Lyon W S Editor (3 results)
More imagesMerry Christmas Stories
Major, W. Montgomery (Editor); Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin; Diehl, Edna Groff; Smith, Laura Rountree; June, Caroline S.; Winter, Milo (Cover Art)
Language: English
Published by Albert Whitman & Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1929
- Hardcover
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Enlarged Edition. Collection of 14 short stories about Christmas written & illustrated by the "Just Right" authors & artists, preceded by Clement C. Moore's classic poem, "The Night Before Christmas." First published in 1926, this is the Enlarged Edition from 1929, in 128 pages with colorful illustrat…ions & pen-&-ink drawings throughout, Small hardcover has green cloth-covered boards edged & lettered in gilt to front & spine (nearly completely faded here), with a front paper pastedown showing Santa in his sleigh by artist Milo Winter. Condition is Fair (& priced accordingly): heavy rubbing to exterior, with fraying at all corners & spine tips. Small soiled area to bottom fore edge side corner of front cover. But the sewn binding is strong & straight, pages creamy white with the random soiled spot or tear/chip; mild overall tanning. Images are colorful & full of vintage charm for a new generation of young readers at holiday time. No DJ. 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. Winter, Milo; Cook, Francis Kerr; Higgins, Violet Moore; Dash, Joseph D.; Lyon, Mildred; Samsel, Genevieve Fusch (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1957
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. SIGNED BY THE EDITOR and warmly inscribed to Jack M. Siegel of the Chicago City Council. Includes a chapter by Virgil Peterson on "Issues and Problems in Metropolitan Area Police Services." Book is fine and unmarked; jacket has a small closed tear to the bottom spine corner and a…smaller one to the front outer corner, and is otherwise whole, clean and bright, and protected by Mylar.
More imagesSeller: Graham York Rare Books ABA ILAB, Honiton, United KingdomGraham York Rare Books ABA ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 20.00
£ 16.00 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCondition: Very good. 1954, London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, pp334, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations, tan cloth spine over beige boards in dustwrapper.
