Search Results: Books by oliver herford 1863 1935

Paperback. Very Good.

George H. Doran Company, (1919), 1919T. hardcover. Good. . DJ in mylar sleeve, shows minor wear, tear, and chipping. Pages clean.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. Hardcover. Octavo; G/Poor; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan without print; DJ in mylar, edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, front hinge torn entire length separating front and rear panels, portion at top of spine torn away, toning to spine, peripheral toning; Boards in brown paper with black print, slight wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has light tanning to endpapers, spine crack at p. 22, else clean and tight; x, 65 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w). 1351922. FP New Rockville Stock.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Charles Scribner's Sons, (1905). Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Spine crown chipped, with minor text loss. Boards and pages toned. (poetry, humor, didactic poetry, conduct of life)

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1898. First Edition. Hardback. Profesionaly rebound in modern gilt-blocked quarter cloth backed marble boards, top edge gilt. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved. A superb copy; 126 pages; Impressively illustrated with drawings by the author. Description: viii, 126 p. : front. , ill. ; 20 cm. Genre: Fiction

unbound. very good. A.L.S. 4to. 1 page, on the verso of a Life Magazine printers proof of a full page illustrated poem by Oliver Herford, titled "The Telephone Girls Prayer, ca. 1920's. The letter is to his long-time assistant "Betty", in full: "This is the piece of me makings of next weeks Life, I mistook for wrapping paper - and on it I find two masterpieces by O.H. - you will note the striking similarity of both of them. Also: a second A.L.S. oblong 4to. 1 page, np / nd, in full: "Dearest Love: its time to go and I can't bring myself to waken you as you said I might. I will call up at six tonight. A perfectly scrumptious day is waiting outside your window for you to waken to. Both items are boldly signed and are in very good condition.<br/> <br/> American writer, artist and illustrator often called the American Oscar Wilde; who was also a frequent contributor to Mentor, Life and Woman's Home Journal.<br/> <br/>

Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardback. Signed and inscribed by the author. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 151 pages; Description: [151] p. Front. , illus. 20 cm. Subjects: Herford, Oliver (1863-1935) --Dictionary--Wit and Humor.

1900. Pencil, signed at lower right ("O. Herford"). 1 vols. Image approx. 7 x 4 inches. Matted. Herford, Oliver. Pencil, signed at lower right ("O. Herford"). 1 vols. Image approx. 7 x 4 inches. A very elegeant woman is walking with her young child close beside her, the child pointing to his right. This drawing was apparently intended for publication, as there are pencilled marginal instructions. Oliver Herford was known as both a poet and illustrator, as well as for his wit. Born in England, he moved with his family to the United States when he was six, but later attended schools in both countries, as well as in France. He had a long and outstanding career as a writer and illustrator for numerous magazines including "Life" and "Harper's Weekly." He also, between 1893 and 1931, wrote and illsutrated approximately fifty books of "artistic nonesense." In addition to the humor of his published works, "Herford's oral humor was remembered as often as his verse. In his heyday he was called 'the most… Read More

--/No Dustjacket. This is the text of The Hen which was printed in the book MORE ANIMALS 1901. The envlope was addressed from Syracuse, NY 1901 to Charles A. Petrie of Turnin, NY . 4to., 2 pp., Very good condition .