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New York: Harper, 1895. Book. Illus. by Charles Dana Gibson, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Harper , 1895. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/No Dust jacket. Charles Dana Gibson, Illustrator. First Edition, First Printing. Blue cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering, red and gold decoration on cover and spine. Hint of very light soiling. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson. 219 pp..

New York: International Book and Publishing Company, 1899. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Special Limited Edition.. New York: International Book and Publishing Company, 1899. Special Limited Edition. Good+/No Dustjacket. Dark green cloth boards with white lettering and decoration on cover and spine. Boards are clean, with one small white spot on cover (size of pea). Illustrated with black & white plates. Binding is firm, but a few pages are loosening. 321 pgs. 8vo. Limited Edition..

Rochester, NY: Stecher Lithographic, 1921. Book. Illus. by Frances Brundage, Illustrator. Very Good+. Paperback. First Edition.. Clean color illustrated paper covers (both front and rear cover is illustrated) with stapled spine. No. 28. Size approx. 7-1/2" x 13-3/4". Three short closed tears to cover fore-edge. All pages beautifully illustrated in full color or two-color by Frances Brundage. No writing or marks. Unpaginated..

New York: Imbert's Lithographic Office, 1827. Book. Very Good. Pamphlet. New York: Imbert's Lithographic Office, 1827. Very Good. Scarce early American booklet of lithographs on the true meaning of beauty. The American Toilet. New York: Imbert's Lithographic Office, 1827. Size: 4-5/8" x 3-5/8". Twenty page small lithograph booklet, each lithograph with liftable flap revealing text underneath. Bound with original string on left edge, no covers. A few of the flaps are missing, and some of these pages have slight damage (holes where flap was removed). Others are in perfect condition. Lithographs are black and white and have not been colored..

Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1934. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1934. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Green cloth boards with black illustration on cover, black lettering and decoration on spine. Faintest hint of soiling, slight corner wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 309 pgs. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1856. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition.. Green cloth boards with blind-stamped decoration on front and rear boards, unchipped gold lettering on spine. Wear-through to corner tips and spine corners; spots of fraying to spine ends; some soiling to cloth. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Blank yellow endpapers. Foxing to front and rear endpapers; all text pages are clean and bright. Old book store ticket at top left corner of front pastedown - "John S. Andrews, Bookseller & Stationer, No. 1440 Nassau St., New York." 359 pages..

Boston: Herbert B. Turner & Company, 1905. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Boston: Herbert B. Turner & Company, 1905. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/No Dust jacket. First Edition, with "Published October, 1905" on copyright page, 1905 on title page. Decorated binding - green cloth boards with white and green sundial and roses illustration with green and white floral motif border. Unchipped stamped gold lettering on cover and spine. Very light soiling - ink stroke to spine edge. Binding is tight & square, no cracking; pages and edges are clean, with clean decorated endpapers (tiny date on rear fixed endpaper), gilt top page edges. No names, writing or bookplates. Tiny spots of wear to spine corners. 157 pp. with page decorations throughout; four beautiful tipped in black and white illustrations..

Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1899. Book. Illus. by Edward H. Garrett, Illustrator. Near Fine. Hardcover. Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1899. Near FIne/No Dustjacket. Edward H. Garrett, Illustrator. Decorated binding. Very clean brown ribbed cloth boards with gilt decoration and lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Gilt top edges. 257 pgs. Frontis illustration with clean tissue guard; eleven additional illustrations..

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1912. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1912. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/no dustjacket. Clean red cloth boards with gilt lettering small decorations on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Hint of light soiling to spine. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Copyright 1912 on copyright page, with "September, 1912" in small box in lower left corner of copyright page. Slight impressions from erased name on front free endpaper. 687 pgs..

Buffalo: The Courier Company, 1886. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Buffalo: The Courier Company, 1886. First Edition. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Black cloth boards with blind-stamped decorative border on cover, gilt lettering and small decoration on spine. Light surface scuffing to boards, slight surface wear at bottom spine edge, some fraying at top spine edge. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. No names or bookplates. Frontis portrait of author with (presumed printed) signature below on back of front fly leaf, clean tissue guard; portrait of John Lord with clean tissue guard in main text. 231 pgs. 8vo. Biography..

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1931. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: William Morrow & Co., 1931. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Clean orange cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. Slight fading to edges; no fraying or bumping. Binding is tight & square, slight cracking to paper at rear hinge. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 370 pgs. Illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped, has has some edge wear, edge chipping, slight soiling (several small spots) to rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The romantic love story of Daniel Webster in the form of a dramatic, moving novel. 8vo. Fiction..

London: George Routledge and Sons Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good+. Hardcover. London: Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Illustrated. Clean rust brown cloth boards with stamped gilt lettering, illustrated cover and spine (cover is illustration of boy in rowboat reading a book; spine is boy in blue suit riding old fashioned bicycle). Light wear to cloth on one tip. Binding is tight, no cracking. Floral endpapers. Beautifully penned inscription on half-title page with date 1886. Pages are clean and bright, no foxing. 395+pgs. 8vo. Boys Fiction..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Reprint.. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Reprint. Very Good+/Very Good+. Grosset & Dunlap edition in clean illustrated jacket. Clean green cloth boards with black lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 332 pp. Illustrated dustjacket very slight wear to paper at top spine edge, no chips, a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. By the author of "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch", this is a humorous novel about a young woman with an exasperating family..

London: Nathaniel Cooke, 1854. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. London: Nathaniel Cooke, 1854. First Edition. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Clean unfaded brown cloth boards with stamped gilt lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright, with a small faint spot here and there on first few pages, two small holes to last page (each smaller than a pea, one interfering slightly with text, the other in lower margin). Numerous black & white illustrations (frontis (no tissue guard), title page, 6 plates). 317 pgs. 1854 on title page; Preface statement: "Thirteen years have elapsed since Caleb Stukely made its appearance in "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine." In the prsent edition of the work, the tale has been relieved of many passages, which, without assisting the progress of the story, added to its bulk, and took from its interest. It is hoped that the approval accorded by the public, in 1841, to the first literary… Read More

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1930. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second printing before publication.. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1930. Second printing before publication. Near Fine/Very Good+. Clean unfaded orange pebble cloth boards with crisp black lettering and decoration on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean top-stained page edges. Clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 297 pgs. Copyright statement "Published, January 16, 1930 - Second printing, before publication, January 6, 1930". Original silver dustjacket with black & orange lettering is clean, not price clipped ($2.50 on front inside flap), has very slight edge wear and a few short closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A lovely satirical novel set in Florence, Italy with an intricate mingling of American and Italian personalities. A scarce book, found here in clean and… Read More

New York: Century Co., 1912. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Century Co., 1912. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good . First Edition in original jacket, decorated binding. "Published April 1912" on copyright page, 1912 on title page. Clean green cloth boards (decorated binding with yellow and brown sunflower decoration on cover). No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Beautifully penned brief previous owner inscription dated 1919 on front free endpaper. 211 pp. Frontis illustration with clean tissue guard. Original illustrated jacket has a few small chips, very light soiling, 1.00 net price on cover and spine. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: A. L. Burt, 1933. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint.. New York: A. L. Burt, 1933. Reprint. Very Good/No Dustjacket. Orange cloth boards with black stamped lettering on cover and spine. Hint of very faint soiling. Slight wear to corners at top and bottom of spine. Binding is tight & square; pages and edges are clean. Clean illustrated endpapers; small previous owner inscription on front free endpaper. 244 pgs. 8vo. Fiction..

New York: John Lane, 1914. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Early Printing.. New York: John Lane, 1914. Early Printing. Very Good+/No Dustjacket. Clean dark green ribbed cloth boards with gilt lettering and small decoration on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Light wear to spine corners. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Tasteful old previous owner bookplate on front fixed endpaper. No other marks. 193 pgs..

New York: Eaton & Mains, 1899. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1899. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/No Dust jacket. First Edition. Clean green decorated boards. No fraying or fading. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Frontis portrait of the author. 319 pp..

Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1834. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition.. Second Edition (so stated on title page) published 1834. Very clean dark green pebbled cloth boards with leather label, gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Foxing to endpapers and to some text pages. Old previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of front free endpaper. Illustrations throughout, including frontispiece illustration (engraving) with original tissue guard. 180 pages..