Howard Pyle antique 1908 beautiful childrens book The Garden Behind The Moon VG

Description: UP FOR AUCTION: RARE BOOK: The Garden Behind The Moon : A Real Story of the Moon Angel by Howard Pyle, illustrated with 10 full-page Black & White plates and numerous smaller artworks by Howard Pyle, Published by Scribners, NY, USA, 1908, 1st Edition, Later Printing (Published by Scribner's, with 1908 stated on Title Page and 1895 on Copyright Page), 1908, Hardcover Book, 192 Pages, This is a vintage, 1st Edition book written and illustrated by Howard Pyle (1853 – 1911), an American illustrator, painter, and author, primarily of books for young people. He was a native of Wilmington, Delaware, and he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy. (from his Wikipedia page) The book is a later printing of the First Edition. See actual book in ebay pics above. It is a nice, historic, original, vintage, 1908 book in very good condition -- clean and well-bound. Very Good Condition; Easily Gift-Worthy [No Dustjacket, Book's spine-titles are fading (see pics), Front Endpaper has neat name and bookplate of former owner from 1909 (see pics); otherwise, book is very clean, well-bound, tight with strong hinges, solid, well-illustrated, and sharply printed with numerous artworks by Howard Pyle ] 192 pages ; approx. 8.25" x 6" x 1", light green cloth covers with black, orange, and gilt titles, Hardcover Book Welcome International ebay Shoppers.I will reduce price of combining shipping. Domestic shipping includes tracking. Please visit my other auctions, and email any questions. Thanks for looking!

Price: 63.99 USD

Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland

End Time: 2024-10-18T19:06:12.000Z

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