Search Results: Titles starting with F from Homeward Bound Books

New York: Abbeville Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. Facsimile. Hardcover. 1558596402 . 28 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in patterned, laminated boards. Minor wear to corners. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has light edgewear and some rubbing. Faint sticker shadow mark on rear panel. Price clipped. A facsimile edition of limericks written and illustrated by Edmund Dulac. This is an alphabet book, originally published in 1908. Shipping costs will be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Paris: CELIV. Very Good. 1988. Hardcover. 2865350789 . 116 p. 33 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated and laminated boards. Some wear to the corners and spine ends. A couple of tiny edge dings. Minor rubbing. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A selection of allegorical fables originally written by M. de la Fontaine in the 17th century. Text is in French. Illustrated in full colour. Printed in Italy. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

London: Neugebauer Publishing Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0907234100 . 34 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards. Very slight bump to the bottom fore-corner on the upper board. Inside pages unmarked. Dustjacket has a couple of tiny impressions marks on the spine and a little wear to the corners. Sticker pull mark on bottom corner of the rear panel. Accompanying English translation booklet has a little wear to the bottom fore-corners. Slip case has one smudge mark and a couple of light scratches. A selection of the fables of Jean Fontaine, who collected these tales from around the world and translated them into French in the 17th century. This selection includes charming illustrations of the animals from the stories by British artist Marie Angel. The text is in French and there is a separate English translation booklet included. .

London: Bracken Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 1851700676 . 64 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in green paper covered boards. Bottom edges and corners have wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has light edgewear, and is rubbed with light scratches overall. A reproduction of a 19th century edition of Aesop's fables with coloured woodcuts by Charles H. Bennett. Also includes additional 19th century black and white drawings of Randolph Caldecott. .

Toronto: Stoddart. Very Good. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0773728600 . [32] p. 27 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Minor wear to the corner tips. Light rubbing and scratches. Two prize-winner stickers on upper board. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. The story of a boy named Frederic who doesn't want to play the piano, or any other instrument in the orchestra, but discovers an affinity for conducting. Winner of both a Governor General's Literary Award and a Mr. Christie's Book Award. .

New York: Abelard-Schuman. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. 0200715925 . 28 cm. Sound binding in red, cloth-covered boards. Upper board has slight bow. Light wear to the edges. Small stain on the top edge of the text block. Previous owner's bookplate on the front free endpaper. Dustjacket has edge wear, including chips and short tears. Heavily rubbed. Not price clipped. .

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons. Fair. 1920. Hardcover. 72 p. 16 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated, cloth-covered boards. Hole punched through upper board and first few pages. Wear to edges. Corners bumped. Inside pages have some soiling and marks, but are generally clean. A reading copy. Shipping costs will be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Don Mills, Ontario: Musson Book Company Limited. Very Good-. 1976. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0773710108 . 199 p. 21.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. A little wear to the edges and corners. The spine and edges are darkened. A few tiny spots of soil to the covers. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Stories of growing up in Saskatchewan and Ontario in the 1930s and 1940s. .

New York: Dial Books. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0803725167 . 139, [7] p. 21 cm. Sound and square with cloth-backed spine and paper covered boards. Minor wear to corners. Dustjacket has light wear to corners and spine ends. Not price clipped. Appears unread. A children's novel about the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, by Newberry award winning author Richard Peck. .

New York: The Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0670305057 . 84 p. 24 cm. Sound and square reinforced binding in illustrated, cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to the corners. Text block edges have some foxing. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket spine is darkened and has a few stains. Light foxing and soil along the edges and folds. One short closed tear rear top edge. Price clipped. The story of Helen of Troy and the events leading up to the Trojan War. Illustrated with full page drawings by American artist Charles Mikolaycak. .

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805010033 . [32] p. 21 x 26 cm. Sound and square with cloth backed spine and paper covered boards. Minor wear to the corners. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a few light rub and scratch marks. Not price clipped. A new edition of a Victorian poem about fairies, first published in 1860 in Ireland. Rich colour illustrations by American artist Michael Hague. .

Boston: Dana Estes & Company. Very Good+. 1912. Hardcover. 168 p. 21 cm. Minor wear at corners. A few light smudges on lower board. Previous owner 's name on front pastedown endpaper. Partial remains of pencilled price codes on rear pastedown. Colour pictorial upper board and spine are fresh and bright. Inside pages clean. A very attractive copy. Includes eight black and white art reproduction plates. A handbook to organizing a fundraising fair or fete, early 1900's style. The author has organized her ideas by season, with an additional section for any time fairs. Some of her suggestions include a festival of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men, a military fair, a festival of dolls, a Dickens' fete, an indoor garden party, a poppy and snowflake fair, a cup and saucer sale, and many more. .

Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. 0813108349 . 192 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to edges and corner tips. Price label on rear cover. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. An examination of the fairy tales as a genre and how they changed over time to embody domination and oppression in Western society. .

Moscow. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. Later Printing. Hardcover. 136 p. 29 cm. Sound and square binding in orange, cloth-covered boards, with gilt stamped titles. Minor wear to the corners. A few tiny spots to upper board. Light crease mark across spine near bottom. Dustjacket has some edge and folds wear and creases, moreso at the spine ends. One large crease mark on rear panel. A selection of six Russian fairy tales by Alexander Pushkin. The text is in Russian. The tales are illustrated with colourful and rich watercolours by Vladimir Konashevich. .

London: Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. Reprint. Hardcover. [32] p. 10.5 x 10.5 cm. Reprint of the 1951 first printing. Sound and square centre-stapled binding in paper-covered, illustrated boards. The corners and spine edges have rub wear. A few tiny spots of soiling. Inside pages have a couple of small soil marks but are overall clean and bright. Dustwrapper, which has the same illustration as the boards, has one 1/2" closed tear, some wear at the corners and along the spine and flap folds, and a few spots of soiling. It has a large price clip on the front flap. A rare copy. A charming tiny picture book which includes four fairy tales by English writer and illustrator Hilda Boswell. Full colour artwork. One of her earlier works. .

New York: Viking / Penguin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2012. First American Edition. Hardcover. 406 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. A couple of light soil spots on lower board and top edge of the text block. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a little crinkling to the spine ends and a couple of soil spots on spine. Tiny pull mark on rear panel. Light wear to edges. Not price clipped. A retelling of fifty Brothers Grimm fairy tales by Philip Pullman, author of the Dark Materials trilogy. .

London: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good. 1980. Reprint. Hardcover. 024102207X . 192 p. 29 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. The corners are bumped. Some edge wear. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A collection of fairy tales, illustrated in colour and black and white by English artist Raymond Briggs. The book certainly shows a wide range of styles of his work. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. 94 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Corners and the head of spine are lightly bumped. Endpapers have some foxing. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper spine is faded and it has some edge wear and darkening along the flap edges. Price clipped. A retelling of five fairy tales by E.T.A. Hoffmann, including: The Fairy Child, The Nutcracker and the Tale of a Hard Nut, The Magic Spectacles, The Sailor who Became a Miner, and The Stolen Reflection. Illustrated with colour plates. .

New York: Playmore Inc.. Very Good. Hardcover. 125 p. 28 cm. No publication or copyright date. Sound and square in glossy, illustrated boards. Light wear to edges. Corners show wear and a couple of tiny tears. Lightly rubbed overall. Previous owner's name and date (1982) on front free endpaper. Inside pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. A collection of five classic fairy tales: Puss in Boots, Tom Thumb, Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, Goldilocks, and Sleeping Beauty. Originally published by Dean and Son of England. .

London: Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. 0216903588 . 52 p. 17 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Light rub wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has light wear at corners and spine ends. Some rub wear and scratching. Publisher's price sticker on the front flap. Originally published in 1946 under the title "Groundsel and Necklaces". An attractive reprint of a story about the flower fairies. Full page coloured illustrations and pen and ink drawings by the author. Shipping costs will be reduced due to weight and size of book. .