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Ernest Nister. London. / E P Dutton. NY. No date--circa 1890, 1890 Small book about 3 1/4 by 4 inches with some 12 pages including the covers. Bound in string tied embossed color illustrated thin cardboard. All edges scalloped. With two full page color chromolithograph illustrations. A Christmas gift book in the usual very high Nister quality. Light wear; foxing at the center two pages. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Barse & Hopkins. NY. 1914. First Edition., 1914 Calendar size about 6 inches wide by 11 inches tall. Bound in cream and green marble pattern wraps with binding of gold ribbon tie at the top. Front cover title in cream on a gilt panel. Calendar consists of a Title Page followed by a page for each month (On thin cardboard) with a selection of Whittier words at the top and the monthly calendar at the bottom. Page decorations by Evelyn von Hartmann. Verses selected by Ms. Van Buren. Bit of the gilt chipped off the front cover panel else this is a calendar with the very slightest of wear. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Indianapolis, 1908 Book size about 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches with unnumbered pages. Bound in brown cloth with front cover color pictorial paste-on. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Illustrated end papers (Different for front and rear). Tissue guarded color frontis and seven color plates by Clarence F Underwood. Decorations by Will Jenkins. One of those early 1900's gift books, this one with a Scottish theme. One plate edge worn and detached else light wear. VERY GOOD. Illustrated Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Bobbs Merrill Company. Indianapolis, 1904 Book size about 5 1/2 by 8 inches with some 78 pages. Bound in a Margaret Armstrong designed green cloth with a repeated red and green holly motif; gilt lettering. Illustrated throughout by C M Relyea and Will Vawter. Printed on thick heavy coated paper. First Printing with the month December on the copyright page. Book with previous owner name in ink at front else very slight wear. NEAR FINE. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Ernest Nister. London. No date--circa 1900., 1900 Small book about 4 1/2 by 5 inches with some 12 pages. Bound in embossed and colored white thin cardboard. All edges scalloped. With four full page color chromolithographs. Title page decorated and lettered in gilt. Very lovely little gift book in the high quality Nister tradition. Light wear; foxing at the book center where apparently an item had been laid-in. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

The Art Lithographic Publishing Co. NY. No date but circa 1890, 1890 Small oblong book about 6 by 4 inches with some 16 pages. Ribbon bound in embossed color illustrated thin cardboard covers. With six chromolithograph color illustrations--smaller images in light blue on the remaining pages. An Easter gift book of very high quality. A bit of light covers soil else slight wear. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Blackwell-Wielandy Book & Stationery. St. Louis. 1912., 1912 Book size about 5 by 10 inches with some 64 pages. Bound in ribbon tie color illustrated wraps including a glassine cover--and, IN THE ORIGINAL BOX. Pages with decorative borders. One of those sentimental gift books so popular in the early 1900's full of uplifting poems and essays from various sources. Originally copyrighted by Reilly & Britton this volume published by a St. Louis firm (Interesting). This particular book remarkable for its condition. No real sign of wear or use. The enclosing box (Marked 'Friendship'--Friendship Series--Novelty Vellum) has two edge cracks. Every once in a rare while I run across one of this type of book in this near perfect condition. The book is VERY FINE --the box is NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. As New/Fine.

Ernest Nister, London., 1906 Book size about 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches with some 84 pages. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with gilt lettering. Illustrated end papers (Same for front and rear). Illustrated throughout with numerous images in color and black/white--both full page and in-text by A A Dixon. Several of the illustrations are dated 1906 but there is no date on either the title or copyright page. Very scarce title by this noted gift book author. In the original glassine dust wrapper. Book with light wear most noticeable as rubbing at the tips. Wrapper with light edge wear; darkening to the glassine. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

The Art Lithographic Publishing Co. NY. No date but circa 1890, 1890 Slightly oblong book about 6 1/2 by 5 inches with some 16 pages including the covers. Bound in string tied color embossed thin cardboard. All edges die cut. With four color illustrations. A Christmas poem. Light wear. Lovely little Victorian Christmas book. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

No publisher, No place, No date (Circa 1890), 1890 Small book about 4 by 5 1/2 inches with some 16 pages including the covers. Ribbon bound white thin cardboard with embossed color chromolithograph illustrated front cover. All edges decoratively cut. With four interior color chromolithograph images. A Christmas gift book. Lovely little book with slight wear. FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Obpacher Brothers. NY. No date (Circa 1900 or so), 1900 Small book about 4 by 5 inches with some 12 pages. String tie bound thin cardboard covers with color images and imitation birch bark design. All edges gilt. With six internal color illustrations. A lovely little Christmas gift book. Center of book two pages with light foxing and other foxing here and there else no sign of wear. VERY GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Ernest Nister. London/E P Dutton. NY. No date (Circa 1890)., 1890 Milk chocolate brown cloth with beveled edges. Front cover illustration of a village scene in black, gold and gray; gilt title lettering. Spine lettering in gilt. Slate blue EP's. All edges gilt. Unpaginated (Some 40 pages). 4to. Printed on heavy thick paper the format of the book is to have a Biblical verse, hymn or other religious text on an illustrated page. Twelve of the pages are illustrated in full color (all chromolithographs) and the remainder are in black/white. Illustrations BY FRED HINES. Light to moderate general wear most noticeable at the spine top/bottom and tips; moderate soiling; rear hinge cracked with tape marks; front hinge cracked. Beautiful book in the usual Nister high quality mode with a bright and clean interior--lovely chromolithographs in a rural pastoral style. GOOD Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Ernest Nister. London/E P Dutton. NY. No date (Circa 1890)., 1890 Oblong book about 5 1/2 by 4 inches with some 16 pages including covers. Gold string bound in color illustrated cream wraps (Thin cardboard). All edges gilt. Six internal chromolithographs full page and smaller. Very slight wear; previous owner Xmas greeting very neatly on title page. Beautiful copy. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Indianapolis, 1909 Book size about 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches with unnumbered pages. Bound in lilac cloth with front cover color pictorial paste-on. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Illustrated with a color frontis and five color plates by Clarence F Underwood. Decorations by Earl Stetson Crawford. One of those early 1900's gift books, this one with the theme of Love. Tiny wear through at front cover bottom tip; rubbing to spine top/bottom and tips; light covers soil and fading. VERY GOOD. Illustrated Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Ernest Nister. London. / E P Dutton. NY. No date--circa 1890, 1890 Small book about 3 1/4 by 4 1/4 inches with some 12 pages including the covers. Bound in string tied embossed color chromolithograph illustrated thin cardboard. All edges scalloped. With two interior color chromolithograph illustrations. Title page with gilt lettering and decoration. Lovely little Christmas gift book with the words to the famous hymn. Foxing to center two pages else slight wear. NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

T Nelson & Sons. NY. No date (Circa 1885), 1885 Small book a bit smaller than 4 by 5 inches with some 12 pages including the covers. Bound in string tied thin cardboard. One full page color illustration plus color decorative borders to all pages. A Sunday School gift book for perfect attendance--the presentation page at the front has not been filled in. Book with slight wear. FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Bobbs Merrill. Indianapolis, 1911 Book size about 7 1/2 by 9 3/4 inches with unnumbered pages. Bound in olive green cloth with pale green spine lettering and full front cover color illustrated paste-on with deeply impressed gilt lettering. Printed on thick heavy coated paper. Illustrated with full page drawings on every other page by Howard Chandler Christy. One of those beautiful books published for the gift market in that era. Damp mark on the rear cover; slight wear. A clean and unmarked book. NEAR FINE. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.