Published by George Stinson & Company
First Edition
Condition: Good. Portland, ME: George Stinson & Company, 1881. 1st edition. Sm 8vo. 384pp. Portrait, illus. Good book. Spine ends frayed. Boards rubbed and edgeworn. Owners' names on front endpapers. Binding split in middle. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (presidents, biographies) Inquire if you need further information.
Language: English
Published by Marshall Jones Company, Boston, 1907
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Engravings And Photographs, Color And B/W, Throughout (illustrator). 1st Edition. American Imperialism, A Celebration And Obfuscation. Nine Volumes, First 8 Volumes Copyright 1907 And First Editions, Ninth Volume On Alaska Is Copyright 1910, Lacking The 10Th Volume On India. Three Quarter Brown Morocco, Pebbled Black Cloth, Gilt, All Edges Gilt, Marbled Endpapers. Wear At Edges, Fraying At Some Tips, Bindings Sound But Alaska Volume Has Cracked Front Joint. No Marks, Contents Immaculate. Shipping By Media Mail In Us, No International Orders As Insured Shipping Would Be Well Over $155.
Published by Dana Estes & Company, Boston
Seller: Walkabout Books, ABAA, Curtis, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No date on title page, copyright 1901. 477 pp, with numerous illustrations from photographs and a folding map, in original pictorial cloth. Moderate cover wear, hinges wobbly, one page with a tape repair, otherwise sound and clean. A comprehensive introduction to Chinese history and culture for westerners at a time when, as the Introduction puts it, "China begins to cease to remain an isolated empire, impenetrable, mysterious, unknown, and to become a part of the federation of the world.".
Published by Marshall Jones Company, Boston, MA
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Vol. 1: Hawaii (1913); Vol. 2: The Philippines and Japan (1913); Vols. 3 & 4: Japan (1907); Vols. 5 & 6: China (1910); Vol. 7: China and Cuba (1910); Vol. 8: Cuba and Porto Rico (1910); Vol. 9: Alaska (1910); Vol. 10: India (1912). Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spines. Bindings lightly rubbed. Vols. 1, 2, 5, 7, and 9 have light "scratch" marks to front covers. Top edges gilt. Edges of leaves age toned. Each volume illustrated w/ numerous photogravures, colored plates, engravings and maps.