Wanted a Chaperon by Paul Leicester Ford, First Edition (34 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. Howard Chandler Christy (illustrator). First Edition. 109 pp, floral print around text on each page, attractive frontis with tissue guard, other ils very nice with tissue guards, at least one has a 1/2 inch tear. ID# GAF1.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Christy, Howard Chandler, and Armstrong, Margaret (illustrator). First Edition. Rubbing to top and bottom of spine, front corners lightly frayed. Front hinge cracked, binding split in a few places, but all pages firmly anchored. Contents clean and bright.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. Color Illustrations By Howard Chandler Christy and Margaret Armstrong (illustrator). First Edition. Original lavender cloth (designed by Margaret Armstrong) stamped in white and purple, top edge gilt, 8vo, unpag. Color Illustrations By Howard Chandler Christy and Margaret Armstrong (Light shelfwear and rubbing to extremities, inner hinge cracking at endpaper, one illustration detached - laid-in loose, vintage name/inscription to endpaper). Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good For Age. No Jacket. Christy, Howard Chandler (illustrator). First American Edition. Good condition for it's age. Ownership mark on the FEP from 1903. Clean text, breaks in the spine. Edge wear and corner bumping. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Decorated Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. CHANDLER, Howard Christy & ARMSTRONG, Margaret (illustrator). First Edition. Green cloth binding with ornate front cover and spine. Print is gold colored. Designs are ornate dark green and white floral intertwined. Very Art Deco. White on some flowers is rubbed. Spine is canted. Gold head edge. Rough-cut bottom and foredge. Tanned/foxed areas on endpapers. Hinges solid. Sound and unmarked. 111pages. Contains six colored "Christy" illustration. All text pages are baned by a decorative red and yellow floral border.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Hinges cracked. Early gifter's inscription on front endpage. Owner's name on front pastedown and first blank. (romance, fiction, vintage).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Howard C Christy-Illustrator (illustrator). 1st. Book is nice and clean; each page is decorated around border with three tone floral boundary; green boards are likewise decorated with floral design; gold lettering on front and spine; boards have some edge wear.

HARD BACK GREEN. Condition: Fair+. CHRISTY, HOWARD CHANDLER (illustrator). 1ST. General shelf wear, rubbed extremities, tiny PO sticker on rear inner board, light foxing, hinges slightly cracked, else, clean and unmarked. DATE PUBLISHED: 1902 OCT EDITION: 1ST 108.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Howard Chandler Christy, Margaret Armstrong (illustrator). 1st Edition. Wanted - A Chaperon was written by Paul Leicester Ford, illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy, with Decorations by Margaret Armstrong. The book was published by Dodd, Mead & Company in 1902 and appears to be a First Edition though it's not specifically stated as such. It's not an ex-library copy and is in good + condition with a brittle spine. It is a hard cover book, 5 7/8" by 8 3/4" with 110 glossy pages, 6 wonderful Christy illustrations (one of which is loose from the binding), and great decorations. It's a nice example of how quality books used to be made. Thank you!.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Illustrated in Color w/ Ornate Borders (illustrator). First Edition. Cloth. Ownership signature on front endpaper.; Octavo.

Condition: Very Good Plus. Howard Chandler Christie, Margaret Armstrong (illustrator). First Ediiton. First Edition. Original green cloth with cover decoration by Margaret Armstrong. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Frontispiece illustration by Christy, with tissue guard, slight offsetting to title page. Overy nice copy with bright cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by Howard Chandler Christy; decorations by Margaret Armstrong, 9 x 6", nicely gilt dec green cloth; teg, unpaginated, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, spine quite dull, rear inner hinge splitting, but still a decent copy. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BINDING "MA" BY MARGARET ARMSTRONG.

Decorative Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Howard Chandler Christy and Margaret Armstrong (illustrator). 1st Edition. Ribbed, lavender cloth. White letters and white and dark blue floral decoration. 111 pages; 6 color plates with tissue guards. All the text pages have floral borders in yellow, green, and brownish red ink. The ends of the spine are a little softened and rubbed. The text block ends have darkened. A bend line is on the spine-side margin of the Illustrations list. A gift inscription is on the front FEP. Photos e-mailed upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Octavo. Frontispiece and 5 color illustrated plates by Howard Chandler Christy. Publisher's decorative cloth designed by Margaret Armstrong, stamped in white, dark green, and gold on the front board and spine. Engraved bookplate and small ink inscription. Spine is gently cocked and shaken, some fraying at the edges and corners, good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Frontispiece and 5 color illustrated plates by Howard Chandler Christy. Publisher's decorative cloth designed by Margaret Armstrong, stamped in white, dark green, and gold on the front board and spine. Spine is a little cocked, extremities modestly worn and spotted, about very good.

Condition: Very good. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition (no dust jacket-as issued?) Slight rubbing to top of spine; green binding with gilt lettering and lavender flowers (binding A), all very bright.Internally clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Lavender cloth, cream and black decoration by Armstrong, with her "MA" on front. Pages , including title page, with Armstrong's color decoration. 6 color plates by Christy. A few small smudges on front endpaper.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Christy, Howard Chandler & Margaret Armstrong (illustrator). First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library? 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Green cloth binding stamped in white, green and gilt (Blanck's binding A) with Armstrong's dark green and white art noveau floral motif on the spine and surrounding a wreath of gilt stamped flowers which frames the title on the front board. Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy with 6 full-page color plates. Half-title page, title page, and decorative borders throughout in pale green, pale yellow, and screened tones of rust. One of Margaret Armstrong's most vibrant and appealing creations. Upper page edges gilt. The story is a romance with a Christmas setting. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover and residue from what may have been a library pocket inside back cover. No other library markings. Clean title page. Binding is tight and pages are clean. Hard to find.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Howard Chandler Christy (illustrator). First Edition. First edition (October, 1902), printings uncertain. 109 pp. Frontispiece and five other tissue-guarded color illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy. The half-title, title and copyright page and page border designs are by Margaret Armstrong. Bound in light gray vertical-ribbed cloth with a decorated cover by Margaret Armstrong, with her monogram on the front cover. The design is a centered floral panel in purple and dark green that frames the title in gold letters. A similar design is on the spine. Described in Gullans and Espey's paper on Armstrong's designs, item 96, variant B. This copy has a name and date on the front free endpaper. The frontispiece page is loose. The cover is generally soiled. Strictly a reading and reference copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG++. No Jacket. CHRISTY, Howard Chandler (illustrator). First Edition. Bound in green, decorated boards; illus. by H.C. Christy; new endsheets; 109pp. Tight, clean copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. CHRISTY, Howard Chandler (illustrator). First Edition. Bound in green cloth with a decorative front panel & spine; has illustrations from Howard Christy. Previous owner's signature to ffep. and mild wear to extremes. 108 pgs. Handsome, decorative copy. Size: 9 " X 6 ".

Cloth with Stamped Design. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Howard Chandler Christy (illustrator). First Edition. Decorations and Cover design by Margaret Armstrong, 6 color illustrations by Christy, 109 pages with border decorations by Armstrong on each one to include the end-papers and pastedowns. pages uncut, couple of very minor nics to spine bottom probably from slidding book in and off the shelf, otherwise very nice and in unusual condition. Very bright.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Howard Chandler Cristy; (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition stated 1902, first printing October 1902. Published by Dodd Mead & Co. Hardcover in full green decorated cloth with gold and white on the front cover and spine, upper edge gilt, without DJ as issued. Condition fine considering age, square tight and clean book, very slight edgewear, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners. Not a reminder. 8vo, 111 pages, illustrated with full page color plates by Howard Chandler Cristy and decorations in Art Nouveau style and cover by Margaret Armstrong. ASIN ? : ? B000KIV3NU.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Light purple cloth-covered boards with decorative white and dark grey stamping on the front cover and spine. Deckled page edge. Corners as well as the head and foot of the spine are rubbed. Cloth and stamping remains bright. Light penciling from previous owners on front free endpaper. Color illustrated frontispiece of two women in ornate dresses with the title "'Oh, must you aunty?' wailed Lydia". Tissue guard intact. Title and copyright pages are dated October 1902. Stated first edition. 109 pages, free of marks. A good copy. Margaret Neilson Armstrong was a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style but also wrote and illustrated the first comprehensive guide to wildflowers of the American west. Margaret Armstrong is certainly the most influential woman in book cover design and she was extremely prolific.

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Howard Chandler Christy (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition, stated. Unpaginated, beautifully illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy with 6 full page color illustrations. Signed binding by Margaret Armstrong, lilac cloth in navy and lettered in white,

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. First edition. 109p. 6 col. plates Binding design by Margaret Armstrong.

Publisher's Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: none. Howard Chandler Christy (illustrator). First Edition. 1902, First Edition, Beautiful Book is Very Good Plus or Better, bright and clean publisher's green cloth, bright gilt title to front board, striking Margaret Armstrong showing her MA monogram to front board. illustrated spine. floral in white, dark green and gilt decoration, spine bright as well with light wear to head and heel and bottom of front gutter, top edge gilt, light corner wear, No previous owner bookplate or writing, text and plates fine, 109 pages plus 6 pages of color plates nicely illustrated by American Artist and illustrator Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952) popular during the jazz age. Text in beautiful floral borders. A lovely copy protected in a custom mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Christy, Howard Chandler (illustrator). First Edition. "First edition published October, 1902", 109 pages, 6 color plates by Howard Chandler Christy, every page with decorated borders, lavender cloth decorated in white and dark grey, 8 3/4 x 5 3.4". Fine copy, clean and bright.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Howard Chandler Christy, Illustrator (illustrator). First Edition. New York: Dodd Mead, 1902. First Edition . Very Good+/no dust jacket. Howard Chandler Christy, Illustrator. Lovely First Edition, Published October, 1902. Clean decorated American trade binding (signed binding - MA - Margaret Armstrong). Clean blue ribbed cloth boards with green and white floral illustration on cover and spine, white lettering on cover and spine. No wear to lettering or decoration. No fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Previous owner name and date neatly penned on front free endpaper - no other marks. Beautifully illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy with page decorations throughout by Margaret Armstrong. 111 pages.

1902, 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 109pp. Green cloth decoratively stamped in black, white and gilt. Top edge gilt, color plates and decorative page borders. Edges rubbed, a previous owner's inscription, and the front inner hinge is cracked. Illustrations by Howard C. Christy. (Fiction, Christmas Books).