John C Staples (39 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. two Tone Illus (illustrator). 1st. First Edition, First Printing; 189 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original issue. Presumed first edition (no additional printings listed) ; no date; looks ca 1900. Rosebud Series 2174. Original quarter red cloth (spine) and paste-down chromolithograph boards, with nice full color drawing of a well dressed girl and lamb on front board, 7 3/4 x 9 ½ inches, nonpaginated (32 pp) , well illustrated with black and white drawings, including a charming one on the title page captioned "Sousa's Band" depicting children playing with ad hoc instruments, "Indian Camp" showing Native American Indians in a winter setting, and a dramatic full page one of an elk escaping a pack of wolves. Hardcover, good. Corners bumped with approximately ¾ inches cardboard exposed there and along edges of boards, some soil and shelf scuffing. Internally, previous owner's signature (in pencil) , age tanned, an occasional approximately ½ to 1 inch tear, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked. Anthology of children's stories, including "Christmas Eve", which is set in England and describes how it was observed there. Children's; Victorian; natural history.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 7. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Paul L. Payne.] Cover art is uncredited [George Gross] for "Death Seeks for Congo Treasure" (novel; Ki-Gor series) by John Peter Drummond. Includes "Jungle Jinx" (novelet) by John C. Ropke; "Trial by Magic" (novelet) by Tom O'Neil; "The Golden Assegai" (novelet) by Alexander Wallace; "Reluctant Warrior" by Duncan Zerr; "Phantasma" by R. A. Emberg; "Too Many Witch Doctors" by Corwell Staples; "Black Devil Madness" by Joe A. Small. Illustrated by P. Bob Lubber, Murphy, Savitt, and others. Pieces out at upper foredge corner, both covers; both inside hinges have brown paper tape; minor stains; standard wear and tear. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 7. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Paul L. Payne.] Cover art is uncredited [George Gross] for "Death Seeks for Congo Treasure" (novel; Ki-Gor series) by John Peter Drummond. Includes "Jungle Jinx" (novelet) by John C. Ropke; "Trial by Magic" (novelet) by Tom O'Neil; "The Golden Assegai" (novelet) by Alexander Wallace; "Reluctant Warrior" by Duncan Zerr; "Phantasma" by R. A. Emberg; "Too Many Witch Doctors" by Corwell Staples; "Black Devil Madness" by Joe A. Small. Illustrated by P. Bob Lubber, Murphy, Savitt, and others. Front hinge glue-repaired with minor losses; short tape inside cover at foredge. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 7. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Paul L. Payne.] Cover art is uncredited [George Gross] for "Death Seeks for Congo Treasure" (novel; Ki-Gor series) by John Peter Drummond. Includes "Jungle Jinx" (novelet) by John C. Ropke; "Trial by Magic" (novelet) by Tom O'Neil; "The Golden Assegai" (novelet) by Alexander Wallace; "Reluctant Warrior" by Duncan Zerr; "Phantasma" by R. A. Emberg; "Too Many Witch Doctors" by Corwell Staples; "Black Devil Madness" by Joe A. Small. Illustrated by P. Bob Lubber, Murphy, Savitt, and others. Piece out at upper spine and front cover spine corner hinge area; tear at heel; stress crack; creasing. Book.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. Honi Werner (Jacket Design); G.J. Pinwell, F. Walker, "W.M." (Illustrations) (illustrator). 756 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy and dust jacket with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments.

Hardcover. Condition: Good/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White/Color Plates (illustrator). London, UK: Hildesheimer and Faulkner. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. ca 1884. . Hardcover. Sm 4to., 64 pp., cover rubbed, bumped, paper on cover chipped and frayed, hinges cracked and weak, bookplate, writing on flyleaf .

Hard. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Edwards, M. Ellen, and Staples, John C (illustrator). Hard cover in original cloth and paper covered boards. Published NY: Dutton, nd (c.1880). 8vo., 7 1/4" x 9 1/4", 64pp., illustrated with full page color plates by M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples. Brown cloth with pictorial paper covered boards, decorative endpapers. Edgewear, some fray at the heel and crown, rub to the covers, some chipping to the paper overlay on rear cover, early inscription on verso of fly leaf, binding sound, text and plates clean. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated by M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples (illustrator). Hardboards with rubbing along edges, chip to top of back board, rubbing to cover art, board showing at all rounded tips and upper and lower spine, hinges open and weak, some very occasional foxing; No missing pages, beautiful art circa 1880; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. 12mo. Cloth spine, over decorated paper-covered boards. Colour plates and in-text illustrations. Edges worn, small spot to cover, front free endpaper missing, staples have rusted and separated from the spine such that most of the content is now separated from the binding, title page shows tide mark to bottom edge. Hildescheimer & Faulkner series of illustrated books.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. cover shows minor wear, tear, rubbing, slight loss on the corners. pages tanned and clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. cover shows minor wear, rubibng, some erosion on the corners and spine ends. pages tanned with a bit of minor foxing.

Hardback. John C. Staples & Ernest Wilson (illustrator). Original pictorial card covers depicting a little girl sitting down Rubbing to spine with slight loss of the cover 4cm by 2cm closed tear to rear cover piece measuring 2cm by 1cm missing to bottom right hand corner Covers a little browned and marked esp to rear cover Contents detached from covers hinges broken All edges gilt Delightfully illustrated Contents on the whole clean with some browning No pagination. book.

Hard Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples (illustrator). E.P. Dutton & Co. NY. no date. Looks to be late 19th century, most likely a first edition. Light brown cloth covered boards with pasted on 2 color illustration on front board. shows some wear to boards, edge and spine. End papers are lovely leaf forms in light green and white. tritle page has beautiful color litho graphs from the victoran era. Pencil marks on top right of page. All pages are illustrated in either the two color sepia type tones or the full color litho's. Really Nice copy, very clean. Tightly bound but has a slight loosenin to some parts on the inside only.

Hard Bound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples (illustrator). E.P. Dutton & Co. NY. no date. Looks to be late 19th century, most likely a first edition. Light brown cloth covered boards with pasted on 2 color illustration on front board. shows some wear to boards, edge and spine. End papers are lovely leaf forms in light green and white. tritle page has beautiful color litho graphs from the victoran era. Pencil marks on top right of page. All pages are illustrated in either the two color sepia type tones or the full color litho's. Really Nice copy, very clean. Tightly bound but has a slight loosenin to some parts on the inside only.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Illustrated by M Ellen Edwards (Illustrations) & John C Staples (Vignettes) (illustrator). First Edition. 4to hbk; 48 pages, with 16 full-page illustrations in sepia illustrated endpapers , Illustrated covers - board edges rubbed; grey cloth spine ends a little creased/worn; endpapers have foxing ; attractive book; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

, 48 pages, with 16 full-page illustrations in monotint, illustrated endpapers First Edition , corners scuffed, few scratches to rear cover, spine ends rubbed, neat owner's inscription on front free endpaper, light foxing to margins, pages 25-36 are bound in upside down but complete, in good condition , pictorial paper covered boards, grey cloth spine 26 x 20 cm Hardback ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, bound in cloth backed boards. With 16 chromolithographs. Corners rubbed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. M. Ellen Edwards and John C. Staples (illustrator). No date but c1880's. Wonderful colour illustrations. Bound in publishers original paper covered boards with beige cloth spine, worn at edges and corners, cloth split to spine ends. Boards scratched and marked with age with small stain to front top edge. Inner hinges cracked at front and back but binding holding firm. Lacking front free endpaper. Short inscription dated 1894 to front endpaper. Fox spotting to back endpaper. Content generally clean with occasional marks. Overall fair to good condition for an old children's book. Not ex-library. 64 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. EDWARDS, M.Ellen & STAPLES, John C. (illustrator). Undated [c.1888]. Pictorial boards with grey cloth spine; 48pp; b/w ills. Rubbed edges with bumped and worn corners, light tanning to pages. A collection of poems, many of which focus on Christmas, including 'The Carol Singers' and 'Santa Claus'.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of the relationship between nature and humans, from the ancient world to the present day. The author, a renowned scholar in environmental history, draws on a wealth of sources to examine how humans have interacted with their environment over time, from the early days of agriculture to the industrial revolution and beyond. The book explores the complex ways in which nature has shaped human societies and cultures, and how in turn human activities have impacted the natural world. The author argues that understanding this relationship is essential for addressing the environmental challenges we face today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

, 1-54 [2] pages, contains 16 full page colour plates and smaller line drawings in the text First Edition , corners and edges rubbed, head and tail of spine slightly worn, damp marks to front board, slight foxing and colouring to some illustrations, perfume scented, binding firm, fair condition , quarter cloth with illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers , 15 x 14.5 cm Hardback ISBN:

, 1-54 [2] pages, contains 16 full page colour plates and smaller line drawings in the text Later Edition , corners and edges rubbed, head and tail of spine slightly worn, previous owner's signature to front free endpaper, slight foxing, good condition , quarter cloth with illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers , 15 x 14.5 cm Hardback ISBN: