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Washington Irving. Bracebridge Hall Or The Humourists Vol. 1. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1896.
Price: US$9.63 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume 1 only Surrey Edition, a little wear to the edges of the boards and darkening to the spine, a little tanning to the edges of the pages. Very heavy book may incur extra postal charges if ordered from overseas.
Seller: SGOIS, Bungay, United Kingdom
Irving, Washington. Bracebridge Hall or the Humourists. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1896.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 2 volumes. Covers are in rough condition, no markings. Repaired with tape. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: 4 THE WORLD RESOURCE DISTRIBUTORS, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 volumes, complete as issued. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham and several others with gravure plates. A good set in the original white pictorial cloth design by Margaret Armstrong, stamped in gilt, yellow, and light green, beveled boards, top edges gilt (minor wear; front inner hinges a bit tender). Bookplates of Edward Augustine Taft, with ink gift inscription to him by his grandmother. An early appearance by Rackham.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$46.18 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Vol 1 - vi, 326pp. Vol 2 - vi, 327pp. Both volumes 8vo. In blue cloth with gilt lettering and decor on spines and front covers. Gilt top edges. Minor edge wear to both volumes, particularly at head and tail of spines.
Seller: Westwood Books Sedbergh, Sedbergh, United Kingdom
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Gold titles and decorations of cream colored cloth covers with beveled edges, 326 and 327 pages respectively in volumes I and II. Light edge wear and soiling to cover. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham and others and the text on each page is enclosed in a decorative border. Heavy set requires additional postage for international or priority shipment.
Seller: Canal Bookyard, Upper Black Eddy, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Surrey Edition, two volume set. Illustrated with b&w full page engravings with titled tissue guards by Rackham and others. Good, white cloth with gilt titles, stamped illustration on front and spine with gilt, yellow and green, green illustrated borders on every page, spines are a little darkened, some red on vol. 2 front at top spine gutter as if it was shelved near a red book, first signature of vol. 1 is loose.
Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.01 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1896. HARDCOVER.TWO VOLUME SET. An acceptable ex-library copy with usual library markings. Moderate cover wear with rubbed corners and binding ends. Pages have smudges or small stains. No dust jacket. Booksavers receives donated books and recycles them in a variety of ways. Proceeds benefit the work of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in the U.S. and around the world.
Seller: Booksavers of MD, Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$59.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 5 Beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Corners and head and tail of spine slightly worn. Previous owners bookplate in front free endpaper. Title page and first two pages partly detached; otherwise binding tight. Pages clean. (Please see pictures.) A beautiful book. #C5/AB/B
Seller: This Old Book, Inc, Grayslake, IL, U.S.A.
Irving, Washington. Bracebridge Hall. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1896.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardbacks. 8vo. Surrey Edition. 2 volume set. Near Fine - both volumes. Blue cloth with gilt and blind stamped decoration and titles on front boards and spines designed and by Margaret Armstrong. Top edges gilt. 326pp; 327pp. 28 illustrations, including five by Arthur Rackham (four in volume 1 & one in volume 2). Initials are from designs by Howard Chandler Christy. Front hinge on volume 1 is cracked but bindings are tight, clean and unmarked. A beautiful, bright set!
Seller: Doc O'Connor, Ft. Wright, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 2 vols. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham and others. 8vo, publisher's blue gilt-decorated cloth designed by MArgaret Armstrong; t.e.g. Surrey Edition. Tiny areas of rubbing at corner tips and top edges of the spines; a very attractive set; clean, tight and sound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$86.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 vols. Illus. (including Arthur Rackham), 8.75 x 6", gilt-lettered pict cloth; teg, 326pp; 327pp, covers a bit rubbed, volume two spine a little stained, extremities bumped and worn, inner front hinges cracking, in the original green cloth dustjackets. Decorative binding set.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 volumes. Publisher's handsome pictorial binding. Blue cloth, gold stamping. Top edge gilt. Green floral handsome margin. Illustrations ; 23 cm. Minor shelf wear to spine heads. Internally, superior in condition.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 volume set. With 4 Arthur Rackham illustrations and several other illustrators. Black and white illustrations. Green design around text of every page. Margaret Armstrong cover design. Bound in blue cloth with gilt design on front cover and on spine. Cover design signed "MA." Top edge gilt. Front and bottom edge of text block deckled. Cream ribbon book marks. Slight wear to heads and tails of spines. Very slight wear to corners. Small dent to front cover of second volume near top corner. Small spot of wear to front edge of back cover of second volume, near small stain. 8vo.
Seller: Carl Blomgren Fine Books ABAA, petaluma, CA, U.S.A.
IRVING, WASHINGTON.. BRACEBRIDGE HALL, OR THE HUMOURISTS.. New York G.P. Putnam's Sons 1896., 1896.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Blue cloth, elaborare cover designs in gilt and blind-stamp. Covers and corner rubbed. Spine extremities chipped. A border book with title-page and cover designs from MARGARET ARMSTRONG. Chapter head initials by HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY. 15 full-page illustrations in black and white, with titled tissue-guards. Five of the drawings are by ARTHUR RACKHAM. Neat gift inscription on front free endpaper of each volume dated November, 1901. Two volumes. Surrey edition.
Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.
Washington Irving. BRACEBRIDGE HALL, VOL. I Or, the Humourists. G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1896.
Price: US$109.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in boards. Gilt robust on front panel, slightly faded on spine. Table of contents page almost entirely detached from binding. Clean pages. ; Surrey Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: two volumes. 8vos. 326pp; 328 pp. With five Arthur Rackham illustrations and others by C.S. Reinhart, C. H. Schmolze, Julian Rix, William Hyde, Henry Sandham, F.S. Church and Harrison Miller Fine. Original cream cloth binding stamped in gilt, yellow and green with design by Margaret Armstrong whose MA signature is stamped front cover. The initials are from designs by Howard Chandler Christy. Beveled edges; top edges gilt; ribbon markers. The spines are somewhat dimmed and their is very light fraying at their extremities else this is a tight, near fine; the covers are quite fresh.
Seller: Thomas Dorn, ABAA, Canton, GA, U.S.A.
Washington Irving. Bracebridge Hall (in 2 Vols.); Surrey Edition. G.P. Putnam January 1896, 1896.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: some slight marking; rubbing and fading of covers; owner names on facing pages, and slight water stains on bottom of facing pages
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Washington Irving. Bracebridge Hall (in 2 Vols.). G.P. Putnam, New York, 1896.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: A very handsome example of the 2 Vol. Surrey edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its gilt-decorated linen. Bright gilt-lettering as well to front panels and spines. Octavos, 653 pgs. all told. Printed tissue guards, internal decorative borders, top-edges bright gilt. Light, forgivable foxing and soiling to endsheets of both volumes.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
IRVING, Washington.. Bracebridge Hall.. New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896., 1896.
Price: US$139.48 + shipping
Description: In two volumes. "Surrey Edition." Tall 8vo., orig. blue coth with gilt decoration on the upper covers and spines, vi, 326; vi, (328)pp. With illustrations. Bookplates o/w a near fine copy of an attractive book.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Quarto. Two volumes. I: vi, 326pp; II: vi, 327pp. Lacks volume I. Cream cloth with gilt, white, and pale green cover designs by Margaret Armstrong. Title-page and cover designs by Margaret Armstrong, chapter head initials by Howard Chandler Christy, 15 full-page illustrations in black and white, with titled tissue-guards. Five of the drawings are by Arthur Rackham.
Seller: Sam Gatteno Books, Grosse Pointe, MI, U.S.A.
Irving, Washington. Bracebridge Hall. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1896.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Surrey Edition, 1896. Margaret Armstrong decorations and elaborate covers. Cream colored cloth with handsome stamping in gold and green, signed MA. Beveled edges, lightly soiled. Vol. 1 cracked, vol. 2 starting. Vol. 1 with bookplate, old ink gift inscription, newer ball point note. Sold as set only.
Seller: Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, U.S.A.
Irving, Washington. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humourists. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896.
Price: US$189.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Surrey edition; First Edition thus. Two volumes; no DJ. Decorated binding, designed and signed (MA) by MARGARET ARMSTRONG. Cover lettering and color are complete and clear; spine edges worn. Corners and edges bumped; cover soiled. Front hinges of both Volumes weakened but holding; frontispiece of Vol. 1 loose. Illustrated by C.S. Reinhart, C.H. Schmolze, Arthur Rackham and others; interior decorations by MARGARET ARMSTRONG. Christmas gift inscriptions (dated 1896) and stamps of prior owner on FFEP of each volume; otherwise, unmarked pages. TEG. Will insure at buyer's expense, if requested. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Condition: Very Good+
Seller: Ironwood Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Irving, Washington. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York & London, 1896.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Surrey Edition in two volumes. Octavo publisher's white decorated cloth stamped in tan, green and gilt and lettered in gilt. Cover designs and titles by Margaret Armstrong. Initials by Howard Chandler Christy. With full-page b/w plates by Arthur Rackham, C.H. Schmolze, C.S. Reinhart, William Hyde, and Julian Rix. Spines lightly sunned and tips and edges lightly frayed. Front inner hinge on volume one cracked but sound. A very good, clean set with the original worn oilcloth dustwrappers.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$218.07 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very smart edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham of this episodic novel from American author Washington Irving. Complete in two volumes. Surrey edition. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and thirteen plates. Collated complete. An episodic novel written while the author was in England, originally published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. The work contains a collection of location-based tales and character sketches, with a number of individual plots, centering on the occupants of an English manner near Birmingham. Written by Washington Irving, an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat. With many plates designed by Arthur Rackham, an English book illustrator recognised as one of the leading figures of the Golden Age of British book illustration. In the original full blue cloth binding with gilt. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd very small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the extremities and the odd small spot. A light mark to the frontispiece of volume one. Surrey County Library ink stamp to the title page and edition page. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Washington Irving. Bracebridge Hall. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This is a handsome, antique 2-volume set of "BRACEBRIDGE HALL" or, The Humourists by Washington Irving in excellent condition. 1896; G.P. Putnam's Sons "Surrey Edition"; New York. Complete set in 2 volumes. Beautifully designed gilt front covers and spines with gilt top page edges. Both volumes contain 14 illustrated plates by a variety of artists, including ARTHUR RACKHAM (there are 5 Rackham illustrations in all). Over each plate is a piece of tissue paper, on which is printed a line of text related to the illustration, as well as the name of the artist. With alternating decorative borders around every page of text and vignettes at the beginning and end of each chapter. Each volume has a ribbon page marker. Condition: Both volumes are in excellent condition both inside and out and nearly appear unread. Clean covers and spine with bright gilt; sharp corners. Both are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. Both have clean pages with no issues found. The end of the ribbon page marker of volume I is frayed. Bright gilt top page edges. Some pages are still attached at the outer edge. Overall a wonderful condition set.
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 2 vols.; VG; contemporary three-quarter olive gray leather bindings, boards in green and brown marbled paper; spines paneled, with gilt lettering and design; mild shelf wear and soiling; vol. 1 fore edge chipped at front board; spines slightly age-toned; upper edges of both vols. gilt; both vols. with black and white illustrations; all pages with green engraved borders; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved above Picture Books. 1347979. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Irving, Washington. Bracebridge Hall Two Volumes. G P Putnam's Sons, New York, 1896.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. Two Volumes illustrated by various artists (5 illus by Arthur Rackham) A fine bright tight set bound in blue cloth, gilt titled top edge gilt, including the rare printed cloth dust jackets. . Bookplate of Joseph W J Lee(1870-1949) U.S. Minister to Ecuador, Honduros, & Guatemala. Jackets spine darkened.
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Two volumes: 6 1/4 in. x 9 in. x 1 1/4 in. (thick), Volume 1: frontispiece by C. S. Reinhart; titlepage printed in brown and green, with designer's initials: MA [=Margaret Armstrong; 1867-1944](as are the page borders & cloth binding design); contents; list of illustrations. vi, [1]-326; Volume 2: frontispiece by C. H. Schmolze; title-page; contents, list of illustrations. vi, [1]-327. The first volume contains 4 Rackham illustrations: pp. 30; 80; 140; 200, and the second has one illustration at p. 46. (these are black & white reproductions of paintings). A total of 28 inserted plates, with title-printed tissue guards; by Rackham & other illustrators, including: F. S. Church (1 plate); C. S. Reinhart; C. H. Schmolze; Julian Rix; William Hyde; Henry Sandham; Harrison Miller, and one reproduction of a photograph (Vol. 2; p. 116: Chapel at Honfleur), and other, smaller illustrations used as openings, head or tail-pieces. White cloth with gilt titling and Margaret Armstrong design with details in light green on the spines and front covers, bevelled edges; white silk bookmarkers bound in, top-edges gilt. The spines show very light tanning, light rubbing, dusting to cover edges, back covers; many of the page fore-edges are unopened. Text and plates are generally clean. Latimore & Haskell (Rackham Bibliography, 1936; p. 7), describes the blue cloth binding: Volume I has 326 numbered pages, and four illustrations by Arthur Rackham; Volume II has 327 numbered pages, and one illustration by Rackham. The illustrations are in half-tone and are full-page. Weight: 5 lbs. Postage may be extra on this set.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Washington Irving. Bracebridge Hall: or, The Humourists. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1896.
Price: US$320.69 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A beautifully illustrated edition of Washington Irving's episodic novel, in the original decorative cloth bindings, and scarce protective cloth dust wrappers. A two volume first edition thus, being the first edition of Irving's novel to feature these illustrations. The 'Surrey Edition'.In scarce protective cloth dust wrappers.Irving's episodic novel was originally published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon in 1822. A series of character sketches, the tales centre on the occupants of an English manor.Illustrated with fourteen plates to volume I, and fourteen to volume II. Five of these plates are the work of Arthur Rackham.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with protective cloth dust wrappers. Bumping to back strip heads and tails, with spines age toned. Boards bright. Dust wrapper back strips significantly age toned, with a touch of fraying to back strip head and tail, and handling marks to wraps. Hinges strained, and a touch tender. Internally, firmly bound, but with frontispiece of volume I detached and loosely inserted. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 2 vols. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham and others. Large 8vo, publisher's full gilt calf and decorated; t.e.g. First edition thus; No. 33 of 100 sets. Some light scuffs to the leather at the spine; clean, tight and sound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Washington Irving. Bracebridge Hall or The Humorists (2 Vol). G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1896.
Price: US$399.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. 2 vols. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham and others. Large 8vo, publisher's full gilt calf and decorated; t.e.g. First edition thus; Some light scuffs to the leather at the spine; clean, tight and sound.
Seller: Bergen Book Studio, Hillsdale, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$434.50 + shipping
Description: 2 volumes. The Surrey Edition. With 28 illustrations, including four by Arthur Rackham. The text set within elaborate borders designed by Margaret Armstrong, printed in green, and with black and white head- and tail-pieces and multi-line illustrated capitals from designs by Howard Chandler Christy. 8vo, publishers original navy-blue cloth, lettered and with very elaborate all-over art nouveau decorations in gilt on the spines and upper covers, t.e.g. vi, 326; vi, 327 pp. A very fine, well preserved, handsome, clean and sturdy set with virtually no evidence of wear or age. FIRST OF THE EDITION. VERY BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED AND BOUND IN DELUXE CLOTH GILT. BRACEBRIDGE HALL is one of Irvings most enduring works, depicting in his best style, the medley of ideas thrust upon him during his time spent living in England. Irving himself says that he had spent so much time in all stages of his existence reading and thinking about England, how the differences between the old country and the new, the country of his birth, were bubbling all about him. BRACEBRIDGE HALL is his ode to England, to tracing the footsteps of history and breathing the poetry of a sanctified land. The book production which envelopes these two volumes is especially attractive and its presentation especially desirable and noteworthy.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$449.88 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Heyliger Edition. Number 4 of only 100 copies. 1896. Publisher's faun calf leather, decorated in gilt, gilt labels, Plates. Beautifully illustrated! Pictorial margin embellishments. Both books in good condition with some scratches and scrapes to leather covers and spine. Interior pages in very good condition with bright and clean pages, no marks or writings, bindings sound. More images upon request.
Seller: Prestonshire Books, IOBA, Appleton, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Heyliger edition. This is number 43 of one hundred copies. English calf decorated with gilt. Top edge gilt. Red suede pastedowns embossed with gilt and red suede endpapers blind stamped with similar decor. Two volumes. Front endpapers loose and laid in, spine a bit faded, else near fine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.