Language: English
Published by George G. Harrap & Co., London, 1916
Seller: Nikki Green Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Willy Pogany (illustrator). Undated circa 1916. Small slim 4to, pp34 (unpaginated) with charming double page illustrations by the famous Willy Pogany. Hardcover no dust jacket. binding of olive paper covered boards with square pictorial title label pasted to front cover in good condition with rubbing to edges and small split to top of spine. Inside award certificate from "Stonefield Infants School" dated 1917 to front free end paper, 8 pages are loose in two parts but present otherwise pages are clean and bright. A reasonable copy of a scarce and highly desirable title.
Published by McBride Nast & Co, NY, 1915
Seller: Wickham Books South, NAPLES, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Binding mildly edgeworn ; Olive cloth hardcover with tipped-in color cover illustration. Color illustrations. Unpaginated (apprx 34 pp) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 34 pages.
Published by George G. Harrap & Co, London, 1916
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: fair. Willy Pogany (illustrator). 8vo. Rebacked brown cloth with illustrated paste-down. Some staining, rubbing and discoloration to boards. Head and tail of spine bumped and rubbed. Wear to corners. Inscribed by previous owner on free front endpaper. Illustrated title-page. A few pages have been reinforced with white binders tape along gutters. Delightfully illustrated with color reproductions of drawings by Willy Pogany. Binding in fair, interior in good condition.
Cloth. Condition: Good. Willy Pogany (illustrator). A scarce poetical version of this much loved children's fairy tale, with many double page colour illustrations by Willy Pogany. William Pogany was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books, best known for his pen and ink drawings of myths and fables. A large portion of Pogany's work is described as Art Nouveau and his artistic style was heavily fairy-tale orientated, often featuring motifs of mythical animals such as nymphs and pixie. Pogany was also renowned for his use of dreamy and warm pastel scenes with watercolors, and oil paintings. In a quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards and a colour inlay to the front board. In a quarter cloth binding. Externally generally smart. Minor wear to extremities. Bumping to head and tail of spine. Tide mark to upper extremity of front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot and handling mark. Ink inscription to front free-endpaper. Good. book.
Published by McBride Nast & Company, New York, 1915
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Pictured by Willy Pogany in color and black and white 8vo, publisher's boards with applied color illustration on front panel. First edition. Corners rubbed; very slight soiling to boards; contents fine.
Published by McBride Nast & Company, NY, 1915
Seller: poor man's rare books (mrbooks) IOBA NJB, Vineland, NJ, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Illustrated by Pogany, Willy (illustrator). First American Edition. Color Illustrations; With 8 double-page, color illustrations. Bound in original half cloth, with the mounted color label on front cover. Minor wear to corners. Contents clean, binding firm. Condition Report: Very Good Condition . Aprox 7.5" x 10". Nice copy.
Pogany, Willy (illustrator). NY. Good with no dust jacket; Hardcover; McBride Nast & Company; 1915; First . Edition. Fable, Leonard. [Illus. ] Pogany, Willy. The Gingerbread Man. NY: McBride Nast & Company, 1915, unpaginated. Brown hardcover boards with illustrated colour pastedown to front board. Eight full colour double page plates illustrated by Willy Pogany. Light soiling, moderate wear to boards. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. A previous owner has applied some type of illustrations to inside of boards.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall . Good with no dust jacket; Hardcover; McBride Nast & Company; 1915; First Edition.