A Dream of John Ball and a King’s Lesson by Morris, William - 1888

Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and rubbed, bookplate scar on . front pastedown of first volume, light wear to heads and tails of spines, . foxing to first and last several leaves of each volume.. 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. Faded purple blindstamped cloth with border of fruit and leaf designs. Titles stamped in gilt on spines. Engravings after designs by Hammatt Billings. Following on the heels of her influential and bestselling abolitionist novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Stowe published this novel thinly based on her travels in Europe, some of which time was spent meeting with anti-slavery groups. Hildreth p. 78, BAL 19375A. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, bookseller label on front . pastedown, top corner of front free endpaper removed, 1902 owner signature . on front flyleaf.. 1899. Later Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth with decorative torch design stamped in gilt on front boards, signed with initials "MP". Titles stamped in gilt on spine. Top edges gilt. Frontispiece photogravure portrait of the author by H. G. Rogers. xiii, 217 pp. Originally published in 1893 when she was still married to her first husband, Charles Walter Stetson, this is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's first published book of poems. She later became renowned for her feminist writings, most notably, her much reprinted short story "The Yellow Wallpaper".; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

NY: Harper and Brothers. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cocked, spot of insect damage . at center of front hinge, musty, foxing throughout, owner names penciled . on front free endpaper and front flyleaf.. 1837. Second Edition. Hardcover. By the Author of “Hope Leslie”, “The Linwoods, ” &c. [Catharine M. Sedgwick]. Brown pebbled cloth with title stamped in gilt on spine. Measures 6 x 4 inches. 186pp. + 8pp of publisher ads. Sabin 78798. Wright 2359. BAL 17367. Catharine M. Sedgwick was a popular Massachusetts author in the first half of the 19th century, whose best-selling work was the historical novel "Hope Leslie" about the early interactions between British settlers and Native Americans in Massachusetts colony. She would be regarded today as a feminist, who chose to remain unmarried throughout her life to focus on her writing career and who wrote about women's rights in her 1857 novel "Married or Single?" In The Poor Rich Man,… Read More

NY: George Long. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, outer joints cracked but holding, . gash to center spine, pages toned and foxed, musty, two pages show repairs.. 1822. Hardcover. Mottled calf with blind and gilt-stamped border designs on front and rear boards. Gilt-stamped spine. Marbled endpapers. Lithograph frontispiece portrait of Moore facing extra engraved title page. xvi, 17-277 pp. A collection of poems and songs by the popular Irish author, including several inspired by his visits to places in upstate New York, like Cohoes and Batavia. Of the Cohoes cataracts (later tamed by industrial mills and dams) he writes: “There is a dreary and savage character in the country immediately about these Falls, which is much more in harmony with the wildness of such a scene, than the cultivated lands in the neighborhood of Niagara. ” p. 196. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall .

NY: Harper and Brothers. Good with no dust jacket; Boards heavily worn, rear board nearly detached, . owner name on front flyleaf, some interior foxing and soiling.. 1836. Hardcover. Volumes one and two bound together in brown leather. Five spine compartments with title stamped in gilt inside one. Marbled endpapers and edges. Frontispiece engraved portrait of the author with elaborately powdered hair. Extra title page with engraved vignette. Volume one: 563pp; volume two: 597pp. Double-columned text. Title pages state that this is the first complete American edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned and rubbed, bookplate scar on . front pastedown of first volume, light wear to heads and tails of spines, . foxing to first and last several leaves of each volume.. 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. Faded purple blindstamped cloth with border of fruit and leaf designs. Titles stamped in gilt on spines. Engravings after designs by Hammatt Billings. Following on the heels of her influential and bestselling abolitionist novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Stowe published this novel thinly based on her travels in Europe, some of which time was spent meeting with anti-slavery groups. Hildreth p. 78, BAL 19375A. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, bookseller label on front . pastedown, top corner of front free endpaper removed, 1902 owner signature . on front flyleaf.. 1899. Later Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth with decorative torch design stamped in gilt on front boards, signed with initials "MP". Titles stamped in gilt on spine. Top edges gilt. Frontispiece photogravure portrait of the author by H. G. Rogers. xiii, 217 pp. Originally published in 1893 when she was still married to her first husband, Charles Walter Stetson, this is Charlotte Perkins Gilman's first published book of poems. She later became renowned for her feminist writings, most notably, her much reprinted short story "The Yellow Wallpaper".; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Boston: Ticknor & Fields. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, 1/2 inch tear at bottom of front . hinge, rear hinge cracked, 1872 owner signature on front flyleaf, owner . name stamped on rear flyleaf with offset to facing page, pages toned, a . few dog-eared pages.. 1868. Hardcover. Green ruled cloth. Titles stamped in gilt on spine. A collection of ten condensed versions of Dickens' works, taken from his wildly popular dramatic reading tours of Great Britain and the United States. This book contains ten stories, each with its own title page: A Christmas Carol, Bardell and Pickwick, David Copperfield, Mr. Bob Sawyer's Party, The Story of Little Dombey, Nicholas Nickleby (at the Yorkshire School) , Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn, Dr. Marigold, Nicholas Nickleby (Short Reading) , and Mrs. Gamp. Each story has a frontispiece illustration by S. Eytinge, Jr, except for the first Nicholas Nickleby tale and Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn. Two pages of publisher advertisements precede… Read More

NY: George Long. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, outer joints cracked but holding, . gash to center spine, pages toned and foxed, musty, two pages show repairs.. 1822. Hardcover. Mottled calf with blind and gilt-stamped border designs on front and rear boards. Gilt-stamped spine. Marbled endpapers. Lithograph frontispiece portrait of Moore facing extra engraved title page. xvi, 17-277 pp. A collection of poems and songs by the popular Irish author, including several inspired by his visits to places in upstate New York, like Cohoes and Batavia. Of the Cohoes cataracts (later tamed by industrial mills and dams) he writes: “There is a dreary and savage character in the country immediately about these Falls, which is much more in harmony with the wildness of such a scene, than the cultivated lands in the neighborhood of Niagara. ” p. 196. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall .

NY: Harper and Brothers. Good with no dust jacket; Boards heavily worn, rear board nearly detached, . owner name on front flyleaf, some interior foxing and soiling.. 1836. Hardcover. Volumes one and two bound together in brown leather. Five spine compartments with title stamped in gilt inside one. Marbled endpapers and edges. Frontispiece engraved portrait of the author with elaborately powdered hair. Extra title page with engraved vignette. Volume one: 563pp; volume two: 597pp. Double-columned text. Title pages state that this is the first complete American edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .