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J. M. Barrie. The Little Minister. Cassell & Co, 1891.
Price: US$12.19 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Boards marked and worn, top edge gilt, others have some marking, small tear at the front hinge inside.
Seller: High Street Books, New Mills, United Kingdom
BARRIE, J.M.. The Little Minister.. Cassell & Company, London, 1891.
Price: US$339.27 + shipping
Description: In three volumes. First edition, first issue. (with 16pp.ads dated "5G.9.91." ) 8vo., orig. brown cloth, viii, 232, (16)pp.ads, viii, 239, viii, 232pp. Inner hinges cracked, cloth quite rubbed along spine o/w a very good copy. Sadleir 167.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
J. M. Barrie. The Little Minister. Cassell & Company Limited, London, 1891.
Price: US$378.41 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A complete second edition of this sentimental J. M. Barrie novel, set in his native Scotland. Complete here in three volumes, this second edition published in the same year as the first. The second edition of this work, published in the same year as the first.Complete in three volumes.Half-titles present to each volume.'The Little Minister' is a sentimental novel set in the Scottish weaving village Thrums, heavily based on Barrie's birthplace. The novel is concerned with an improvised minister who is struggling with his rioting congregation of weavers.Written by J. M. Barrie, one of the most beloved Scottish authors of all time, with his children's tale 'Peter Pan' becoming one of the most classic pieces of children's literature ever.Prior owner's pencil inscription to the recto to the front endpapers of Volumes I and II.Sixteen pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of Volume I. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Some minor marks to the boards and spines. Rear board of Volume I and rear joint of Volume III are a little faded. Rear hinge of Volume II is starting but firm. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the recto to the front endpapers of Volumes I and II. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
BARRIE, J. M.. The Little Minister.. Cassell and Company, London, 1891.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: 3 vols. 8vo, publisher's brown cloth stamped in gold in custom folding box. First edition. Slight bumping to corners; a little rubbing; but a fresh, bright copy.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Barrie, J. M.. The Little Minister. Three Volumes. Cassell & Co, London, 1891.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. First issue.Three volumes in original brown cloth; 232 pp, 239 pp., 232 pp. 16 pages of ads in volume I, dated 9/91. Travelling library labels expertly removed from front panels. With bookplate of Charles Philip Huntington 3rd Baronet front pastedowns. Internally clean and bright. Very good indeed, housed within a cloth chemise and cloth covered slipcase with morocco gilt lettered spine label.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
J. M. Barrie. The Little Minister. Three Volumes. Cassell & Co,, 1891.
Price: US$450.43 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Binding. 1st issue with half-titles and 16 pp. advertisements at end of volume I, with code '5G.9.91', original cloth covers and spine bound-in at rear, bookplates of Alexander Stone, all edges gilt, finely bound in later tan full calf by Bayntun, Bath, covers with double fillet gilt borders, spines with black and olive morocco labels and gilt decoration
Seller: Karl Eynon Books Ltd, tywyn, United Kingdom
Barrie, J.M.. The Little Minister. Cassell & Company, Limited, London, 1891.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, with half-titles and 16 pp. of ads dated "5 G.9.91." in Volume I. 232, [16, ads] ; 239; 232 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. Barrie's sentimental tale of the young Scottish preacher who marries, loses, and regains his gypsy bride, this three-decker novel was made into a highly successful play starring Maude Adams, first produced in 1897. Garland 10 Original brown cloth. A nice copy, with minor fading to spines. In blue morocco backed slipcase, with some wear 232, [16, ads] ; 239; 232 pp. 3 vols. 8vo First Edition, with half-titles and 16 pp. of ads dated "5 G.9.91." in Volume I.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
BARRIE, J.M.. Little Minister. , 1891.
Price: US$715.00 + shipping
Description: BARRIE, J.M. The Little Minister. 3 vols. Orig cloth. London: Cassell & Co., 1891. With 16pp. of advts at the end of volume one. First edition. A very good, far better than average, set in a morocco-backed cloth slip case. With the Frank J. Hogan and Edwin Clark Jones bookplates.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$769.66 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 3 vols. Also contains an A.L.S. written by Barrie to William Henry Rideing. 8vo. Publisher's original brown cloth, gilt lettered to spines, light edge-wear to all three volumes, a bit rubbed to head & tails, gilt lettering a touch faded but clearly visible, slight sign of cracking to lower front hinge of each volume, bindings however still perfectly sound, each protected in a mylar sleeve, housed in a quarter brown morocco custom-made solander box (by the Lakeside Press of Chicago), this replicating three leather spines gilt, top joint has split over time due to the weight of the contents, this could be professionally repaired, in all a handsome three-decker set of one of Barrie's early novels in original state, from the library of the American writer Munson Aldrich Havens and his wife Betty, with their joint bookplate to the front paste-down of each volume. A 4-sided ALS tipped-in to the title of the first volume, 2 sides written in Barrie's hand in ink from 133 Gloucester Road, and dated 3 Jan 1897, to the American author W. H. Rideing. viii, 232, [ads]; viii, 239; viii, 232pp. Heavy item, and will require extra postage or shipping costs.
Seller: B. B. Scott, Fine Books (PBFA), London, UK, United Kingdom
Barrie J. M. THE LITTLE MINISTER. London Cassell and Co 1891, 1891.
Price: US$935.00 + shipping
Description: 3 volumes. First edition, with 16 pages of ads dated "5 G.9.91." 8vo, original brown cloth lettered in gilt on spines. 232, ads; 239; 232. Internally clean and tight with hinges unrepaired, original cloth in good order and now housed in a fine half morocco slipcase. SCARCE, especially so in original cloth. THE LITTLE MINISTER is set in Thrums, a Scottish weaving village based on Barries birthplace, and concerns Gavin Dishart, a young impoverished minister with his first congregation. The weavers he serves soon riot in protest against reductions in their wages and harsh working conditions. It was Barries first work to achieve a high level of success and largely established his reputation. It is a sentimental novel that Barrie would also later produce on stage, again successfully. The work was written over 15 years prior to the introduction of his most famous character, Peter Pan.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Barrie, J.M.. The Little Minister. Cassell & Company, London, 1891.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Little Minister by J.M. Barrie. 3 volumes. Publisher: Cassell & Company, London, 1891. First edition in book form. First issue with half-titles and 16 pages of publishers ads of which the first page has code 5G.9.91. Original brown cloth, spines lettered in gilt and housed together in a custom morocco-backed slipcase. Each volume in a cloth chemise. Viii, 232 + [16] ads; viii 239; viii, 232 pages. (8vo). Bindings are in very good. Some discoloration to front of volume II, circular shadow to front of volume III, else tight volumes. Spine lettering with slight letter fading. Contents clean. Inventory 18-019. Price: $1,100. Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Barrie J. M. THE LITTLE MINISTER. London Cassell & Company, Limited 1891, 1891.
Price: US$1375.00 + shipping
Description: 3 volumes. First edition, with the 16 pages of ads dated "5 G.9.91." WITH MANUSCRIPT LETTER TIPPED IN SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR IN 1891. With half-titles as called for and extra illustrated with a tipped on half-tone photograph of the author on the blank opposite the tipped in manuscript letter. 8vo, publisher's original brown cloth lettered in gilt on spines. Now housed in a very handsome custom slipcase with a triple-rounded brown morocco back with raised bands, gilt lettered and tooled. viii, 232, ads; 239; 232 pp. A handsome set, with a manuscript letter in fine condition. The text blocks are very clean and fresh and are completely free of foxing or browning, everything tight and firm, one upper hinge very lightly shaken, the scarce original cloth with a little general mellowing and bumping at the tips. A SCARCE TITLE FROM THE AUTHOR OF PETER PAN, especially so in original cloth. THIS COPY WITH A CONTEMPORARY SIGNED AND DATED LETTER IN THE AUTHOR'S HAND. THE LITTLE MINISTER is set in Thrums, a Scottish weaving village based on Barries birthplace, and concerns Gavin Dishart, a young impoverished minister with his first congregation. The weavers he serves soon riot in protest against reductions in their wages and harsh working conditions. It was Barries first work to achieve a high level of success and largely established his reputation. It is a sentimental novel that Barrie would also later produce on stage, again successfully. The work was written over 15 years prior to the introduction of his most famous character, Peter Pan.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.