Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope - 1903

Beautifully illustrated collection of translated Persian poetry. Part of the Doran series "The Golden Years of Childhood." Green cloth with black lettering on cover. Decorative endpapers. Contains 12 full-color illustrations.Dust jacket is in poor condition, in three pieces & quite fragile. Text block is beginning to separate from binding at top of book. Minor edge wear on jacket. Fore edge of book is cocked. Interior is age tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked.

The 1854 edition of Jacob Abbott's The History of Xerxes, part of the Abbott's Histories series. Red cloth, blindstamped on both front and back. Gilt on spine. Famed full-color frontispiece is intact, as is tipped-in protective tissue. All seven B&W engravings are intact, including frontispiece.Spine is discolored and darker than rest of jacket, with significant wear on top. Stains on cover and small tear on front top hinge. Pages are age tanned and have small stains.

The 1857 edition of Jacob Abbott's The History of King Richard the First of England, part of the Abbott's Histories series. Red cloth, blindstamped on both front and back. Gilt on spine. Famed full-color frontispiece is intact, as is tipped-in protective tissue. All eighteen B&W engravings (nine plates) are intact.Spine is discolored and darker than rest of jacket, with obvious water damage that shows through the endpapers. Fraying on top spine and front jacket. Small writing on front endpaper. Pages are age tanned and have small stains.

The 1852 edition of Jacob Abbott's The History of Romulus, part of the Abbott's Histories series. Red cloth, blindstamped on both front and back. Gilt on spine. Famed full-color frontispiece is intact, as is tipped-in protective tissue. All eighteen B&W engravings are intact (five of them plates), including frontispiece.Spine is discolored and darker than rest of jacket, with significant wear on top. Cracking on both top hinges and fraying near bottom hinge. Bumping and fraying on corners. Pages are age tanned and have small stains. Endpapers are stained and have small writing. Cracking at 98-99.

An examination of the industrial processes used to spin worsted. Green cloth cover with gilt on spine. Many B&W illustrations, as well as two B&W photographic plates. Appendix contains five drawings printed on glassine and one fold-out illustration on paper, all intact.Jacket has some stains and discoloration on front and back. Small markings on rear endpaper.

1959 yearbook of Pomona College. Illustrated with B&W photographs.Inscribed by previous owner on second free page; otherwise condition is Fine.

A lovely book by a founder of modern environmentalism. Beautifully illustrated from the colorful dust jacket to seaweed-patterned endpapers to the many B&W drawings within.Book itself has a small white stain on the front cover and a small bit of writing on the half-title. Pages are age tanned. Dust jacket has numerous tears, wear, and stains.

The 1854 edition of Jacob Abbott's The History of King Alfred of England, part of the Abbott's Histories series. Red cloth, blindstamped on both front and back. Gilt on spine. Famed full-color frontispiece is intact, as is tipped-in protective tissue. All nine B&W engravings are intact.Spine is discolored and darker than rest of jacket, with wear on heel and top. Small markings on FFEP. A few pages have deckled bottom edges. Pages are age tanned and have small stains.

An examination of the industrial processes used to spin worsted. Green cloth cover with gilt on spine. Many B&W illustrations, as well as two B&W photographic plates. Appendix contains five drawings printed on glassine and one fold-out illustration on paper, all intact.Jacket has some stains and discoloration on front and back. Small markings on rear endpaper.

1957 edition of the Westover girl's school yearbook. Green cloth cover with silver stamped on front. Decorative endpapers featuring the girls' signatures. Copious B&W illustrations, with vintage advertisements in the back.Cover has stains, with a narrow tear on the front. Spine is sunned.