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J.M. Barrie. Auld Licht Idylls. Hodder and Stoughton, 1888.
Price: US$15.61 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1888. No Edition Remarks. 250 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pencil inscriptions to endpapers. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
J. M. Barrie. Auld Licht Idylls. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1888.
Price: US$24.36 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First Publication. The Pages Are Tanned With Foxing And Some Stains Throughout. Rough Cut Edges And Gold Gilt Top Edge. The Dedication Page Is Loose. Name Sticker On The Back Of The Front Cover. The Hard Cover Is Bent Around The Corners And Fraying On The Edges And The Spine. General Scruff Marks On The Front And Back. It Looks Like The Book May Have Had The Hard Cover Fixed.
Seller: Stirling Books, Stirling, United Kingdom
Barrie, J. M.. Auld Licht Idylls.. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1888.
Price: US$38.46 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo. Pp 250, 2-page publisher's list. Original cloth, beveled edges. Lettered gilt to the spine. Top edge gilt. Slope to the spine. Some bruising to the corners and some wear to the edges, especially to the top and bottom of the spine. Front hinge cracked, but secure. Rather shaken and loose. Internally generally clean. No inscriptions. The author's second book.
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom
J.M.Barrie. Auld Licht Idylls. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1888.
Price: US$38.46 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dark blue burlap.Some bumping to corners and light rubbing to extremities. Some freckling to title page and half title.
Seller: PEND BOOKS, Newton Stewart, United Kingdom
Barrie, J. M. Auld licht idylls - Barrie, J. M. Hodder and Stoughton, 1888.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1888. Hardcover, no jacket. Rear hinge broken; front hinge weak; binding generally shaken. Text unmarked. Exterior moderately worn, with bumped corners. Gilt on page edges dulled. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available! (Heavy books & sets may require extra shipping charges.)
Seller: Big Star Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Barrie, J. M.. Auld Licht Idylls.. London: Hodder and Stoughton., 1888.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, first issue. 8vo. 250 pp. Very good in black (very dark blue?) cloth, gilt spine title, top edge gilt, prev. owner's signature within. Provenance: John Ruyle.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
J.M. Barrie. Auld Licht Idylls. Hodder & Stoughton, 1888.
Price: US$149.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing (Date of 1888 on title page). Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1888. Octavo. Dark blue buckram cloth boards stamped in gold with gilt topstain and green endpapers. Book is very good; clean and crisp with tight binding. No writing or names. Slight spine lean. Some light shelf/handling wear. Light rubbing along board edges. A very good scarce copy of Barrie's first novel. Book has been place in a custom acetate protector. 250 pages plus 2 pages of advertisements in rear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
BARRIE, J.M.. AULD LICHT IDYLLS. , 1888.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: BARRIE, J.M. AULD LICHT IDYLLS. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1888. First edition of Barrie's second book. Blue buckram, spine lettering gilt and t.e.g., green endpapers. Some mild wear to cloth and occasional spots of light soil in text, but overall a very good copy. (Cutler 5).
Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
BARRIE, J.M.. Auld Licht Idylls. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1888.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. 8vo. Original cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. No dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Very mild wear. Very good.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Barrie, J.M.. Auld Licht Idylls. Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1888.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Lovely bright copy of this scarce early work. Publisher's black buckram with gilt spine lettering still bright. Top edge gilt, others uncut, dark green end-papers. 250pp text + 2pp of ads. Small splash mark affecting one page else an excellent copy, tight and sharp. Rare in such nice condition.
Seller: Dr Jeremy Parrott, London, United Kingdom
BARRIE, J.M.. Auld Licht Idylls.. London: Hodder & Stoughton:, First edition,, 1888.
Price: US$153.84 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo, [viii], 250pp + 2pp ads, printed on good quality heavy paper with deckle edges, t.e.g., orig. buckram cloth bevelled edges, lettered in gilt, with light wear to some extremities. A VG+ copy contained in a velvet lined solander box designed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London. Written by J. M. Barrie, the Scottish novelist and dramatist who is best known for inventing the character of Peter Pan. Barrie's first novels were set in Kirriemuir, Scotland, which he referred to as "Thrums" (his father worked as a weaver). His Thrums novels were hugely successful when they were published, including Auld Licht Idylls (1888). These tales were told to Barrie by his Mother, the "daughter of a local stonemason who was one of the most fanatical upholders of that fiercely puritanical brand of Protestantism known as the Auld Lichts." (Dunbar). The Author's second book. This book's sentimental visitation of Scottish eccentricity (the Auld Lichts were a strict religious sect to which Barrie's father belonged) and Scottish lore and locale made him an instant success.
Seller: Geoffrey Jackson, Royal Wootton Bassett, WILTS, United Kingdom
Barrie, J.M.. Auld Licht Idylls. Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1888.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Auld Licht Idylls by J.M. Barrie. First edition in publishers dark blue cloth. Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1888. Binding is in near fine condition, small dents to front cover. Contents clean, slight age toning to edges, bookplate to front pastedown. 5 ½ x 7 ¾ inches. 250 pages plus ads. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #18-172. Price: $200. Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo. Barrie's third book. Half-title with ad on verso of Barrie's "Auld Licht Idylls", 289pp., (2)pp. + Ads. Bound in dark blue cloth over beveled boards, spine lettered in gilt with single rule borders, green endpapers, top edge gilt, some toning to page edges. First appeared serially in The British Weekly, Oct. 7, 1887 to March 23, 1888 under the name of Gavin Ogilvy. Contains a lovely small gilt red morocco bookplate from the library of Frank J. Hogan (1877-1944) a celebrated lawyer and book collector. During his career, he became known as a crusader for the protection of personal rights, and was elected president of the American Bar Association. In addition to his passion for the law, Hogan was a dedicated collector of English literature. His fine collection was sold by Parke-Bernet Galleries in 1945. An exceptionally nice copy showing no wear to binding, housed in a cloth covered slipcase.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Barrie, J[ames[. M[atthew]. AULD LICHT IDYLLS. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1888. First Edition. A NEAR FINE copy with spine gilt which looks almost as new but with some minor abrasions (as almost always) to the blue buckram boards. A nice, fresh example of the author's first novel, written 14 years before he achieved literary immortality with the creation of Peter Pan. This book's sentimental visitation of Scottish eccentricity (the Auld Lichts were a strict religious sect to which Barrie's father belonged) and Scottish lore and locale made him an instant success. Complete with 2pp. of ads, upon which a previous owner has penciled its timely date of acquisition: Oct. 1929. Housed in a tidy quarter-morocco slipcase.
Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.