Illustrated by Myrtle Sheldon (7 results)

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. 3rd Printing. Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, Ltd. G/G. 1946. 3rd Printing. Cloth w/DJ. Color Frontispiece . 8vo., 208 pp., Dj rubbed, yellowing, shelfwear, bumped, page toning . Black & White Illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Thus. In red cloth with blue titling, 8vo, 203pp. (gift inscription and name in ink, Light shelfwear to extrmeities, sm. nick at spine, pages browning from age). Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Illustrated By Myrtle Sheldon (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A Child's Garden of Verses; by Robert Louis Stevenson; illustrated by Myrtle Sheldon; M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago, 1916. A Child's Garden of Verses is an 1885 work of 64 poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). It has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions, and is considered to be one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. The poems, which have been widely imitated, are written from the point of view of a child. Stevenson dedicated the collection to his childhood nurse, Alison Cunningham. Myrtle Sheldon (1893 - 1939) was an American illustrator of children's books. She illustrated many children's books, some without attribution at the time of publication. Those publicly credited include A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, Ellen Tarry's Janie Belle, and the 1932 Newbery Honor-winning children's book Boy of the South Seas by Eunice Tietjens. Note that the illustration featured on her Wikipedia page is the title page from this book. Actress Kathy Bates listed the Stevenson book as one of her favorites and lauded Sheldon's drawings. This book has both line drawings and paintings, from headings to full page. Sheldon's line drawings are exquisite. This book, 96 pages, is in very-good condition. The principal faults are on the covers, corners bumped and tips of the boards and shine slightly worn. It is a sturdy, well-made book that is very scarce. Myrtle Sheldon (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Final installment of the 11-installment series, listed ninth (tied with the same author's "Tuffy Bean and The Lost Fortune" and "Trigger Berg and the Cockeyed Ghost") in his list of "Tough Ten Scarce Books To Find" (which list begins with "Dick Hamilton and His Airship" (Howard Garis -- G&D 1914 -- and "The Radio Boys to The Rescue" -- Allen Chapman, G&D 1930) said list having been compiled by Tom Davis, co-author of "A Collector's Guide to Hardcover Boys' Series Books" (MAD Book Company, 1997.) Frontispiece is a glossy B&W plate; no other internal illustrations, as issued. Six Mark Tidd books listed to jacket rear flap; 13 Jerry Todds and eight Poppy Otts to jacket rear panel, which has picked up a modest vertical line of pink stain -- doubtless transferred from the underlying red board -- along the spine edge, obscuring no type. "Nineteen hilarious fun-loving Boy Scouts," the jacket front flap promises, "all brought together in a story that drips shivery mystery one minute and rollicking camping fun the next." Rollicking. Camping. Fun. 218 pp., reduced from $455. Illustrations not credited, though Volumes 1 through 8 were illustrated by Bert Salg, Volume 9 by Myrtle Sheldon (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. HBDJ,1937, Later Edition, Bright Red cloth lettered in Dark Blue or Black on Front & Spine, VG+/G , AS-IS, Cover minor rub & Wear ,Nice & Tight Solid Cover ,235 pgs, plus ads in back, DJ light rub, wear & Tiny Small Chips Extremities + large Piece out of top of Spine DJ 1 1/4 in. , Interior Nice tight Clean light FoX & Wear, Mended small Tape Repair Back DustJacket, It lists to Poppy Ott Hidden Dwarf with 2 other ads on the same page in the front. The pages are nice, clean, and tight with a little foxing. The exterior has some wear at the top and bottom of the spine, edges, and corners , In the back it lists to Gridiron Number 44 with 2 other pages of ads , The dust jacket has some pieces missing at the top of the spine, corners, and side of spine-chipping along the edges-a couple of Small closed tears-creasing, It has a description of the story on the front flap, it lists to Hardy Boys Flying Express on the back flap, and it lists to Jerry Todd Cuckoo Camp on the back cover. . Rare & Hard to Find Title.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition. Hardcover, bound in cloth-backed boards. Edge-wear, the fore-corners exposed; the jacket with a large chip across the bottom of the jacket, scratches, small blemishes, and short tears. Minor blemishes to the title page.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Boards show some wear, particularly to corners; binding tight; pages clean but for ownership bookplate and name and address on front endpaper. An important work: the very first African American picture book, by a Harlem Renaissance author who went on to write a number of books for children and adults. Startlingly uncommon in any condition. 7-7/8 x 10-5/8". 32 unnumbered pages.…