Biography And Genealogy from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

New York: Peter Smith, 1941. Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show some spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The small spot in the center of the front board and the spine shows fading. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues.… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The John Day Company, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, which has always had a presumably generic blank dust jacket on it. Note: this is NOT the pictorial DJ which was issued with the book, although the blank jacket appears to be… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

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".… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

Atlanta, GA: Army-Navy Publishers, Inc., 1941. Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Tall hardcover, brown cloth boards with raised text and design on front. During shows scuffing and spotting along with agent corner bumps/wear. The top of the hinge, right side, as a tear present in the rear board… Saber más sobre este artículo

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… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, gray cloth boards are quite spotted in toned, particularly on the spine cloth. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues at boards although there is… Saber más sobre este artículo

Kingsport, TN: Southern Publishers, 1936. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards show light handling wear as well as age and corner bumps. Internal binding is good and text pages are tight. There are no hinge issues, nothing torn or loose. The front and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Cooke And Co., 1846. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original binding of marbled paper covered boards half bound with leather to corners and spine. The leather is dry and brittle with cracking and chipping present. The exterior hinge at the rear board is… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Grolier Society, 1900. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, volume 1 and 2 matched set, Edition de Luxe series from the Grolier Society and limited to 1000 copies for England and America, of which these are both number 114. Gray cloth boards are spotted… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1903. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, two-volume matched set, limited edition of 1000 copies of which these are number 607. Pale green cloth boards with paper labels on spine. Exteriors show scuffing and some soiling, along with edge and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Grolier Society, 1900. Limited Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, volume 1 only of a two-volume set, Edition de Luxe series from the Grolier Society and limited to 1000 copies for England and America, of which this is number 114. Gray cloth boards show scuffing… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Merrill & Baker, 1900. Limited Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, two-volume matched set, limited to 1000 copies "Edition de Grand luxe" of which these are number 607 paper label on spine. Exterior shows some scuffing and soiling, spine is darkened, light wear to edges… Saber más sobre este artículo

Roslyn Heights, NY: Libra Publishers, Inc., 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. DJ shows some toning and scuffing along with edge chips/crimps/small tears. Red cloth boards underneath or clean and without any issues. Internal binding is good and text pages are… Saber más sobre este artículo

Cambridge, NY: Oleander Press, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. These books were purchased new directly from the distributor, with some copies packed away and never made it to the shelves. Book is as new although the dust jacket was… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Vicky. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket that still has the original price of 12/6 Net on the front flap. DJ shows some scuffing and soiling along with minor edge and corner bumps/small tears. Red… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia, PA: The Westminster Press, 1922. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is scuffed and darkened, with numerous chips and tears along the edges. Green cloth boards underneath are clean as they have always been protected by the jacket. Internal binding is… Saber más sobre este artículo