Search Results: Authors starting with V from Deja Vu Books

Nashville: Broadman Press, 1956. Blue hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. Previous owner's name inked out on fep. No other marks. 136 pages with bios of sermon authors in back. Includes J.B. Weatherspoon, J. Howard Williams, Theodore F. Adams, Carlyle Marney, and others.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Goldsmith Publishing, 1936. Binding tight, general wear. DJ has edge tears, paper yellowing, slightly brittle. Five youngsters in the Martin family get in enough scrapes for 25!. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Good.

San Carlos, CA: Golden Gate Junior Books, 1971. Orange pictorial boards binding clean and tight. Just light, general wear. Well-illustrated book about author's gray mare and the mare's son, daughter, and two grandchildren. 131 pages. Back cover shows author with Cherie, the old gray mare.. Illus. by Garbutt, Bernad. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Boston: The Pilgrim Press, 1947. Pictorial hardcover binding has paper missing from spine, rubbing along all edges with boards showing at corners. Binding somewhat shaky but intact. Unpaginated. the Legend of St. Nicholas.. Illus. by Van Der Groen, Nora. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1937. Light green hardcover cloth binding is clean, square and tight - just a bit sun-faded along edges. Small bookshop sticker inside back cover, else clean and bright interior. DJ not price-clipped, minimal shelfwear. 213 pages. Author's first book originally published in 1936. Autobiographical sketch of her ranch life in California. From the front flap: Judy Van der Veer is the four-leaf clover among writers that publishers are always searching for and so rarely find.". Illus. by Waugh, Dorothy. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1927. Decorated gray hardcover binding with red cloth spine and picture pastedown has bumped corners with boards showing, light soiling, hinges good. Previous owner name in pencil on ffep. Text block is attached and secure. Some smudges and soiling, but overall a good copy with nice illustrations. Measures 5.1/2" x 4.1/4". 60 pages with ads in back. Illustrated endpapers.. Illus. by Wills, Bess Goe. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company, 1924. Decorated gray hardcover binding with red cloth spine and picture pastedown rubbed along all edges, some soiling, front hinge weak with spine gauze showing. Previous owner name in pencil on ffep, back hinge also weak with gauze showing. Text block is attached and secure. Some smudges and soiling, but overall a good copy with nice illustrations. Measures 5.1/2" x 4.1/4". 62 pages. Illustrated endpapers.. Illus. by Wills, Bess Goe. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. Green hardcover binding decorated with gilt title has library spine sticker, clear top reinforcing top and bottom of spine, library marks, pockets, stickers on endpapers along with a presentation note to the library from a patron. 105 pages. Interior clean bright and tight - binding secure and tight.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. Good condition. No dj. Some paper torn from spine, dark spots on edges of text. Otherwise very good. Green cloth binding with gilt decorations. Spine sun-faded. Frontpiece illustration.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books, 2000. Binding and dustjacket as new. 48 pages. A book about the give-and-take of friendship in four captivating stories of two pigs who are best friends. A Dial Easy-to-Read book - scarce in hardcover.. Illus. by Schweninger, Ann. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Dial Press - Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, 1975. White pictorial hardcover binding has some light soiling, square and tight. Previous owner name blacked out fep, else clean and bright interior. 133 pages, some yellowing. Scarce title in hardcover.. Illus. by Kellogg, Steven. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1970. Blue hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. DJ has some shelfwear, chip top of spine. 93 pages. Story of 13-year old Eskimo boy in Alaska who learns to help hunt the caribou. Then he becomes fascinated by a lone wolf.. Illus. by Glanzman, Louis S.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Simon and Schuster, 1933. Green hardcover binding with small picture pastedown on front has faded spine, slightly cocked, light wear and soiling. Both front and back hinges just beginning to crack but all solidly intact. 1933 gift note to previous owner on front endpaper. A bit of light soiling but overall interior is clean. 206 pages.. Illus. by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1962. Bright pink hardcover cloth binding clean square and tape with remains of tape marks and usual interior marks and stamps. DJ has spine sticker, minimal shelfwear, covered in clean Brodart. 47 pages. DJ corner clipped with original price of $2.86 still visible. for ages 6-10. Aunt Hannah was not that eager to have a cat, but Dinah was a charming kitten and she was allowed to stay.the only problem was, Dinah LOV8vED to nibble on flowers.. Illus. by Suba, Susanne. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good.

New York: Dodd Mead & Co., 1959. Gray hardcover cloth binding soiled, wear top and bottom of spine, rubbing at corners - boards showing through at corners. Title page has long closed tear, back pocket intact, minimal marks and writing. Glossy pages; story of a porcupine told in photos for young people.. Illus. by Vandivert, Will (photos). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket.

Milwaukee, WI: Handy-Folio Music Company, 1940. Brown stiff wraps, stapled softcover binding. A bit of wear to covers and yellowing pages, a little wear inside front cover but binding is secure. No writing or marks. 56 pages with index. Usebale in an class where 'Note-singing' is preferred to 'rote-singing'. Training for a cappella choruses.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

London-Paris-New York: Hyperion, 1939. Cardboard binidng on large softcover binding has a pictorial dustjacket which has clear tape on spine. Clear tape reinforcing hinge at title page. Previous owner, Lavina Franck, bookplate on dj flap. Lavina Franck (1919-2016) taught at the University level for 40 years and was the author of two textbooks on textiles and the history of costumes. 11 pages of text, bibliography, and list of full color plates in the book. Costumes from the following regions: Brittany, Normandy, Champagne, Lorraine, Alsace, Franche-Comte, Burgundy, Bresse, Bourbonnais, Aurvergne, Sables D'Oloone, Bordeaux, Basque Country, Pyrenees, Savoy, Provence, Lozere and Corsica. 40 plates, each preceded by a thin sheet of page with title and page number. Beautiful illustrations.. Illus. by Lepage-Medvey. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/Good.

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1946. Laminated hardcover pictorial binding has some rubbing along edges, else clean square and tight. Interior clean with no writing tears or marks. 381 pages. A very nice copy.. Illus. by Kirn, Francis. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

VDB - Vintage Dog Books, 2010. Clean square and tight square-back softcover. No writing tears or marks. 170 pages. Contains chapters and illustrations from the following sources: The Dog of the British Islands by J Walsh 1867; Terrier Dogs: Showing, Breeding, Rearing, etc by Ed. James 1873; The Illustrated Book of the Dog by Vero Shaw 1879; History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon B. Lee 1894; My Dog and I by H. W. Huntington 1897; The Show Dog by H. W Huntington 1901; Dog Shows and Doggy People by C.H. Lane 1902; British Dogs by W.D. Drury 1903; Sporting Dogs by Frank Townend Barton 1905; and more.. Illus. by Photos and Illustrations. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Soft Cover - Square-back. Fine/No Jacket.

Chicago: Magnus Flaws & Co., 1912. Small, dark green squareback softcover binding has wear to spine, some paper missing bottom 1" of spine, rubbed corners. Threads showing inside back cover, previous owner name in pencil inside back cover, stains and general wear throughout but integrity good. 81 pages with index and ads. Lots of great information packed in this small book. Care and management of stallions; breeding season; care of broodmares; care and breaking of colts; care of campaigners; diseases; ailments, feet; gaiting and balancing; rules for registration; how to lay out a race track; and more.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.