Meixner Hedwig Jo Illustrator (4 results)
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Published by Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 1942
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 11.41
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition First Printing. Stand-alone title featuring Polly Hartigan, who goes to New York to pursue a career as a model in the famed John Roberts Power Agency, & gets involved in solving a mystery in the process. The story was authorized by that agency (a real mo…del's photo graces the DJ), & first published in this Whitman edition (#2375) in 1942. In 246 pages + ads for other Whitman series books in rear, this hardcover has dark green cloth over boards lettered in bright orange to front & spine. Condition is VG: quite clean & completely unmarked, but with heavy page tanning; ffep has been excised. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. The unclipped DJ is Fair: bright & colorful. but with many chips, unclosed tears, light soil; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! 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. Meixner, Hedwig Jo (illustrator).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, Wisconsin, 1943
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Gargoyle Books, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerAssociation member: IOBA
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair-Good. First Edition First Printing. One in a series of books published by Whitman (#2393) during World War II designed to show young girl readers how women could serve their country & fulfill their desire to be patriotic, as well as have a career & maybe find romance, by pr…eparing to join one of the various branches of the Armed Services that were opening up for women. A companion set of books in the same series ("Fighters for Freedom") was aimed at boys. A FIRST EDITION, likely first printing, from 1943, this has brown cloth over boards stamped with orange lettering to front & spine. In 248 pages + 3 additional pages of other Whitman titles in rear, illustrations throughout text & decorative endpapers by Hedwig Jo Meixner. Condition is Good: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, front hinge cracked, rear one intact but rear free endpaper is partially torn out. Pages heavily tanned, especially around edges, but unmarked save for old gift inscription in pen to front free endpaper. A few pages in rear show chipping & tearing to fore edge side. Mild rubbing to extremities & very slight corner bumping. The unclipped DJ (with a synopsis & lists of other Whitman children's titles on flaps & rear) is Fair-Good: colorful, but faded, with chipping at all corners & both ends of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--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. Meixner, Hedwig Jo (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Whitman Publishing Co., 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: Third Person Books, Elk Grove Village, IL, U.S.A.Third Person Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable lacking dust jacket. Pages are very heavily tanned. Rear hinge is cracked. Previous owner's markings on reverse of free front endpaper. Cover has a moderate amount of wear.
Published by Whitman Publishing, 1947
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.My Book Heaven
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket.
