Double Nothing by Erickson Phoebe (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Phoebe Erickson (illustrator). First edition thus. First published by Harper in 1958, this tale of two black dogs is written and illustrated by Erickson. This is the first printing of the Scholastic paperback edition. There's a brown damp stain affecting the lower corners and a small hole in the title page. Textblock is browned, there's a name on the title page and just a little wear to covers. A good copy with firm binding and a smooth spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Erickson, Phoebe (illustrator). 2nd Edition. Double or Nothing (TX 1168) written and illustrated by Phoebe Erickson (1968 1st Scholastic Trade Paperback) "Two of them!" cries Ellen. "No wonder we kept seeing black dogs!" "What do we do now?" asks her brother Jeff. "Mother and Father will never let us keep both." "I know," says Ellen. "We'll only let them see one dog at a time. We'll always keep one hidden." 111pp. Interior is tight, clean and unmarked. Paperback cover is whole and shows very little wear, but front cover has a strip cut off so the prior owner's name is gone. No creases in spine but there are reading creases in covers. Copyright 1958. Printed in U.S.A. Stated 1st printing January, 1968 of this 1968 Scholastic (2nd) edition. The scholastic edition was published through an arrangement with Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. Scholastic catalog: TX 1168. No ISBN nor LCCN. MSR = US $0.50. Thanks for looking!

Hardbound Good+/Poor., DJ Phoebe Erickson illus 8vo, 128, General wear to covers. No school or library markings. DJ is damaged.

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrated by the author. The boards are mildly stained and discolored. The spine is slanted. Unmarked and in a sound binding with hinges intact. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Book has green cloth boards with two border collies on the front. The dust jacket is beautiful except for a little wear at the top of the spine. 127 pages. Previous owners name in ink on the front pastedown. Selling quality books for 40 years.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Gorgeous first edition hardcover in green cloth covered boards with a pair of black drawn Border Collies on the front cover and black title spine. Tidy (and tiny) non-authorial gift dedication/date on fep. 128pp text is crisp, tight and clean. Price-clipped original dust wrapper has a 1/2" repaired chip at foot of spine, else complete, in new mylar and displays beautifully. Jeff and Ellen Gates moved to Vermont and wanted a dog of their own. It never occurred to them, however, that they would *find* their dog, or that he would turn out to be twins, but this is just what happened. The two children knew that their parents would not approve of one homeless and hungry black and white dog, let alone two. How Jeff and Ellen solve the problem to everyone's satisfaction, including the dogs, Double and Nothing, makes a funny, exciting and mysterious story.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This book is bound in green boards with 2 bright black dogs on the front cover & bright black letters on the spine. There is wear on the spine tips & cover corners. There is a previous owner's ink dedication on the front end paper. The contents are clean, bright & unmarked, the binding is tight. Flat-signed by the author on the front end paper. The dust jacket has a 2 cm chip off the bottom edge of the spine, 2 closed tears on the top edge of the spine with light wear on the cover corners. $2.75 on the flap. (BOX 317). Signed by Author(s).