MY WIFE AND I: OR HARRY HENDERSON'S HISTORY by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

New York: J. B. Ford, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair with no dust jacket. First Edition. Exlibrary markings. Weak hinges, shaken spine. Book is cocked. Cloth over boards is heavily worn, with deep tear at joint between spine and front, scuffing, edge wear. Reading copy. ; Novel by author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Ex-Library; 7.5" tall; 474 pages.

J.B. Ford & Co, 1872-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good hardcover. ORIGINAL 1872 PRINTING. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Spine edge wear/tears and slightly faded. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

New York: J. B. Ford, 1872. First Edition. Later reprint. Good copy. No jacket. In purple cloth covers with black embossed design on front cover and black design and gilt (bright) lettering on spine. Brown endpapers. Frontispiece of "The Match Game" not "My Child Wife" as in first printing. No writing anywhere. Square copy. Intact binding. Missing front free endpaper. Bumping and rubbing of ends of spine. Moderate shelf rubbing to covers. Fading of color on spine. Small black spot on lower spine. Pictures upon request. Thank you for your patronage.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

J. B. Ford and Co. Good. 1872. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards, good binding, clean text, Library remants on the front endpapers. 474 pages plus ads for Some Good Books by the publisher. Frontispiece with tissue overlay 8 illustrations. Boards are bumped, freyed, discolored. Blank endpaper has calligraphic inscription: To Nellie Jan 23rd 1872; Ex-Library .

Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Very Good-. 1899. Early Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is an early trade (reprint) edition. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping, rubbing and a couple of smal nicks and beginning tears to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean but with tidemarking to the top half of nearly all the pages. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. "In a twist, Stowe places a man's quest for a wife at the center of her novel, emphasizing the importance of the decision for men as well as women. The main character is Harry Henderson, the youngest son of a New England minister, who recounts his experiences through childhood, college, and his early career as a journalist. His wise Uncle Jacob, the village doctor, advises that "marriage is the… Read More

New York: J. B. Ford and Company, 1873. Hardcover. Good. Later printing. Good with a cracked front hinge, wear at the spine ends and corners, light soiling to the boards.

New York: J. B. Ford, 1871. Lacking front flyleaf.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good.

NY 1872 (1871) J. B. Ford. sSm.8vo., 474pp., frontis, ads, original purple cloth with black and gilt lettering and design. Good, just a few spots in text, cover faded, discolored and worn, especially on spine ends.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. Owner name else very good.

New York: J. B. Ford and Company, 1871. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Gilt lettering & black decoration on red covers in hand-made brown paper wrappers - which had kept this volume in very good condition! 12mo,474 pages plus ads. Ex- library copy - This is Volume No.65 of the West Bath (Maine) Library Association, with their label on the inside of the back cover. The unusual library label says: "N. B. This book must not be lent out of the subscribers family, and if injured, all damage must be paid to the librarian. No volume can be kept over four weeks ; two weeks additional time will be allowed by having it renewed. A fine of two cents per day will be charged for a book kept over this time. A violation of these rules will result in a loss of membership.". Other than the brown paper wrapper pasted on the inside of the covers, first free end paper torn, and the library bookplate, this is a very good copy.