Taps Private Tussie by Stuart Jessie (9 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xv, 255pp, glossary, illustrated with 9 full-page drawings, off-white buckram with gilt spine lettering, very fresh, bright, and clean, unmarked inside and out, in a very fresh, bright, clean, unmarked dust jacket now housed in protective Brodart. This is among the Kentucky author's most popular novels. Introduction by James M. Gifford, glossary by Chuck D. Charles. Rocky Zornes (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. BCE. Red decorations on green cloth. Spine slightly faded. Owner's name written on ffep. Thomas Benton (illustrator).

A Very Good Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Decorated cloth with a red top stain. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. First Edition, Early Printing; 303 pages. Illustrated with plates by Thomas Benton. The book won the 1943 Thomas Jefferson Award, Teenage Sid Tussie sees big changes in his poor Kentucky family when they receive $10,000 insurance money for the death of his uncle in World War II and other greedy relatives scramble to share the wealth. Illustrated by Thomas Benton (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Decorated cloth with a red top stain. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. First Edition, Early Printing; 303 pages. Illustrated with plates by Thomas Benton. The book won the 1943 Thomas Jefferson Award. Dust jacket with price has wear on all edges and is now protected in a new clear Mylar sleeve. Teenage Sid Tussie sees big changes in his poor Kentucky family when they receive $10,000 insurance money for the death of his uncle in World War II and other greedy relatives scramble to share the wealth. Very Good in a Fair Dust Jacket. Illustrations by Thomas Benton (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Edges badly foxed and browned. Illustrator: Thomas Benton. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: X21157. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. Thomas Benton (illustrator).…

Hardcover w/ jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Stated Second World Printing Edition bound in green paper covered boards with a tan cloth spine with green and brown stamping, in a price clipped dust jacket with light soiling and toning, and wear/closed tears to the edges. There are a few small, faint foxing spots to the spine, and a small tear to the head of the spine. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. This book is Signed/Inscribed by Jesse Stuart on the front free end-page, with a nice inscription to a man he used to teach with. From the library of U.S. Navy Captain Herbert Goetz (1934-2020) who was hired by Jesse Stuart in 1957 to teach at McKell High School in Greenup County, Kentucky. The two became great friends and stayed connected until Jesse Stuart's death in 1984. Captain (and Navy Chaplain) Goetz was the model for "Otto" in "Mr. Gallion's School.". Illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton (illustrator).…

(1st edition) chipped dust jacket Nice copy octavo 303pp., frontis., illusts., Winner of the 1943 Thomas Jefferson Southern Award. States Now Book-of-the-Month Club selection for December so possibly a later printing of the first edition. Very nice copy in pale olive green cloth boards with red titles & decorations to front board, in a very good dust jacket with chipping to edges.…