Grinmar by Nathan Kussy - 1907

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. THE FRUIT OF THE TREE- Edith Wharton- Illustrated frontis by Alonzo Kimball- Charles Scribner's Sons- 1907- 1st Edition-Later State Original publisher's red cloth and black titles to spine and cover-Scribner's Seal as per 1st-with MDCCCCVII (1907) on title page-only one illustration-frontis- Hardcover:-8vo- VERY GOOD++-FINE- no dj- PO name on ffep, otherwise clean and solid, no tears or other writing. 633pp + 4 pp of ads as per 1st.-Binding bears the anomoly of being a Grosset binding, yet there are no Grosset printings of this novel in World Cat., leading one to believe that Scribner had Grosset do some of the binding on this edition-SEE PHOTOS-- In this novel, Wharton examines such controversial topics as euthanasia, treatment of factory workers, divorce, and drug addiction. It's "an interesting and rewarding book in many ways-especially in its depiction of the heroine, Justine Brent, and her marriage to a weak man"-With… Read More

London- UK: William Heinemann, 1898. VIA LUCIS: A Novel- by Kassandra Vivaria [i.e. Magda Sindici afterwards Heinemann.]- William Heinemann- London, UK- 1898- 1st Edition-1st Printing-UK and true first, preceding the US 1898 Richmond and the 1899 L. C. Page Editions- Hardcover:-8vo- G-VG/ no jacket as issued, 3/4 red calf leather and cloth, rubbed at extremities, thin hairline crack front exterior spine, but tight and square- new endpapers- 350pp are clean, one lower margin nick on p349, no writing-no underlining- Collation- complete- SEE PHOTOS- A very scarce novel set in Italy. The Richmond edition is held by 7 librairies worldwide, the true first Heinemann is only held by one, the British Library.- Rare- 1898 on title page- Fiction-religion-adventure-romance (3595). 1st Edition-1st Printing-UK. 3/4 Leather & Cloth. G-VG/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, England / New York, New York: Longmans, Green and Company. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1888. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 216 pages: 5.5 x 7.75 in.: 1.4: KB#010055: No dustjacket is included. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Beautiful copy of a classic novel. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "A historical novel of Renaissance Italy." Fourth volume in the Allan Quatermain Series. Boards are dark black cloth with embossed red lettering on front and spine. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (except for prior owners' names that are neatly inscribed on both sides of front flyleaf), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Corners of boards and spine top are lightly rubbed. Contains 216 pages of text, followed by a 16-page catalogue of other Longmans' published works of the time. This is an adventure fantasy in which Maiwa is a woman pursuing revenge. It was originally a two-part story published in Harper's Monthly… Read More

United States: Arbor House, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book has a green cloth boards with light cornerwear, jacket has light wear and sunning to the head and heel of the spine, else clean. Jacket is not price-clipped.

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is about fine. The un-clipped dust jacket is lightly worn at the bottom of the spine and has a short closed near the head of the spine; no remainder mark. This popular mystery writer's first novel, a lesbian romance.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. THE FRUIT OF THE TREE- Edith Wharton- Illustrated frontis by Alonzo Kimball- Charles Scribner's Sons- 1907- 1st Edition-Later State Original publisher's red cloth and black titles to spine and cover-Scribner's Seal as per 1st-with MDCCCCVII (1907) on title page-only one illustration-frontis- Hardcover:-8vo- VERY GOOD++-FINE- no dj- PO name on ffep, otherwise clean and solid, no tears or other writing. 633pp + 4 pp of ads as per 1st.-Binding bears the anomoly of being a Grosset binding, yet there are no Grosset printings of this novel in World Cat., leading one to believe that Scribner had Grosset do some of the binding on this edition-SEE PHOTOS-- In this novel, Wharton examines such controversial topics as euthanasia, treatment of factory workers, divorce, and drug addiction. It's "an interesting and rewarding book in many ways-especially in its depiction of the heroine, Justine Brent, and her marriage to a weak man"-With… Read More

London- UK: William Heinemann, 1898. VIA LUCIS: A Novel- by Kassandra Vivaria [i.e. Magda Sindici afterwards Heinemann.]- William Heinemann- London, UK- 1898- 1st Edition-1st Printing-UK and true first, preceding the US 1898 Richmond and the 1899 L. C. Page Editions- Hardcover:-8vo- G-VG/ no jacket as issued, 3/4 red calf leather and cloth, rubbed at extremities, thin hairline crack front exterior spine, but tight and square- new endpapers- 350pp are clean, one lower margin nick on p349, no writing-no underlining- Collation- complete- SEE PHOTOS- A very scarce novel set in Italy. The Richmond edition is held by 7 librairies worldwide, the true first Heinemann is only held by one, the British Library.- Rare- 1898 on title page- Fiction-religion-adventure-romance (3595). 1st Edition-1st Printing-UK. 3/4 Leather & Cloth. G-VG/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, England / New York, New York: Longmans, Green and Company. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1888. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 216 pages: 5.5 x 7.75 in.: 1.4: KB#010055: No dustjacket is included. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Beautiful copy of a classic novel. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "A historical novel of Renaissance Italy." Fourth volume in the Allan Quatermain Series. Boards are dark black cloth with embossed red lettering on front and spine. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked (except for prior owners' names that are neatly inscribed on both sides of front flyleaf), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Corners of boards and spine top are lightly rubbed. Contains 216 pages of text, followed by a 16-page catalogue of other Longmans' published works of the time. This is an adventure fantasy in which Maiwa is a woman pursuing revenge. It was originally a two-part story published in Harper's Monthly… Read More

United States: Arbor House, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book has a green cloth boards with light cornerwear, jacket has light wear and sunning to the head and heel of the spine, else clean. Jacket is not price-clipped.

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is about fine. The un-clipped dust jacket is lightly worn at the bottom of the spine and has a short closed near the head of the spine; no remainder mark. This popular mystery writer's first novel, a lesbian romance.