Nesbit E Evelyn (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First American Edition. First publication in one volume of the beloved dragon stories of Evelyn Nesbit, which originally appeared in The Strand magazine in Great Britain beginning in 1899. Charmingly illustrated by Swedish artist Erik Blegvad in pen & ink throughout the 198 pages, as well as the entire DJ. Orig. published in Britain in 1972, this is the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, First Printing, from 1973. An EX-LIB copy with the usual stamps, markings, & card pocket in front & rear endpapers, this hardcover has bright red cloth-covered boards with a brilliant gilt red dragon to front/gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Good+: extremely clean, interior pages white & unmarked, light soil to exterior. Binding strong & straight. Fairly heavy rubbing to extremities, down to underlying boards at corners. Front free endpaper has been excised. The unclipped DJ VG+: colorful & bright with some chipping at some corners, remains of old paper call number to lower spine; the old library mylar has been removed & replaced with brand new! 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. Blegvad, Erik (illustrator).…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First British Edition. First publication in one volume of the beloved dragon stories of Evelyn Nesbit, which originally appeared in The Strand magazine in Great Britain beginning in 1899. Charmingly illustrated by Swedish artist Erik Blegvad in pen & ink throughout the 198 pages, as well as the entire DJ, this 1974 reprint of the First British Edition from 1972 is an octavo with plain black cloth-covered boards lettered in bright gilt to spine. Condition is VG+: completely Mild rubbing to extremities, bumped corners, ding in front board at lower edge, with corresponding tiny chip to first few pages in front matter. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. The bottom-clipped DJ also VG+: colorful & bright with just a couple of tiny chips; nicely protected by former owner in nonreflective mylar cover. 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. Blegvad, Erik (illustrator).…

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition with no wrapper. No. 5081. Chunky format (4cm thick). Red cloth spine, pictorial front board shows girl whispering in boy's ear. First story is "Peace With Honour" by Geraldine Glasgow. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations (including one Wain cat plate accompanying a verse called "All Afloat" by Clifton Bingham. Reprint, no date. Minimal bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Contents lightly browned with some foxing and an odd mark. One hinge cracked. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Hardy, E. Stuart & Petherick, Rosa C. & Wain, Louis & et al., (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 24 cm ISBN 9780914923022, 0914923021 OCLC 19795304 LC F292.G9G84 ; Cover title: Gwinnett County families, 1818-1968 ; "Reprint of the 1980 book, plus 1987 supplement."--Title page verso ' blue cloth, no dustjacket ; Compiled from direct submissions by 700 individuals whose ancestors and family members lived in Gwinnett County, Georgia, between 1818 and 1968. Compiled from direct submissions by individuals whose ancestors and family members lived in Gwinnett County, Georgia, between 1818 and 1968. FINE. Book.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1903. Good condition with no wrapper. Pictorial boards front showing children on stepping stones through stream. Six chromolithograph plates, packed full of b/w text illustraitons. First story 'Our pantomime' by L.L. Weedon Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed and rubbed. Some scratches to boards. Covers generally grubby. Joints and some hinges cracked. Frontis is partially detached at the top and has a small tear. One plate is detached but present. Another two plates are partially detached. Erased inscription to box on front pastedown. Endpapers and page edges are browned. Some foxing and fingering. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Hardy, E. Stuart & Street, K (illustrator). …