Search Results: Victorian Age from Black Cat Hill Books

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing; faint dampstaining at the lower portion of the backstrip and the red morocco quarter leather panels, and at the bottom edge, but the text block is unaffected; shows the very slightest spine lean; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge. The backstrip very lightly blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible. The binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library.… Read More

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to extremities; some scuffing at the top of the front quarter leather panel and the head of the backstrip; several tiny black spots at marbled front panel; moderate overall rubbing; shows the slightest spine lean; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge. The backstrip very lightly sun-blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible. The binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x… Read More

New York, NY Boni & Liveright, 1919. Hardcover First Ed USA, though unstated. First Edition USA, though unstated. Limited Edition: This No. 120 of 1250. Good+: Shows moderate use. Hinges starting; former owner's tasteful bookplate at front pastedown; backstrip shows discoloring, perhaps sunning; top edge of page block shows dust and soiling; mild shelfwear at bottom edge of buckram-covered boards; many pages uncut; outsided edges of boards show slight discoloration. Binding remains secure; text clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 313pp. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New York, NY Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1909. Hardcover Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; sunning at the backstrip and hinges has blanched the green leather to brown, but the gilt titles and designs remain bold and clearly legible; former owner's book plate at front paste-down end paper. Frontispiece illustration has its tissue cover. Purple silk ribbon marker. Binding secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. Lovely little volume. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 16mo. 559pp. Flexible Green Leather with gilt titles and designs at the backstrip. Sewn-in Silk Place-marker. Top Edge Gilt. After a century, the high-quality paper remains remarkably white. Earliest printing of this item we have found is 1902; this is the 1909 impression. Flexible Leather Hardback. William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly… Read More

New York, NY Cambridge University Press, 1984. Paperback First Edition Thus (1984), Fourth Printing (1989). Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: mild rubbing to the panels; some faint smudging and soiling to the bottom edge of the text block; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.35 x 4.8 x 1 inches). xlvi, 497 pages. Edited by G. B. Tennyson. Language: English. Weight: 16.5 ounces. First Edition Thus (1984), Fourth Printing (1989). University Press… Read More

London, UK Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford, 1915. Hardcover Good: Shows significant indications of use. Binding shows slight spine lean; moderate wear to extremities; some darkening, soiling, and rubbing; faint sunning at the back-strip, though the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; former owner's name and info at front paste-down endpaper. Binding remains secure, but the front endpaper has been removed; text clean. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library [though a removed front endpaper can be an indication that someone was trying hide the indications thereon, but there are no other indications]. 8vo. 695pp. Red cloth over Boards with Gilt titles at the front panel and back-strip. Illustrated with 14 illustrations by Charles Keene and 6 by M. Sankey in black and white. Hardback: Lacks DJ, assuming it ever had one.

London, UK Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. Hardcover First Edition (1972), not directly stated, but implied. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only a small indentation at the middle of the backstrip and a couple of small, faint coffee stains at the bottom edge of the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a a couple of very minor flaws. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to extremities; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. No longer pristine, but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 6.75 x 1.35 inches). xvii, 411 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 8.8 ounces. Critical Heritage Series. First Edition (1972), not directly stated, but implied. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY Roy Publishers, Inc. , 1970. Hardcover First Ed USA, unstated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the most minute indications of use; price intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 244pp. First Ed USA, unstated. Hardback with DJ. Treats of Pater, Wilde, John Aldington Symonds, Arthur Symonds, Yeats, Havelock Ellis, George Moore, Lionel Pigot Johnson, Le Gallienne, Beerbohm, Henley, & Wedmore, with representative selections from each.

New York, NY Hurst and Company: The Companion Books, 1915. Hardcover Reprint Edition. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities; top edge a little dusted; pages have tanned a bit with age; former owner's tasteful bookplate at front pastedown endpaper. Binding square and secure; text clean. Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 211pp. Brown Leatherette with Gilt "The Companion Books" Design at front panel and gilt titles at backstrip. No date, but the format resembles early Modern Library editions, with the flexible leatherette binding, etc. Reprint Edition. Hardback: Faux Leather Binding.

New York, NY New York University Press, 1990. Paperback First Edition [1990] Thus; unstated in accordance with NYU Press' customary, but not universal practice. First Edition [1990] Thus; unstated in accordance with NYU Press' customary, but not universal practice. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the extremities and very mild rubbing; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows a couple of very minor flaws; but remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable: in fact, in overall appearance, remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.65 x 0.8 inches). xi, 318 pages. Weight: 15 ounces. University Press Paperback.

London, UK Longmans, Green & Co., 1910. Hardcover Later Edition (1890); "New Impression" (1910). Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows very light wear to the extremities; the mildest rubbing to the panels; some toning to the endpapers; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Not quite pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 6.15 x 1.25 inches). 445 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 7.3 ounces. Bright Crimson cloth over boards with gilt floral designs a the front panel and backstrip and gilt titles at the backstrip. Later Edition (1890); "New Impression" (1910).… Read More

New York, NY The Modern Library, 1931. Hardcover Very Good: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities, but beginning to fray at the lower front corner tip; mild rubbing and faint soiling to the green cloth over boards; the pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains a sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 342pp. This work first published in 1918. With a preface by the author. --- Toledano spine 8, with green cloth-covered boards, gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks, black topstain, grey Kent endpapers. Volume bears 1918 date but likely published c.1954. Green cloth over boards. Gilt designs and titles on a rectangular black field at the front panel and backstrip. (Modern Library #212.1). Hardback: Lacks DJ. Four short biographies of leading persons living in the time of Queen Victoria: Cardinal Henry Manning, Florence Nightingale,… Read More

London, UK Duckworth: New Readers Library, 1927. Hardcover First Edition [1927]; First Printing Thus. The Ford Lectures. First published in 1904. Very Good: shows light wear to the extremities and a mild bump to the lower corner of the rear panel, causing a faint crease in the underlying board; mild rubbing to the panels; faint sunning to the backstrip and to the area near the rear hinge; faint foxing to the top edge of the text block; the text pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing light wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Small 12mo. (6.95 x 4.95 x 0.65 inches). vi, 224… Read More

New York, NY A.L. Burt, Publisher, 1900. Hardcover Later Edition. Good: Shows moderate indications of use: Binding a little cocked; moderate wear to extremities; some darkening, soiling, and rubbing; half dozen dime-sized water spots at front panel. Binding remains secure, altdhough it appears that the front free endpaper has been removed and a small sticker has been removed, leaving a very faint shadow, at the backstrip, so this may be an Ex-Library of some kind, but shows no other indications thereof; text clean. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy, reading copy. NOT a Remainder or Book-Club. 8vo. 313pp + four pages of adds. Red cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip and Top Edge Gilt. "The Home Library" series. Later Edition. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. It was the author's second published book and it helped establish him as a leading English humorist.

New York, NY Cambridge University Press, 1970. Paperback First Edition Thus (1970), quite possibly a later printing. The LC number begins with '75'. Good+ in Wraps: shows moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; some faint smudging and soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and a few cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). vii, 195 pages. Language: English. Weight: 10 ounces. British Authors: Introductory Critical Studies. First Edition Thus (1970), quite possibly a later printing. The LC number begins with '75'.… Read More

Cannon House, Folkestone, Kent, Great Britain Dawson: Archon Books , 1979. Hardcover Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows a tiny flaw in the cloth at the front edge of the back strip; a bit of crimping to the heel of the back strip; the faintest foxing at the top edge; rlse flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows on the the mildest rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 340pp. Revised and Augmented by Roger Lancelot Green and now Further Revised by Denis Crutch. Published in Cooperation with The Shoestring Press of Hamden, CT. Hardback with DJ.

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started through to expose the board beneath, but the upper rear corner tip is more heavily worn; overall light wear to extremities; some scuffing at the top of the front quarter-leather panel; moderate overall rubbing; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge; very faint dampstaining at the backstrip and the red morocco quarter leather panels, and at the bottom edge, but the text block is unaffected. The backstrip very lightly blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible. The binding leans ever so slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound,… Read More

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to extremities; moderate overall rubbing; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge; the backstrip is very lightly sun-blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1.45 inches). 404 pages. 19 Full Pages of Black & White Illustrations. Quarter Red Morocco with raised bands and gilt designs titles to spine and… Read More

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to extremities; moderate overall rubbing; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge; the backstrip is very lightly blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1.45 inches). 19 Full-Pages Black & White Illustrations. Quarter Red Morocco with raised bands and gilt designs titles to spine and leather reinforced… Read More

Philadelphia, PA John Wanamaker, 1880. Hardcover Very Good: shows moderate wear to the corner tips, where the leather has just started to wear through to expose the board beneath; overall light wear to extremities; moderate overall rubbing; faint darkening to the fore-edge and bottom edge; the backstrip is very lightly blanched, but the titles and gilt designs thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1.45 inches). 405 pages. 20 Full Pages of Black & White Illustrations. Quarter Red Morocco with raised bands and gilt designs titles to spine and leather… Read More