First Editions from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, two volume set with volume 1 still having its original dust jacket. Also present is the presentation card which reads "Complements of The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Daniel Willard, President". The dust… Read more about this item

New York: Hearst's International Library Co., 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Dark orange cloth boards show scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner wear/toning. The internal binding is overall good with the exception of some pulling and a crack starting at the front hinge,… Read more about this item

New York: H. K. Fly Company, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, orange cloth boards decorated in gilt and white. Exterior is still attractive with only minor spotting and scuffing. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good at hinges… Read more about this item

Waynesburg, PA: Committee Greene County Historical Society, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, volume 1 & 2 only. The third volume large folio map book which is not present. The books had the original binding of black cloth which shows spotting and scuffing along with… Read more about this item

New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1876. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, beveled brick red cloth boards innately decorated in black and gilt. The exterior shows spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The top and bottom of spine shows fraying. Interior binding… Read more about this item

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, inscribed and signed by the author on the title page: "To his old-time friends Mr. and Mrs. D. Harry Sheldon with the complements of the author, William Cleaver Wilkinson, September 1, 1897. ".… Read more about this item

New York: Belford Company, 1890. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Thick hardcover, great cloth boards show quite a bit of spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is complete but does have some issues: the hinge is cracked at the front… Read more about this item

New York: The Century Co., 1891. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, volume 2 only of a two-volume set. Green cloth boards with gilt on front and spine has some minor scuffing and spotting along with light edge and corner wear. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues… Read more about this item

Akron, OH: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Helen Nyce and Jan Cragin. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ shows chipping and wear along the edges along with scuffing and toning. The front flap of the jacket also has a small price… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Published for the Author, 1873. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original 1873 publication which is inscribed (but not signed) by the author as a Christmas gift: "Presented to Miss Jane [last name unreadable] with Author's Complements, Dec 25th, 1874.". The book actually… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: R. Beresford, 1902. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover, original 1902 publication. Exterior wraps show some scuffing with numerous chips and tears, mainly on the front. Spine is darkened and also has chips present. There is also a corner crease present on the front, upper right.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia / New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket that still has original price of $2.75 on the front flap. DJ is toned and scuffed with numerous chips and small tears along the edges. The blue… Read more about this item

New York: Edward J. Clode, 1907. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards with front decorated in green and gilt. With this copy (we have multiple copies for sale). The exterior shows toning and spotting with only very minor corner wear. The internal binding… Read more about this item

München: Kurt Desch, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hans Meid. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, ivory paper covered boards illustrated on front and rear. Exterior shows toning along the edges of both sides and spine is sunned. There is also a tear at the hinge of the rear board,… Read more about this item

Baltimore, MD: John Murphy & Co., 1873. Hardcover. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original binding of maroon cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The spine is signed and also has a spot just below the title… Read more about this item

1901: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, ivory cloth boards show very little handling wear but the exterior does show a lot of smudge marks, which is likely coal dust as this came from the upper East Coast "coal country".… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1906. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original binding of red cloth boards shows spotting and darkening, mainly along the edges along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The lower right corner the front board appears to have the heaviest bump.… Read more about this item

Baltimore, MD: John Murphy and Company, 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Internal hinge at both the front and rear board shows cracks and then some old repairs with glue. The text… Read more about this item

New York: Junior Literary Guild / D. Appleton-Century Company, 1933. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. W. Langdon Kihn. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The front of the jacket shows well but the reason for the low condition grade is because spine and rear paper on… Read more about this item

Providence, RI: Akerman-Standard Press, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, beveled brown cloth boards with black label on spine. The front porch shows some spotting along with a vertical indentation mark near the left side. The rear board shows a lot more spotting, both… Read more about this item