fore-edge corner of front panel and slight, if not very slight fading to spine. Only trivial additional wear to head and heel of spine, corners and edges of book and dust jacket.
Published by Doubleday, New York, 1951
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by R. Taylor (illustrator). First Edition. Remnent of bookplate on front free endpaper. ; Both book and dustjacket are in Very Good condition - exception noted. Scarce work in this First Edition and condition. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 44 pages.
Published by A. S Barnes and Company, New York
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Toning throughout. Scuffing to panels. Wear and discoloration to spine. Edge wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Language: English
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950
ISBN 10: 0112016332 ISBN 13: 9780112016335
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: New. R. Taylor (illustrator). In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Published by A.S. Barnes, New York, 1952
Seller: Ira Joel Haber - Cinemage Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Sm. Illus. Bds. W. Dustjacket. First Edition. Baseball as seen thorugh some very nice b&w cartoons by Taylor whose work looks like it could show up in Blab. Also includes actual meanings for baseball slang on the verso of each drawing. Nice illus. bds. and dustjacket are near fine. Book.
Published by Doubleday & Company, 1950
Seller: The Bookery @ Rochester, LLC, Rochester, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. R Taylor (illustrator). 1st Edition. Good book with good covered jacket. Very funny!
Published by Published by Putnam & Company Limited, 42 Great Russell Street, London Reprinted Edition . 1956., 1956
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original illustrated paper covered boards. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 37 full-page monochrome cartoon illustrations throughout. Ink name to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small rubbed tear to the top front cover, not price clipped, 6s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. HUMOUR (Satire, Cartoon).
Published by Putnam, London 1956, 1956
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Hardback. Slight wear otherwise very good in an edge-torn, near very good, price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated purple covers and matching jacket.
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, N. Y., 1951
Seller: Gurra's Books, Hemse, Sweden
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. R. Taylor (illustrator). 1st Edition. Dj very worn and sunned, esp bs. Cover worn, esp edges, with a pencil line and some sort of residue, ca 2x3 cm, on front. Very slightly cocked. Underlining in tp. Some pages very slightly creased and soiled with a couple of pencil lines (made by a child?). 12mo. 88 p. English.