The Story Book of Coal by Petersham Maud and Miska - 1948

John C. Winston, 1935. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: . Ex-library with typical marks, light shelf wear, pages have some discoloring; a good sound binding. The dust jacket has some chips, tears and stains. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children's; Inventory No: 187768. .

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: The John C. Winston Co., 1935. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Red cloth with a full-color pastedown and black lettering on the front board. Unpaginated, wonderfully illustrated in color! "There was an age, long, long ago, when fish and reptiles lived in the sea, but no animals and no people lived upon the earth. At that time dense, green jungles covered the land. The great trees of these forests had strange-looking bark and fernlike leaves. A tangle of grasses and ferns grew as high as the trees. The ground was a swamp. The air was always hot and damp. Everything grew very fast in the steaming air and mushy ground........" ---------- from the first page.. First Edition. Red Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

John C. Winston Company. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Former Library book. (Coal, Energy, Juvenile Literature) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

J. M. Dent & Sons, 1936. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1936. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket over decorative cloth. Colour illustrations throughout. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages with slight foxing to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild scuffing overall. Spine has subtle sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. Small sq 8 vo. Unpaged. Two-color & full color illustrations, green cloth/small pictorial label. Light cover wear, small school rental note front pastedown, very good-; no dust jacket..

PA: John C. Winston, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good. Later. Very good plus. Hardcover is rubbed at spine ends and corners, cover and foredges lightly soiled. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1935 Red cloth titled in black with color pastedown; illustrated dust jacket with wear at folds and edges, small chips at spine ends, price ($.60) intact. All about coal, history of its use, mining and production; illustrated in color. From the Petershams fabulous series of "Story of..." books which was a massive undertaking and unlike anything else at the time of its production. The books are an important landmark in the evolution of children's non-fiction. Webster pgs. 124-137 and Bader pgs 93-4. Probable First Edition. Fine/Good to Very Good. Illus. by Maud and Miska Petersham. Square 8vo.

Chicago: John C Winston, 1935. First edition. Hard Cover. vg/vg. octavo. Nice copy in chipped dust jacket. Name of former owner on fep.

Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Company. G/G. c1935. Cloth (Hrdcvr). 8vo., unpaginated, DJ rubbed and worn, cover edges shelfworn .