Wise Grasshopper by Barnes Constance (5 results)

Slim small 4to. [38pp.] Colour and b/w. illustrations. Occasional slight soiling to margins of pages, bookplate to front f.e.p. Original pictorial boards backed with unlettered blue cloth, rubbed to edges. US$22.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Whilst missing her spaniel who has disappeared in the garden, Jane is astonished to find fairies. Through them, she meets the Wise Grasshopper who helps her to learn how fairies and human kindness work together to solve many human problems. Blue cloth spine. Blue pictorial paper boards. Full page colour illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. 38 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light crease to front cover. Some light browning and foxing to covers. Sunday School present label to front endpaper with address in ink below. Two margin tears to bottom edge of page 13/14. One hinge starting to crack at top. Just an odd fox spot to contents. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. 1st edition hbk in d/w; Bright illustrated hardback with green cloth spine and paper illustrated boards which have been well protected by dustwrapper; light foxing to eps; beautiful brightly illustrated full page colour pictures; matching design d/w that has a couple of small pen marks on front (see picture on our own site and or abe) ; and slight edgewear - mainly to corners; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.

Cloth Spine and Boards. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Charming Fairy Story about a little Girl called Jane who loses her Spaniel "Waggles" and has an adventure with 5 Fairies imprisoned in a Lupin Pond by a wicked witch. Lovely Full-Page Colour illustrations and B&W In-Text ink illustrations. Title Page illustrated with the Wise Grasshopper and a Windmill. Blue cloth spine and lighter Blue Boards illustrated with the Grasshopper and Fairies. Another illustration of the Grasshopper on the back. 37 Pages, 9 1/2" Tall. Edge wear to boards, especially at corners (see photo). No inscriptions. Pages in nice, clean condition, colours bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Whilst missing her spaniel who has disappeared in the garden, Jane is astonished to find fairies in the garden. Through them, she meets the Wise Grasshopper who helps her to learn how fairies and human kindness work together to solve many human problems. Red cloth spine. Blue pictorial paper boards. Full page colour illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. Edges lightly rubbed, covers clean and bright. Front joint starting to pull. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few small chips and closed tears. Overall, an excellent copy. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!