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Wallace, Lew. The Fair God. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1899.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 2vol. 8vos. in red gilt decorated cloth. Given as a gift to actress Florence Nash with ink gift inscription on front fly. In near fine condition. Vol. 1 352pp. Vol. 2 450pp. The Riverside Press, 1899.
Seller: David Morrison Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Wallace, Lew. THE FAIR GOD A TALE OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO. , 1899.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo bright red cloth w/ gilt and green pictorial cover and spine. Top edge gilt. 352pp & 450pp, respectively. The Riverside Press. Illustrated by Eric Pape handsomely w/ tissue guards bound in over illustrations. Volume 1: Neat gift inscription card nicely printed thus;"Christmas Greetings from The Rectory Cooperstown 1901" on front paste-down; former owner name on front endpaper. (There is a quarter inch paper stub protruding from gutter/binding between p.vi and vii w/ all pages present as there is no break in pagination.)Pages are fine. Covers are bright. Spines are faded. Solid bindings. A hard-to-find edition. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Seller: ART OF THOUGHT BOOKS, glendale, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Early printing, originally published in 1873. Two volume set. Illustrated by Eric Pape. Decorative green cloth stamped in gilt and green, top edge gilt. Small stain on page foredges, owner's name on front fly, rear hinge cracked causing the spine to be cocked, a very good only set lacking the dustwrappers if issued. This is the author's first novel and it was based on Cortez's conquest of Mexico.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: . . . . printed at the Riverside Press 8vo, hardcover. Fine condition. 3/4 red moroccan leather, leather supple and unworn; top edges gilt. Beautifully bound, but with no binder attribution noted. No previous owner names or bookplates, no marking, etc. Bindings intact. A lovely copy.
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.