Huffard Grace Thompson Editor (2 results)
Published by John C. Winston (1934) Chicago, 1934
- Hardcover
Seller: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, U.S.A.Prairie Archives
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Good plus or better, light general wear, sunned spine. Cloth Binding shaken, lightly soiled. Pages browned. Monday, November 03, 2008 2:17:58 PM prev owner's name on front fly.
More imagesMy Poetry Book: An Anthology of Modern Verse for Boys and Girls
Huffard, Grace Thompson (Editor); Carlisle, Laura Mae (Editor); Tarkington, Booth (Foreword); Pogany, Willy (Illustrator)
Language: English
Published by Junior Literary Guild, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 53.63
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Lovely introduction to poetry for young children, arranged by topic, in 504 pages with Glossary, Indices by Title, Author, & First Line in rear. Full-color, full-page plates--31 total, including Frontispiece--by Willy Pogany appear…throughout the text; he also designed the floral endpapers, which match the DJ design. Foreword by author Booth Tarkington. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1934 (NOT a later or modern reprint), this hardcover book has decorative blue cloth-covered boards with black embossed lettering & design to front & spine. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with just a whisper of tanning to edges, completely unmarked. Rust-colored stains to outer edges of both front & rear boards. Most of the plates are pristine, but a few have light foxing. The price-clipped DJ is VG, with minor edgewear & chipping, heaviest at both ends of spine. Slight darkening to edges & spine from handling; beautifully protected in new mylar cover free for years of reading pleasure! 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. Pogany, Willy (illustrator).
