Ells B F Ed (3 results)

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 256p. Rebound. A hardcover book rebound in black buckram. Printing error on p. 219, leaving blank stripes across some of the text. Pages foxed and heavily dampstained thoughout, but binding secure. A nicely readable copy. LACKS the frontispiece portrait of George Washington. A bound volume of issues of THE WESTERN MISCELLANY, a scarce early magazine published in Dayton. Contains articles, stories, and other readings of interest to rural pioneers of southwestern Ohio. Illustrated with black and white engravings. The title page states that this is the entirety of vol. I, from July 1848 to July 1849, but in fact, it contains only the issues through February 1849. …

384p, 1/2 leather, illustrated, cover very worn with some of paper sides missing, hinges very weak, text good with very little foxing, cover poor. Anthology of stories and articles of interest to early residents of Ohio.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 384p. Rebound. A hardcover book rebound in black cloth. All pages original except for the frontispiece and last two pages of the index, which are reproductions. Edges of cover lightly rubbed. Pages foxed, tanned, and lightly dampstained, with occasional pencil scribbles and chipped edges. Page 370 repaired with archival tape. Otherwise, binding tight. Vol. I only. A year's worth of THE WESTERN MISCELLANY, a periodical from B.F. Ells, an early publisher in Dayton, Ohio. Contains articles, stories, and other readings of interest to rural pioneers of southwestern Ohio. Illustrated with black and white engravings. Title page states that this volume contains the issues from July 1848 to July 1849, but in fact, it contains only the issues through June 1849. Howes AA item. Coyle p. 191.…