mrs leighton (19 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated by Hay Hutchison (illustrator). Second Edition. (no dust jacket, but is protected by a custom-cut plastic jacket) [slight bumping and modest wear to corners and spine ends; one-time owner's name and circumstances of the book's purchase in ink at the top of the Foreword page; several chow-related newspaper clippings glued to otherwise mostly blank pages in both the front and rear of the book]. (line drawings) As the title says. This is the second edition of a book first published in 1928, one of a number of similarly-titled volumes in the "Popular Dog" series ("The Popular Pekingese," "The Popular Cocker Spaniel," you get the idea; nine different titles, including this one, are advertised at the end of the volume). The co-author, Mrs. Baer (of Baltimore), contributed only Chapter VIII, entitled "The Chow Chow in America." This edition has its own introduction, by Alice O. Fullerton, operator (or perhaps just resident) of "The Nea Kennels, Polshot Farm, Elstead, Godalming, Surrey." ("Godalming" sounds something like what I uttered when I read that address for the first time.) I wonder if the publisher had a subsidiary called Unpopular Dogs Publishing Company?

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: Good. 1922. No Edition Remarks. 61 pages. No dust jacket. Grey illustrated cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End papers are more notably tanned. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Moderate tanning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Royal8vo, 62, [2] p. Colour illustrations throughout by Eleanor Fortescue Briskdale. Original pale green cloth, lettered and decorated dark blue. A fine copy in a VG+ dust jacket lacking a small piece from the backstrip head and one small chip from the top edge of the upper panel. First edition.

hardcover. Zustand: Gut. 61 S Einband bestossen, 3 Seiten kleiner Fleck oben, sonst gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch. Aufgrund meiner Knie-OP versende ich vorübergehend nur dienstags & freitags. Danke für eure Verständnis Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 855.

4to, xii + 407pp. Original purple buckram blocked with gilt lettering and illustrations on front cover and spine. slightly worn at corners and hinges. edges of text block untrimmed. Slightly shaken at hinges. 79 lithographic illustrations on plates. A very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. No date, c.1930 (1st ed. was 1928). 19.0 x 13.0 cms. Pp. x, 218. Illustrated. Extremities slightly rubbed, some browning of end papers.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Eleanor Fortescue Brockdale (illustrator). First edition. Illustrated throughout in colour by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, this is Mrs. Leighton's first edition of the children's tale 'Fleur and Blanchefleur'. The first edition of Mrs. Leighton's English language translation of this delightfully illustrated children's tale, termed 'A Mediaeval Legend' by the publishers.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated throughout with vibrant colour illustrations by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, an English artist best known for her paintings, illustrations, and stained glass works.With two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Significant losses to dust wrapper, most prominent at rear wrap, back strip head and tail and head of front wrap. Further small losses, with closed tear to tail of front wrap, and chipping to tail of rear wrap. Significant clear tape reinforcements to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with only the odd light handling mark or spot. Very Good Indeed. book.

Zustand: Good. Chromolithograph. 27 x 27 cm. (sheet). Very Good. Masking tape remains showing through at top and bottom sheet edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. xxi, 310; xii, 407 pp. + 158 mounted illustrations; half-titles; thick 8vo, marbled endpapers; half-bound in dark brown crushed morocco, light brown cloth sides; five raised bands, gilt titles on spine, with gilt ruled borders to each of six compartments on each volume, gilt tool on four of them; t.e.g. Errata slip tipped into each volume. The 158 illustrations, some in duotones and color, mounted on grey paper (all illustrations called for present, except, of course,the two images stamped on the publisher's cloth covers); all captioned tissue guards present. The earliest biography of Frederic Leighton (1830-1896), one of the foremost English painter/sculptors of the nineteenth century. Handsomely bound by Scottish binder James Macdonald (signed "Bound by James Macdonald Co. New York City" on the verso of each front flyleaf). Macdonald (1850-1920) learned his craft in Scotland and, after emigrating to New York in 1873, worked with notable binders such as William Matthews. After the renowned Club Bindery closed in 1909, Macdonald acquired their dies and tools, and four of the compartments on each volume here show a decorative gilt tool from that bindery (see Thomas G. Boss, Bound to Be the Best, deluxe edition tool portfolio). With the bookplates of G. F. Holmes. An attractive and fine, well-preserved set, with one tiny chip to the spine head of vol. II.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. viii, 115, [5] pages. Some cover wear and soiling. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Two inscriptions on fep. The first is "To St. George with best regards "F. D." [believed to be for Franklin Delano/FDR]. Then To Mrs. Schumate with best regards, from St. George. This may be inscribed to Katharine Price Collier St. George, a relative of FDR. Mrs. Schumate is possibly the wife of Robert Shumate. FDR by executive action exempted Mr. Schumate for mandatory retirement. Miss Leighton began her career in the theater, appearing in several Broadway productions in the early 1920's. She went on to collaborate on six plays that were produced on Broadway, including "Mercenary Mary" (1925) and "Spring Again" (1941). The latter, which she wrote with Bertram Bloch, starred Grace George, C. Aubrey Smith and Joseph Buloff. In the 1930's and 40's she wrote for various magazines and for the North American Newspaper Alliance, and served as a naval correspondent in World War II. She was the author or co-author of several books, including "My Boy Franklin," about Franklin D. Roosevelt, written with Gabrielle Forbush, and "Where Away," written with George Sessions Perry, the story of the World War II cruiser Marblehead. Gabrielle Forbush was a secretary with Louis Howe's staff during the presidential campaign of 1932. Thereafter she served Howe as secretary until his death in 1936, when she became Chief, Division of Correspondence of the Treasury Department, a position she held until 1945. She then held several other positions in the Treasury Department until her retirement in 1966. Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt (September 21, 1854 - September 7, 1941) was the second wife of James Roosevelt I (from 1880), the mother of President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt, her only child, and subsequently the mother-in-law of Eleanor Roosevelt. She gave birth to Franklin in 1882, and was a devoted mother to him for the remainder of her life, including home schooling and living close by in adulthood. She had a complex relationship with her daughter-in-law Eleanor, which has led to media portrayals of her as a domineering and fearsome mother-in-law, though these are at odds with other views. She died in 1941, with her son, then the President, at her side. She lived to see Franklin elected President of the United States three times, becoming the first Presidential mother to vote for her son. Sara continued to support her son's career, even standing in as First Lady on several occasions. She was always prepared to say something positive about her son, and remained highly protective of him and his family.

Letter. Zustand: Near fine. Personal letter from Private Leighton W. Bailey to his mother, Mrs. Seth O. Bailey, written while convalescing at Mare Island Naval Hospital in 1942. Private Bailey was injured at Guadalcanal. (illustrator). Handwritten Letter. Eight-page holograph letter written in blue ink on four sheets of American Red Cross stationery. Top right-hand corner of letter reads: "Naval Hospital / Mare Island, Calif. / Ward. T / Nov. 26, 1942." Original folds. Letter in near fine condition with small stain near center of first sheet. Accompanied by an envelope addressed to Mrs. Seth O. Bailey from Pvt. Leighton W. Bailey while he was stationed at New River, North Carolina, dated "Mar 30 1942." The first paragraph sets the tone for this letter as Private Leighton is quite troubled that his wife has received nothing of his allotment from his payroll. Excerpt from letter, with original spelling and grammar: "Ma how are you? Fine I hope. I just got through writing to Helen and I just got two of your letters & one from Helen. Ma those lousey bastards haven't given her a penny and Ma I feel like a heel writing asking for money, but when I made out my allotment on 'Guadalcanal' they told me she would get paid in full, from last June up until Nov. 1st. thats when it took affect and she hasn't got a damn cent from them. Well someones going to be sorry and I mean it, I'll find out whats the trouble or I'll kill someone." A unique look at a serviceman's frustrations with the military as he tries to assist his loved ones back home. Leighton Winthrop Bailey (1921-1985) grew up in Abington, Massachusetts. His father, Seth O. Bailey, was a veteran of World War I. Shortly after the U.S. entered World War II, Leighton Bailey enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1942. A few months later, he married Helen Holbrook on March 17. During the war, Bailey fought at Guadalcanal, being wounded there twice. This letter was written following his second injury in September 1942 when he was placed on a hospital ship and sent to Mare Island Naval Hospital in November. Bailey was released from military service in August 1943. After returning home, he became a truck driver. Leighton Bailey died June 18, 1985 and is buried in Abington. Signed.