Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Quarto. Original green pictorial cloth, gilt, marbled page ends. Shaken, wear to edges, some chipping. Title page loose. Foxing, contemporary signature to first blank. A reading copy. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Lossing, Benson J.. History of New York City. A. S. Barnes and Company, New York, 1884.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: vol 2-B only; rebound, Not Marked Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: 4 THE WORLD RESOURCE DISTRIBUTORS, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
J.C. Derby. Fifty Years Among Authors, Books and Publishers. G.W. Carleton & Co., 1884.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "Fifty Years Among Authors, Books and Publishers" by J.C. Derby. 1884 1st edition; G.W. Carleton & Co.; New York. The book features numerous full-page engraved portraits with protective tissue guards. Decorative end papers. "Derby discusses the histories of various American publishing houses and their relationships to several of the prominent authors of the time. The book is also a personal and professional memoir for Derby which discusses his introductions to and friendships with several writers and literary figures." Here are some of the authors and publisher's that are included: Jefferson Davis; Harper & Brothers; Horace Greeley; Charles Scribner; William Seward; William Cullen Bryant; D. Appleton & Co.; Alice and Phoebe Cary; Houghton Mifflin & Co.; George Bancroft; G.P. Putnam; J.B. Lippincott; Joel Chandler Harris; Harriet Beecher Stowe; Henry Ward Beecher; Ticknor and Fields; Little, Brown & Co.; Benson Lossing; The Century Co.; Generals who became authors.and many more. Condition:Fraying to the top and bottom edges of the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the hinges between the end papers and pastedowns resulting in the covers being shaky. The pages are in great condition and nearly appear unread - clean with no issues found.
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Full leather with gilt title and gilt page tops 16 1/2' xx 12 profusely illustrated with engravings by George E. Perine. Hinges louse. internally about fine. Additional shipping required for this heavy, oversized book.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.