Nicholas Ilstr (2 results)

Hardcover. Presumed first edition (NAP) , but title is first of 6 listed in series. Hardcover, original cloth, 190 pp, illustrated with color frontispiece (very 1930's science fiction scene of a spaceman shooting a ray gun) and black and white drawings. Good+ to very good, no dustjacket. Some soil on cloth, with a few drop marks, part of spine and boards faded, corners lightly bumped, foxing along edges of textblock. Internally, paper age yellowed, some erased pencil x's on contents page, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked. Anthology of adventure stories, including western, golf, mystery, American Revolution. Children's.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Hokie (illustrator). Presumed first edition (no additional printings listed). Original covers, 8 x 11 inches, illustrated with black and white drawings by Hokie. Paperback, very good. Moderate shelf wear, rubbed along edges, upper corner of front cover creased, corners bumped, old bookseller's price (in pencil) , otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked and apparently never read. "An orphaned boy grows up on the shores of the Baltic Sea to become a woodcarver, giving toys and gifts he has made to all the village children at Christmas. In later years, traditions develop around him, such as a sleigh and reindeer, stockings, and Christmas trees." Curious departure from the historical St. Nicholas! Christmas; children's; 144 pages.