Published by Rand, McNally & Co., 1890
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. brown cloth cover with gilt decoration shows minimal wear. pages lightly tanned and clean.
Language: English
Published by North American Review Corporation, 1929
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Library binding with ink stamps on a few pages inside. Binding tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked. 1929 Hard Cover. 768 pp. A collection of numerous articles on current political and social events, along with letters to the editor, music and drama reviews, books of the month and book review sections, etc. This volume discusses everything from birth control to the dangers of cocaine to telepathy to the failure of the Federal Reserve.
Published by Grigg & Elliot, Philadelphia, 1835
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Fourth American Edition. Octavos, vi, 440 pp with plates (Vol. 1); iv, 462 pp with plates. Fourth American from the Fifth London Edition. Good; bound in contemporary leather with some large surface scratches and marks to covers. wear to spine edges and corners; bindings tight; text blocks age-toned with discoloration to top edge of Vol. 2; foxing to pages throughout; 7 plates present and intact in Vol. 1, first 6 in correct locations and numbered as listed in Contents, final plate unnumbered; 4 plates present and intact in Vol. 2, which should be 5 according to Contents: Plate VII correct, Plate VIII missing, Plates 9 and X present, Plate XI present labeled XIII; previous owner name on ffep in ink "Henry Hoban" and in pencil "Chas. R. Whiteford 'Upland Home' B[?], Almshouse 1883;" ex-library copies with usual markings, including institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil; MF consignment. 1357607. Special Collections.
Published by John Grigg, Philadelphia, 1830
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Third American Edition. Octavos, viii, 460 pp with plates (Vol. 1); iv, 484 pp with plates. Third American from the Fifth London Edition. Good; bound in contemporary leather with some large surface scratches and marks to covers. wear to spine edges and corners; bindings tight; text blocks age-toned with discoloration to top edge of Vol. 2; foxing to pages throughout; 7 plates present and intact in Vol. 1 in correct locations but labeled III for II, IV for III, V for IV, VI for V, VII for VI plus one unnumbered plate not in Contents; 5 plates, including one folding plate, present and intact in Vol. 2 in correct locations but labeled VIII for VII, 9 for VIII, XII for X and XIII for XI; previous owner name on ffep in pencil "G. Johnson;" ex-library copies with usual markings, including a bookplate to front pastedowns, institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil; MF consignment. 1357600. Special Collections.