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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1886. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition. 4to. Full-leather binding. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1886. 980 pp. Heavily illustrated. 4to. 3/4 black calf with gold titles and spine, black morocco. Previous owner bookplate. Front hinge open. Corners bumped, light scuffing. Includes an article on the Afghan Boundary Commission, Africa's Awakening (with map of Africa), Bluecoats on the Border, Kentucky Blue-Grass Region, Cape Breton, Cape May, Catskills, Cleveland, Devonshire, Essen, The British Navy by Sir Edward Reed, Domestic and Court Customs of Persia, The Passion Play of Persia, The Battle of Trafalgar, the "Ritu Sanhara, or Round of the Seasons" by Kalidasa, and many other pieces. Very good condition..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1878. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1878. 952 pp. Heavily illustrated. 4to. 3/4 black calf with gold titles and spine, black morocco. Previous owner bookplate. Front hinge tender. Corners bumped, light scuffing. Title tearing away from signature. Includes the first edition of the first book of Thomas Hardy's Return of the Native, as well as an illustrated version of Milton's Hymn on the Nativity, four poems by Michelangelo, and pieces on Alsatia, Antislavery, Song Birds of the West, Life on Broadway, The Perfect Canoe, Wood Carving and Fret-Sawing, Christmas in Venice, Sienna, the English Civil Service, The American Clyde, The Normal College of New York City, Electric Time Service, Essex Coast, The Fieschi Conspiracy, Old Flemish Masters, Fret-Sawing and Wood-Carving, Elizabethan and Later English Furniture, Old German Lovesongs, Grand Manan and 'Quoddy Bay by… Leer más

Garden City, NY: Sun Dial, 1943. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Garden City, NY, Sun Dial, 1943. First thus. 8vo. Green cloth with lettering and decorative lines in dark green embossed on spine and front board, includes note on Thomas Wolfe by Edward C. Aswell, rough-cut pages, blue top-edge on text block, 386 pp. The stirring tale of George Webber's maternal ancestors, the Joyner Family, in 1800's North Carolina, told in vivid detail in a series of vignettes. A charming and moving book. Very good..

Private Press, 1969. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Private Printing, 90 pp. First edition. 12mo. Paperback. Good..

New York, NY: Hyperion Books, 1992. Book. Fine. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Hyperion Books, 1992. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over red boards with red lettering embossed on spine, red endpapers, rough cut pages, 355 pp. Marietta Cook is a woman so black and so large that she seems to burst the confines of her rural birthplace in the Low Country of South Carolina. Cast adrift by the death of her beloved mother, she goes to Charleston to make her way working in a fish market, only to return pregnant with twin boys. When her sons, as awesome in size as their mother, gravitate toward football, the family's fortunes take a distinct turn for the better in the promised land of California, where Marietta must find a place for herself as a country woman living in the land of freeways and luxury condominiums. Dust jacket as minor shelf wear, otherwise in pristine condition. Fine in a very good+… Leer más

New York, NY: Hyperion Books, 1992. Book. Very Good. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Hyperion Books, 1992. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over red boards with red lettering embossed on spine, red endpapers, rough cut pages, 355 pp. Marietta Cook is a woman so black and so large that she seems to burst the confines of her rural birthplace in the Low Country of South Carolina. Cast adrift by the death of her beloved mother, she goes to Charleston to make her way working in a fish market, only to return pregnant with twin boys. When her sons, as awesome in size as their mother, gravitate toward football, the family's fortunes take a distinct turn for the better in the promised land of California, where Marietta must find a place for herself as a country woman living in the land of freeways and luxury condominiums. Dust jacket as minor shelf wear, writing on front endpaper, otherwise in pristine… Leer más

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1935. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1935. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt title plates embossed on spine and front board, rough cut pages, 334 pp. This is a brilliant historical picture. The voices of the characters ring out from the printed page, with emotional force as well as historical truth. Includes ephemera from publisher. Dust jacket sunned on spine, chipped and dog-eared at top edge, colors front and back still vibrant, text block clean, tight and appears gently read. Near fine in a good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co, 1909. Book. Illus. by Nelson, G. Patrick; Strong, Beulah. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston, MA, Little Brown & Co., 1909. First edition. 8vo. Dusty-rose colored cloth with gilt lettering and green and white rose bush on spine and white lettering and green, black and white artwork of a woman with a quilt, seated in a rocking chair on the front board, beautifully illustrated in black and white throughout, 295 pp. Heartwarming homespun tales from Kentucky of life, love and war. Owner name and date (Ceres Williamson, Sept. 1911), sunning on spine and pages are tanned with age but overall a good solid book and a delightful look back at the early days in American history. Good..

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina, 1976. Book. New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina, 1976. First edition. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine, 153 pp. Focusing on Negro character in rural North Carolina in the early 1900's, these thirteen stories are as affecting as they are earthy. They tell the tale of the many hardships they faced and the stubborn dignity of human beings who refuse to be entirely crushed by circumstance. Dust jacket has rub-wear. New in a good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York, NY: Harcourt-Brace, 1944. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Harcourt-Brace, 1944. First edition. 8vo. Tan cloth with dark green lettering embossed on spine and front board, copyright page states: " A Wartime Book" and "Books are Weapons in the War of Ideas", green top edge on text block, 246 pp. A collection of short works by Katherine Anne Porter. All these stories are exquisitely done and intensely dramatic without strain. No one who admires clarity and precision in prose will want to miss this book. Some discoloring on cloth boards, pages tanned, and dust jacket is chipped along spine, clean, crisp text block. Good in a fair dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York: G. P. Putnam and Son, 1869. Book. Illus. by Engravings and decoration. Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition. 12mo. Full-leather binding. Brown leather, gold titles and decoration. Frontispiece engraving and exquisite top and bottom of chapter fine decorations. Gilt top. 425 pp. Volume 3 of 3-volume set by Washington Irving's nephew. Front and back hinges open. Spine chipped top and bottom, very light edge wear. Pages moderately foxed. Good + condition..

Cincinnatti, Ohio: Cranston & Curtis, 1894. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cincinnati, Ohio, Cranston & Curtis, 1894. First edtion. 8vo. Dark gray-blue with white lettering and artwork depicting a column on spine and white lettering and artwork on front board, illustrated in black and white throughout, gilt top edge on text block, advertisement for more Well Told Tales at back of book, 258 pp. The boyhood adventures of frontiersman Reuben Rodney Blannerhasset, full of charm and an amazing look at the rough and tumble early days in American history. Owner name on endpaper, some shelf-wear and discoloration with age but text block is tight and clean and the book is well-preserved. Very good+..

Chicago, IL.: The Black Cat Press, 1938. Book. New. Quarter Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chicago, IL, The Black Cat Press, 1938. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First edition, limited edition of 149 books, 100 of which were to be sold, unnumbered. 8vo. Black quarter cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board with decorated green/black/yellow paper-covered boards, rough-cut, textured pages, signed on last page, 21 pp. A short story about a day in the life of a rather dysfunctional family. Minor shelf-wear on edges, but in new, unread condition..

Scranton, NJ, USA: I. C. S. Reference Library, 1910. Textbook. Very Good. Full-Leather. Early. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scranton: I.C.S., 1910. 8vo. Full leather binding. A series of textbooks prepared for the students of the international correspondence schools and containing in permanent form the instruction papers, examination questions, and keys used in their various courses. Full morocco, raised ridges on spine, gold titles, decorated page edges on three sides, decorated endpapers with vocational theme, illustrated. Detailed instructions for the manufacture of sugar, cottonseed oil and products, petroleum and products, and water softening. Light edgewear, scuffing. Very good in full morocco leather..

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Book. Illus. by Smedley, W. T.. Very Good. Cloth. Early Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Early reprint. 8vo. Navy blue silk with gilt lettering on spine and a silver scroll embossed on front board with title in navy blue and decorated with green trellising, flowers and leaves, illustrated throughout, including seven plates by W. t. Smedley, 53 pp. A Civil War tale as narrated by Marse Chan's elderly black servant. Owner name and date, minor tanning on endpapers, but otherwise in fine condition. A charming story of the old South. Very good..

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. Book. Illus. by Reinhart, C.S.. Very Good. Cloth. Early Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. Early reprint. 8vo. Tan silk with gilt embossed lettering on front board and dark green and maize-yellow flowers and leaves decorating front board, illustrated throughout, including seven plates by C.S. Reinhart, 70 pp. A charming Civil War story, as told from the perspective of a black slave. Light soiling on bindings, pages lightly tanned but clean and sharp, a very well preserved book, in very good condition..

Albany: Joel Munsell, 1876. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Decorative Silk. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First thus. Includes 11-page Memoir of Mrs. Grant by James Grant Wilson. pp. xxii, 377, including index. Illustrated with frontispiece engraving of Mrs. Grant and additional in-text illustrations and engraved plates. Wonderful pull-out map of the flats around Albany. Publisher's blue silk binding with black decoration in blind, gilt titles. Brown endpapers, antique ex-library bookplate, hand-numbered and hand-dated in year of publication. Rebacked with original spine laid down, hinges renewed. Foxing primarily around engravings. Tiny library stamps to corners of illustrations, no pocket or external library markings. Scarce in this edition. Very good..

New York: The Mentor Association, 1919. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Stapled Wrappers. First Edition. 4to.. New York: Mentor Association, 1919. First edition. 4to. Stapled wrappers containing 6 loose pictures of Lewis and Clark expedition, followed by 13 pp. of text and photographs. Very good condition..

New York, NY: Derby & Jackson, 1859. Book. Good. Cloth. First American Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York, NY, Derby & Jackson, 1859. First American edition. 12mo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine, bind stamp on front board, light yellow endpapers, 578 pp. The author bases this story on events from her own life, and the life of her sister Catharine. Set in 19th century New England, it is peopled with many classic New England characters, and also touches on the issues of slavery, Calvinism and predestination. A vivid look at that period in history. Bindings are rubbed at extremities, spine sunned and somewhat dog-eared at top and bottom, some foxing, pages slightly tanned, but not brittle. Text block still solid. Good+..

New York, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1905. Book. Illus. by Haskell, Ernest. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1905. First edition. 8vo. Brick-colored cloth with white text and green cactus artwork on spine and front board (front board also has a white eagle and snake in the midst of the cactus) illustrated in black and white throughout, 519 pp. A truly wonderful read about the exciting times and the rugged people who made history back when the Americas were being settled. Reasonable amount of shelf wear for a 100+ year old book, a few small, flat tears and some fingerprints on pages, but good, readable copy and a real treasure for those interested in classic Americana..