POT-POURRI de [ Poe, Edgar A.]: [ Linton, William J.] - 1875

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863.. 319,[1] pp. Original green cloth, stamped in blind, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Portrait frontispiece engraving of the author after Rowse's crayon sketch, with tissue guard. Small nick and some fraying at the crown of the spine, faint old spot and tide mark at top edge near the gutter (faintly beginning at p. 207, then to end); still, a very good, bright, tight copy. First edition of Thoreau's third book, published posthumously and equipped with a preliminary 33 page biographical sketch by Ralph Waldo Emerson. BAL records the edition consisted of 1558 copies. BORST A3.1.a. BAL 5236 and 20111.

New York: Printed by C.S. Van Winkle, 1819 - 1820.. Seven parts bound in two volumes. Large octavo. 19th century calf, spines gilt extra. Bound without wrappers and adverts. Early manuscript index on front binder's blank in both volumes. Spines darkened and slightly crazed, joints a bit worn and slightly cracked in places (but sound), occasional spotting and foxing to Part I, brown spot in fore-edge of Part VII, clean 5 cm tear in top edge of leaf 63/4 of Part VII, with no loss, still a good set in contemporary dress. Old morocco faced slipcase. First editions, first printings, of each part of Irving's second major sequence publication, with BAL's state 'A' of the text on page 240. Neither the terminal blank for Part I, nor the slip against piracy that was inserted in some copies of Part II are present. THE SKETCH BOOK is among Irving's masterworks, printing for the first time in complete book form "Rip Van Winkle" (Pt. I), "Old Christmas" (Pt. V), and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (Pt. VI). "That… Leer más

Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, 1860. Very Good, some internal toning, gilt titles dulled, prior owner bookplates front paste down and his penciled name rear paste down, rubs to cloth at corners. With preface to Seventh Edition, map and illustrations. 394 pp, 2 pp Notes, 20 pp publisher's ads. . Seventh Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harper & Brothers, Publishing, New York, 1876. Book condition: Good+, First Edition. 123 pp plus four pages other Centennial Readings published by Harper & Brothers, New York. Text slightly tanned typical of age, clean and unmarked. Former owner attribution on front free endpapers. Front free endpaper has dark discoloration triangle caused by a piece of newsprint left in book. Illustrated throughout with b/w etchings and drawings. This title is very rare. Unable to locate existence of any other copies for comparison.

Scribner, 1988-01-15. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. First edition, First Printing, Full Number Line Displayed. 1987, Macmillan. 404 pgs. Unmarked. Text free of highlighting, underlining /writing. Dust jacket included, shows some smudging, small tear at base spine, edge and shelf wear from use/ storage. Cover boards in vg condition. Binding solid. Ships quickly in box with care. Thank you for shopping with us!

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863.. 319,[1] pp. Original green cloth, stamped in blind, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Portrait frontispiece engraving of the author after Rowse's crayon sketch, with tissue guard. Small nick and some fraying at the crown of the spine, faint old spot and tide mark at top edge near the gutter (faintly beginning at p. 207, then to end); still, a very good, bright, tight copy. First edition of Thoreau's third book, published posthumously and equipped with a preliminary 33 page biographical sketch by Ralph Waldo Emerson. BAL records the edition consisted of 1558 copies. BORST A3.1.a. BAL 5236 and 20111.

New York: Printed by C.S. Van Winkle, 1819 - 1820.. Seven parts bound in two volumes. Large octavo. 19th century calf, spines gilt extra. Bound without wrappers and adverts. Early manuscript index on front binder's blank in both volumes. Spines darkened and slightly crazed, joints a bit worn and slightly cracked in places (but sound), occasional spotting and foxing to Part I, brown spot in fore-edge of Part VII, clean 5 cm tear in top edge of leaf 63/4 of Part VII, with no loss, still a good set in contemporary dress. Old morocco faced slipcase. First editions, first printings, of each part of Irving's second major sequence publication, with BAL's state 'A' of the text on page 240. Neither the terminal blank for Part I, nor the slip against piracy that was inserted in some copies of Part II are present. THE SKETCH BOOK is among Irving's masterworks, printing for the first time in complete book form "Rip Van Winkle" (Pt. I), "Old Christmas" (Pt. V), and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (Pt. VI). "That… Leer más

Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, 1860. Very Good, some internal toning, gilt titles dulled, prior owner bookplates front paste down and his penciled name rear paste down, rubs to cloth at corners. With preface to Seventh Edition, map and illustrations. 394 pp, 2 pp Notes, 20 pp publisher's ads. . Seventh Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harper & Brothers, Publishing, New York, 1876. Book condition: Good+, First Edition. 123 pp plus four pages other Centennial Readings published by Harper & Brothers, New York. Text slightly tanned typical of age, clean and unmarked. Former owner attribution on front free endpapers. Front free endpaper has dark discoloration triangle caused by a piece of newsprint left in book. Illustrated throughout with b/w etchings and drawings. This title is very rare. Unable to locate existence of any other copies for comparison.

Scribner, 1988-01-15. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. First edition, First Printing, Full Number Line Displayed. 1987, Macmillan. 404 pgs. Unmarked. Text free of highlighting, underlining /writing. Dust jacket included, shows some smudging, small tear at base spine, edge and shelf wear from use/ storage. Cover boards in vg condition. Binding solid. Ships quickly in box with care. Thank you for shopping with us!