Laura Bannon Illustrator (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. signed by author on the title page. some corner rubbing, else clean-looking. solid. Laura Bannon Illustrator (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Bannon, Laura (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1937 Copyright, unstated edn, 1stptg; 8vo Gray cloth boards with blue deco and lettering, Light handling wear. Color pictorial end papers; front papers scuffed by removal of former owner's name from ffep, Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact. Ow VG/ndj: 296pp. Six color and fifteen black-and-white full-page plates, and additional illustrations throughout. A collection of 19 tall tales about Pecos Bill, presented in four parts: Pecos Bill Becomes a Cowboy; Modern Cowpunching is Invented and Developed; Pecos Bill Roams the Southwest; and The Passing of Pecos Bill. Author lived 1881-1960, a native of Ohio, degree Ohio Northern, Masters from Harvard, English professorship chair of the English department from 1921-39 at Northern MI Univ. Won 1938 Newbery Award for Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time/This volume of folklore, winner of the 1938 Newbury Honor Award, is written for young readers by educator James Cloyd Bowman (1880 - 1961), who says, "Pecos Bill is a gentleman at heart, and directs his course by the commonsense, homely virtues of the Frontier. He represents the best and most characteristic broad humor of America." Illustrations, w/6 full-color plates, by artist Laura Bannon (1895 - 1963).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition; First Printing. Beige cloth cover is toned but clean and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are lightly toned but clean and near pristine. Color illustrated end sheets and paste downs and color plates plus b&w illustrations. Dust jacket is tattered and chipped extremities, toned, and soiled. Publisher's price of $2.50 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ) .…