Joseph Spillmann (473 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: New. Second. Originally printed in 1910 and translated from the German edition. The story starts in Hong Kong in the old days when it was but a small population. A Catholic church was being built and Willy Brown, a Student, insisted on climbing the scaffolding so that he could see his Father's ship arriving. The Father forbade him to climb, but he disobeyed. Meanwhile, the priest wa greeted by a stranger asking for Willy and soon found that Willy's Father has died a few days earlier, and the man was his Guardian who was to give Willy a large inheritance. That is just the start of a story filled with suspense. Any youngster from 10 to 100 will learn moral lessons in the process. Large Softcover Book of 126 pages.

Paperback. Condition: New. New Large Softcover; Father Joseph Spillmann was born at Zug, Switzerland in 1842. He joined the Jesuits and in 1874 was ordained priest. Due to his poetic gifts he was assigned to work on various periodicals. Spillmann's literary activity resulted chiefly from his connection with these periodicals, especially the Katholische Missionen, which he edited from 1880-90. His "Tales of Foreign Lands" series contains 21 booklets, consisting of edifying and tastefully illustrated stories for the young. They have been translated into many languages. Volume Three combines four of these stories into a single volume. Large Softcover of 329 pages. The Stories: Three Indian Tales- "Namameha and Watomilka", "Tahko the Young Indian Missionary", "Father Rene's last Journey".; The Yang Brothers- The four sons of the old fisherman Yang find themselves on opposite sides when the eldest joins the "Large Knife" Society to drive out the Christians active in late 19th century China.; The Queen's Nephew- In 1551, an event occurs that leads to a powerful struggle at Siwan's court between the king and his queen.; Children of Mary- A Polish soldier on the run form the Russians gives children Mara and Marjub a way back to the faith.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: good+. 5th Edition. IN GERMAN. 96 pages; b/w glossy frontis piece & plates with tissue guards; text clean, pages toned; hinges starting; 17cm tall; wear to edges of covers with black decoration with red & black lettering on front cover; red linen back strip with black lettering & decoration. Hardcover.

Hard Cover. Condition: As is. No Jacket. Third Edition. As is condition. The FEP have been ripped out. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Taschenbuch, Condition: Gut. 252 Seiten, Das Taschenbuch befindet sich in einem guten Zustand. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 240.

248 S., ln., guter Zustand.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Beautiful copy, issued without dust jacket. Translated by Mary Richards Gray. Volume IX of the Tales of Foreign Lands, Stories For the Young Series. Book has blue cloth boards with a decorated cover. 4th edition. 141 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Beautiful copy, issued without dust jacket. Translated by Helena Long. Volume VI of the Tales of Foreign Lands, Stories For the Young Series. Book has brown cloth boards with a decorated cover. 5th edition. 124 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Beautiful copy, issued without dust jacket. Translated by Helena Long. Volume II of the Stories For the Young Series. Book has grey cloth boards with a decorated cover. 6th edition. 115 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: gut. 8°. 101 (3) S. kart. >>>> Zur Zeit erfolgt KEIN VERSAND NACH ÖSTERREICH aufgrund der dort geltenden Verpackungsverordnung. <<<<.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: as new. Wie neu/Like new.

Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. Ohne Schutzumschlag. Das Kreuz über Japan; Historische Erzählung, mit Illustrationen, leichte Gebrauchsspuren, 413 Seiten.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Fourth Edition. Decorative blue cloth binding slightly rubbed at spine ends & corners; backstrip sunned; rear board slightly scuffed; small initials lightly inked on rear paste-down; leaf edges & endpapers a bit foxed & smudged, else a very sturdy, tight & clean book. No dj. ; This volume only. ; TALES OF FOREIGN LANDS, A SERIES OF STORIES FOR THE YOUNG Series; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 141 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Sixth Edition. Decorative orchid cloth binding slightly rubbed at spine ends & corners; backstrip sunned; leaf edges & endpapers a bit foxed & smudged, else a sturdy, tight & clean book. No dj. ; This volume only. ; TALES OF FOREIGN LANDS, A SERIES OF STORIES FOR THE YOUNG Series; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 124 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Sixth Edition. Decorative red cloth binding only slightly rubbed at spine ends & corners; backstrip lightly sunned; leaf edges & endpapers a bit foxed & smudged, else a sturdy, tight & clean book. No dj. ; This volume only. ; TALES OF FOREIGN LANDS, A SERIES OF STORIES FOR THE YOUNG Series; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 149 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Sixth Edition. Decorative brown cloth binding slightly rubbed at spine ends & corners; leaf edges foxed & smudged, else a sturdy, tight & clean book. No dj. ; This volume only. ; TALES OF FOREIGN LANDS, A SERIES OF STORIES FOR THE YOUNG Series; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 107 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Decorative orange cloth binding slightly rubbed at spine ends & corners; backstrip sunned; rear board scuffed; leaf edges & endpapers a bit foxed & smudged, else a sturdy, tight & clean book. No dj. ; This volume only. ; TALES OF FOREIGN LANDS, A SERIES OF STORIES FOR THE YOUNG Series; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 135 pages.

Ln. 341 S. Abb. guter Zustand.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. tenth edition. Moderately worn cover, spine faded, spine ends worn. Hinges breaking. Pages yellowing, minimal foxing.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.