drawings walter dower (9 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: VG/g; dj overlap fade; 1"tear. Walter Dower drawings Ilustrador. First. 223pp, Text tight and clean.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1968. First edition, 1968. Deep turquoise cloth with blue cloth spine, copper metallic spine lettering and decoration, turquoise endpapers, 223 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with minimal edgwear, including gently rubbed spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition with a slightly darkened spine, light shelf soil, very minor edgewear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good -. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st edition. 1st edition, stated. A Very Good - copy in a Good dust jacket. Tall 8vo., 302 pp. Brown cloth with illustrated dust jacket, $4.95. Jacket spine is sunned along with edges. Rubbing along edges and top & base of spine; small losses at tips and spine ends. Wear and light soiling to the board edges. End pages slightly toned; text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve.

Hard Cover, Cloth, 543 Pp. Condición: VERY GOOD, Estado de la sobrecubierta: VERY GOOD DJ. Drawings by Walter Dower Ilustrador. First Edition, Stated. Near Very Good/ in Near Very Good DJ. Book has bumped corners with some bumping apparent to pages. Light soil on paper edges and 1/4th " tear at back spine bottom. DJ is lightly chipped and discolored. Appears a piece of paper laid across DJ caused uneven sunning and discoloration.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Line Drawings by Walter Dower Ilustrador. 1st Edition. 303 pages. Large 8vo. Illustrated. Stated First Edition. The book is square, tight, and clean, no previous owner's names or marks, just the slightest of foxing on the end papers, now protected in mylar.

Hard Cover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Dower, Walter (Drawings and Jacket Design) Ilustrador. First Edition. Stated at copyright: "Published November, 1957, Eleventh Printing. January, 1970." Dark red cloth boards, sharp silver spine titles, moderate shelf wear, bump. Front board features Richard Ruark facsimile signature in tan. Pages good, no writing; exterior text block, some leaves with light fox. Enchanting natural drawings and vignettes by Walter Dower greet at beginning of each of the twenty-eight chapters. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Classic first edition wrap-around pictorial wrapper with white and black titles, moderate edge wear, toning; clipped , protected in new clear sleeve. Wrapper design with color scene by Walter Dower of man and boy fishing beneath enormous green tree with red bands above and below. Scarce near very good early issue in same original wrapper. This classic captures the endearing relationship between a man and his grandson as they fish and hunt the lakes and woods of North Carolina. All the while the Old Man acts as teacher and guide, passing on his wisdom and life experiences to the boy, who listens in rapt fascination. Chapter contents: "1 It Takes a Gentleman to Approach Another Gentleman; 2 A Walk in the Woods; 3 A Duck Looks Different to Another Duck; 4 Fish Keep a Fellow Out of Trouble; 5 September Song; 6 Mister Howard Was a Real Gent; 7 Somebody Else's Turkey Tastes Better; 8 Old Dogs and Old Men Smell Bad; 9 All Colts Are Crazy in the Spring; 10 Lazy Day - No Women; 11 Summertime, and the Livin' Was Easy; 12 September Song - II; 13 Even School Can't Hurt October; 14 Everybody Took Sick but Me; 15 The Goat and I; 16 The Pipes of Pan; 17 Life Among the Giants; 18 November Was Always the Best; 19 You Separate the Men from the Boys; 20 March Is for Remembering; 21 You Got to Be Crazy to Be a Duck Hunter; 22 X Plus Y to the Second Power Equals Bluefish; 23 The Women Drive You to the Poolrooms; 24 Thar She Blows; 25 Graveyards Are More Fun Than Sunday School; 26 Christmas Always Comes Too Soon, Which Is Ungruntling; 27 Terrapin Stew Costs Ten Bucks a Quart; 28 But Not on Opening Day." Printed in the United States of America. 303 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Walter Dower (Line Drawings & Dust Jacket) Ilustrador. First Edition. :: A tale of infinite warmth and wisdom, Ruark's early relationship with his grandfather as they hunt the woods and fields of North Carolina, always together. :: Bound in publisher's brown cloth, front board bears illustration of author's signature in pale pink. Title and publisher lettered upon the spine in silver, Ruark in pale pink. Octavo (9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches; 240 x 161 millimeters). 303 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbed at the corners and hinges, minimal wear. Endpapers are age toned, front free endpaper has tape residue stain. Some loss to the silver of the lettering on the spine. Small nips to the textblock. Square, tight, interior clean. Overall nice. Dust jacket has small tears and chips along edges, a 3/8 inch (10 mm) hole near the hinge on the front panel, stains, scuffs, and is toned.

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Dower, Walter (Drawings and Jacket Design) Ilustrador. First Edition. Stated First Edition at copyright; no additional printings. Dark brown cloth boards, sharp silver spine titles, moderate shelf, corner wear, rub, speckle. Front board features Richard Ruark facsimile signature in tan. Pages very good with attractive toning; light discoloration to text block. Stylish antiquarian signature at front endpaper: "George Guthrie Conyngham". Light brown colored top-stain. Enchanting natural drawings and vignettes by Walter Dower greet at beginning of each of the twenty-eight chapters. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Inconic wrap-around pictorial wrapper with white and black titles, moderate edge wear, chip, rub, discoloration, unclipped 4.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Wrapper design with color scene by Walter Dower of man and boy fishing beneath enormous green tree with red bands above and below. Scarce near very good first edition in same wrapper. This classic captures the endearing relationship between a man and his grandson as they fish and hunt the lakes and woods of North Carolina. All the while the Old Man acts as teacher and guide, passing on his wisdom and life experiences to the boy, who listens in rapt fascination. Chapter contents: "1 It Takes a Gentleman to Approach Another Gentleman; 2 A Walk in the Woods; 3 A Duck Looks Different to Another Duck; 4 Fish Keep a Fellow Out of Trouble; 5 September Song; 6 Mister Howard Was a Real Gent; 7 Somebody Else's Turkey Tastes Better; 8 Old Dogs and Old Men Smell Bad; 9 All Colts Are Crazy in the Spring; 10 Lazy Day - No Women; 11 Summertime, and the Livin' Was Easy; 12 September Song - II; 13 Even School Can't Hurt October; 14 Everybody Took Sick but Me; 15 The Goat and I; 16 The Pipes of Pan; 17 Life Among the Giants; 18 November Was Always the Best; 19 You Separate the Men from the Boys; 20 March Is for Remembering; 21 You Got to Be Crazy to Be a Duck Hunter; 22 X Plus Y to the Second Power Equals Bluefish; 23 The Women Drive You to the Poolrooms; 24 Thar She Blows; 25 Graveyards Are More Fun Than Sunday School; 26 Christmas Always Comes Too Soon, Which Is Ungruntling; 27 Terrapin Stew Costs Ten Bucks a Quart; 28 But Not on Opening Day." Printed in the United States of America. 303 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Dower, Walter (Drawings and Jacket Design) Ilustrador. First British Edition. Rare British first edition of this classic. Stated at copyright: "First published in Great Britain 1958 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 90 Great Russell Street, London WC1." Copyright 1957 by Robert C. Ruark. Bright red cloth textured boards, sharp silver spine titles and Hamish colophon at heel, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Pages near very good with attractive toning; light discoloration to text block. Antiquarian signature at front endpaper: "R. Haggerty"; above this crossed out. Enchanting natural drawings and vignettes by Walter Dower greet at beginning of each of the twenty-eight chapters as the American edition. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Inconic wrap-around pictorial wrapper with white and black titles also matching American first edition, moderate edge wear, rub, fox; unclipped 18 s./net, protected in new clear sleeve. Neatly mended repair to back of jacket Wrapper design with color scene by Walter Dower of man and boy fishing beneath enormous green tree with red bands above and below. Bright gold bookstore tag at front flap: "Supplied by Whitcombe & Tombs, Ltd." Scarce near very good first UK edition in same wrapper. This classic captures the endearing relationship between a man and his grandson as they fish and hunt the lakes and woods of North Carolina. All the while the Old Man acts as teacher and guide, passing on his wisdom and life experiences to the boy, who listens in rapt fascination. Chapter contents: "1 It Takes a Gentleman to Approach Another Gentleman; 2 A Walk in the Woods; 3 A Duck Looks Different to Another Duck; 4 Fish Keep a Fellow Out of Trouble; 5 September Song; 6 Mister Howard Was a Real Gent; 7 Somebody Else's Turkey Tastes Better; 8 Old Dogs and Old Men Smell Bad; 9 All Colts Are Crazy in the Spring; 10 Lazy Day - No Women; 11 Summertime, and the Livin' Was Easy; 12 September Song - II; 13 Even School Can't Hurt October; 14 Everybody Took Sick but Me; 15 The Goat and I; 16 The Pipes of Pan; 17 Life Among the Giants; 18 November Was Always the Best; 19 You Separate the Men from the Boys; 20 March Is for Remembering; 21 You Got to Be Crazy to Be a Duck Hunter; 22 X Plus Y to the Second Power Equals Bluefish; 23 The Women Drive You to the Poolrooms; 24 Thar She Blows; 25 Graveyards Are More Fun Than Sunday School; 26 Christmas Always Comes Too Soon, Which Is Ungruntling; 27 Terrapin Stew Costs Ten Bucks a Quart; 28 But Not on Opening Day." Printed in the United States of America. 303 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.