Language: English
Published by The Readers Digest Association, Inc., 1986
ISBN 10: 0895772329 ISBN 13: 9780895772329
Seller: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: New. Frank Godwin (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by The Readers Digest Association, Inc., 1986
ISBN 10: 0895772329 ISBN 13: 9780895772329
Seller: Cheryl's Books, Vinemont, AL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Frank Godwin (illustrator). Hardcover book in good condition, but missing dust jacket if issued one.Some wear on the cover, and prior owner's name inside the cover.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Godwin, Frank (illustrator). First Thus. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers illustrated by famous artists of the day, each with a colorful paper pastedown to the front board. The artist here is Frank Godwin, who did also did the decorative endpapers, frontispiece & 13 internal illustrations, all full-page, 3 in full-color! With Stevenson's story originally published in a magazine for boys in 1886, this is the First Edition by Winston in this format from 1925 (First, Thus), in 340 pgs with a Glossary in rear. With green cloth-covered boards, this hardcover is in solidly Good condition: generally very clean, with random smudged/soiled spots (this one has lots of spots on front endpapers). Binding straight & strong, pages modestly tanned but unmarked. Moderate rubbing to extremities & portions of front pastedown, corners bumped down to underlying boards, small tear/frayed area along spine-front cover interface about 1" below top. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Language: English
Published by John C. Winston Co., Chicago/Philadelphia/Toronto, 1924
Hardcover. Condition: Fair-Good. No Jacket. Godwin, Frank (illustrator). First Thus. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers illustrated by famous artists of the day, this one by Frank Godwin, who provided art for the front pastedown, frontispiece, & 14 internal illustrations, all of them full-page, 3 in full color (all present, with 2 showing a tiny dampstain to bottom edge)! This is the First Edition in this format (First, thus) from Winston from 1924, with an Introduction & Notes by Gilbert Sykes Blakely, in 304 pages with a Glossary in rear. With red cloth-covered boards with a colorful front paper paste-down, condition is Fair-Good: generally very clean with mild page tanning, but random spots to fore edge & on some pages, discolored areas randomly distributed to both covers & spine. Rubbing to extremities & heavily bumped corners with some fraying. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact. But the full-color frontispiece + 14 pen-&-ink illustrations throughout the book are lovely! Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by The John C. Winston Company, 1924
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair.
Language: English
Published by John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia/Chicago, 1924
Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Godwin, Frank (illustrator). First Thus. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers from the early 20th century, each illustrated by famous artists of the day, with a colorful paper pastedown to the front board & internal plates. This one contains 20 abridged prose renditions of William Shakespeare's comedies & tragedies by the brother-sister 19th-century essayist team, Charles & Mary Lamb, which became one of their most famous works following its initial publication in England in 1807. This edition from 1924 by John C. Winston has 323 pages + a Preface by the Authors, illustrated with a colorful frontispiece, decorative endpapers, & 11 color or duotone glossy, full-page plates by Frank Godwin. Octavo has black cloth-covered boards with a colorful front paper pastedown, stamped in (somewhat faded) gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG- (minus): very clean, with minor rubbing to extremities & mild bumping to corners & both ends of spine. Slight split to cloth about mid-spine to front gutter. Pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's name in neat pen to ffep. Mild-moderate tanning. Binding strong & straight, both hinges intact. A lovely edition & a great way to introduce young readers to the Bard! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Language: English
Published by John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia/Chicago, 1924
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Godwin, Frank (illustrator). First Thus. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers from the early 20th century, each illustrated by famous artists of the day, with a colorful paper pastedown to the front board & internal plates. This one contains 20 abridged prose renditions of William Shakespeare's comedies & tragedies by the brother-sister 19th-century essayist team, Charles & Mary Lamb, which became one of their most famous works following its initial publication in England in 1807. This edition from 1924 by John C. Winston (First, thus) has 323 pages + a Preface by the Authors, illustrated with a colorful frontispiece (which has become completely detached) & 11 color or duotone glossy, full-page plates by Frank Godwin. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with a colorful front paper pastedown, stamped in (somewhat faded) gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG: very clean, with minor rubbing to extremities & mild bumping to corners & both ends of spine. A few scattered white spots to spine. Pages creamy white & unmarked save for former owner's bookplate to ffep; mild-moderate tanning. Binding strong & straight, both hinges intact. A lovely edition & a great way to introduce young readers to the Bard! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by Garden City Publishing Co., Garden City, NY, 1932
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Frank Godwin(Illustrator) (illustrator). Reprint Edition. Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert, Frank Godwin Art Fraying to spine, moderate wear. No jacket present. 4 color pictorial plates by Frank Godwin. Blue cloth pictorial cover board. BOOK.
Language: English
Published by John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia/Chicago, 1925
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Godwin, Frank (illustrator). First Thus. One of a lovely series of classic books for young readers from the early 20th century, each illustrated by famous artists of the day, with a colorful paper pastedown to the front board. This one contains 20 abridged prose renditions of William Shakespeare's comedies & tragedies by the brother-sister 19th-century essayist team, Charles & Mary Lamb, which became one of their most famous works following its initial publication in England in 1807. This edition from 1924 (c.1925 printing) has 323 pages + a Preface by the Authors, as well as decorative duotone endpapers, a colorful frontispiece, decorative endpapers, & 11 color or duotone glossy, full-page illustrations by Frank Godwin. Octavo has ORANGE cloth-covered boards with a colorful front paper pastedown. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & unmarked, with very minor edgewear & rubbing to extremities. Corners are bumped but cloth intact. Both front & rear hinges are cracked, but text block intact. A very attractive copy! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by The John C. Winston Company January 1924, 1924
Seller: Pella Books, Pella, IA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used Very Good.
Published by Small, Maynard and Co., Boston, 1914
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Godwin, Frank [illustrator] (illustrator). Good Hardcover 1914 illustrated by Frank Godwin, no DJ, name stamp on front and back endpaper, spine letters rubbed.
Published by M. A. Donohue & Co.
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Chicago, n.d., circa 1910; paperback cover with stapled binding; some bending and tearing at corners of cover; edge worn; some rubbing; some wrinkling; some soiling/smudging on cover; marking on free front endpaper; Interior clean and unmarked; Folio; not paginated.
Language: English
Published by Reader's Digest Books, 1991
Seller: Sapphire Books, Peterborough, CAMBS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published In 1991 : 1st. Edition : Readers Digest : Quarter Bound In Dark Brown Faux Leather : Printed Simulated Wood Binding : Very Attractive : No D / J Supplied With This Edition : Includes The Customary 4 Page Leaflet On The Author : This Copy Has Tiny Corner Bumps To The Bottom Leading Edges : Otherwise : As New Throughout : Overall , Part Of The , " The World's Best Reading " Series :
Published by The John C. Winston Company, Chicago, Philadelphia & Toronto, 1925
Seller: Literary Cat Books, Machynlleth, Powys, WALES, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
£ 12.60
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCondition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus; First Impression. Bumped corners with some fraying. Damage to head & tail of spine. Tear on spine near centre (3 cm). Some scuffs to pictoral paste-down illustration. Gilt border faded In areas. Small stains to back cover. Previous owner name wriiten neatly on front loose end paper. Title page coming detached (1/3) . Hinge-cracked damage on title page & pages 84 - 85. ; Original buckram cloth boards with full colour pictoral paste-down illustration by Frank Godwin, framed with gilt. Black ink blind stamped lettering on spine. Illustrated green ink end papers, front & back. Four full colour pictoral plates & ten ink black & white illustrations. Five page glossary at read of book. A Classic historical adventure novel set in 18th-century Scotland. The story follows young David Balfour, who, after his fatherâs death, seeks out his uncle Ebenezer only to be betrayed & kidnappedâ"shipped off to be sold into slavery in the Carolinas. Escaping with the help of the dynamic Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart, David finds himself caught up in the dangerous politics & wild landscapes of post-Jacobite Scotland. The novel blends themes of betrayal, survival, & unlikely friendship, vividly portraying the countryâs turbulent history through a compelling journey for freedom & rightful inheritance. ; 21.5 cm x 15 cm x 3.9 cm; ix, 340 pages Original cloth boards with full colour pictoral paste-down illustration.
Published by The John C. Winston Company, 1925
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. Godwin, Frank [illustrator] (illustrator). Good Hardcover, green cloth binding with pictorial cover, color plates.
Published by Winston, 1927, 1927
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near fine. Bound in publisher's cloth, with pictorial front. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 256 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates (some color) : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Condition: Good. Some bumps/wear at edges/corners of hard board. Light marks, scratches and slight storage bend to hard board. Light marks/scratches to parts of text blocks. Text excellent/clean.
Published by M. A. Donohue c. 1920, 1920
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Stapled wraps. Condition: Fair. Stapled wraps with illustrated front cover, which is present but detached. Pages are toned with some tiny chipping in corner margins but the 4 interior illustrations are clean and very good. Rare. .; 12 pages.