William Porte (83 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Text clean, binding sound. Boards in very good condition. A nice copy.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Good+ HC, no DJ. Clean, square, lightly scuffed covers and spine; spine gilt chipped off, titles just legible; tightly bound; light foxing on title page; clean interior; slight general age darkening; leaves remain supple.12mo, 125 pp; index. …

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. First Edition Printed November, 1922. This hardcover edition shows signs of wear typical for a book of its age. The spine and edges are slightly frayed, and there is some discoloration on the cover. The binding remains intact, ensuring the book is still functional for reading and reference. There is no dust jacket, and no inscriptions or library markings are present.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. revised. Hardcover in brown cloth lettered in gilt. 124 pp. with index. Very good, internally clean, nick to the spine side of the upper front cloth. Issued without dust jacket. The Revised Edition. A selection of wholesome games and programs for the youngsters. The main sections are "Social Leadership" (planning, formation, spirit of the leader, and some sample entertainments--mixed parties for 150 high-school aged guests; mixed party for 100 adults; "Stag Party" for 30 adolescent boys; "Girls' Party" for 30 guests. The remaining chapters outline numerous games ("get acquainted games", social games, quiet social games, competitive social games, social programs on special theme, etc.) playground games, athletic team games and more. If you ever wondered how to play "Slipper Slap', "Bean Dropping", or "Chew The String", this is the book for you.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: Good. 1922. No Edition Remarks. 125 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.…

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, New York: Harper & Brothers, Volume LV June To November 1877. Quarto, pp. viii, 952, June-to-November issues of the magazine bound in 1/2 black morocco with gilt lettering and rules to spine and black cloth. Recounting a Summer trip in the White Mountains, many references to peaks and hotels, etc.pp 321-332. Many illustrations - Also Includes two pieces by John Muir, "Snow Banners of the Californian Alps," and "Snow Storm on Mount Shasta," both illustrated; an account by Henry Elliott on ten years in Alaska; General McClellan discusses The Regular Army of the United States; a lengthy article on the magician Robert Houdin, including illustrations of some of his stage tricks, THE ANDROSCOGGIN LAKES (pp 23-38), etc. much more Book near fine, contents are fine. REF: Bent's page 18. Porte Crayon (illustrator).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. No jacket, as issued. First Printing of the First Edition. Metuchen, New Jersey and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1978. Fine condition. This is NOT a library discard. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Definitions and Glossary. List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliography. Index. Original green cloth, lettered in blue. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. vii, 157pp.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original ed. GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT.but spine strip has come off, bok is still solidly bound, just lacks title, etc from spine.HAS GLOSSY PAPER TEXT. ; RED THIN LEATHER OVER CARBOARD HARD COVERS WOMAN in Gold to front cover.richly blind stamped covers show line & floral embelishments.ILLUSTRATED .GILT TOP EDGE TO TEXT BLOCK. ; 667pg pages; Important HISTORIC Woman. .Many men are authors, but several important women are contributors.FAMOUS & INFAMOUS WOMEN DESCRIBED, but this is not a Woman's liberation book.Was published before women had right to vote in most states. Illustrated by Full Page Illustrations (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: Very Good. Later. Very good. Cover has some scratches.

Condition: New. In English.

Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good. 864pp. Brown leather spine and corners. Marbled boards. Some edge wear. Text is in great condition. Contents include: Charlotte Bronte's Last Sketch, Lovel The Widower, Nil Nisi Bonum; Irving and Macaulay, On Two Children In Black, by W. M. Thackery; O'Connors of Castle Connor, by Anthony Trollope; Tithonus, by Alfred Tennyson; Etc. Numerous illustrations, comics and fashion plates. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Crayon, Porte (illustrator). …

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

1/2 leather. First edition. Marshall Cavendish ed. . Contents include: Life under the ocean wave, by Lyman Abbottt; locomotion--past and present, by S.S. Conant; Life on board a Man-of-War, by Commodore Gibson; The old Romans at home, by Benson J. Jossing; A simpleton, by Charles Reade, A Waif and Estray, by D.R. Castleton, The Life of an Eastern Woman by Edwin de Leon, and much more. Many engraved illustrations, poetry, etc. Black leather spine and corners over a marbled boards. Signed in pencil by previous owner. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Porte Crayon (illustrator).…

Hard cover. First edition. 952 pages. Contents include: Two installments of The Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy; Afghanistan by Zadel B. Gustafson; E. Mason on Rembrand; A Kitchen Garden by E.P. Roe; Lucy Little on Medelssohn; A Pensinsular Canaan by Howard Pyle with the author's illustrations; The Piano and its Antecedents by Julius Wilcox; A story of the Plague by Rebecca Harding Davis; The Red River Colony, by Gereral A.L. Chetlain; Statford-upon-Avon, by William Winter; four installments of Young Mrs. Jardine by Dinah Mulock Craik, Home by Porte Crayon with the author's illustrations, The English in India, by Thomas W. Knox, Hymn on the Nativity by Ben Jonson, with illustrations, etc. Black leather spine and corner coverings, with some scuffing to leather. Decorative endpages. No ownership or other marks. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Porte Crayon, Howard Pyle, and many more (illustrator).…