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New York: Covici, Friede Publishers, 1937. Revised. Hardcover. Very good. Orange cloth boards, octavo, hand colored frontispiece, otherwise illustrated in b&w. Book has mild rubbing and soil, wear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, previous owner's signature to front flyleaf, text clean and unmarked but toned throughout. No DJ, but flaps are laid in.

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. on first title page with note "Doing what can't be done is the Glory of Living." and "why not" under the name of the book. Front free endpaper has been cleanly revmoved Very minor sun-fading, mostly just a small amount on back cover. Otherwise, Very good-plus condition. No dust jacket. [publisher: Covici-Friede, NY] 1936. Riversed Edition. Octavo. One dealer mentioned handpainted color plates by Burnham, I only see the title page which could be such although the book is heavily illustrated. "Anita Willets-Burnham was an American Impressionist artist, teacher at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, author, and lecturer. She is best known for her 1933 book 'Round the World on a Penny about her international travels with her family. She was also apparently the inventor of the rolling suitcase." Wikipedia. .

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-03-01. Paperback. Good.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

Covici, Friede, 1937. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007-03-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Covici, Friede, 1937. Second Edition. hardcover. ACCEPTABLE/NONE. 8x5x1. Ex-library - blacked-out stamps, writing, stickers; may be inscribed by author; 271 mostly clean, unmarked, tight pages with tanning from a removed newspaper article on a few pages; rear hinge is beginning to crack; plain orange cover differs from that shown and has edge and corner wear and fraying at ends of spine

Chicago, IL: Published by the Author / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1943. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Anita Willets-Burnham's Family. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, inscribed (several times) and signed by the author along with a few doodles. The first part of the inscription is a generic sentences she puts on nearly all the signed copies, the second part is an inscription to Wendell Carrothers in which she initials. The third part includes a drawing of three flowers with a little note "mistakes and blots make lovely for get me knots, Ha! Ha!". Apparently, her pen made a few drops on the front end page, so she turned them into flowers. The exterior the book is floured cloth with the paper label on front. Cloth is worn and spotted, particularly on the spine, which is also fated. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No other handwriting than that from the author, no bookplates, no library markings. The frontispiece his… Read More

Donnelley, January 1940. Hardcover. Collectible-Good/No Jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author inside cover. Book does not have a dust jacket, flowered cloth boards. Edges of pages have light tanning.Third Revised Edition.

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New York: Covici, Friede Publishers, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G; sunned black spine with green text; first edition; no jacket; original publisher's cloth has modest scuffing wear; slight lean to spine; some rubbing wear to edges; textblock exterior edges show slight age toning; pictorial endpapers; previous owner's small sticker label to front endpaper; faint foxing to most pages throughout; cracked hinges; frontispiece; illustrated; pp 256; inscribed by author. 1369100. FP New Rockville Stock.

Printed by R. R. Donnelley and Sons Co. for the Author, 1943. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Inscribed and personally annotated copy. Tan cloth with color floral tapestry pattern, paper labels mounted on upper front cover and upper spine panel. 4th edition (1943), revised by author. Minor rubbing to corners, minor soiling to text block edges. Inscribed by author on front flyleaf: "Round the World on a Penny / Why not? / "Doing what can't be done is the / Glory of Living," with full signature, undated. Additionally, about 21 pages internally show notations in the author's hand, most a single line, several multiple lines. About 4-5 pages show pencil underlining that does not appear to be authorial. A unique copy..

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 5x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing