1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue (100 Anniversary Edition)
786 pages. Very little wear to covers. Tight binding. Like new inside. [35246].
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The Best Terrible Tales from the Italian
London: William Reeves, 1859. 16MO Hardcover. 181 ppg. Text is clean, no writing or creases. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Maroon cloth boards show some wear from age. Spine appears heavily worn w/ faded golden lettering of title. Frayed text block looks to have had golden gilt on the.....
The Book of Common Prayer
Cambridge. 1882. Hardcover. 24mo. Small leather bound edition without any underlining or notations through the text. Gift page is filled out in ink and a previous owners name is stamped on the front flyleaf. Binding is square though front hinge is loose. Cover boards are rubbed along edges, corners and.....
Fireside Fairy Tales
Donohue, Henneberry & Co. Hardcover. 4to. No date listed though likely published in 1890s. Text is unmarked on clean, warmly toned pages with a lovely black and white illustration a vis to each page of text-- front flyleaf with black and white frontispiece on its other side is detached but.....
The Household Monthly
N.F. Bryant, 1859. Vol. I. 8VO Hardcover. 576 ppg. Vol 1 only. Binding is intact. Text is mostly clean with a few pencil markings and some notes on the end-papers. Front board and spine are missing. Back board is black with engraved design and wear from age.
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (Volume XV)
Government Printing Office, 1879. Hardcover. 8vo. 1056pp. Quarter bound in leather with gray cloth boards, gilt titling along the spine and marbled endpapers. Black mottled text block is tanned though clean. Text appears free of underlining or any notations on lightly patinated page-- there is an ex-libris sticker on the.....
The Pirates Own Book
Sanborn & Carter, 1837. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. True 1837 first edition from Sanburn & Carter. 432ppg. There are two ex-libris stickers on front endpaper and flyleaf. Text remains unmarked on foxed pages, heavily so on both endpapers. Leather cover boards are bumped at the corners, heavily rubbed along bottom edges.....
The Rambler's Magazine; Or, the Annals of Gallantry, Glee, Pleasure, and the Bon Ton
London: G. Lister, 1783. Vol. 1. 8Vo Hardcover. 520pp. Volume 1. Rebound in three-quarter leather with a brown textured arabesque design and vibrant marbled end-papers. Binding is intact and square; hinges are secure. Boards are in fantastic condition for the period with only minor edge-wear to corners and spine. Fully.....
Old English Carols for Christmas
Cambridge, MA: Washburn & Thomas, 1929. 1st. 8Vo Oblong Hardcover. Text is unmarked on warmly patinated pages with a few color illustrations and various musical arrangements. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure. Ex-Library copy with the usual stamps and markings present inside. Green cloth boards show heavy edge-wear.....
Fifty Famous Stories Retold
American Book Company, 1928. 12MO Hardcover. 172 ppg. Text is unmarked, pages show a warm patina from age. Binding is tight and hinges are secure. Beautiful illustrations throughout book. Front endpapers have mild foxing and previous owner's name written in pencil and pen. Green boards are heavily soiled and have.....
Historical Collections of the State of New York
New York: 1842. 1st. 8VO Hardcover. 608 ppg. Warm toned patina and some foxing on pages from age. Brown boards are disconnected from hinges and wrapped in brown paper. Binding and boards in poor shape. Can not guarantee all pages or engravings are present.
Cookie Jars of the Depression Era
Sierra Printers, Inc. 1st. Pamphlet. 4to. Text is unmarked with bright, glossy photographs throughout. Paper covers are very clean with a few creases along the spine, a seam at the bottom of the front cover and some scuffing to the white back cover.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
W.B. Conkey Company. Tenniel, John. 8Vo Hardcover. Vibrant pictorial boards have an illustration of a young girl sitting and reading on cover. Blue cloth spine with quarter binding. No date of publishing indicated. Detailed B&W illustrations by John Tenniel. Text is unmarked on warmly patinated pages free of foxing. Heavy.....
The Works of D'Israeli the Younger
Philadelphia: E. L Carey and A. Hart, 1839. Vol. 2. 8VO Hardcover. Volume 2 only, 447-838 ppg. Text is clean with a warm toned patina from age. Binding is tight and hinges are attached. Three fourth marble leather boards are intact with some wear and rubbing. Deckled text-block adds nice.....
Across China on Foot
Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 445ppg. Signed by author, Edwin Dingle, on frontispiece. Text is clean and unmarked; includes photographic plates throughout and fold-out map at the rear. There is a small tear on the side of the front flyleaf. Binding is square though front hinge is.....
Lyrics Pathetic & Humorous from A to Z
Frederick Warne & Co., 1908. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. A good copy with bright white pages & colorful illustrations throughout. Binding is square and hinges are intact. Illustrated endpapers are lightly foxed. Brown, illustrated cover boards show shelf wear from age and are lightly rubbed at the edges with a 1/2.....
The biographical album of western gunfighters.
Frontier Press of Texas; 1st edition, 1958. Front and back cover are both in good condition the pages are clean with bright clear text, the spine is weakened but not broken.
Silent Salesmen Too, The Encyclopedia of Collectible Vending Machines
B. and P. Enes, 1995. Book is in good condition with some minor canting to the spine and tight binding.
Savannah
Chamber of Commerce Savannah, 1937. 1st. 8VO Hardcover. 208 ppg. Chamber of Commerce Savannah. Binding is tight and hinges are secure. Text is clean with a warm toned patina from age. Green boards show mild scuff and soiling. Light foxing throughout book.
The Hesperian
John D. Nichols, 1838. Vol. II. 8vo Hardcover. Volume 2 only, not a reprint. 416 ppg. Text is unmarked, no writing. Binding & hinges are loose but intact and still attached. Foxing present throughout book. Brown boards show heavy wear from age and a sticker on the front. A good.....
Told By Uncle Remus : New Stories of the Old Plantation
Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. 1st. Later printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 295ppg. Square binding with hinges intact. Pages show a light patina and are only marked by previous owners name penned in ink on front flyleaf and half title page. There is a publishers sticker on the front pastedown. Deckled text block.....
Merchants of Medicine: Nostrum Peddlers- Yesterday & Today
Drukker Press, 2002. 1st. 8VO Hardcover. Inscribed by author in black sharpie on front flyleaf. Text is bright and clean. Jacket is untorn and glossy. Black cloth boards are unmarked. Binding is stiff and square. Hinges are secure.
The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels
W.J. Widdleton, Publisher, 1870. Globe Edition (two volumes in one). Hardcover. 12mo. 406ppg. Text is unmarked with a light patina from age. Purple cloth boards have bright gilt lettering and illustration. Shelf wear to cover boards, bumped corners and sun tanned edges. Spine is sun tanned and edges of spine.....
A Bird Cage
B. W. Dodge & Co., 1908. Morse, Edna. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. Pages are unmarked with bright illustrations throughout. Binding is square with very tight hinges. Front cloth cover board illustration is in beautiful condition with minor scratching. Spine shows tanning and a bit of rubbing to the typography. Dirt spotting.....
Studies, Stories, and Memoirs
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. First. 24MO Hardcover. 408 ppg. Text is clean, no writing or creases. Gold gilt on all 3 sides of text block. Ornate gold lettering on title of spine. Royal blue cloth boards show wear from age and light rubbing around binding & board edges. Front.....