Finley Fred J (11 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. BRAND NEW spiral-bound softcover. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First U.K. Edition. 246pp. Illustrations to the head of each chapter, center of title page, and frontis. University library label to ffep. Small adhesive residue to bfep. Lib stamp to colophon. Red boards w gold lettering to spine. Bumping to corners, scuff to tail. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ is clean, showing small wear to tail, lib cat label to spine, preserved in new mylar cover. Small octavo. First UK edition, 1955. Finley, Fred J. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. vi, 286 p. 21 cm. Copyright date is 1953, with the number 61 also printed on the copyright page, so possibly a 1961 reprint. Sound and square binding in red, paper-covered boards. Sticker shadow mark and some scuffing on the upper board. Light wear to edges and corner tips. The text block edges have some foxing, more so to the top edge. Tiny nick to rear edge of spine. Faint soil to both boards. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Lacks its dustjacket. A story of a boy and the role he played in the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada. This book won the Governor General's Award for juvenile fiction in 1953. Illustrated by Fred J. Finley (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 312 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in red, cloth-covered boards. Wear to the corner tips and spine ends, but not excessive. Top edge of spine is a bit grimey. Tiny stain to page 3, otherwise the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dustjacket is good only and has heavy wear, with large chips that affect the title on the spine and front panel. Wear and grime to all edges. The front flap fold has split along much of its length, but is holding nad the rear flap fold has some damage as well. . A sticker has been removed from the spine with loss of colour. Now housed in removable mylar protector. A story of the first days of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. One of a number of historical novels written for children by John F. Hayes, who twice won the Governer's General Award for Juvenile Fiction. Illustrated by Fred J. Finley (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. No statement of print, uncommon, an ex-library copy with the usual markings: stamps, labels, tape marks, etc. The rear free endpaper is missing. Light soil to outer edges and creasing/soiling from page handling. DJ has edge/rub wear, tape marks, indentation marks, creasing and light soiling. A reading copy. Actual book for sale pictured. 285pp. with b/w illustrations. Two cousins sail down the Bay of Fundy on a dangerous quest during the French-English conflict in 1755. Their loyalty is stretched by the Acadian tragedy on Canada's eastern shores. 14.5 x 21.1 x 2.8cm, wt650g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Finley, Fred J. (illustrator). Ex-Library.…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Reprint. 324pp, includes a "Notes and Questions" section at the rear, no statement of print (copyright year 1955, code 1328). Previous owner's bookplate opposite the half-title page, light soil to outer edges and light creasing from page handling. Red boards have edge/rub wear, fading to the spine, bump wear and soiling. A story of the Mounties' first days. Actual book for sale pictured. 12 x 18 x 2.5cm, wt500g Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Finley, Fred J. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 251 pp. Boards have light edgewear. Leaves yellowed. Fred J. Finley (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Canadian Edition. 312pp. Illustrations to the head of each chapter, center of title page, and frontis. Illustrated endpapers. University library label to ffep. Adhesive residue and surface scuff to bfep from pocket removed. Lib stamp to colophon and bottom edge of text block. Red boards w dark blue lettering to spine, dark blue figure stamped to lower front cover. No edgewear. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ is clean and without edgewear, showing lib cat label to spine, preserved in new mylar cover. Small octavo. First Canadian edition, 1955. Finley, Fred J. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. .A Story of the Mounties' First Days; Red cloth textured paper over boards with dark spine title & cover vignette, illustrated endpapers / pastedown, & frontis illustration; A near fine copy in a just very good dust jacket; 5.5"x8"; 312 pages. Fred J. Finley (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. About Very Good. 1st Edition. Hayes, twice winner of the Governor General's Award for Juvenile Fiction, tells the story of "the famous 'red-coats', the original North-West Mounted Police." Red cloth w/black illustration to front cover, black spine lettering, illustrated end papers, 312 pages (including author's note). Light general wear, in edgeworn dust jacket w/chipping to edges/corners/spine ends, small strip torn from bottom edge (left edge of front panel, bottom spine, right edge of rear panel), moderately sunned spine 2" tear to top of rear fold, impressions/scratches. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fred J. Finley (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First North American Edition. First printing (no additional printings listed). There is a very small crack in the front joint at the spine tail. The top edge is dust-spotted. Otherwise fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fred J. Finley (illustrator).