The Last of the Mohiccans
$
15.00
by James Fenimore Cooper
Pretty binding on this antique classic!
Published by Donohue, Henneberry & Co. No date given, but it matches other "Advance Editions" that were published by this company around 1895. (http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/lucile/publishers/donohenn/DONOHENN.HTM)
The spine is faded. Some wear to edges and corners of cover. The pages are tanned. There is a gift inscription to the former owner, " Ernest & Lillie frmo Uncle Dick & Aunt Dell." Otherwise, very good condition.
Pretty binding on this antique classic!
Published by Donohue, Henneberry & Co. No date given, but it matches other "Advance Editions" that were published by this company around 1895. (http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/lucile/publishers/donohenn/DONOHENN.HTM)
The spine is faded. Some wear to edges and corners of cover. The pages are tanned. There is a gift inscription to the former owner, " Ernest & Lillie frmo Uncle Dick & Aunt Dell." Otherwise, very good condition.
$
300.00
Works of Charles Reade
Complete nine volume set of Charles Reade's works. Beautiful blue (or dark green?) and gold books in NEAR FINE condition! Gorgeous engraved illustrations!
Published by Peter Fenelon Collier. No date listed; probably late 1800's.
Residue from small price sticker on lower rear corner of each book.
Complete nine volume set of Charles Reade's works. Beautiful blue (or dark green?) and gold books in NEAR FINE condition! Gorgeous engraved illustrations!
Published by Peter Fenelon Collier. No date listed; probably late 1800's.
Residue from small price sticker on lower rear corner of each book.
Crowned Gems of France
$
75.00
Edited by Edmund Gosse
Lot of six antique books with half crimson leather and gold colored lettering and marbled endpages. Part of the Crown Gems of France set ("Royal Edition"). Each volume feature literature of a different classic French author, with the stories translated into English. Illustrated.
Published in New York by The Werner Co., copyright 1902 by D. Appleton and Company. Believed FIRST EDITION of this compilation.
VERY RARE! This set was published with 15 volumes total in the set, but it is rare to find more than a few together.
The interiors are in very good condition with only minor flaws. The covers are worn, rubbed and frayed at edges and corners. There is some chipping on the spines. One volume is worse than the others. It is warped, has splitting along the edges of the spine, and a chunk of the leather spine was torn off and reglued. Stamped with previous owner's information. SOLD
Lot of six antique books with half crimson leather and gold colored lettering and marbled endpages. Part of the Crown Gems of France set ("Royal Edition"). Each volume feature literature of a different classic French author, with the stories translated into English. Illustrated.
Published in New York by The Werner Co., copyright 1902 by D. Appleton and Company. Believed FIRST EDITION of this compilation.
VERY RARE! This set was published with 15 volumes total in the set, but it is rare to find more than a few together.
- Mlle. de la Seigliere, by Jules Sandeau.
- An Iceland Fisherman, by Pierre Loti.
- The Downfall, by Emile Zola.
- The Lady of the Camellias, by Alexandre Dumas, the Younger
- Renee Mauperin, by Jules and Edmond De Goncourt
- Captain Fracasse, by Theophile Gautier
The interiors are in very good condition with only minor flaws. The covers are worn, rubbed and frayed at edges and corners. There is some chipping on the spines. One volume is worse than the others. It is warped, has splitting along the edges of the spine, and a chunk of the leather spine was torn off and reglued. Stamped with previous owner's information. SOLD
$
40.00
Lovely Lot of Antique Literature & Classics!
From the Windsor series published in F.M. Lupton around the 1890s. Each book is decorated with iris. SOLD
From the Windsor series published in F.M. Lupton around the 1890s. Each book is decorated with iris. SOLD
$
20.00
Lot of Four Decorative Classics
- Doom of the Burker, by George W. M. Reynolds.
- The Last Days of Pompeii by Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton.
- Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott.
- Thorns and Orange Blossoms by Charlotte M. Braeme (AKA Bertha M. Clay).
SOLD
$
15.00
The Prince of India
by Lew Wallace
Beautiful set of the historical tale The Prince of India: Or, Why Constantinople Fell by the author of Ben Hur.
These bright blue decorative volumes are copyrighted 1893 by Harper & Brothers. No later date is listed, so they were probably printed 1893 as well. However, this print contains a dedication "To My Father" which was not included in the first printing.
Minor flaws include some light scuffing and scratches on cover; shelf wear on edges and corners of cover; library stamps from the Community Library of Three Lakes, Wisconsin, and a partially detached title page in volume one. SOLD
by Lew Wallace
Beautiful set of the historical tale The Prince of India: Or, Why Constantinople Fell by the author of Ben Hur.
These bright blue decorative volumes are copyrighted 1893 by Harper & Brothers. No later date is listed, so they were probably printed 1893 as well. However, this print contains a dedication "To My Father" which was not included in the first printing.
Minor flaws include some light scuffing and scratches on cover; shelf wear on edges and corners of cover; library stamps from the Community Library of Three Lakes, Wisconsin, and a partially detached title page in volume one. SOLD
$
250.00
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
VERY EARLY PRINT of Volumes I and II. Published in Boston by the Roberts Brothers in 1870.
(Volume I was first published in 1868 and Volume II in 1869.)
Chocolate end papers. Lovely engraved illustrations. Several pages of ads following text.
Condition - Some cracking of front hinge, pulling between some pages, edges and corners of covers rubbed and frayed with some small tears, frontispiece illustration detached, but present in Vol. II, binding cocked and a little loose, mostly in Vol. II. SOLD
by Louisa May Alcott
VERY EARLY PRINT of Volumes I and II. Published in Boston by the Roberts Brothers in 1870.
(Volume I was first published in 1868 and Volume II in 1869.)
Chocolate end papers. Lovely engraved illustrations. Several pages of ads following text.
Condition - Some cracking of front hinge, pulling between some pages, edges and corners of covers rubbed and frayed with some small tears, frontispiece illustration detached, but present in Vol. II, binding cocked and a little loose, mostly in Vol. II. SOLD
$
30.00
Aunt Jo's Scrapbag:
My Boys, Etc.
by Louisa May Alcott
Published in Boston by Roberts Brothers, 1882. Early print!
Reddish-brown book with gold lettering. Neat frontispiece illustrations with original tissue-guard still intact.Cover is bright with rubbing at edges and corners and a little very slight bubbling. Pages are bright and clean. There is some pulling/separating between some pages. A few pages have tiny tears at the edge. SOLD
My Boys, Etc.
by Louisa May Alcott
Published in Boston by Roberts Brothers, 1882. Early print!
Reddish-brown book with gold lettering. Neat frontispiece illustrations with original tissue-guard still intact.Cover is bright with rubbing at edges and corners and a little very slight bubbling. Pages are bright and clean. There is some pulling/separating between some pages. A few pages have tiny tears at the edge. SOLD
$
45.00
TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD
by Harper Lee
1960 Book Club Edition complete with Harper Lee photograph by Truman Capote on the dust jacket! Published by J.B. Lippincott Company. Copyright 1960. No other date listed.
Green hardback with black spine in very good condition. Minor wear to edges and corners of cover. Light speckles on cover. Former's owner's name written inside. Dust jacket is in poorer condition with wear and tear including large chunk out of top). SOLD
MOCKINGBIRD
by Harper Lee
1960 Book Club Edition complete with Harper Lee photograph by Truman Capote on the dust jacket! Published by J.B. Lippincott Company. Copyright 1960. No other date listed.
Green hardback with black spine in very good condition. Minor wear to edges and corners of cover. Light speckles on cover. Former's owner's name written inside. Dust jacket is in poorer condition with wear and tear including large chunk out of top). SOLD
$
50.00
Our Old Home
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Two volume limited edition print! Number 216 out of 250. I was unable to find any others like it!
Published by Cambridge and printed at the Riverside Press in 1891. Extensively illustrated with full page black and white photos. Guilt page tops and "built-in" green ribbon bookmark. Fair condition. Our Old Home is a collection of essays on England, based on Hawthorne's experiences in the 1850's as American Consul. Nathaniel Hawthorne is the author of The Scarlet Letter, etc. SOLD
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Two volume limited edition print! Number 216 out of 250. I was unable to find any others like it!
Published by Cambridge and printed at the Riverside Press in 1891. Extensively illustrated with full page black and white photos. Guilt page tops and "built-in" green ribbon bookmark. Fair condition. Our Old Home is a collection of essays on England, based on Hawthorne's experiences in the 1850's as American Consul. Nathaniel Hawthorne is the author of The Scarlet Letter, etc. SOLD
$
45.00
The Prince and the Pauper
by Mark Twain
Lovely Chatto & Windus edition of The Prince and the Pauper! Published in London, 1892.
Decorative red, gold and black cover. Extensivley illustrated with 190 illustrations! Text followed by several pages of advertisements. Decorative end pages. SOLD
by Mark Twain
Lovely Chatto & Windus edition of The Prince and the Pauper! Published in London, 1892.
Decorative red, gold and black cover. Extensivley illustrated with 190 illustrations! Text followed by several pages of advertisements. Decorative end pages. SOLD
$
12.00
Hans Brinker
or The Silver Skates
by Mary Mapes Dodge
Large vintage hardback published by Harper and Brothers, 1924. Stated "First edition with Louis Rhead Pictures." (The story was originally published in 1866.)
This book is EXTENSIVELY illustrated. There are 18 full-page black and white engraving-style illustrations, plus numerous other page decorations. The fronispiece illustration is a neat color plate by Frank E. Schoonover.
Very good condition overall with only minor flaws. SOLD
or The Silver Skates
by Mary Mapes Dodge
Large vintage hardback published by Harper and Brothers, 1924. Stated "First edition with Louis Rhead Pictures." (The story was originally published in 1866.)
This book is EXTENSIVELY illustrated. There are 18 full-page black and white engraving-style illustrations, plus numerous other page decorations. The fronispiece illustration is a neat color plate by Frank E. Schoonover.
Very good condition overall with only minor flaws. SOLD
