Bright skies and dark shadows, de Field, Henry M - 1890

Books for Libraries Press, 1970. Hardcover. Good.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Hardcover. Good. .

C. Scribner's Sons, 1890-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1.0000 7.7000 5.6000. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing, heavy soiling on the spine. Staining on the edges, old price sticker and minor writing on the front free endpaper. Pages are tanned and mostly clean.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Publishers dark green pebbled cloth, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, brown endpapers, frontispiece guarded color map of Florida, one additional map in color, two maps in b&w. ; 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"; 316 pp; Lightly worn at spine ends and board corners, abraded area along spine at front board. Otherwise little wear. Binding remains tight and interior is clean and unmarked. .

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New York: Scribner's, 1890. Book. NVG. Original Cloth. First Edition. Book has owners signature, modest cover wear. Gilt lettering is nearly complete on the spine..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and brown coated end-papers. 316 pages. Signed presentation copy to Rev. William M. Paxton [1824 - 1904, Presbyterian minister and professor of theology at Princeton]. Illustrated with 2 full page color maps, 2 sketch maps and 1 full page plate. First edition. Front inner hinge cracked but holding, light fraying to spine ends. No previous ownership marks. The author, himself a Presbyterian minister, was the author of a series of books on travel The present title deals with Florida, the Civil War and the growing racial problem in the United Stated. "Writing about race in Bright Skies and Dark Shadows, Field claimed that segregation was part of human instinct which could not be overcome through legislation." A clean, square, sound copy with author's inscription signed and dated… Leer más

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890.. First edition. Hardcover. Very good in original publisher's cloth. Top edge gilt. Small name and address label on front free endpaper otherwise a tight, clean and unmarked copy. 316pp. + 2 full page coloured maps hors-texte. 2 black and white maps i n text..

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Field on the fep: "Our dear Lucy, from Uncle Henry." Lucy Field was the mother of author Rachel Field. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages; Signed by Author .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good+. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. An early history of Florida, including a description of a Civil War battle, the Battle of Franklin, and a discussion of the problem of race (the "Dark Shadows" of the title). Concludes with chapters written after visiting the graves of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Good Plus: dark green covers with bright gilt spine title. Top edges worn through. Spine ends and bottom edge worn. Corners bumped. Ships same or next business day. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages .