MY FRIEND MR LEAKEY (1938) JBS HALDANE, LH ROSOMAN ILLUS. 1ST HARPER EDITION
Illustrated by L. H. ROSOMAN. A rare original Harper first edition of this intriguing title. Green full-cloth boards, silver spine titles, moderate shelf wear, bump. Pages very good; no writing. Bind fine; hinges intact.
PEARLS FROM WHITTIER. 1890 era Victorian Gift book with chromolithograph color
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Antique Victorian Ornate 1890 Swedish Fairy Tales Book Hofberg Folklore RARE
Swedish Fairy Tales by Herman Hofberg – Gilt Pictorial Victorian Fairy Tale Book. Few antique books capture the magic of the fairy-tale age quite like this beautiful 1890 edition ofSwedish Fairy Tales byHerman Hofberg.
Mrs. Partington’s Knitting Works 1890 Antique Victorian Illustrated Cloth Book
408 numbered pages 6 plates including the frontispiece This is not a knitting guide, but a satire piece on 19th century American society. Binding condition: Hinges firm. Bumping to corners and ends. Large scuff at the far right end of the front board. Minor scuffing and staining throughout. Page condition: 1896 inscription on front free endpaper. Moderate tanning and light staining throughout. Dimensions: Length: 5.25 in. Width: 1.25 in. Height: 7.5 in.
Christmas Books by Charles Dickens – Antique Crowell Victorian Illustrated
Christmas Books by Charles Dickens, published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. of New York. This 19th‑century decorative hardcover features an ornate gilt‑decorated spine, gilt page edges, and all original illustrations with their tissue guards.
6 Victorian Children’s Books, Chromolithograph, Ernest Nister/E.P. Dutton – CB
Color chromolithographic cover, boards with cloth spine. Color plate and duotone illustrations. Printed in Bavaria. Published by Ernest Nister / E.P. Dutton & Co. London and NY. 6 Victorian Children’s Books, Chromolithograph, Ernest Nister/E.
1890 CLASS BOOK OF COMMERCIAL LAW FOR THE SCHOOL AND COUTNING-ROOM C.E. Carhart
The book shows age and wear.
1889 My Story Mary A Livermore Civil War Nursing Sanitary Commission Illustrated
Illustrated throughout with engraved portraits and battlefield scenes, including the famous “Midnight on the Battlefield” plate. Original red cloth binding with elaborate gilt decoration and cover vignette.
1890 THE MARBLE FAUN by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Illustrated, Fine Binding Slip Case
Nicely bound set of “THE MARBLE FAUN – or, The Romance of Monte Beni” by Nathaniel Hawthorne with its original slip case. 1890; Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Boston and New York. Complete set in two volumes. Decorative covers and spines with gilt top page edges and ribbon page markers. The volumes are richly illustrated with full-page photogravures with descriptive tissue guards.
1890 THE MARBLE FAUN by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Illustrated, Fine Binding Slip Case
Nicely bound set of “THE MARBLE FAUN – or, The Romance of Monte Beni” by Nathaniel Hawthorne with its original slip case. 1890; Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Boston and New York. Complete set in two volumes. Decorative covers and spines with gilt top page edges and ribbon page markers. The volumes are richly illustrated with full-page photogravures with descriptive tissue guards.