Edward Pottbast (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). Stuart was active in her literary career from 1888 until 1917, producing some 75 works. She was known not just for her writing, but also for oral performances of her work. Stuart has been characterized as belonging to the school of "American local color writing that emphasizes regional characteristics in landscape, way of life, and language." Stuart's treatment of blacks forms a significant portion of her corpus and, if potentially troublesome today, "contemporary critics acclaimed her as providing an authentic representation of African Americans." Rare and collectible. Brown leather binding, gold decoration and lettering on front board, gold titles on spine. Eight illustrations by Pottbast. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting and have deckled edges. Previous owner's inscription dated 1903 written on front endpaper along with a price; not ex-library. Binding is a bit loose but all pages are present. No fading on boards. Corners lightly bumped. A good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). Light pencil marks on early pages; pages of text unmarked. Rear hinge cracked and weakening, showing web, but attached securely. Part of rear free end page torn out. Covers shelfworn and very edgeworn. Book.

Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). 1st Edition. Maroon cloth with gilt letters and flowers, green leaves and lines. Rubbed corners. Spine has darkened a little. 7 brown tone illustrations. Frontispiece is missing. Small spots of soiling on a few pages. Photo e-mailed upon request.

Edward Pottbast (illustrator). First. Good condition book with wear to bottom board. [1905].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). 1st Edition. This the 1902 first edition (1902 on title page and on the copyright page with no later printings listed) so NOT a modern reprint. Light wear to the binding. No distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. No sun fading. No dust jacket as issued.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). First Edition. Burgundy cloth with intricate green vine designs and gilted tiles to both front and spine. This copy is VG. Exterior gilrting is brilliant. Modest crimping to spine bottom, minimal to top. Minimal edge wear. Inside is clean, unmarked, and with minimal toning. There are a few thumb smudges prior to the text beginning. Illustrated by Edward Pottbast. Newspaper article laid in on page 3 of one William C. Walls of Lewisburg, Pa. running for Congress. Book states publication date as October 1902.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Illustrated by Edward Pottbast (illustrator). First Edition. Dust jacket is included but is torn apart. Could be put together with tape. Red cloth hardcover with decorative cover. ; B&W Illustrations; 4.75 x 7; 132 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Pottbast, Edward (illustrator). Reprint. New York, NY, The Century Company, 1903. Reprint. 12mo. Dark red silk with gilt lettering and blind stamp embossed on spine and a lovely art noveau cover in gilt and light green, featuring intertwining vines, leaves and gilt flowers around gilt lettering (by Decorative Designers, "DD" in lower right hand corner of board); illustrated with eight plates by Edward Pottbast; rough cut pages, 132 pp. A story of an African-American family living in the South in the 1800's, Rose Ann and Napoleon. Some wear at spine and corners, spine slightly sunned, owner name, one plate coming loose; text block clean. Good.

Cloth. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). First Edition. Frontis: protected by tissue paper. Illustrated. 132pp. Maroon cloth boards with gilt title and blue decorations on spine and front board. Po's name and date (12.23.1902) on f.f.p. R.H. Macy book department small impress on title page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

Cloth. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). First Edition. Frontis: protected by tissue paper. Illustrated. 132pp. Maroon cloth boards with gilt title and blue decorations on spine and front board. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Edward Pottbast (illustrator). 1st Edition. Decorated dark red cloth with art nouveau blind stamped decoration of gilt lettering and gilt flowers on intertwined leaves and vines in light green by decorative designers (logo DD) and gilt titles on spine. Shelf wear on spine top and bottom with some light green rubbed off in title and 8 sepia pictures by Edward Pottbast and frontis with tissue guard. Inked signature on front endpage otherwise a near fine, tight, clean copy. 132 pgs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1stedn; 12mo Maroon cloth with gilt letters and flowers, green leaves and lines. VG/ndj: [6]+132 pages + 8 sepia illustrations, Frontispiece;  An African-American family saga in the post war South written with "black dialect". Originally from Louisiana, and raised in New Orleans, the author was one of the most successful writers of her time both financially and critically; published in Harpers, Century, Lipponcotts, &c, traveling widely for oral presentations of her work./Stuart was active in her literary career from 1888 until 1917, producing some 75 works. She was known not just for her writing, but also for oral performances of her work. Stuart has been characterized as belonging to the school of "American local color writing that emphasizes regional characteristics in landscape, way of life, and language." Stuart's treatment of blacks forms a significant portion of her corpus and, if potentially troublesome today, "contemporary critics acclaimed her as providing an authentic representation of African Americans." / The cover art is signed with a monogram of DD for Decorative Designers. It is a book that is included in a group of now collectible books called American Decorative Books. The time period means that many of the books used an art nouveau styling, as this one does. The covers are maroon colored cloth with a reverse embossed design (blind stamped) and filled with gold.