Basics I Can Read Book Grownups by Merriam Eve (6 results)

hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: no DJ. Robert Osborn (illustrator). first printing. Octavo 85pp. Satirical look at American "grownups" in the style of a learn to read children's book, with b/w illustrations. #00275. very good: fading/age wear on boards and spine, red topstain, toning/offset on FFEP, some foxing on endpapers.

hardcover. Osborn, Robert (illustrator). first edition. 8vo 85pp. stated first printing. from front flap: "Basics--prosy little poems that cut their way through the rain forests of convention down to the bedrock of fact. Children have to be taught the meaning of common words and phrases, and adults can do with a refresher course too." satirical take on a learn to read book, for adults. #01492. Book VG-: mild shelf wear to boards and spine, boards slightly bowed, staining to paste downs, text clean, binding tight. DJ G+: rubbing, chipping, age toning, NOT clipped ($2.50).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 85pp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket (lightly dust-soiled). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

First Printing; large 8vo; cloth covered boards; hardcover; 85 pages; black and white illustrations; a very good clean tight copy in a sunned and chipped pictorial dust jacket.

Condition: Very Good. Macmillan Company 11/19/62 Hardcover with dj in mylar price-clipped; owner's insc; 85 pages Illustrator: Robert Osborn PublishPlace: NY Size: 8 vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Osborn, Robert (illustrator). 1st Edition. 85 pages. First edition, first printing. Illustrated by Robert Osborn. A humorous look at twentieth century American grownups. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!