Aristophanes At Oxford: O. W. de Y. T. O., Pseudonym Of L. C. Amory, Francis Wrigley And H. A. Cruse - 1894

London: Archibald Constable and Co. / Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817. First Edition . Recent Quarter Morocco. Fine. 7 7/8" Tall. Three volumes, complete with half titles, volume short titles, and original preliminary and final blanks (two preliminary blanks in Vol 1). A tall copy, pages 7 5/8" tall, all edges deckled and uncut. Very small old library discard stamp on each title, no other marks. Bound in late 20th century red morocco over very attractive marbled paper, with unusually thick boards (5/16"), and new endpapers. A fine set.

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1869. Second Edition . Green Cloth. Very Good. Viii, 199 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition Stated. One Of Ruskin's More Important Books. This Copy Inscribed By Ruskin (In His Hand) At Top Of Title Page : " 'Lizzie' With John Ruskin's Affectionate Regards.1869." Shortly After This Edition Was Published, A Distraught And Somewhat Incoherent Dante Gabrielle Rossetti Disinterred His Late Wife, Ruskin's Protege, Who Was Called "Lizzie" By Ruskin And Others Prior To Her Death, On Which Occasion This Book May Have Been Inscribed; But Perhaps Ruskin Was Then Well Acquainted With Another "Lizzie" Altogether.

London: Richard Phillips, 1805. First Edition . Quarter Calf / Boards. Very Good. Xii, 300; (I), 295; (I), 342, (2). Three Volumes, Quarter Calf Over Marbled Boards, In Unmatched Bindings: Volume I Is 7" Tall, Red Morocco Spine Label, Gilt In Compartments, Vol Ii And Iii Are 6 11/16" Tall, Maroon Morocco Labels Without Gilt In Compartments, But All First Editions With 1805 On Title Page And No Further Printing Indicated, Half-Titles In Vol Ii And Iii But Lacking From Vol I, Catalog At End Of Vol Iii. Handwritten "Mackay's Edingbir Library" At Top Of First Pages Of Volumes Ii And Iii, Pencil Initials At End Of Volume Ii, No Other Names Or Marks. Bindings Worn At Edges But Intact, Hinges Strong, Fraying To Leather Tips And To Edges Of Paper-Covered Boards.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 7 13/16" Tall. Photographs and Drawings. Xi, 300 Pp + 4 Pp Ad For "How The Other Half Lives" At Rear. Original Violet Cloth, Lettered In Gilt, With Additional Purple Lettering And Design. First Edition. A Worn But Solid Example Of An Important Book, Presenting The Author's Observations Of Slum Life In New York City, Following His 1890 Book On The Same Subject. Certainly No Comparable Books On 2023 Slum Life Anywhere, As The Total Situation Of The Population At The Bottom Of Wealth Measures Largely Slips Out Of Public Sight. Cloth With Light Wear, Frays Near Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Two Front Tips And For 1/2" Along Top Edge Of Front Board Adjacent To The Spine, Gilt Lettering Still Bright, Purple Lettering Strong Except Middle Two Letters Of Publisher's Name On Spine Are Weak. All Illustrations And Photographs Present, All Pages Solidly Attached, Binding And Hinges Are Solid.… Leer más

Boston: James R. Osgood And Company, 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece Portrait. (Xvii), 261 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Edition. Light Wear, Gilt Fairly Bright, A Little Bubbling Of Cloth, A Few Pinpoint Frays At Edges, Rear Hinge Cracked (Due To Bancroft's Personal Envelope With Thick Enclosures Tipped To Rear Endpaper), Pages Clean But A Little Aged. Ownership Signature Of Textile Manufacturer Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Of Rockford Mills, Delaware, Dated 11/22/81, And With His Large And Elaborate Heraldic Bookplate On Front Pastedown. Also With A Seven Page Holograph Letter From Alfred Darbyshire To His Cousin Bancroft, Dated September 11, 1881, Apparently In Response To Inquiries From Bancroft, Providing A Summary Of Everything Darbyshire Knew Of Mrs. Ward, Her Family And Background, And Her Current Activities. Also Included Is Bancroft's Copy Of An August 26, 1879 Cable From Ward To Derbyshire Accepting The Invitation To Speak At A Calvert Benefit; Also A Note From L.… Leer más

London: Archibald Constable and Co. / Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1817. First Edition . Recent Quarter Morocco. Fine. 7 7/8" Tall. Three volumes, complete with half titles, volume short titles, and original preliminary and final blanks (two preliminary blanks in Vol 1). A tall copy, pages 7 5/8" tall, all edges deckled and uncut. Very small old library discard stamp on each title, no other marks. Bound in late 20th century red morocco over very attractive marbled paper, with unusually thick boards (5/16"), and new endpapers. A fine set.

London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1869. Second Edition . Green Cloth. Very Good. Viii, 199 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. Second Edition Stated. One Of Ruskin's More Important Books. This Copy Inscribed By Ruskin (In His Hand) At Top Of Title Page : " 'Lizzie' With John Ruskin's Affectionate Regards.1869." Shortly After This Edition Was Published, A Distraught And Somewhat Incoherent Dante Gabrielle Rossetti Disinterred His Late Wife, Ruskin's Protege, Who Was Called "Lizzie" By Ruskin And Others Prior To Her Death, On Which Occasion This Book May Have Been Inscribed; But Perhaps Ruskin Was Then Well Acquainted With Another "Lizzie" Altogether.

London: Richard Phillips, 1805. First Edition . Quarter Calf / Boards. Very Good. Xii, 300; (I), 295; (I), 342, (2). Three Volumes, Quarter Calf Over Marbled Boards, In Unmatched Bindings: Volume I Is 7" Tall, Red Morocco Spine Label, Gilt In Compartments, Vol Ii And Iii Are 6 11/16" Tall, Maroon Morocco Labels Without Gilt In Compartments, But All First Editions With 1805 On Title Page And No Further Printing Indicated, Half-Titles In Vol Ii And Iii But Lacking From Vol I, Catalog At End Of Vol Iii. Handwritten "Mackay's Edingbir Library" At Top Of First Pages Of Volumes Ii And Iii, Pencil Initials At End Of Volume Ii, No Other Names Or Marks. Bindings Worn At Edges But Intact, Hinges Strong, Fraying To Leather Tips And To Edges Of Paper-Covered Boards.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 7 13/16" Tall. Photographs and Drawings. Xi, 300 Pp + 4 Pp Ad For "How The Other Half Lives" At Rear. Original Violet Cloth, Lettered In Gilt, With Additional Purple Lettering And Design. First Edition. A Worn But Solid Example Of An Important Book, Presenting The Author's Observations Of Slum Life In New York City, Following His 1890 Book On The Same Subject. Certainly No Comparable Books On 2023 Slum Life Anywhere, As The Total Situation Of The Population At The Bottom Of Wealth Measures Largely Slips Out Of Public Sight. Cloth With Light Wear, Frays Near Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Two Front Tips And For 1/2" Along Top Edge Of Front Board Adjacent To The Spine, Gilt Lettering Still Bright, Purple Lettering Strong Except Middle Two Letters Of Publisher's Name On Spine Are Weak. All Illustrations And Photographs Present, All Pages Solidly Attached, Binding And Hinges Are Solid.… Leer más

Boston: James R. Osgood And Company, 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Frontispiece Portrait. (Xvii), 261 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Edition. Light Wear, Gilt Fairly Bright, A Little Bubbling Of Cloth, A Few Pinpoint Frays At Edges, Rear Hinge Cracked (Due To Bancroft's Personal Envelope With Thick Enclosures Tipped To Rear Endpaper), Pages Clean But A Little Aged. Ownership Signature Of Textile Manufacturer Samuel Bancroft, Jr., Of Rockford Mills, Delaware, Dated 11/22/81, And With His Large And Elaborate Heraldic Bookplate On Front Pastedown. Also With A Seven Page Holograph Letter From Alfred Darbyshire To His Cousin Bancroft, Dated September 11, 1881, Apparently In Response To Inquiries From Bancroft, Providing A Summary Of Everything Darbyshire Knew Of Mrs. Ward, Her Family And Background, And Her Current Activities. Also Included Is Bancroft's Copy Of An August 26, 1879 Cable From Ward To Derbyshire Accepting The Invitation To Speak At A Calvert Benefit; Also A Note From L.… Leer más