Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1882. Cloth. 8vo. Olive pebbled cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and embossed decorations. Gilt edges. Decorative endpapers. Many engravings by F.T. Merrill and E.H. Garrett under the supervision of George T. Andrew. Unpaginated. Header and footer of spine scuffed with a 1/2" closed tear..... More
New York: Stringer and Townsend, 1854. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover and embossed decorations.Gilt edges. Several illustrated plates. 304 pp. Large amount of discoloration on covers. Edges quite scuffed and chipped. Corners crushed. Front hinge overopened. Previous owner's name written several... More
Chicago: The Fair, 1915. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. Decorative boards. Many illustrated plates. Decorative borders. 46 unnumbered pp. Some scuffs and shelf wear to boards. Minor toning to endpapers. Tight and clean. This is a scarce, limited run history of Chicago's first department store, The Fair, privately printed in celebration of the... More
New York: W.M. Hazen, 1886. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and embossed decorations on cover. Profusely illustrated by J.H. Smith. 504 pp. Header and footer of spine rather scuffed. Hinges overopened with some tearing to paper, threatening to detach. Minor toning throughout. Otherwise solid and clean. This..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1907. First American Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and embossed decorations. Gilt top edge. Many watercolor plates by Tyrwhitt. 473 pp. Corners scuffed. Minor stains to right block edge. Hinges overopened, with some tearing to paper at rear hinge. Light... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1914. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Green cloth with decorated cover. Frontispiece and additional illustrations uncredited. 85 pp. Edges a little scuffed. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a first edition romantic novel by Deland, who was a key figure in... More
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: Dodd, Mead, 1907. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 7.75"x5.25". Blue cloth embossments and illustrated pastedown. Decorative endpapers. Art Nouveau decorations and illustrated plates by Fisher and Hapgood throughout. 127 pp. Covers lightly scuffed. Minor toning throughout. Tight and clean. This is a first edition adventure novel by McCutcheon, better known for... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1892. Cloth. 8vo. 8.25"x5.5". Green and white striped cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Gilt top edge. Many illustrations by Harry W. McVickar. 296 pp. Rectangular sunning on front cover. Cloth scuffed at header and footer of spine. Previous owner's inscription on... More
Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Company, 1898. Cloth. 8vo. 7.75"x5.25". Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Gilt top edge. Several illustrated plates. Frontispiece and author's portrait with tissue guard laid in as issued. 294 pp. plus author bio and advertisements. Scuffed edges. Hinges overopened. Minor foxing throughout. One illustration... 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
Cleveland: Utopia Publishing Company, 1902. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 9"x6.25". Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece and 14 illustrated plates by author. No jacket as usual. Minor scuffs and stains to covers. Bookplate inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is a first edition utopian novel... 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