"S" by John Updike - 1988

No Dust JacketVolumes Two and Three, and both books are in identical conditionBoth volumes have publisher mylar wrapped dust jackets (See photos)ISBN (Volume Two) 0950613355 (Volume Three) 09506133363 Additional photos supplied on request.Offered as a set, free domestic shipping by USPS Media Mail.

Six volume collection from a private library. All volumes were shelved together and are essentially in the same condition. Photos of specific volumes sent on request.William James, the Father of American Psychology. Harvard University Press published a compilation of James' writings and papers a century after his passing. The writings have been reprinted and are still in public demand: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/results-list.php?collection=1162This First Edition collection with dust jackets (1975-1979) of James' most famous writings is a wonderful addition to any university or private library. Note: Due to the sheer weight and volume of the 6 volumes an actual cost shipping surcharge will be assessed. Shipped by Media Mail and no extra charge for packaging and handling.

Dust Jacket: The spine is markedly and uniformly toned due to prolonged light exposure while stored in a bookshelf. Storage must have been in a horizontal position covered by another smaller book. A similar uniform toning is noted on the outer perimeter of the DJ (photos). The inside panels are stained, possibly humid-related. Fortunately, the overall structural integrity and appearance are not compromised by this neglect. A protective Mylar cover has been expertly installed permitting ready access by the new owner (photo).Book: Pebbled cloth board and spine. String binding. Apparent moisture damage on pastedown pages. Structural integrity is not compromised, the book is sturdy and firm and lies flat, plumb, and square.
No marks or entries, all pages and illustrations are present. Uniform moderate toning on the page edges. The publisher's production standards and techniques were quite crude compared to contemporary standards. It is quite remarkable this book has survived as well as it did.The DJ is… Read More

Dust Jacket: The only blemish in what is otherwise an "As New" DJ is two small dents on the upper points (photo). The ISBN is visible and unblemished. Flaps are unclipped (photo).Book: Flaw: Owner signature and date on the first free endpaper (photo). Otherwise, the book is pristine. No other marks or entries. The boards and spine are firm and strong. Barely visible page edge toning. Victorian cities evoke images of crowded tenements where social unrest and epidemic disease were rampant. Conditions in nineteenth-century London, in particular, sparked efforts to find alternative plans for urban development.The most influential alternative to the Victorian city was Ebenezer Howard's Garden City, an idea he sketched in his modest book To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform. First published in 1898, To-Morrow attempted to improve the material condition of working-class families through a vision of new communities which would provide a better quality of life. Howard's legacy grew throughout the… Read More

No Dust Jackets
Volumes: Complete 7-volume set from the library of Englishman, William Greenly (see below). Stapled binding. Thin gilt bordering on both boards, ribbed spine with gilt lettering, and gilt-bordered compartments (photo). Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in Volume One (photo). Subscriber's list in Volumes 3 & 5.Volumes 1 & 2 have the Greenley pasted bookplate and William's dated signature (photo). Volumes 3,4, & 6 have a Greenley bookplate and undated signature. Volumes 5 & 7 have bookplates only.All volumes have extensive tanning on the endpaper margins (photo). Heavy toning on page edges of all volumes.
Volume 7, The top and bottom spine edges are missing, and the title is partially defaced (photo). The cracked spine has been mended. Volume 6 has weakened boards but is still attached to the spine.
NOTE: Volume One is two volumes by separate authors. As noted by Sterne in the Preface, the first volume contains Mr.Yorick's re-published 7 sermons, followed by the second volume… Read More

No Dust JacketVolumes Two and Three, and both books are in identical conditionBoth volumes have publisher mylar wrapped dust jackets (See photos)ISBN (Volume Two) 0950613355 (Volume Three) 09506133363 Additional photos supplied on request.Offered as a set, free domestic shipping by USPS Media Mail.

Six volume collection from a private library. All volumes were shelved together and are essentially in the same condition. Photos of specific volumes sent on request.William James, the Father of American Psychology. Harvard University Press published a compilation of James' writings and papers a century after his passing. The writings have been reprinted and are still in public demand: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/results-list.php?collection=1162This First Edition collection with dust jackets (1975-1979) of James' most famous writings is a wonderful addition to any university or private library. Note: Due to the sheer weight and volume of the 6 volumes an actual cost shipping surcharge will be assessed. Shipped by Media Mail and no extra charge for packaging and handling.

Dust Jacket: The spine is markedly and uniformly toned due to prolonged light exposure while stored in a bookshelf. Storage must have been in a horizontal position covered by another smaller book. A similar uniform toning is noted on the outer perimeter of the DJ (photos). The inside panels are stained, possibly humid-related. Fortunately, the overall structural integrity and appearance are not compromised by this neglect. A protective Mylar cover has been expertly installed permitting ready access by the new owner (photo).Book: Pebbled cloth board and spine. String binding. Apparent moisture damage on pastedown pages. Structural integrity is not compromised, the book is sturdy and firm and lies flat, plumb, and square.
No marks or entries, all pages and illustrations are present. Uniform moderate toning on the page edges. The publisher's production standards and techniques were quite crude compared to contemporary standards. It is quite remarkable this book has survived as well as it did.The DJ is… Read More

Dust Jacket: The only blemish in what is otherwise an "As New" DJ is two small dents on the upper points (photo). The ISBN is visible and unblemished. Flaps are unclipped (photo).Book: Flaw: Owner signature and date on the first free endpaper (photo). Otherwise, the book is pristine. No other marks or entries. The boards and spine are firm and strong. Barely visible page edge toning. Victorian cities evoke images of crowded tenements where social unrest and epidemic disease were rampant. Conditions in nineteenth-century London, in particular, sparked efforts to find alternative plans for urban development.The most influential alternative to the Victorian city was Ebenezer Howard's Garden City, an idea he sketched in his modest book To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform. First published in 1898, To-Morrow attempted to improve the material condition of working-class families through a vision of new communities which would provide a better quality of life. Howard's legacy grew throughout the… Read More

No Dust Jackets
Volumes: Complete 7-volume set from the library of Englishman, William Greenly (see below). Stapled binding. Thin gilt bordering on both boards, ribbed spine with gilt lettering, and gilt-bordered compartments (photo). Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in Volume One (photo). Subscriber's list in Volumes 3 & 5.Volumes 1 & 2 have the Greenley pasted bookplate and William's dated signature (photo). Volumes 3,4, & 6 have a Greenley bookplate and undated signature. Volumes 5 & 7 have bookplates only.All volumes have extensive tanning on the endpaper margins (photo). Heavy toning on page edges of all volumes.
Volume 7, The top and bottom spine edges are missing, and the title is partially defaced (photo). The cracked spine has been mended. Volume 6 has weakened boards but is still attached to the spine.
NOTE: Volume One is two volumes by separate authors. As noted by Sterne in the Preface, the first volume contains Mr.Yorick's re-published 7 sermons, followed by the second volume… Read More