Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Lynd Ward. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1952.
Price: US$2.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$4.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Johnny goes hunting for a bearskin to hang on his family's barn and returns with a small bundle of trouble. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine. This book is severely edgeworn. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton and Mifflin, Boston, MA, 1952.
Price: US$4.39 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Pages are clean and unmarked. Former owner's name on front free end paper. Cover corners and edges are worn, Spine material is missing. The binding is tight. 84pp.
Seller: Nealsbooks, Menominee, MI, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Minimal signs of wear. Corners and cover may show wear. May contain highlighting and or writing. May be missing dust jacket. May not include supplemental materials. May be a former library book.
Seller: Dream Books Co., Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$7.59 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$7.59 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$7.59 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$7.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Books for Child, 1952.
Price: US$7.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1952. PAGE TEARS. COVER WEAR. Library Binding. An acceptable ex-library hardcover with typical library markings. Pages have smudges, marks, creases, and edge tears. Heavy cover wear with cardboard showing on edges, corners, and spine ends. Mylar covered dust jacket. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world.
Seller: Booksavers of MD, Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$9.20 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
WARD, Lynd. The biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin/the Riverside Press, Boston/Cambridge, 1952.
Price: US$9.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A delightful story about Johnny and the bear he finds as a cub. Illustrated in soft brown on cream by the author, no dj, soft yellow cloth with red lettering & vignette, lightly rubbed at spine tips, a few spots. Some pages are lightly finger creased, else vg. large 4to, 85pp.
Seller: Mad Hatter Books, Auckland, New Zealand
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1952.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: sm 4 to; illust. library binding; 85 pp.; b/w illust. throughout. good; ex-lib with usual markings and expected imperfections; repaired page turning tears; soil to boards.
Seller: Rosebud Books, golconda, IL, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$11.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, Boston, 1952.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No writing or marks. Cover has wear on corners and ends of spine and is soiled. Binding is good.
Seller: Grandma Betty's Books, West Salem, OH, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$15.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$21.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.15
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. THE BIGGEST BEAR. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1952., 1952.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Quarto, hardcover, 11th. printing. Retired private school library book. 85 pp. Book needs repair on hinge, but has a very nice dj in mylar; wonderful b & w drawings by this esteemed artist. Caldecott winner sticker on cover.
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. THE BIGGEST BEAR. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1952), 1952.
Price: US$26.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Illus by author. 12th Printing. NEAR FINE, no dj. 85 pgs, cloth. Johnny goes hunting & returns w/a bear cub who loves to eat! 1953 Caldecott Medal Winner. Name in heavy pencil f.e.p.
Seller: Windy Hill Books, Bacova, VA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1952.
Price: US$26.65 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$29.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early printing. A VG+ copy in a G/VG price-clipped dust jacket.
Seller: AcornBooksNH, New Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton and Mifflin and Co, 1952.
Price: US$29.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small quarto hardcover, '1952' on copyright page, tight binding, clean unmarked pages, covers faintly dusty , else VG+++ in VG+++ DJ, in clear mylar wrap. Caldecott award winner. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
Seller: Mossback Books, hartland, MI, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Boston 1952, 1952.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cloth Bds VG, no dj Lynd Ward illus 4to, 85pp.
Seller: Pilchuck Books, Everett, WA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1952.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Very early copy from the early 1950s. Beige cloth book with red lettering and illustration to cover. Bottom front corner lightly bumped, neat previous owner inscription on inside cover dated 1955, some light toning to edges of pages, else about Fine--the pages are very clean, really show off the illustrations. Very nice copy of the book. Dust jacket has a bit of chipping and pieces out at spine.Medal sticker on front panel. Original price ($2.75) intact on front flap; . Nice vintage copy. Please see photos.
Seller: Barbara Mader - Children's Books, University Place, WA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$67.44 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Book is in NEW condition.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1952.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 4to, 85 pp., Dust jacket priced at $2.75 but title page not dated; an early printing with the Caldecott seal on front panel Fine copy in very good dust jacket
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. the Biggest Bear (Library Edition). Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1952.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: REPRINT: NO DATE ON TITLE PAGE. No additional dates, editions or printings indicated. Near fine, if not near fine plus or fine 'library edition' hardback in near fine price-clipped dust jacket with "Library Edition" printed on front panel and Caldecott .Medal sticker in lower fore-edge corner of front panel. Dust jacket has a 3/8 inch chip to heel of spine affecting bottom edge of 'CO'; a 1/2 inch closed tear to top edge of front panel; and only minor, if not trivial additional wear to head of spine, edges, and corners. Only trivial, if any additional signs of age/wear/previous use to book and dust jacket.
Seller: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition book, unmarked, no dustjacket, with author/illustrators's (tiny) signature on flyleaf. [i-2]
Seller: Old Friends Used Books, Manchester, CT, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. First US ed, as evidenced by date on title page. SIGNED by author on first page after ffep. Ex-library with the usual labeling. Some dust wear, rubbing. General shelf/reading wear. Pages clean, binding sturdy.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. THE BIGGEST BEAR. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$95.61 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.17
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1952.
Price: US$104.03 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!
Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, later issue, without the date on the title page. Some staining from little fingers, else very good. SIGNED by Lynd Ward on the blank page facing the title page. Scarce signed. Winner of the 1953 Caldecott award.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin, 1952.
Price: US$278.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: original grey cloth, the jacket has some tears with losses most notably two inches of upper spine, Caldecott medal is mostly worn off, contents have no markings, $2.75 price and copyright of 1952 on title page with no later printings
Seller: Fantastic Book Discoveries, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, 1952.
Price: US$330.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to. [2], 1-84, [2] pp. Tan cloth with red lettering and a red decoration on the front board, red lettering on the spine. Price of $2.75 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A Caldecott Medal sticker affixed to the jacket's front panel by a collector. The book won the 1953 Caldecott Award. With several full-page black and white illustrations. Baumgarten 221. Signed by Lynd Ward without personalization on a tipped-in leaf. With 1952 on the title and copyright pages, no additional printings indicated on the copyright page. A code of 4-8 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A serviceable copy of Ward's touching story. Light rubbing and a few bumps to the boards' edges; jacket with some loss to its front and spine panels, a few archival tape repairs to its reverse.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Lynd Ward. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Co, Boston, 1952.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Early Printing. 8 x 10.5in. 84pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed and inscribed by the author: 'with my good wish, Lynd Ward.' NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows two corners lightly shelf rubbed, else Fine. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, Caldecott Medal lightly picked, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.
Seller: North Books: Used & Rare, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston and Cambridge, 1952.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Thin 4to gray pictorial cloth stamped and lettered in red. With full-page b/w illustrations on the recto of each page by Ward. Front inner hinge cracked but holding. Spine tips frayed, else a very good copy in a very good first issue dust jacket which has one-inch chips at the spine tips and wear to the corners, rubbing at the outer joints and a two-inch chip at the lower edge of the back panel. Very scarce in the first edition. Winner of the Caldecott Medal in 1953.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first printing in first dust jacket priced $2.75 and without Caldecott medal awarded in 1953 on the upper side of the dust jacket, demy 4to (10.75 x 7.75 inches), pp. (2) 1-84, (2), 44 full page illustrations after drawings by Ward with text on the opposite page throughout. Original red lettered and decorated beige cloth in original dust jacket not price-clipped @ $2.75 with 4-8 below. Fine clean bright copy in near fine dust jacket but for a tear with loss of about .5 x 1.5 inches at back upper corner. Sheets clean, unmarked, complete. H10692 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 5 days of cleared payment. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.
Seller: J & J House Booksellers, ABAA, Kennett Square, PA, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. THE BIGGEST BEAR. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Mass, 1952.
Price: US$935.00 + shipping
Description: Quarto, 10.7 in. x 7.9 in., pp. 85. greenish-grey boards with red pictorial and title stamped to front. Red title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities; Very faint discoloration to bottom of front and rear boards. Unmarked interior. Horizontal creases along bottom two inches of dustjacket front. Light creasing to dustjacket along front hinge, joint and flap. Small chipping to top and bottom of spine and bottom corners. Protected in mylar. A 1952 first edition publication of the beloved 1953 Caldecott winner. First edition points present (Publication date of "1952" to title page. Original dustjacket marked "$2.75" and "4-8".).
Seller: Aardvark Rare Books, ABAA, EUGENE, OR, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1952.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the year 1952 printed on the title page and copyright page. Later printings do NOT have the 1952 year printed on the title page. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has pieces missing from the top and bottom spine and tears to the panels. The book is nice shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The boards are crisp with minor wear to the spine and edges. There is NO writing marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a collectable copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION. We buy Lynd Ward First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Ward, Lynd. The Biggest Bear. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952.
Price: US$975.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, signed by Lynd Ward on blank preliminary page, price of $2.75 present on front flap, date on title page, 4to, 85 pages, alternating pages of text and illustrations throughout; spine ends a touch pushed, dust jacket edge worn with a couple of tiny tears at top edge and one half inch chip out at head of spine, gold award sticker on front cover. This was Lynd Ward's first book as both author and illustrator, and it earned him the 1953 Caldecott Medal. With scant text, the pictures tell most of the story, and tell it well. Ward created the illustrations with casein paint, an ancient milk based medium, and the resulting images are soft and inky, and richly detailed. The book represents long-standing relationships between people and animals on many levels, while painting a picture of a beautiful friendship.
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.