Matthews Brander Introduction (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. X-Library book. Standard wear to cover and typical library markings. Library binding. 100% Money Back Guarantee!!.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1921.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Edition Deluxe. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1901. Hardcover. Condition: Fair (Ex-Library). An antique turn-of-the-century compilation volume from The World's Great Books series. This work features foundational, classic English translations of six landmark European dramatic masterpieces, including Molière's Tartuffe, Schiller's William Tell, and Hugo's Ruy Blas, prefaced with a critical introduction by renowned scholar Brander Matthews. The binding remains structurally firm and square. Text pages are clean throughout. Please note: This is an ex-library copy and features standard institutional markings [spine label, a card pocket on the inner cover, library ink stamp]. A sturdy, classic reading copy for collectors of antique theatre and drama.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two Volumes, Blue Cloth, Elaborately Gilt Spines, Top Edge Gilt, Black Endpapers. 1899 Date On Title Page, Copyright 1898. Light Usage But Library Papers On Endpapers And Library Stamp On Title Pages.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. No Jacket. [xvi], 195p. Endpapers toned, some leaves uncut, spine sunned with corners lightly worn. Collection of short stories about 19th century life in Paris. Red cloth. (7"x4-5/8").

Hardcover. Condition: G-VG for Age. No Jacket. 1st ed. x+286; round 'Presentation Copy' stamp to bottom of t.p., scattered foxing/brown flecking through to 'Contents' page (v.) and rear endpaper inwards to p.284, otherwise internally clean, tight and unmarked. Red cloth covers generally clean and minimally worn, boards bright but spine darkened and dull with sl.end rubbing and very small edge nick. First part organised in tabular form chronologically, second part alphabetically by author. Still a handy little reference book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Fine condition. Second printing. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1896. A fresh, crisp copy. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. Second printing of the 1895 edition (with this Introduction and Notes). Frontispiece portrait of Longfellow, after an 1850 daguerreotype by Plumb. "Together with Notes and Other Illustrative Matter by George Rice Carpenter, A.B." Original brown cloth, attractively decorated in dark brown. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Fine condition. 8vo. xxix, 408pp +16 page publisher's catalogue.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. A clean, tight copy in a very good dust jacket. Very Light wear to extremities. Clotbound in red. 1976 reprint. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (no date, Introduction dated 1896). xxxv, 572 pages. Brown cloth with gilt lettering over brown label to spine. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece (with protective sleeve). Illustrated with plates of b/w paintings by Frank T. Merrill (all with protective sleeve). Boards lightly soiled. Else an unmarked, tight book. [drawings by Frank T. Merrill] (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 119 pages, Folio. No DJ. This edition consists of fifteen hundred copies printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club by Poeschel und Trepte at Leipzig, Germany. The Lithograph illustrations are by Hugo Steiner-Prag, Leipzig. This copy is number 507, and is signed by the artist. Verse translation by Curtis Hidden Page. Introduction by Brander Matthews. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and cover boards, light tanning along cloth board edges, lightly bumped corners. Light tanning along page edges and inside covers. Otherwise, tightly bound with clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. Steiner-Prag, Hugo (illustrator). Signed by Artist.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 220 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.73 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. EXTREMELY RARE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET! **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION** The Best Ghost Stories with an Introduction by Arthur B. Reeve. Authors include: Daniel De Foe; Montague Rhodes James; Edward Bulwer-Lytton; Leopold Kompert; E.F. Benson; Algernon Blackwood; Rudyard Kipling; Brander Matthews; Ambrose Bierce; Vincent O'Sullivan; Ellis Parker Butler. First printed by The Modern Library in 1919 this is an early 1925 printing. This is a very attractive copy of a rare Modern Library title in an INCREDIBLY RARE dust jacket. Bound in green leatherette (spine #4) with Bernhard end papers. The book is VERY GOOD-. Solid binding nice and tight, bright gilt on cover and spine, matching top stain faded, some shelf wear and fading. Contents are clean owner's signature on title page but no other writing in text. GORGEOUS! The incredibly rare dust jacket is only FAIR with chipping at extremities, spine mostly missing and flaps detached otherwise very clean and bright! Titles listed on the dust jacket matches this to a 1925 printing. THESE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY DUST JACKETS WERE CONSIDERED "WRAPPING PAPER" BY CUSTOMERS AND WERE COMMONLY THROWN AWAY AFTER PURCHASE WHICH MAKES THEM EXTREMELY RARE!! Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION IN DUST JACKET! This book is part of the Modern Library collection from the Boston Book Company which comprised 1,917 modern library volumes and was used to create A Descriptive Bibliography of The Modern Library: 1917 - 1970 by George M. Andes in 1989. If you see anything else you like in my store let me know before you order as I always offer discounts to repeat customers! **I WILL BE LISTING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. EXTREMELY RARE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET! **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION** The Best Ghost Stories with an Introduction by Arthur B. Reeve. Authors include: Daniel De Foe; Montague Rhodes James; Edward Bulwer-Lytton; Leopold Kompert; E.F. Benson; Algernon Blackwood; Rudyard Kipling; Brander Matthews; Ambrose Bierce; Vincent O'Sullivan; Ellis Parker Butler. First printed by The Modern Library in 1919 this is an early 1925 printing. This is a very attractive copy of a rare Modern Library title in an INCREDIBLY RARE dust jacket. Bound in brown leatherette (spine #4) with Bernhard end papers. The book is VERY GOOD. Solid binding nice and tight, bright gilt on cover and spine, matching top stain, some shelf wear and creasing. Contents are clean with no owner's signature or other writing in text, neat book shop sticker on inside board from "The Booklovers' Shop, The Washington Duke, Durham N.C.". GORGEOUS! The incredibly rare dust jacket is VERY GOOD- with chipping at extremities and age toned spine otherwise very clean and bright! 95 cent price present on bottom spine. Titles listed on the dust jacket matches this to a 1925 printing. THESE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY DUST JACKETS WERE CONSIDERED "WRAPPING PAPER" BY CUSTOMERS AND WERE COMMONLY THROWN AWAY AFTER PURCHASE WHICH MAKES THEM EXTREMELY RARE!! Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION IN DUST JACKET ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDTION! This book is part of the Modern Library collection from the Boston Book Company which comprised 1,917 modern library volumes and was used to create A Descriptive Bibliography of The Modern Library: 1917 - 1970 by George M. Andes in 1989. If you see anything else you like in my store let me know before you order as I always offer discounts to repeat customers! **I WILL BE LISTING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…

Poeschel & Trepte, Leipzig, 1930. 118 Seiten, Grobschnitt, mit lithographischen Illustrationen von Hugo Steiner-Prag, Halbleinen-Einband mit geprägtem Relieftitel, quart, (leicht fleckig und gebräunt/Einbandecken teils bestoßen)---- Nr. 343 von 1500 Exemplaren, von Hugo Steiner-Prag im Impressum original signiert / For the Members of the Limited Editions Club / Verse Translation by Curtis Hidden Page / Text englisch - 1055 Gramm.…

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xxxv, 406 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Light fading to spine. Mild rubbing and wear, primarily to hinges, head and tail of spine, and corners. Spine slightly cocked. Bookplate and previous owner's signature on front pastedown. First gathering loosening. Age toning throughout textblock. Shelved Under Front Counter. BAL 3536. 1376231. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…