Punchs Secret (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This first edition has some light rubbing of the covers and edge wear. Ex-library in a library binding that has held up very well. Hinges and gutters are solid. Standard stamping and labels. Knotts, Howard (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair to Good. 1st American Edition. Ex-Library copy with commonly found markings and imperfections. Illustrated in color B&W & green drawings. /91/. Knotts, Howard (illustrator) (illustrator).

Thread Binding. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Back panel has a crease and tiny tear on top edge. Light foxing top of text block and inside boards. Nameplate on FFEP. Otherwise text block is unmarked in very good condition.Unclipped. Mylar cover. First edition. Unpaginated. Howard Knotts (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Unpaginated. Stated First Edition. Yellow pictorial boards with minor rubbing, mainly on the corners. Black type only on spine. The clipped dj shows the original price of $4.20. DJ is torn at top of spine. There is staining on bottom front that does not affect readability. Ink gift inscription on endpaper; otherwise clean and unmarked interior. Sarton was a prolific and well-loved author of poetry and novels for adults; this was her first foray into children's books. Charming illustrations thoughout by Howard Knotts. Size: Octavo. Howard Knotts (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 32 page hardcover children's book with illustrations by Howard Knotts. The main character - Punch - is a parrot. Dust jacket is price clipped on inside front flap - otherwise no flaws. May Sarton's first children's book. Knotts, Howard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 8vo (24 x 18 cm). Unpaginated. Glazed pictorial covers with black titles to upper and spine. Text block tight and unmarked. Clipped DJ (with clipped lower corner of front flap, but price still showing to upper corner) and .5 cm chip to tail of spine, replicates binding design. In Mylar.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Howard Knotts. Thin quarto. Pictorial boards. Fine in near very good dust jacket, lacking the top couple of inches of the thin spine. Author's first book written for children, this author better known for her adult books.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. First children's book by poet and novelist May Sarton. To Punch, an exuberant parrot, each day is a celebration and each night is shared with a secret friend. A fine copy in near fine twice-clipped dust jacket with light dusting, a one inch and a 1/8" closed tear at top of rear panal. Knotts, Howard (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pictorial yellow cloth. Small quarto. Matching pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated by Howard Knotts. Inscribed by the author. The poet, novelist and memoirist's first book for children, the story of a lonely parrot and his mouse friend. Signed copies by the author are uncommon. It is usually found signed by the illustrator. A very good copy with some light wear to the spine tips. The text is very good and clean. The jacket is very good with some chipping to the spine tips and light soiling. Its front flap has been clipped. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Illustrated by Howard Knotts. Thin quarto. Pictorial boards. Fine in lightly spine-toned very good or better dust jacket, with price at top of front flap, and clipped at the bottom of the flap Nicely Inscribed by the artist Howard Knotts. An uncommon children's book by this author better known for her adult books. Signed.…