New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. Cloth. Large 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and embossed decoration on cover. Pictorial dust jacket. 13 six-color plates. 63 pp. Jacket edges and corners scuffed. Bottom right corner of front flap clipped. Inscribed by author on verso of front free endpaper. Association copy. This is... More
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith, 1929. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. 9.5"x7.25". Blue ribbed cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations and 17 full color plates by the author. 205 pp. No jacket (though rear jacket flap is present and laid in). Hinges overopened. Very clean... More
New York: Scribner's, 1895. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. 8.5"x7". Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and embossed decorations. Many illustrated plates by Reginald B. Birch. 191 pp. plus illustrated advertisements. Minor scuffs to cover, and some dark discoloration on back cover. Hinges overopened. Tight and clean. This is... More
New York: A.L. Burt, [1900s]. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Blue decorated cloth with stained edges. Decorative endpapers. Many illustrated plates by John Schonberg. 434 pp. plus 20 pp. advertisements. Edges scuffed. Hinges overopened. Minor soiling throughout. Tight and clean. This is an early printing of Henty's historical novel of Sweden for young people..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1925. 3rd printing. Cloth. 8vo. 8"x5.5". Green cloth with gilt lettering and and illustration on front cover. Several illustrated plates. 392 pp. Edges and corners rather scuffed. Hinges overopened. Owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper. Minor soiling to endpapers. Tight and clean. This is a.... More
Toronto: William Briggs, 1909. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 9"x6". Grey decorative cloth with illustrated pastedown. Decorative endpapers and page borders. Illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens and N.C. Wyeth. 225 pp. Covers and spine scuffed. Corners bumped. 1/2" stain bottom center of back cover. Stamp from "Maude Orchard Pharmacy, Strathroy, Ontario" on... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1912. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 9"x6.5". Red cloth with embossed decorations. Ilustrated endpapers. Many woodcut illustrations by Rhead. 286 pp. Cover unglued from block. Several stains and scuffs on cover. Previous owner's mark on front free endpaper: "Homer Chandler, 3140 Berkely Ave., March 26, 1915." Some... More