The Olden Time Series

Henry M. Brooks

Published by Ticknor and Company, Boston, MA, 1886

About this Item

Volumes display moderate overall wear and aging with some fragile bindings. Brown covers feature red and black line drawings and filigree decoration on front. Covers display overall toning and darkening, with some edgewear and rubbing, as well as light bumping of corners. Spines feature black text, and display mild to moderate fading with rubbing and softening of ends. Binding is overall secure in all volumes, with occasional gaps and partly loose pages. Interior is well-preserved in all volumes with mild age-toning and occasional marginal staining. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Textblock edges are strongly toned, and darkened along head, and show occasional staining and smudges. Volume 1 & 4 have a more pronounced bump: vol 1 to upper corner on front, and vol 4 to lower corner on front. Volume 3 has a partially detached page. Volume 5 shows some fading to spine. Volume 6 exhibits a damp stain to lower corner on textblock. Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear. ** Six volumes. Line drawings inside. Volumes 1 & 3 include ad pages at end. ** In The Olden Time Series, Henry Brooks has astutely put together strange facts, interesting advertisements, and any curiosities which can be regarded, some years later, as singular historical phenomenons worthy of our consideration and attention, for their strangeness or their particularity. From curiosities of the lottery, to literary curiosities, passing through the New England Sunday, strange punishments practised in the past, and curious or quaint advertisements of the past, with their object, illustrations, and terms, here is an entertaining little collection of the curiosities of olden times. 73 (vol 1) + 99 (vol 2) + 65 (vol 3) + 153 (vol 4) + 90 (vol 5) + 127 (vol 6) pages. 5 x 7 inches. ** Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. If actual shipping cost is less than the AbeBooks estimate, it is our practice to REFUND the difference to the buyer. Seller Inventory # 008370

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Olden Time Series

Publisher: Ticknor and Company, Boston, MA

Publication Date: 1886

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition