teller thomas editor (3 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. New Haven: Babcock, (1845). Printed pict. wraps, "Juevenile Books" from S. Babcock. Light soil else VG.

Sewn wrappers. Zustand: Good. 32mo, 64 pages, variant printed orange-ish wrappers with blue endpapers, with plates 50 & 59 on cream or matching uncolored paper, tidal lines on front and rear wrappers, very light short stain at bottom edge of early pages. spine chipped Issued as number five in the new series. "The interesting and instructive 'Stories about the elephant, ' which I am about to tell you, were written by a worthy clergyman of one of our beautiful little inland towns, and were printed in a somewhat larger book than this, several years ago . I thought, if I could add these, and the 'Stories about whale-catching, ' by the same gentleman, to my already long list of 'Teller's tales, ' I should be doing you all an acceptable favor. I am happy in being able to tell you, that the author has very kindly given me permission to do so."--"To my young readers," title page verso, signed by "Thomas Teller" (i.e., George Tuttle), and dated at Roseville Hall, 1845. "Published by S. Babcock New Haven 121 Chapel Street"--Variant imprint statement, cover. Sidney Babcock published at 121 Chapel St., New Haven, between 1845 and 1861. Pagination includes [8] leaves of plates. Some plates printed on colored paper. In printed stiff-paper cover.Title page wood engraving signed by Benson J. Lossing. Cover illustration signed by "E. Purcell" (i.e., Edward B. Purcell?). "Teller's tales. Teller's amusing instructive and entertaining tales."--Series title, at head of upper cover. Series list, lower cover.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). A scarce work from Babcock's Toy Books Series, with engravings throughout. Scarce work. Illustrated with four full-page engravings. A charming children's tale following Edward on his adventures in the countryside. From Babcock's New Toy Books Series for children, intended to include moral, instructive, and entertaining stories. Edited by Thomas Teller. In the original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and the odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting. Very Good Indeed. book.