French Vera M (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket present. This hardcover copy of "Child-Story Readers: First Reader" shows significant wear consistent with its age. The cover is worn, with noticeable fraying along the spine and edges. The pages are intact but show signs of age-related discoloration. No dust jacket is present. Despite these flaws, the book remains a solid example of early 20th-century educational literature. Vera Stone Norman (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Soiled with heavy wear. ffep removed. Hinges sound with no ownership writing. Norman, Vera Stone (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated, early 20th century children's story book. From a school, with school name stamp opposite title page; binding has moderate edge wear. Vera Stone Norman (illustrator). Book.

Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. Rubbing to edges of covers w/some small tears, corners of covers lightly bumped, pages lightly toning, little bit of light soiling and creasing, some pages have 2" tears and smaller, page 9 has 4" tear, a few pages have small chips that don't affect text; 128 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Not Issued. Page 237 has small tear at bottom page edge. Many pages with little finger page turning marks. Binding is tight. Fraying to cover edges. Previous Ross Public School Library book as per stamp on the title page. No other library markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Decorated green hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. Lightly bumped corners. Name on illlustrated front endpaper. 413 pages. A couple of minor pencil marks and tiny closed tears. Yellowing endpapers, else clean and tight interior. Folk and fairy tales, family stories, games activities and patriotism. There is one short story on War Dogs and the only breed of dog mentioned in it is the Irish Terrier. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Norman, Vera Stone (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Good hardcover with no dust jacket, c. 1929. Color illustrations. Norman, Vera Stone (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 86 pages. Includes; "The Road To Wonderland" by Gerald H Hamilton; "Kamal Ram's Come-Back" by James Dove; "Saga Of The Snow-Dogs" by Frank Illingworth; "The Hut-Tax Affair" by Cassiter Wright; "All Aboard For Adventure" by E P Haddon; "Dogsbody" by 'Seagoer'; "The Telephone Mine" by Roy Pearson; "Our Leopard" by T.G.S.; "Down Texas Way" by Mrs Vera M French; and "Appointment With The Devil" by Count Ludwig Huyn. (SL#253).…

Hardcover. First edition. This children's "reader" is charming, has many brightly-colored illustrations, and is in excellent condition given its nearly 100-year-old age. It is not an ex-library copy. Contents include several sections, such as Old Tales (including the well-known Little Water Fairy stories by Charles Kingsley) and many more; Making Things and Things to Do (including How to Set a Table, A Japanese Kite); Having Fun by Doing Things (Guessing Noses, How to Make a Lead Pencil Stand on the Tip(); In Other Lands (Indian Pottery, A Sea Diver); and Makers of Our Country (George Washington's Boyhood, Last Battle of the Revolution). It is one of the most fascinating children's books we have ever encountered. The text block is bright, and the covers retain their dark green color with orange and black accents. Elegant gift wrap at no cost on request. We will confirm preference after purchase. Near Fine minus. Text block is pristine, some light browning to upper and lower edges, some partial cracking of spine in one area. Excellent copy for collectors. Vera Stone Norman (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First edition. Color illustrations by Vera Stone Norman128 pagesin I scanned Hung Lee and the dwarfs; a Chinese Folk Tale. Illustrated green boards and illus. endpapers Not ex-lib. No school or lib. markings. Vera Stone Norman (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THIS IS A CALIFORNIA STATE TEXT BOOK. VERA STONE NORMAN (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VERA STONE NORMAN. (illustrator).

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: "Mad Mike" - Part I - The adventures of a well-known South Seas character, including his romantic connection with the beautiful half-caste Laumona; The Forest Dwellers of Arabuko - Photo-illustrated article on the shy and elusive East African Sanya race; My Wife's Double - told by Sidney Fitzgerald, now chief engineer with a firm in Portuguese East Africa; In Quest of the Unknown - Part I - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges meets the strange islanders of the San Blas Archipelago and the mysterious Chucunaque - illustrated with photos; My Chinese Crystal - This story of events surrounding an ancient crystal, believed to be stolen from a Chinese temple, will keenly interest students of the occult; The Very Keen Man - How an energetic Central African Native Commissioner conceived a Great Scheme - and what happened to it; The Great Pay-Train Hold-Up - For several years the police of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania were at their wit's end to deal with an epidemic of pay-roll robberies; The Big-Game Trapper - R.D.S. describes some thrilling experiences encountered by well-known trappers; Through Savage Europe - Part III - Richard Carline describes his holiday painting tour through Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro - with photos; "Down Texas Way" - The wife of a Texas rancher tells the tale of three high-spirited youngsters, a desperate gang of escaped convicts, a night alarm, and a mysterious disappearance; Across the Great Sahara - Part IV - The story of a wonderful exploit - a camel-back journey from south to north through the Sahara - with photos; Donnelly's Luck - An old prospector strikes it rich, only to fall into the hands of rascally claim-jumpers; Twenty-Three Hours of Horror - A young fireman, Clermont Lafayette Staden, falls overboard from the American oil-tank steamer Fred W. Weller in the shark-infested waters of the Pacific; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Nibbling to backstrip, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy of this great vintage issue. Sutcliffe, Norman; Prater, E.; Nicolson, W.C.; Skelton, J.R.; Crombie, Charles; Vedder, S.H.; Wood, Stanley L.; De Walton, John; Prater, E.; Robinson, T.H.; Tennant, Dudley (illustrator).…