Hamilton Wright Mabie Editor (49 results)
Published by Nelson Doubleday 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: janet smith, Wheeling, U.S.A.janet smith
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Good. Gray cover shows tome edgewear. No markings. Evidence of tape removed on end papers where cover was once attached. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colleen Browning (illustrator).
- Softcover
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, U.S.A.Books Puddle
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Published by Doubleday
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Doubleday
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Published by Garden City Publ Co. 1914
- Hardcover
Seller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, U.S.A.Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: near fine. no jacket. no additional printings listed . NOT an ex library book. Book with dark green cloth binding. Full size paste on plate on cover. Endpapers darkened at hinge. 224 pages. Color plates.
Language: English
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, NY 1908
- Hardcover
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, U.S.A.Yesterday's Books
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Add to basketIllustrated Cloth. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Reprint. 277 pp, color frontis of Washington Irving, the book and contents are clean and solid, the front cover is nicely illustrated with a young girl sitting in a rocker and reading a book, the covers are tight and have very light extremity rubbing.
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Published by The University Society 1917
- Hardcover
Seller: Prestonshire Books, IOBA, Appleton, U.S.A.Prestonshire Books, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. Illustrated in color! Well worn copy. X-library with associated marks, stamps and number on spine, still has check out card. Well used copy, spine darkened so title is unreadable, front hinge cracked but intact, previous owner's name written on title page, spine ends frayed and corners worn. Also has…some water stains, but does not affect print, please see image. Interior pages in pretty good condition, I noticed just a few pages with light soiling and one page marked with an X in pencil. 484 pp M2.
Published by The University Society Inc., New York 1909
- Hardcover
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, U.S.A.Top Notch Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Brown cloth boards are scuffed, rubbed on edges, faded on spinecover.Front inside hinge very weak. Text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Language: English
Published by Nelson Doubleday Inc 1995
- Hardcover
Seller: OddReads, Harper, U.S.A.OddReads
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Jubilee Edition. soiled cover; spine foot and tip wear. Browning, Colleen (illustrator).
Science, Invention and Plant Life. The Young Folks Treasury Volume VIII
Mabie, Hamilton Wright; Edward Everett Hale; William Byron Forbush, Editors; Jennie Ellis Burdick, Assistand Editor
Published by The University Society Incorporated, New York 1919
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, U.S.A.Ziern-Hanon Galleries
Contact seller1-star sellerFull Buckram. Condition: Fair. First Edition Thus. Full tan buckram binding blindstamped in blue & green on front cover and spine. White lettering on spine. Waterstained back cover at edge. Book slightly soiled. Lovely gilt & brown illustrated endpages. Full color frontis, with several other full color and black and white plates…. The interior in in very good condition not affected by moisture. Overall a FAIR condition book because of the discoloration to back board. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Travels and Adventures The Young Folks Treasury Volume VI
Mabie, Hamilton Wright; Edward Everett Hale; William Byron Forbush, Editors; Jennie Ellis Burdick, Assistand Editor
Published by The University Society Incorporated, New York 1919
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, U.S.A.Ziern-Hanon Galleries
Contact seller1-star sellerFull Buckram. Condition: Fair. First Edition Thus. Full tan buckram binding blindstamped in blue & green on front cover and spine. White lettering on spine. Waterstained corners to both the front and back covers with fraying to the front right corner. Top page edges has purple crayon mark and side has red crayon mark to page edg…es. Lovely gilt & brown illustrated endpages. Full color frontis, with several other full color and black and white plates. The interior in in very good condition not affected by moisture. Overall a FAIR condition book because of the exterior discoloration. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Myths and Legendary Heroes. The Young Folks Treasury Volume II.
Mabie, Hamilton Wright; Edward Everett Hale; William Byron Forbush, Editors; Jennie Ellis Burdick, Assistand Editor
Published by The University Society Incorporated, New York 1919
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, U.S.A.Ziern-Hanon Galleries
Contact seller1-star sellerFull Buckram. Condition: Poor. First Edition Thus. Full tan buckram binding blindstamped in blue & green on front cover and spine. White lettering on spine. Waterstained corners to both the front and back covers. Book slightly soiled. Lovely gilt & brown illustrated endpages. Full color frontis, with several other full color and… black and white plates. The interior in in very good condition not affected by moisture. Overall a READING COPY only because of the discoloration. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Published by The University Society Inc., New York 1909
- Hardcover
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, U.S.A.Top Notch Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brown cloth boards are lightly scuffed, rubbed on edges. Back inside hinge weak. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Tissue sheet torn out. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Men and Woman of Achievement. The Young Folks Treasury
Mabie, Hamilton Wright; Edward Everett Hale; William Byron Forbush, Editors; Jennie Ellis Burdick, Assistand Editor
Published by The University Society, New York 1919
- Hardcover
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, U.S.A.Ziern-Hanon Galleries
Contact seller1-star sellerFull Buckram. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Full tan buckram binding blindstamped in blue & green on front cover and spine. White lettering on spine. Slight discoloration to front and back colors not detracting from its presentation. Lovely gilt & brown illustrated endpages. Full color frontis, with several other full color and bl…ack and white plates. The interior in in very good condition not affected by moisture. Overall a GOOD condition book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Plutarch's Lives - Volumes I and II
Plutarch; Dryden, John - Translator; Clough, Arthur Hugh Editor and Revisor ; Mabie, Hamilton Wright - Introduction
Language: English
Published by Digireads.com Publishing, Overland Park, Kansas 2018
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, U.S.A.Don's Book Store
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1183 Pages.Plutarch's Lives is a series of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans by the ancient Greek historian Plutarch who lived during the first and second century AD. The work consists of twenty-three paired biographies, one Greek and one Roman, and four unpaired, which expl…ore the influence of character on the lives and destinies of important persons of Ancient Greece and Rome. Rather than providing strictly historical accounts, Plutarch was most concerned with capturing his subjects common moral virtues and failings. This volume includes the complete Plutarch's Lives in which you will find the biographies of the following persons: Theseus, Romulus, Lycurgus, Numa Pompilius, Solon, Poplicola, Themistocles, Camillus, Pericles, Fabius, Alcibiades, Coriolanus, Timoleon, Æmilius Paulus, Pelopidas, Marcellus, Aristides, Marcus Cato, PhilopSmen, Flamininus, Pyrrhus, Caius Marius, Lysander, Sylla, Cimon, Lucullus, Nicias, Crassus, Sertorius, Eumenes, Agesilaus, Pompey, Alexander, Cæsar, Phocion, Cato the younger, Agis, Cleomenes, Tiberius Gracchus, Caius Gracchus, Demosthenes, Cicero, Demetrius, Antony, Dion, Marcus Brutus, Aratus, Artaxerxes, Galba, and Otho. Plutarch's Lives remains today as one of the most important historical accounts of the classical period. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
The Animal World: Volume Five, The Young Folks Treasury
Mabie, Hamilton Wright; Hale, Edward Everett; Forbush, Williamson Byron (editors); Burdick, Jennie Ellis (assistant editor)
Published by The University Society, NY 1921
- Hardcover
Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, U.S.A.Clausen Books, RMABA
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Add to basketIllustrated Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Early Reprint. Vol. V, Original copyright 1919, this is the 1921 reprint; Illustrated end papers, textblock is clean and tight, plates in color and b&w. Speckled page edges. Brown cloth binding, bumped at the head and foot of the spine and slightly to the corners, illustrated front cover,… minor soiling to the covers. 594p., including list of books. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Color and b&W Plates (illustrator). Hardcover.
Language: English
Published by The Christian Herald, New York 1908
- Hardcover
Seller: Wabash Museum Books, Mount Carmel, U.S.A.Wabash Museum Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 300 Pages In Part One; 261 Pages In Part Two: Pages Tight; Moderate Page Wear; Page Edges Darkened; No Markings; String Binding; Slight Smudging On End Pages And Title Page. Faded Red Hard Covers With Gild Lettering And Circle Illustration On Front Cover And Spine. Moderate Shelf Wear; Blac…k Border; Some Rubbing And Discoloration Spots. Introduction In Front. Stories Are From Many Sources-Wholesome In Tone, Varied In Interest And Style, And Interesting. Story Titles Include: A Child's Dream Of A Star; King Of The Golden River; The Snow Image; Story Of Ruth; The Great Stone Face; The Man Without A Country; The Nurnberg Store; Peter Rugg, The Missing Man. Authors Include: Dickens; Ruskin; Hawthorne; Old Testament; Hale; Brown, Austin; Cowper, Etc. 19 Legends Include: Hiawatha; Beowulf; Childe Horn; Sir Galahad; The Seven Sleepers Of Ephesus; Chevy Chase; Prester John; The Wandering Jew; The Lorelei; The Passing Of Arthur; Rip Van Winkle; The Gray Champion; The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow; Etc. Authors Include: Tennyson; Zimmern; Longfellow; Sabine Baring-Gould; Heine; Tennyson; Irving, Etc. Very Rare Vintage Copy. Blanche Ostertag (illustrator).
Published by University Society, Inc., New York 1909
- Hardcover
Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, U.S.A.Village Booksmith
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. No Jacket. This is Volume III only of a twelve-volume set. 482 pages. Edward Everett Hale is the Assistant Editor. Front hinge cracked but not broken. Corners and edges of backstrip bumped and rubbed. Binding somewhat soiled. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
More imagesYoung Folks' Treasury Vol. IV (1909) - Modern Tales & Animal Stories - Illustrated
Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie, with Daniel Edwin Wheeler as assistant editor
Language: English
Published by The University Society, Inc. 1909
- Hardcover
Seller: The Archives, Manassas, U.S.A.The Archives
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The Young Folks' Treasury, Volume IV: Modern Tales and Animal Stories. Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie, with Daniel Edwin Wheeler as assistant editor. New York: The University Society, Inc., 1909. Hardcover, 8vo. Original textured brown cloth decorated in black and green on the front b…oard, with gilt title and pictorial knight motif on the spine. Decorative Art Nouveau-style endpapers depicting family reading scenes. Contents include contributions by E. Nesbit, W. H. D. Rouse, Sheila Braine, Joan Barrett, Maggie Brown, Emily Bennett, and a full retelling of Undine, among many other stories. Features a mix of full-color plates and finely rendered black-and-white illustrations throughout. Condition: Very Good. Cloth shows light rubbing and a touch of wear at crown and corners; hinges lightly stressed but still sound. Pages show gentle age toning with occasional faint handling marks, but remain clean and supple overall. Illustrations bright and well-preserved. A solid and attractive example of this early volume in the classic 12-book Treasury set. Edition/Printing: Copyright 1909; no later printings indicated, early printing, consistent with the period's standard practice of issuing undated reprints within the same year. Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) was an influential American essayist, critic, and editor whose work shaped early 20th-century approaches to children's literature and moral education. As a long-time editor at The Outlook, Mabie promoted accessible literature for young readers and curated numerous anthologies that blended storytelling with cultural enrichment. His editorial leadership defined The Young Folks' Treasury as one of the most respected juvenile collections of its era. E. Nesbit (illustrator).
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Published by The Christian Herald, New York 1907
- Hardcover
Seller: Friends of the Redwood Libraries, Eureka, U.S.A.Friends of the Redwood Libraries
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dark blue embossed boards, loose at front and back but still well attached to text block. Scuffed with use and age. Owners bookplate on FEP. Interior tight and unmarked. Stated: A Selection of the Best Hero Tales and Fairy Tales of All Times. In Two Parts. Istertag, Blanche (illustrator).
Published by The Christian Herald, New York 1908
- Hardcover
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, U.S.A.Shoemaker Booksellers
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Original red cloth covers w/ titles in gilt, and small circular pictorial paste-down on front cover. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Spine a bit sunned. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's name in pencil on front blank endpaper. Illust. w/ 2 colo…r plates, and b/w decorations. Blanche Ostertag (Decorations) (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. for the Parents' Institute, Inc. 1912
- Hardcover
Seller: Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, U.S.A.Epilonian Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Doubleday, Doran & Co. for The Parents' Institute, Inc., What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library [Published Date: 1912]. Hardcover, xviii, 215 pages. Reprint edition. Decorative endpapers by E. MacKinstry. Color Cover and Frontispiece illustration. No other illustrations. In good condition. Red cloth cov…ered boards with color illustration pasted on front cover and black stamped lettering on front and spine. Light bumping to edges of covers and light overall scuffing. Binding solid. Light aging to endpapers. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. A nice copy of this classic. Contents include: Introduction by Hamilton W. Mablie; Hans in Luck (Grimm's Fairy Tales); Why the Sea is Salt from "Popular Tales from the Norse," by Sir George Webbe Dasent; The Lad Who Went to the North Wind from "Popular Tales from the Norse," by Sir George Webbe Dasent; The Lad and the Devil from "Popular Tales from the Norse," by Sir George Webbe Dasent; Ananzi and the Lion from "Popular Tales from the Norse," by Sir George Webbe Dasent; The Grateful Foxes from "Tales of Old Japan," by A. B. Mitford; The Badger's Money from "Tales of Old Japan," by A. B. Mitford; Why Brother Bear has No Tail from "Nights with Uncle Remus," by Joel Chandler Harris; The Origin of Rubies from "Folk Tales of Begal," by Rev. Lal Behari Day; Long, Broad and Sharpsight, Translated from the Bohemian by A. H. Wratislaw, in Sixty Folk Tales, from Exclusively Slavonic Sources"; Intelligence and Luck (ibid); George With the Goat (ibid); The Wonderful Hair (ibid); The Dragon and the Prince (ibid); The Good Children (ibid); The Dun Horse from "Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk Tales," by George Bird Grinnell; The Greedy Youngster form the Norwegian tale by Peter Christian Asbjornsen; Hans, Who Made the Princess Laugh (ibid); The Story of Tom Tim Tot, an old Suffolk Tale, given in the dialect of East Anglia. From "Tom Tit Tot. An Essay on Savage Philosophy in Folk Tale," by Edward Clodd; The Peasant Story of Napoleon, from "the Country Doctor" by Honore de Balzac.
More imagesYoung Folks' Treasury Vol. XI (1909) - Golden Hours With the Poets - Illustrated
Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie with Edward Everett Hale as associate editor
Language: English
Published by The University Society, Inc. 1909
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Archives, Manassas, U.S.A.The Archives
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Young Folks' Treasury: Golden Hours With the Poets (New York: The University Society, Inc., 1909) is Volume XI in the famous twelve-volume juvenile literature series edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie with Edward Everett Hale as associate editor. This early printing features the cla…ssic Art Nouveau-influenced cloth binding in brown with black and green pictorial stamping, ornate gilt endpaper designs, and a vibrant color frontispiece ('The Pied Piper of Hamelin'). The volume collects verse by major English and American poets including Shakespeare, Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth, Longfellow, Tennyson, Browning, Dickens, and many others. Organized thematically for young readers. This copy is clean and structurally sound, showing only light rubbing to the spine ends, mild corner wear, and gentle uniform age toning to text pages; binding remains firm with no writing or loose gatherings. A handsome and well-preserved example of early 20th-century illustrated juvenile literature and decorative publishing. Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) was an American essayist, critic, and editor known for his influential work in children's literature and for promoting accessible literary culture during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A longtime associate editor of The Christian Herald and a prolific writer of literary introductions and anthologies, Mabie devoted much of his career to shaping wholesome, beautifully produced books for young readers. His editorial work on The Young Folks' Treasury helped establish the series as a staple of early American family libraries.
More imagesYoung Folks' Treasury Vol. VII: Heroes and Patriots (1909, University Society)
Hamilton Wright Mabie (editor); George Cary Eggleston (editor); John H. Clifford (assistant editor)
Language: English
Published by The University Society 1909
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Archives, Manassas, U.S.A.The Archives
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Handsome 1909 hardcover volume from The Young Folks' Treasury, this being Volume VII: Heroes and Patriots. The series was overseen by Hamilton Wright Mabie with contributions and advisory involvement from prominent cultural figures of the era - among them Nicholas Murray Butler, Theo…dore Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Henry Van Dyke, Lyman Abbott, and Jacob Riis. This volume presents biographical narratives designed for young readers, including Nathan Hale, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Andreas Hofer, Philip of Pokanoket, Lord Nelson, and Admiral Farragut, as well as accounts of the Defense of Leyden, Washington at Valley Forge, The Revenge, the Albemarle, and The Monitor's Great Fight. Illustrated throughout, including a striking color plate of Joan of Arc (after Ingres) with its tissue guard present. Condition: Very Good. Original tan patterned cloth with gilt-and-green pictorial stamping, mildly rubbed. Spine shows gentle darkening and light wear to extremities; corners softened. Decorative Art Nouveau endpapers intact, though front hinge shows mild cracking; text block remains tight. Pages evenly toned but clean, no writing or marks observed. Illustrations bright and well-preserved. Rear board with faint shelf soil. Edition/Printing Details: Copyright 1909 by The University Society. No later impressions noted, consistent with first printing of this volume in the 12-volume set (issued 1908-1912). Publisher's original decorative binding; multiple plates including color. Tissue guard present. Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) was an influential American essayist, critic, and editor whose work shaped children's literature and general readership at the turn of the 20th century. A longtime associate editor of The Christian Union (later The Outlook), Mabie became known for his polished literary style and for championing accessible, morally uplifting literature. He edited numerous anthologies, including The Young Folks' Treasury, and wrote widely on culture, nature, and reading. Mabie was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters and was admired for bringing literary appreciation to a broad American audience. George Cary Eggleston (1839-1911) was an American author, editor, and journalist best known for his historical writings, memoirs, and works for young readers. A Confederate veteran, he wrote the widely read A Rebel's Recollections as well as a number of boys' adventure stories and historical biographies designed to promote good character and civic understanding. Eggleston served as editor of Hearth and Home and contributed to major periodicals throughout his career. His editorial work on The Young Folks' Treasury reflects his lifelong interest in making history engaging and accessible to young audiences.
Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc., New York, NY 1905
- Hardcover
Seller: Aamstar Bookshop / Hooked On Books, Colorado Springs, U.S.A.Aamstar Bookshop / Hooked On Books
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. VIN.CHILD-This regular size hard cover is very good+; light spotting o/w clean. red w/black lettering 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0.0.
More imagesJulius Caesar [The Gateway Series of English Texts] [VINTAGE 1905]
Shakespeare, William; Van Dyke, Henry (general editor); Mabie, Hamilton Wright (editor);
Language: English
Published by American Book Company, New York 1905
- Hardcover
Seller: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition maroon cloth boards with gold front cover lettering, gold front cover illustration and gold spine lettering. Includes List of Other Gateway Series Publications; Preface by the General Editor; Biography; Introduction; Suggestive Topics; Shakespeare's Verse; The Tragedy of Juliu…s Caesar; Notes; and a Rear Section of Additional American Book Company Publications. Illustrated with a black-and-white photographic plate bust of Shakespeare. A vintage former owner signature is neatly scripted at the upper edge of the blank first free front endpaper.
More imagesPublished by Nelson Doubleday Inc., Garden City, New York 1955
- Hardcover
Seller: Approximations, Ottawa, CanadaApproximations
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Octavo. Grey boards, title and attributions in blue to spine. Light wear to crown and heel, good corners and edges, firm binding. Deckle edges, text block mellowed. Orange pastedowns and endpapers. Minor foxing on preliminary pages. Color frontispiece. Illustrati…ons by Colleen Browning. Includes pieces from Hawthorne's Wonder Book, Church's Stories from Homer, Kingsley's Greek Heroes, In the Day's of Giants, and Norse Stories. 256pp. Jacket has chips and small losses to crown and wrinkled heel, few short closed tears to perimeter, edge wear, toning to various points, and front flap has both corners trimmed.
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Published by The University Society Inc. 1909
- Hardcover
Seller: The Archives, Manassas, U.S.A.The Archives
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Mabie, Hamilton Wright (editor); Hale, Edward Everett (associate editor). Young Folks' Treasury, Vol. IX: Men and Women of Achievement; Self-Help. New York: The University Society Inc., 1909 (copyright). Early printing, ca. 1909-1912. A beautifully preserved early printing of this inst…allment of the Young Folks' Treasury, the University Society's richly illustrated 12-volume educational series first issued in 1909. Men and Women of Achievement; Self-Help presents lively biographical sketches of major historical and political figures - including Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Hamilton, Grant, Roosevelt, Julius Caesar, Cromwell, Napoleon, and Bismarck - written by Elbridge S. Brooks, Wallace Wood, Ernest Ingersoll, Frederick G. Harrison, and others. Profusely illustrated with sepia photogravures (including the Rockwood portrait of Theodore Roosevelt), halftones, and multiple full-color plates, all present and bright. Bound in the publisher's striking Art Nouveau pictorial cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorative endpapers typical of the earliest production period. Condition: Near Fine, with exceptionally bright cloth, strong gilt, tight binding, clean decorated endpapers with only a small neat inscription, and a clean text block with minimal toning; plates pristine. No jacket issued. Edition/Printing: Copyright page states 'Copyright, 1909,' with no printing statement, as issued; binding style, paper stock, and endpapers correspond to early-issue production circa 1909-1912. Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) was a prominent American essayist, literary critic, and editor known for his educational work and accessible retellings of mythology and classic literature. His editorial leadership shaped numerous juvenile and family reference series during the Progressive Era. Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) minister, author, and humanitarian, was one of the most influential public intellectuals of his era. Best remembered for 'The Man Without a Country,' Hale dedicated his career to educational reform, civic improvement, and popular historical writing.
Published by Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, New York 1914
- Hardcover
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, U.S.A.Mullen Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Blue cloth/boards; color illus. pasted on; white lettering. [xii], 224 pp. with color frontis, additional color plates, and bw illus. Illustrations by Mary Hamilton Frye. Includes myths of the Norse, Homeric, and Greek traditions, edited for children. VG- clean and tight; light cover wear at corners and a small mark o…n back cover. Person bookplate/inscription on fep.
- Hardcover
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. B006078; girl seated and reading. A selection of writings for children from Hawthorne, Lamb, deQuincey, Addison, Irving etc. very good contents, covers light green, illustrated with a small covers do have soiling.
