Whitney E J Illus (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ as Issued. dj. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819-1881), American editor, poet, novelist and writer, was editor of The Springfield Republican and of Scribner's Magazine from 1870 until his death. Contains some of the best work of the artist, engraver Elias James Whitney. Light shelf wear, light fraying at head, gift inscription on ffep (1882), else tight, bright and unmarred. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering, red ink labels and decorative elements, black ink lettering and decorative elements, decorative endpages. 12mo. 202pp.…

Hardcover. Brown leather covers with textured design, black title block with gilt lettering. Color decorated endpapers. Gilt page edging all around. 208 pp. 40 BW illustrations. Poem by J.G. Holland, divided into three movements to tell a story. An interesting read with many great illustrations by E.J. Whitney. Poor. Spine is disintegratingand is severely rubbed. Rubbing and other shelf wear on covers. Front cover and all pages up to 16 are loose from binding; rest of pages are held together but binding is shaken. Minor spots of foxing or soiling throughout, but for the most part the text is clean. Whitney, E.J. (illustrator).…