Humor from Old Bookshelf

Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1873. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 303pp. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering. Clean and sound both inside and outside, inscription on front free endpaper reads "Ella with the regards of the author Oct.27, 92'" in the author's handwriting. A wonderful… Saber más sobre este artículo

New YOrk: E.I. Dutton & Co., 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Cecil Aldin. Pictorial boards, green cloth spine backing. Light wear and soil to boards, contents are mildly tonDogs ed, a few pages slightly protruding but holding, small abrasion to front endpaper.

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. 1st Edition First State. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Oblong 16mo. 411pp. Original green publisher's cloth, gilt lettering and gilt and black decoration. First Edition, First State with uncorrected errors on pages 124, 263 and 362, Franklin Press imprint on copyright page. Edges rubbed, corners and spine ends worn, fraying… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Arthème Fayard - Non daté, 1941. Soft cover. Good. 177pp. Orange printed wraps, black lettering and decoration. Spine slightly faded, small chip at top, inscription on front free endpaper. Couverture souple. Bon état.

New York: Francis B. Felt & Co., 1871. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thomas Nast. 34pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering. A very clean, unworn copy, contents age-toned, small spot in margin of 4 pages, otherwise unblemished.

Chicago210pp. : Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1910. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 210pp. Half floral decorated tan boards, half small design, silver lettering to spine. Corner chip to rear board, light wear to cover, contents age-tanned.

Annonymous, 1931. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10pp. A Limited Edition of 500 copies of which this is No. 21. Textured grey wraps. Cover is chipped and soiled, contents are clean and unmarked.

Unstated: Ustated, 1930. Soft cover. Good. Tall 4to. Mike Davis - Photography. Unpaginated 32pp. ,measures 10 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, no publication date c 1930s. Light green stiff wraps, pictorial paste-on title to front cover. Corners chipped, light wear and soil to cover, contents are clean and unmarked. Illustrated.

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Stanton and Lee, 1948. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Clare Victor Dwiggins. 107pp. Grey pictorial boards. Spine very slightly faded, endpapers age-darkened, book is clean and sound. Unclipped dust jacket is torn along folds, darkened and chipped, but is overall complete. A… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 233pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering and decorative border, top edges gilt. Covers are clean, corners slightly rubbed, 2 small spots on rear board, gitl is very bright, text is clean, slight residue from bookplate removal to front pastedown. … Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Sheldon & Company, 1871. First Edition, Second State . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 46pp. Terra cotta cloth, gilt lettering. Corners and spine ends very lightly rubbed, interior is age-toned, clean and binding is tight. First Edition Second State with Ball, Black & Co. ad on… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Mathews & Marrot, 1929. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 27pp. Tan boards, red decoration. Copy No.140 of 530 numbered copies SIGNED by the author. Dampstaining confined mainly to upper portion of boards and faintly to upper internal margins, spine is chipped, former owner's bookplate on… Saber más sobre este artículo

Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. E.W. Kemble. 336pp. Tan boards with small illustration, gilt lettering to spine. Very light wear, light soil, contents are clean, former owner's name on front free endpaper. An amusing presentation of a Frenchman travelling in America.

Portland, Maine: D. McGregor & Co., 1873. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Beatrix Potter. 164pp. Brown flexible embossed cloth, gilt lettering, marbled edges, 2 folding maps. Light shelfwear, gilt slightly chipped but all readable, inner hinge cracked, text block holding, title page not present, contents age-toned. Maps are lightly chipped along… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Cmpany, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Don Freeman. 291pp. Rust color cloth. Bookis clean and sound, one corner bumped, owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, endpapers lightly toned. Dust jacket is not clipped, but has no price; very early edition, but may not be… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hollywood, California: George Palmer Putnam, Inc., 1940. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 201pp. Orange cloth. Bottom edge rubbed, some discoloration to endpapers, text is sound. Dust jacket is soiled and has been taped along edges. Inscribed, stamped and signed by W.Parker Lyon, foreword by Irvin S. Cobb.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Fitzgerald Publishing Corporation, 1867. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 192pp. Blue pictorial wraps. Slight fading to covers,small chip to tail of spine, text is clean and sound. A collection of of over 70 humorous speeches and recitations.

New York: Fitzgerald Publishing Corporation, 1878. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 184pp. Blue printed wraps. Slight fading to covers, otherwise clean, sound, and well-preserved, binding is tight, text lightly age-toned. Samples of comic speeches.

Paris: Paul Ollendorf, 1881. Soft cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Luigi Loir. 34pp. Couverture souple. Stitched binding. Soiling to covers, spine missing, binding loose but holding, text is age-darkened and is complete.

Lawrence, Kansas: Legal News Print, 1903. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Unpaginated 26pp. Black wraps, red lettering, introductory page printed in red and black, text printed on heavy, mottled brown faux antique stock. Small corner chips to cover and title page, contents are otherwise clean and unworn. … Saber más sobre este artículo