Search Results: poems for children by de la mare

Henry Holth & Co (J), 1988-08. Paperback. Good.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Constable, 1930. Hardcover. Good. 1930. First Edition. 264 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt. Rough cut on two edges. Pages are moderately tanned foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. Stated first printing of this collection of de la Mare's verse for young people, including themes of nature, fairies, humor, adventure, fantasy, etcetera. Hardcover, full green cloth, gilt titling & decoration. Light wear to book; jacket price-clipped & worn, missing large chunks from the spine ends. Text clean; xiii, blank, 344 pages; index, line drawings.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Elinore Blaisdell. 6¾" by 9½".

Henry Holt and Co. , 1988. Hardcover. Like New/Fine . 6x1x9. Blaisdell, Elinore. Over 300 of de la Mare’s poems for children—poems about fairies, witches, phantoms, and other creatures--are collected in one volume. Walter John de la Mare (1873 – 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children. In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books.

Constable, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1988-07-15. Hardcover. Good.

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ellinore Blaisdell. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Constable, 1930. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1930. First Edition. 264 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Rough cut edges to textblock. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

London: Constable & Co Ltd, 1930 Hardcover 1st Printing in gilt-stamped blue cloth, no text markings, NOT ex-lib, no dj, light shelf wear with softening/rounding to ends & corners, small gift inscription to endpaper, else clean tight nice copy; 8vo; xxxiii + 264pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Avenel, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Henry Holt and Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 229 pages. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration, very good with light edgewear, toning to edges, lightly bumped spine foot. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket edgeworn, lightly scuffed and age-soiled; protected in Mylar. Pages clean and bright, text unmarked.

New York: Avenel Books, 1990. Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Appears unread. Very little shelfwear. Name on the inside of the front cover. Reissue of the Classic 1923 edition. The dust jacket is in new mylar.. First Printing Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Decorations By Warren Chappell. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Anthology.

London: Constable, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. An excellent copy of de la Mares classic compilation of children's poetry. Blue cloth. No DJ. Cut end papers. Ownership signature on front page. Some minor discolouration to front and back pages. Cover shows shelf wear and corners lightly bumped.

Henry Holt and Company. Condition: Good +. 229 pp. No Jacket Light rubbing on boards; light fading on edges. Clean, bright inside.Pages unmarked and clean. Back Board Loose. Year: 1930.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Ninth Printing. Cloth. 003031710x . Ninth printing in Near Fine condition with little edgewear in a Very Good, little chipped dust-jacket; This book contains poems about nature, animals, and everyday objects. It is perfect for young children who are learning to read.; B & W Drawings; 344 pages .

New York : Henry Holt & Co., 1939. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiii, 229 pages. Subjects; Poetry; English authors. English poets. English literature.

London, Constable, 1930.. FIRST EDITION IN DUSTWRAPPER 1930. 8vo, blue fine grained cloth, pretty gilt vignette to upper cover, gilt lettered spine, 264 pages. No illustrations. A touch of rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners, a near Fine copy in a very good plus DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, 3 very short closed edge tears, tiny nicks to top and bottom of hinges and folds, neatly repaired on reverse, 1 tiny closed tear to middle of spine). 20 of the poems appear here for the first time in book form and of those, several had not been printed before. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

London: Constable and Co. Ltd., [1930].. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in Dust Jacket. Octavo, original blue-green cloth titled and decorated in gilt. 264 pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ Collects poems SONGS OF CHILDHOOD, PEACOCK PIE and others, with twenty poems here first published.

London, Constable, 1930.. FIRST EDITION 1930, LIMITED TO 125 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY DE LA MARE, THIS BEING No. 44. 8vo, 235 x 150 mm, 9¼ x 5¾ inches, quarter undyed linen, gilt lettered and ruled morocco label to spine, grey marbled sides, top edges gilt, the others uncut, 264 pages. No illustrations. Very slight shelf wear to lower corners, prelims and last few pages lightly foxed, vertical crease to rear endpaper. Occasional very slight faint foxing to margins, contents very nice. Pages unopened. A very good plus copy. 20 of the poems appear here for the first time in book form and of those several had not been printed before. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.