Peattie, Elia W (240 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing, boards are bowed. Pages are lightly tanned.

Paperback. Condition: NEW. Clean and crisp and new!.

Paperback. Condition: NEW. Roberts, Hazel (illustrator). Clean and crisp and new!.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by JAMES, HENRY Frontis Photo.Others (illustrator). 1st Ed THUS. VERY GOOD Condition , solidly bound, not marked up but some darkening to green spine strip; Black spine & cover titles on GOLD TITLE BOXES.DARK GREEN CLOTH HARD COVERS WITH SMALL ALTERNATE SQUARES AS BORDER DESIGN TO FRONT COVER & SPINE DECOR. White endpapers ; 691-1045pg pages; Many other old favorites by popular authors of the day.

Pb. Condition: VG. 242 pp. Light wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 12mo. volume bound in white cloth and paper-covered boards. Condition: soiling & minor wear to binding; corners bumped; else good. 65 pages.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Gibson County, IN, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and the biographies of numerous early residents, in this 80 page booklet, comprised of excerpts from the rare 1895 book: The Pictorial Story of America by Elia W. Peattie, and other sources. The spiral bound booklet is 8 1/2 x 11". A vinyl sheet protects the front cover. Note: Although the booklet is new, the source book had some words underlined in ink. Where these could not be removed without endangering the print, they have been left intact, and will appear on the reprints. Past and present communities in this southwest Indiana county include: Barton Township, Buckskin, Center Township, Columbia Township, Fort Branch, Francisco, Haubstadt, Hazleton, Johnson Township, Mackey, Montgomery Township, Oakland City, Owensville, Patoka, Princeton (County Seat), Somerville, Union Township, Wabash Township, Washington Township, and White River Township. (Some may not be mentioned in the booklet.) Topics covered in the first part of the booklet are: John Severns Sr. and other early settlers, the organization of Gibson County; Bench and Bar; Public Improvements and Finances; Doctors in the county; Schools; Towns; Members of the Legislature; Sheriffs and other county and township officers. Most of the booklet is devoted to biographies of prominent citizens. Surnames include: Adams, Archer, Ballard, Barnett, Beloat, Benton, Bird, Blessing, Bohnert, Boren, Boyle, Brady, Broadwell, Bryant, Burton, Buskirk, Chambers, Chappell, Chappelle, Cockrum, Coleman, Davis, DeLong, Downey, Drescher, Drysdale, Duncan, Embree, Emerson, Ennes, Epperson, Ewing, Farmer, Field, Fields, Fogas, Ford, French, Gamble, Gilmore, Gooch, Gorman, Greek, Griffin, Gudgel, Gwaltney, Harmon, Harrison, Hart, Heimann, Higgins, Hobgood, Hoffman, Holcomb, Hopkins, Howard, Hudelson, Joyce, Karnes, Keneipp, Kenney, Key, Kightly, Kimball, Klenck, Kolb, Kuhn, Lamb, Land, Leonard, Lewis, Luhring, Lynn, McClure, McCormick, McCoy, McFetridge, McGary, McGowan, McRoberts, Makemson, Mason, Matthews, Maxam, Mead, Mellinger, Milburn, Minnis, Mitchell, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Nickey, Niekamp, Noble, Orr, Oswald, Patten, Polk, Pritchett, Potter, Reavis, Reed, Ricketts, Robinson, Rodemann, Seitz, Selby, Sharp, Shopbell, Short, Shull, Sides, Sipp, Smith, Spain, Spear, Speck, Spilman, Sprague, Sprowl, Steele, Steelman, Sterne, Stewart, Stormont, Strickland, Stuenkel, Thomas, Thompson, Tichenor, Toops, Trippett, Turpin, Twineham, Wallace, Walters, Ward, Warnock, Welborn, West, Whiting, Williams, Woods, Yeager, and Ziliak. Pictures are included of several prominent men: W. M. Land, A. P. Twineham, Dr. Andrew Lewis, Seth Ward Sr., and Gilbert R. Stormont.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Entire issue, Volume 76, No. 40, October 2, 1902, in original wraps, generally bright and clean, horizontal mailing crease has nearly straightened, issue apparently removed from a bound volume. Includes Tales of an Indian Agent, Part I: Counting Coup, by Clark, Grandmother's Fete, by Peattie, Mont Pelee and the Ruins of St Pierre, by Heilprin, illustrated with 4 small drawings, Alice Andrews' Surveyor, Part V, by Thomson, In The Molding Room, by Hood, A Frolic (poem), by Pratt, The Careful Doll (poem), by Portor, Their Nutting Guest (poem), by Wade, and An Early English Martyr (poem), by Taggart.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Painted Windows. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Eric Peterson; (illustrator). First Edition. 218 pp. Edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; previous owner's name inside. Cover art by Eric Peterson. This anthology contains: Kerfol by Edith Wharton; The Intoxicated Ghost by Arlo Bates; The Golden Rat - a novelette by Alexander Harvey; A Grammatical Ghost by Elia W. Peattie; The Affair at Grover Station by Willa Cather; The Doll's Ghost by F. Marion Crawford; The Gray Champion by Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Boy Who Drew Cats by Lafcadio Hearn; The Scarecrow by G. Ranger Wormser; Circumstance by Harriet Prescott Spofford; Ken's Mystery - a novelette by Julian Hawthorne; Bodies of the Dead by Ambrose Bierce; and Berenice - a variant of Berenice - A Tale by Edgar Allan Poe. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Shape of Fear. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, 1912. Hardcover, bound in tan cloth with color front cover illustration. Vivid color. Previous owners name written on inside cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Strong binding. Fourteen pages in the back of book advertisement other books published by Reilly & Britton Co. Given age, very good copy! May contain minor cover/edge/spine/reading wear. May contain minimal notes and/or highlighting. Overall in great condition. Ships Fast! Satisfaction Guaranteed!.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, 1914. Hardcover, Bound in tan cloth with color front cover illustration. Vivid color. Previous owners name plate on inside front cover. Cracked spine from having been previously read. Pages are clean and unmarked. Strong binding. Given age, very good condtition! May contain minor cover/edge/spine/reading wear. May contain minimal notes and/or highlighting. Overall in great condition. Ships Fast! Satisfaction Guaranteed!.

Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s).

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Single original issue with covers and advertisements and subscriber label at the cover margin. Folio, 16 1/2" tall, pages 477 to 488 (14 pages), wire saddle stitch, color illustrated wraps. A very good, complete copy with moderate exterior shelf wear and light soiling, interior paper lightly yellowed, clean, creased at the center mail fold with some slight splitting at the spine and fore-edge.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. b"Excerpt from Lotta Embury\x92s Career. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.\nThe digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. ". print-on-demand item.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Poems You Ought to Know. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second edition, 1903. Scarce. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Cover scuffed and shelfworn with age. Faint dampstain along right side of cover, seeped through to first couple introductory pages, text unobscured. Solid binding. Crisp page edges, a few pages still attached at top edge. No notes or underlining. Good reading copy. Great reading/study copy. May have highlights and/or notes. Ships Fast! Satisfaction Guaranteed!.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Book size about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches with some 295 pages plus four pages of publisher ads at the rear. Bound in tan cloth with color front cover illustration. Illustrated with a frontis and four full page illustrations on glossy paper. One of the books in a four title group of girls' series books written by Elia W Peattie, a very well known Chicago writer. Reilly & Britton also published the L Frank Baum books and all the rear ads are for books written by him. Much of the white color chipped off the front cover--wear through at all four tips--spine top pulled--spine bottom worn--free front end paper missing. GOOD.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Azalea. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Azalea's Silver Web. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Annie Laurie and Azalea. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Pictorial Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Joseph Pierre Nuyttens (illustrator). Has 3 Girls on Horses on Cover - The Blue Ridge Series -- Good (Title page has some browning & top & bottom of spine has a little wear -- EMAIL for Pictures.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Salesman's Sample Book. One plate in front has been removed. Another plate in front is creased and has a few marginal stains. One plate in the center has a long tear but is complete. Inner hinges are weak. Front cover has a very small worn area to the lower edge and slight rubbing. Rear cover [Our Land of Liberty] has a very small dent to the upper edge and some water spots. Text pages are slightly browned. ; Two salesman's sample books bound together.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. Kirkbride, E.R. (illustrator). New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from The Precipice a Novel. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Shape of Fear: and other Ghostly Tales. Book.