Edwin Charles Major Caskoden (46 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. "The love story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the King's sister, and happening in the reign of his august majesty, King Henry VIII", the story is told by a man of that time, Edwin Caskoden, 295 pages plus nine pages on the author and the book. Fourteen b/w plate illustrations scattered plus two b/w photo plates. Binding is green cloth with a stamped gilt illustration, gilt lettering at front and spine. 5-1/4" x 7-3/4." Good condition. Stitched inner binding starting but intact. Wear at binding extremities; binding shifted. A few foxing spots at back.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Caskoden, Edwin [psuedynom] actually Charles Major. WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER Or, The Love Story of Charles Brandon and MaryTudor. Indianapolis (1898).Similar in appearance to first edition though later press run in 1898. Reference: BAL 13605 [Blanck. Bibliography ofAmerican Literature volume 6]; Wright 3588 [Wright. American Fiction 1876-1900]. Title-page with tissue guard in red & black, frontispiece andinterior full page plates calendered (glossy), 295pp, 13pp "author & the book section," 7pp publisher's catalog, 8vo, top edge gilt, gilt lettering, gilt &black floral decoration on spine, bordered upper (front) cover title & castle illustration with castle illustration gilt, pink & black. Green cloth. Protectedin a removable, clear, archival cover. Owner's name on front fixed endpaper, front endpaper gutter started; tight clean, bright; generally in very goodor better condition. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Damage to the hinges with the cover and pages starting to detach from one another at the spine. In turn leaving the spine exposed. Along with wear and tear to the cover/ pages from general shelfwear and handlining.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Binding slightly wobbly at hinges, but otherwise good. Pages are smudged at edges but not notated or highlighted, and they have only light age toning. Former owner name and stamp on front endpaper. Spine remains straight. Cover has moderate self wear, rubbing, tiny stains. No dustjacket.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Published 1899, latest month stated is November. Unmarked text. Book has a partial overhang. Moderate cover-wear. Spine extremes frayed. Hardcover. (1h).

hardcover. Condition: Good. cover shows minor wear and tear, rubbing. loose hinges, pages tanned with some minor wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. (1899) 250+pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Top edge gilt. Binding lightly soiled. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Bottom of spine a bit frayed. Previous owner's name on front blank endpapers. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ 16 b/w plates. A nice copy. …

VG, unmarked Hardback; no DJ. Illus. ["rendered into modern English fr. Sir Edwin Caskoden's Memoir] [reprint of 1898 ed.] 295 + 13 pp.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ] Hardback, small octavo, tan, dark green and gilt on ribbed, gray-green cloth covers, 295 + 9 pages on the author and the book + ads, VG to VG+. Beautifully decorated front cover and spine showing almost no wear or soil. Corners and spine-ends lightly rubbed. Spine has a very slight cant. Numerous b&w plates, most with small areas of foxing around apparent thumb and finger prints. FFEP light name in script. RWR5 British Royalty Historical Fiction Chivalry 19th Century.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. JULIA MARLOWE EDITION WITH SCENES FROM THE PLAY. GREEN DECORATIVE BOARDS.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Green cloth cover with gold and dark green stamp on the face and spine. There is moderate wear to the lower boards, slight crushing to the bottom of the spine, and slight tearing to the top. Original bookseller's information label carefully applied to the upper corner of the inside front cover. Gift inscription elegantly written on the third fly sheet of the front of the book. Pages show signs of discoloration due to age, but are clean, unmarked and firmly attached to the spine. This book is in fine condition.…

Hardcover. 359p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a dustjacket in good condition. Inscription and tiny pinholes in front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. The dustjacket is chipped and tanned, but still mostly intact. Comes with the rare 1904 dustjacket. Frontis is a black and white photograph of actress Julia Marlowe, who played Mary Tudor is Paul Kester's stage adaptation of the novel. Text modernized from the original.…

Condition: New. In English.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good +. Rare edition. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Some pencil marks erased fron title page and endpaper. Spine is faded with some wear. Spine is banded with 4 raised bands and bound in leather. Pages are yellowed around edges. Binding is visible at title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 294 pp.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Julia Marlowe edition. 12mo. Red cloth stamped in white. Illustrated with scenes from the play. Owner's name neatly inked on front fly, spine title faded, near fine.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. Eleventh Printing. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, gilt lettering, embossed gilt, tan and black decoration on cover, t.e.g., white endpapers. Illustrated with 18 B&W glossy plates. . Spine professionally reinforced, new endpapers, otherwise unmarked, toght, square and clean. Portion of original dust jacket laid in. VERY GOOD. . B&W Plates. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. (x), 248, (15) pp.…

[1898]. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 295, 7pp. Gilt embossed illustrated cover, frontispiece, plates, notes with a photograph of the author. Light spine wear at top and bottom, corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Pseudonym of Charles Major. Locale: . Main character: Brandon, Charles; Mary Tudor. (Fiction, Royalty).…

Hardcover. Condition: Original bluish green cloth. No Dust Jacket. First Canadian Edition. Toronto: George N. Morang & Company, Limited, 1902. Near Fine copy of the uncommon First Canadian edition. Clean, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Top edge gilt. Light offset to endpapers. Previous owner's name. Handsome binding with pictorial scenes in gilt, black, and green on front panel and spine. Gilt lettering and two coats of arms are still shiny and bright. Illustrated with frontispiece and seven other b&w plates by Howard Chandler Christy. By the author of WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER (writing as Edwin Caskoden). Cited in Baker. GUIDE TO HISTORICAL FICTION, p. 52. . First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Original bluish green cloth/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Christy, Howard Chandler. 8vo. 369pp. Christy, Howard Chandler (illustrator).…

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition, 20th reprint of this immensely popular turn-of-the-century tale. Not surprisingly for such a successful book, it became a successful play and movie. The first movie version was as early as 1908, produced by D. W. Griffith, and retitled When Knights Were Bold. (No copies survive.) The next version was made in 1922, and starred William Randolph Hearst's mistress Marion Davies. Finally, Disney made a live-action movie in 1953,titled The Sword and the Rose. Decorated binding, designer's signature not legible. Corners and edges lightly bumped. Some age-related browning of the pages, Gift inscription (dated 1900) on the FFEP; otherwise, unmarked pages. TEG. Includes a brief biographical essay on the author, Charles Major. This book has been reprinted many times in many formats, but nothing compares to owning a copy in an early original state. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Will insure at buyer?s expense, if requested. Condition: Near Fine.…

Nintieth thousand. Octavo (20cm). Original green cloth, stamped in gilt, white, and blue, top edge gilt; plain endpapers; [xiv],249,[15]pp; 14pp publisher's catalogue at rear; 16 plates. 1899 ownership inscription to f.f.e.p., dated from Mexico City. Signed binding, monogrammed FCH. Straight, lightly cocked and rubbed, but unfaded, internally clean: Very Good. A late 1890s bestseller, and basis for the 1922 American film directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring William Powell, and the 1953 Disney film The Sword and the Rosedirected by Ken Annakin. …