Mei von handforth thomas (23 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. (Chinese New Year, Juvenile Fiction) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Printing date is an estimate. 7" x 9-3/16", 48pp (unpag.). Printed on alkaline paper and perfect bound in varnished printed card stock cover. Minor shelf wear, edge wear to cover. Previous owner's name in pencil on inside front cover. Binding is square and tight. Pages are lightly age toned but clean and unmarked. Handforth, Thomas (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Minor wear on the boards. Damage to the interior boards. Stain on the center edge. Text and illustrations are clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Creasing and some tearing to the DJ, now protected in mylar wraps. Pages are clean and free from markings or creases. Binding is tight. BP/Children's vintage.

First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked orange cloth boards, now dust-toned. Corners slightly bumped, with endbands and showing minor tears. Owner's signature to front free endpaper; leaves age-toned and lightly foxed to the margins. Remains a strong and well-preserved example overall. Physical description; 52 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 31 cm. Subjects; China, juvenile fiction. New Year, China, juvenile fiction. Picture books. Caldecott Medal books. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: Good. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc., 1944. Early printing. 4to Hardcover. Unpaginated. B/W illustrations. Near Very Good book and Acceptable dust jacket. (childrens, chinese new year, china, picture book) Inquire if you need further information.

Pictorial Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Stated First Edition. Orange cloth with gilt titling and Chinese characters on front cover, sunned area at top of spine and along tope edge, internally bright and clean; color pictorial dust jacket is missing a 1.5" piece at top of spine, and at front fold, smaller edge chips. The story of a little Chinese girl and her experiences at the New Year's Fair. Marvelous b&w illustrations throughout give the reader a good sense of fun and offer a glimpse into Chinese culture as it was perceived at that time. The book was published at a time when interest in the Far East was particularly high, so it was met with great critical acclaim and success. Peterson & Solt C4 and Bader pg. 57. Rare Caldecott Award Winner. Size: 4to. Thomas Handforth (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First Edition stated on the copyright page. Caldecott Medal book. Wonderful black and white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket has original price of $2.00 printed on the front flap. Moderate chipping at the corners and spine ends. A small piece missing on top of front panel and also bottom of back panel, and apiece missing at top of rear panel too. A couple of closed tears. Some wear along edges, corners and spine.…

hardcover. Zustand: near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. first. First edition, no mention of other printings on copyright page. Caldecott Medal Winner. Book near fine, minor foxing to top edge. Dust jacket very good, minor wear, tanning to spine.

hardcover. Zustand: near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. first. First edition, as stated on copyright page. Second Caldecott Award Winner. Book near fine, couple of corners and spine ends very slightly bumped. Dust jacket very good, a few of closed tears, some wear and rubbing and chipping along edges.Comes in custom-made slipcase.…

dj. First printing. Signed first edition of this early Caldecott winner, the story of a little Chinese girl who is determined to show that she belongs at the New Year Fair - this copy owned by a librarian on the Caldecott Award Selection Committee. Published in the midst of growing American sympathies for the Chinese as the Japanese invaded, MEI LI draws on Thomas Handforth's own experiences living in China on a Guggenheim fellowship. Handforth taught himself lithography in order to have more control over the artistic process involved, which comes through beautifully in his illustrations of Mei Li as she adventures through the New Year Fair. MEI LI earned the second Caldecott Medal ever awarded in 1939; this book also contains the ownership signature of Marian Young, a prominent librarian based in Detroit and member of the Caldecott Award Selection Committee, of which she would later become Chairman. A terrific association. 12'' x 9''. Original orangle cloth binding with gilt lettering. Original unclipped ($2.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Yellow and orange cartographic endpapers, showing the route from MEI LI's home to the city. Illustrated in black and white. [26] leaves. Signed by Handforth to half-title page, with Caldecott Medal bookplate pasted in above. Jacket with chips to spine ends, several closed tears and attendant tape repairs to verso. Book with a bit of soil to edges, a few leaves with faint fingersoil. Firm. Very good plus in very good jacket. Signed.…

Zustand: Fine in near fine dust jacket. dj. First edition. First printing of this early Caldecott winner, the story of a little Chinese girl who is determined to show that she belongs at the New Year Fair - in notably sharp condition. Published in the midst of growing US sympathies for the Chinese as the Japanese invaded, MEI LI draws on Thomas Handforth's own experiences living in China on a Guggenheim fellowship. Handforth taught himself lithography in order to have more control over the artistic process involved, which comes through beautifully in his illustrations of Mei Li as she adventures through the New Year Fair. MEI LI earned the second Caldecott Medal ever awarded in 1939 - it is unusual to find copies in such excellent condition. 12'' x 9''. Original orangle cloth binding with gilt lettering. Original unclipped ($2.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Yellow and orange cartographic endpapers, showing the route from MEI LI's home to the city. Illustrated in black and white. [52] pages. Jacket with mild edgewear, a bit of sunning to top edge; a couple tiny closed tears. Binding with a hint of bumping to spine ends. Tight.…

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, unpaginated. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket orange with pictorial imagery, though spine and extremities of boards have faded to yellow. Spine with black titling. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; price uncut: "$2.00." Chips missing to head and tail of spine, with head chipping extending slightly onto both covers. Minor chipping and wear to extremities. Board edges slightly faded at extremities. Pictorial end papers. Signed flat by Handforth on second free endpaper. Caldecott award sticker affixed to half-title page. RB Consignment. Shelved in Case 14. Mei Li was the second recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration, which it won in 1939. Based on "the real Mei Li, a little girl living in the next compound in Peiping" (rear flap), Mei Li ventures out to attend the Chinese New Year festivities and attempts to prove her brother wrong, when he asks "What can a girl do at the Fair?" (page [6]). 1347583. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

dj. First edition. First edition. (First printing with stated "First edition" on copyright page.) Bound in publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket with short closed tears and a small scrape to front panel, spine panel sunned, small chip to rear panel. The second Caldecott winner.…

First edition, signed by the author on the first blank. Mei Li won the Caldecott Medal for 1939 and is an early example of a US children's book with an Asian main character. This copy has the bookplate of Julia F. Carter (1884-1980), the first full-time children's librarian at the New York Public Library. Carter was on the Caldecott selection committee in its early years. Quarto. Illustrations in text. Original orange cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front cover with calligraphic title in gilt, pictorial endpapers. With dust jacket. Spine ends and head of boards sunned; jacket unclipped, spine sunned, some chipping and closed tears: a very good copy in like jacket.…