Little Classics by Rossiter Johnson - 2009-01-28

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1879 205pp. Front hinge is partially open. Tips and spine ends are heavily bumped and heavily rubbed. Spine head is missing a small piece. Inside front board has a long scratch to the paper covering. Front endpaper has a 1" tear at the top edge near the spine head. Front endpaper has two small tears to the foredge. Top tip of the front endpaper has a crease. Second endpaper and little classics books listing has a small tear at the foredge. Small light stain on the rear board. Text is clean and unmarked. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Good Minus/No Dust Jacket.

James R. Osgood, 1877. Hardcover. Good. 12mo in green cloth, titles and decorations in black and gilt. modest rubbing to the cloth, front hinge cracked.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1875. Stories include: "The Four-Fifteen Express" by Amelia B. Edwards; "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens; "The Invisible Princess" by Francis O'Connor; "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne; and others. 231 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt design on front and faded gilt lettering/design on spine. Cover corners and edges are rubbed and bumped, spine tips are bent and fraying. Gilt top page edge. Front hinge broken. Interior pages are slightly browning along edges, otherwise clean. Book in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good -. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4". Famous Authors.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company Stories include: "Ethan Brand" by Nathaniel Hawthorne; "The Swans of Lir" by Gerald Griffin; "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte, and others. 206 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt design on front and faded gilt lettering/design on spine. Cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed, spine tips are bent and fraying. Some scuffing on front cover, staining and small area of bubbling on back. Gilt top page edge. Interior pages are slightly browning along edges, otherwise tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4". Famous Authors.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1875. Stories include: "Little Briggs and I" by Fitz-Hugh Ludlow; "Three November Days" by Benjamin F. Taylor; "A Leaf in the Storm" by Ouida; and others. 243 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt design on front and faded gilt lettering/design on spine. Cover corners and edges are rubbed and bumped, spine tips are bent and fraying. Small chip on back cover. Gilt top page edge. Front hinge broken. Interior pages are slightly browning along edges, otherwise clean. Book in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good -. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4". Famous Authors.

Boston James R. Osgood 1875 Hardcover. VG. Ex-Library: spine numbered, endpaper verso stamped sole markings, cover edges rubbed. 12mo. Coated endpapers, pictorial brown cloth, all edges tinted red. Third Volume of the Little Classics Series. Short stories by: Edgar Allan Poe, J.W. DeForest, William Mudford, Herman Melville, Emily C. Judson, Henry Mackenzie, & Thomas de Quincey

Boston, MA: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875 Light to moderate edge and cover wear with very small chip in cloth at top of spine. Light cover soiling. Gilt spine lettering still bold. Cracks in paper end sheets (front and back) at hinges, though binding remains strong and tight. Scattered light foxing/soiling internally, but generally text is clean. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1874. Stories include: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe; "The Bell-Tower" by Herman Melville; "The Kathayan Slave" by Emily C. Judson; "The Vision of Sudden Death" by Thomas De Quincy; and others. 205 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt design on front and faded gilt lettering/design on spine. Cover corners and edges are rubbed, spine tips are bent and fraying. Light wear to cover faces. Gilt top page edge. Interior pages are slightly browning along edges, otherwise tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4". Famous Authors.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1874. Stories include: "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe; "Chops the Dwarf" by Charles Dickens; "Wakefield" by Nathaniel Hawthorne; "Murder, Considered as One of the Fine Arts" by Thomas De Quincey, and others. 207 pp. Green cloth covers with gilt design on front and lightly faded gilt lettering/design on spine. Cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed, spine tips are bent and fraying. Gilt top page edge. Interior pages are slightly browning along edges, otherwise tight and clean. Some interior pages are uncut. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good. Size: Approx. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4". Famous Authors.

james osgood, 1876. near fine small red hardcover