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THORPE REGIS: A Novel. By the Author of "The Rose-Garden" and "Unawares."

By: [Peard, Frances Mary]

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874.: 1874.

Seller ID: 13972

Condition: Good

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874.. 1874.. Good. - Octavo, rust brown cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine with decorative bands in blind around the spine & both covers. The covers are rubbed & bumped with soiling to the rear cover. The spine is darkened with the head lightly chipped. There is some heavy rubbing down the center of the spine, slightly affecting the titling. Half-title, title & 432 pages. Illustrated with a black-and-white title vignette. There is an owner's ink name and date stamp on the flyleaf. There is a tear to page 3. There is some light foxing to the preliminaries...
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PAUL PRY'S JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE AT LITTLE PEDLINGTON.

By: [Poole, John; 1786?-1872].

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Philadelphia: E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1836.: 1836.

Seller ID: 33208

Condition: Good

- Small octavo, tan paper covered boards backed with black cloth with a printed paper label on the spine. The boards are rubbed & bumped with the paper chipped around the edges. The spine is heavily rubbed with the head chipped & some staining to the upper half. The label is stained & mostly rubbed away, affecting the titling. 4-page publisher's catalog & 191 pages. The front hinge is starting. There are some pencil notations on the front pastedown & endpaper with an owner's bookplate on the pastedown. There is a tear to the rear endpaper & its bottom corner is creased. There is scattered stai...
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THE EDITOR: (A Journal of Information for Literary Workers). Vol. V No. 4 April, 1897. Volume VIII No. 1 July, 1898. Vol. VIII No. 2 August 1898. 3 issues

By: [Stone, Herbert S.]

Price: $75.00

Publisher: (Franklin, OH: The Editor Publishing Company, 1897-1898).: 1897-1898).

Seller ID: 13184

Condition: Good

(Franklin, OH: The Editor Publishing Company, 1897-1898).. 1897-1898).. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wraps with pictorial ads on the rear wraps of the 1898 issues & with 2 vignettes on the front wrap of the August 1898 issue. The wraps are soiled, chipped & somewhat darkened with some small stains. There is a tear & crease to the top edge of the 1897 issue's rear wrap. Pages [97]-130 plus ads; pages [228]-265 plus ads; pages [267]-308 plus ads. The 1898 issues are illustrated with black-and- white decorations & vignettes. There is occasional soiling & the top page corners a...
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THE NEWCOMES: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family. Edited by Arthur Pendennis Esqre. 2 volumes in 1

By: [Thackeray, William Makepeace.]

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1855.: 1855.

Seller ID: 7326

Condition: Good

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1855.. 1855.. Good. - Large octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The book is cocked. The binding is rubbed & bumped with some light staining. The head & tail of the spine are chipped & there is a tear to the head. vi, [i], 1 blank & pages [9]-210; and title, ii, [i], 1 blank & pages [5]-202. The text is printed in 2 columns. There is an owner's book label on the front pastedown & the same owner's inscription on the flyleaf. There is some foxing & light staining & soiling, especially to the prelims. Numerous black-and-white textual illustrati...
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SUKEY.

By: [Walter, William Bicker]. (1796-1822).

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Boston, MA: Cummings & Hilliard, 1821.: 1821.

Seller ID: 36151

Condition: Fair

- Octavo, softcover, disbound. The wrappers are lacking & the remnants of the gray front wrap adhere to the title page along the spine. vi & 72 pages. The title page & rear endpaper are chipped & foxed and there is occasional foxing throughout. Good reading copy.

First edition. First Edition.
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THE CHRONICLES OF GOTHAM. By the Author of "The New Gospel of Peace". Book First. (Part 1 only)

By: [White, Richard Grant]

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York: G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers / London: S. Low, Son & Co., 1871.: 1871.

Seller ID: 17578

Condition: Good

New York: G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers / London: S. Low, Son & Co., 1871.. 1871.. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed orange wrappers. The binding is heavily soiled & chipped with a large piece out of the front edge of the rear wrap & smaller pieces out of the corners, edges & spine. There is creasing to the front wrap & there is a number glued to its bottom edge. 43 pages plus 4-page publisher's catalog. A bookseller's listing is glued to the front endpaper. There is a pencil mark to page 16 & the last page of the catalog is soiled with its bottom corner creased. Good working copy...
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BRONZE SCULPTURE OF WALT WHITMANÂ’S RIGHT HAND, EXECUTED FROM AN ORIGINAL PLASTER CASTING BY BOSTON SCULPTOR TRUMAN BARTLETT.

By: [Whitman, Walt]. [Bartlett, Truman].

Price: $1,750.00

Publisher: (1990).: (1990).

Seller ID: 96169

Condition: Fine

- An 8-1/2 inch long by 6 inch wide by 3-1/2 inch high bronze sculpture of Walt Whitman's right hand resting on a mount upon which is carved: "Walt Whitman's hand. April 17, 1881. 81/150 C.B.". The bronze was executed in 1990 and cast in a limited edition from Truman Bartletts original plaster casting made in Boston at the time of Whitmans lecture about the death of Abraham Lincoln. A superb artifact. In fine condition. Number 81 of a limited edition of 150 numbered bronzes. This limited bronze edition of Walt Whitman's right hand was expertly crafted for One-Hundred and Fifty admirers...
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Category: Literature

THORPE REGIS: A Novel. By the Author of "The Rose-Garden" and "Unawares."

PAUL PRY'S JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE AT LITTLE PEDLINGTON.

THE EDITOR: (A Journal of Information for Literary Workers). Vol. V No. 4 April, 1897. Volume VIII No. 1 July, 1898. Vol. VIII No. 2 August 1898. 3 issues

THE NEWCOMES: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family. Edited by Arthur Pendennis Esqre. 2 volumes in 1

SUKEY.

THE CHRONICLES OF GOTHAM. By the Author of "The New Gospel of Peace". Book First. (Part 1 only)

BRONZE SCULPTURE OF WALT WHITMANÂ’S RIGHT HAND, EXECUTED FROM AN ORIGINAL PLASTER CASTING BY BOSTON SCULPTOR TRUMAN BARTLETT.