Marvel Pseud Mitchell Donald Grant (9 results)

Condition: Fair. 324 p., not ex-lib., no former owner's name, no markings other than faint splatter along front gutter, which is cracked; 16mo; clean green-patterned end pages and clean within though age-toned; frontis. engraving of author with tissue guard; marbled boards in rose and gilt; half leather bound in maroon but most of leather stripped from spine,and leather corners bumped. Dedicated to Washington Irving by an author very much appreciated in his own day. Deserves skillful repair.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good-VG. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. First Thus. Brown textured cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt. Corners rubbed with mild exposure, chipping/loss to spine extremities. Firm binding, all gilt stamping complete and intact. Exposed corners. Lacking flyleaves, hinges showing hints of repair but firm. Scattered internal foxing, mostly light. Consisting of twelve issues, published May 10 - October 9, 1850, numbered 1-12, here gathered in book form. Labeled as "Volume II - Sixth Edition" on title page. x,298 pp. + 6 pp. opinions of the press at rear, illus. w/ 6 engraved plates and engraved masthead for each issue. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st thus printing; author's first book; Colorplate illustrations, including frontispiece plate, complete with tissue-guard.; red c w/pictorial inset on front, gilt titles; owner's insc clean, unmarked pages. W. E. B. Starkweather (William E. B. ) (illustrator). …

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. Eleventh edition. Octavo. 8 page preface by IK: Marvel. Frontispiece and full page illustrations and small vignettes by Darley and others. Original ribbed gilt stamped blue cloth with gilt stamped blue thistle on the front and back covers and four thistles on the spine, yellow endpapers, t.e.g. No dust jacket. Very good. 294 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Volume I only. Printed by R. Craighead. See BAL 13926 and 13991. Darley and others (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hbk 298pp 14th printing 2 illustrations before the title page with light foxing in the gutter, embossed brown cloth covers, with gilt oak and acorn emblem at front and back covers with gilt and decorated spine some tiny losses top and tail of spine (now in custom acetate jacket) foxing to the gutter of 2nd and 3rd front endpaper prev ownerÕs inscr on 1st front endpaper (Boston politician Benjamin F. Cutter with the date 1852) and another prev ownerÕs faint stamp on front pastedown otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy.…

hardcover. First. Frontispiece. 298 pages. 12mo, original blind-stamped brown decorative cloth; some wear at spine ends; foxing on preliminary pages, one signature sprung. New York: Baker & Scribner, 1850. First edition. Good copy only, with the Jean Hersholt bookplate. His works "are to American Literature what a wood fire is to a lonely man on a dreary day.'" Kunitz and Haycraft, p. 533. Wright I, 1885.…

Front. & additional illus. title, plates. Orig. blue cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; front board a little spotted. a.e.g. A nice bright copy. First published 1850. Sentimental writing on youth and age, and one of Emily Dickinson's favourite books.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1852 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 287 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 287.…