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Description: Complete June 6,1868 Harper's Weekly. Front cover engraving of Lady Liberty pinning decoration on General Grant by Thomas Nast. Other articles and engravings on General Grants Republican Party nomination for President at Chicago convention. Also in this issue chapter IV of The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. Light creases - small thread notches along spines edge - pages loose. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-Base2-BS-6-Bottom-Up-Flat) rareviewbooks
Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$41.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated February 29, 1868 -- Vol. 12, No. 583 -- Illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Slight moisture stain around edges, otherwise nice condition -- The Front Cover has a large engraving titled "Don't Go Yet!", (not wanting the life of the party to leave) -- Page 132 has three engravings titled as follows: "Stuart's Portrait Of George Washington", "Relieving The Poor--The Dinner Hour" by Stanley Fox, and "Relieving The Poor--Serving Soup" by Stanley Fox -- Page 136 has a full page engraving by W. S. L. Jewett titled "Scene In The Hospital For Incurables On Blackwell's Island" -- Page 137 has a full page engraving titled "Arrival Of The Body Of Prince Maximillian Of Miramar At Trieste, January 16, 1868" -- Page 140 has a full page engraving titled "The New Suspension Bridge Over The Ohio River At Cincinnati, Ohio" -- Page 141 has two engravings, one titled "The Late Rear-Admiral H. H. Bell, U.S.N.", the other "The Mont Cenis Railroad--Locomotive Engine, With Horizontal Extra Wheels, Illustrating The Fell System" -- This issue contains portions of the following serials: "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins, Chapter XV, and "My Neighbor Nelly" by Miss Thackeray, Part III -- Many articles related to these engravings and other events occurring at the time, as well as very interesting advertising -- We store and ship each Harper's Weekly issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up.
Seller: JB Company USA, HUMBOLDT, TN, U.S.A.
Price: US$41.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated June 20, 1868 -- Vol. 12, No. 599 -- Profusely illustrated with wood cut engravings - Covers and contents are tight, very nice condition -- The Front Cover has a large engraving titled "Maternal Vigilance In The Face Of The Enemy", (a mother duck protecting her babies from a hawk) -- Page 388 has two engravings by C. M. Thomas titled "Decorating The Soldiers' Graves--Ceremonies At Arlington, Virginia", subtitled "Unknown Soldiers' Monument At Arlington", "Orphan Children Strewing Flowers On The Graves At Arlington", an engraving by J. W. Thyng titled "Decorating General Lander's Grave At Salem, Mass." and an engraving by Stanley Fox titled "Decorating The Three Thousand Soldiers' Graves In Cypress Hill Cemetery, Near Brooklyn, Long Island" -- Page 392 has a full page engraving by W. M. Cary titled "The Life Of An Indian" consisting of nine separate engravings -- Page 393 has a full page engraving by C. G. Bush titled "The Peddler's Wagon" -- Page 396 has three engravings titled as follows: "The Late Ex-President Buchanan", who died on June 1, 1868, "Removal Of The Remains Of The Late Stephen A. Douglas To The Mausoleum At Chicago" by W. B. Baird, and "Inauguration Of The Benton Statue At St. Louis, May 27, 1868" by A. M. Student -- Page 397 has an engraving titled "Steamer 'Newport,' Of The New York, Newport, And Boston Line--Familiarly Known As The 'Old Fall River Line' " -- Page 391 has a very interesting article titled "Tennyson's Poetry", comparing Tennyson and Wordsworth, and this article strongly favors Tennyson as the better poet -- This issue contains a portion of the serial "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins, Chapter VII -- Many articles related to these engravings and other events occurring at the time, as well as very interesting advertising -- We store and ship each Harper's Weekly issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up.
Seller: JB Company USA, HUMBOLDT, TN, U.S.A.
Price: US$47.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated May 2, 1868 -- Vol. 11, No. 592 -- Profusely illustrated with wood cut engravings -- Very light moisture stain around edges, otherwise very nice condition -- The Front Cover has a full page engraving by Stanley Fox titled "The Erie Railroad Disaster--The Wrecked And Burning Cars" -- Page 276 has two engravings, one by Theodore R. Davis titled "Raid On Illicit Whisky Stills In Brooklyn", the other by W. L. Sheppard titled "Sergeant Bates With The Flag Passing Through Richmond" -- Page 280 has a lovely full page engraving by W. S. L. Jewett titled "Annual Reception At The National Academy Of Design, New York" -- Page 281 has a full page engraving by W. M. Cary titled "Sioux Indians In Ambush Preparing To Attack Settlers" -- Page 284 has two large engravings, one titled "The Japanese Revolution--View Of The City Of Yokohama, Japan", the other "The Japanese Revolution--Palace Of The Tycoon And View Of Jeddo" -- Page 285 has three engravings titled as follows: "My Heart Sighs For Spring" with poem on page 286, "Spring" with poem on pages 285 & 286, and an engraving by Theodore R. Davis titled "Children Of Trinity Church, Brooklyn, Making Their Easter Offerings" -- This issue contains a portion of the serial "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins, Chapters VI & VII -- Many articles related to these engravings and other events occurring at the time, as well as very interesting advertising -- We store and ship each Harper's Weekly issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up.
Seller: JB Company USA, HUMBOLDT, TN, U.S.A.
Price: US$63.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is an Original, complete issue of 16 pages dated February 22, 1868 -- Vol. 12, No. 582 -- Illustrated with many wood cut engravings -- Covers and contents are tight, nice condition -- The Front cover has a large engraving by Theodore R. Davis titled "The Dead-Letter Office At Washington" -- Pages 120 & 121 have a double page centerfold engraving by E. J. Poynter titled "Israel In Egypt" -- Page 124 has a full page engraving by WINSLOW HOMER titled "St. Valentine's Day--The Old Story In All Lands" -- Page 125 has a large portrait engraving titled "J. Ross Browne" -- This issue also contains a portion of the serialization of the story "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins -- Many articles and editorials relating to these engravings and other events occurring at the time -- We store and ship each Harper's Weekly issue in a large zip lock plastic sleeve with a board insert for stiffness. They are shipped flat and never folded or rolled up. **** NOTE: This issue has been stored in, and will be shipped in, an ACID FREE ARCHIVAL FOLDER with a Mylar Overlay. The Paper may be removed for viewing and reading.
Seller: JB Company USA, HUMBOLDT, TN, U.S.A.
Price: US$63.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is an original , complete issue of 16 pages dated February 22, 1868 -- Vol. 12, No. 582 -- Illustrated with many wood cut engravings -- Covers and contents are tight, nice condition -- The Front Page has a full page engraving titled "The Dead-Letter Office at Washington", Page 124 has a full page engraving by WINSLOW HOMER titled "St. Valentine's Day--The Old Story In All Lands" -- This issue also contains a portion of the serialization of "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins -- Page 125 has a large engraing titled "J. Ross Browne", Pages 120 & 121 is a double page centerfold engraving titled "Israel, In Egypt", -- Many articles and editorials relating to these engravings and other events at the time -- We have over 1,000 issues of Harper's Weekly Listed On Abebooks **** NOTE-- This issue has been stored in, and will be shipped in, an ACID FREE ARCHIVAL FOLDER with a Mylar Overlay. An Enhancement in Quality and Security when delivered to you, the paper may be removed for viewing and reading, it is shipped flat, never folded or rolled up ****
Seller: JB Company USA, HUMBOLDT, TN, U.S.A.
Price: US$77.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is an original , complete issue of 16 pages dated March 28, 1868 -- Vol. 12, No. 587 -- Illustrated -- Many Wood Cut Engravings -- Covers and contents are tight, very nice condition -- There are TWO Key items in this issue, the one is a full page engraving by WINSLOW HOMER on Page 201 titled "The Morning Walk--Young Ladies' School Promenading The Avenue", the other is a full page engraving on the front cover by T. R. Davis titled "George T. Brown, Sergeant-At-Arms of the Senate, Serving The Summons on President Johnson" (This refers to the Impeachment Trial of the President, articles also accompany this event) -- Other engravings are as follows: Page 196 has 2 engravings titled "The Late Daniel Lord" and "The Western Prarie Farmer Running the 'Fire Guard' ", Page 200 has an engraving titled "Las Cumbres Railroad, Mexico--Scene in the Pass De La Mula", Page 205 has an engraving produced from the painting by Salvator Rosa titled "Diogenes Seeking an Honest Man" -- This issue also contains a portion of the serialization of "The Moonstone" by Wilkie Collins" -- Many other aticles related to the engravings and incidents at the time -- We have over 1,000 issues of Harper's Weekly Listed On Abebooks **** NOTE-- This issue has been stored in, and will be shipped in, an ACID FREE ARCHIVAL FOLDER with a Mylar Overlay. An Enhancement in Quality and Security when delivered to you, the paper may be removed for viewing and reading, it is shipped flat, never folded or rolled up ****
Seller: JB Company USA, HUMBOLDT, TN, U.S.A.
Collins, Wilkie. The Moonstone. A Novel.. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1868.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Moderately shaken. Front hinge starting to crack at front paste down page but, still fully attached. Foxing to end-papers. Some cloth loss at tail of spine. Spine cocked slightly and corners bumped. Previous owner's name on front paste down page. Otherwise very good.
Seller: The Dawn Treader Book Shop, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Collins, Wilkie. The Moonstone. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1868.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original cloth, modest wear; spine faded with tips worn; chip at the top.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover. Bound weekly volumes - the full year for 1868. The binding is worn, and the backstrip is missing. Both boards are detached, but present. Several (~14) issues have ads cut out in the advertising section at the rear. In most cases a single, small ad. Four of these affect an illustration on an opposite page. Otherwise, it appears to be complete. The pages are somewhat age-toned, and there are a few, mostly closed tears. No loss of text that we found. Else the text block is fairly clean. Contains articles including the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, the campaign and election of President Ulysses S. Grant, and Reconstruction; all including illustrations. The articles include many illustrations, some full page. Some racist images. Also includes the serialization of The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. This is a large, heavy book; Priority and/or International may require shipping over and above standard costs. ; 28D; 16" x 11"; 832 pages
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
COLLINS, Wilkie. The Moonstone. Harper & Brothers Publishers, NY, 1868.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in brown boards that show some fading to top quarter of both panels. Previous owner's neat name to top of title page. Title, etc., stamped in gold on the spine (still readable). Endpapers professionally restored and book tightened. Overall, a most acceptable copy of the first U.S. edition of this classic novel (now considered one of the first "mysteries"). A Haycraft / Queen Cornerstone title. 223 pp. with 66 wood engravings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone. A Novel. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1868.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine; 223pp.; illus. throughout, text printed in double columns. Moderate wear to cloth extremities, most notably at spine ends, spine a shade sunned, light foxing to textblock, ownership pencil scribble to p. [7], else Very Good and sound. Nice copy of Wilkie Collin's most enduring mystery, considered the first detective novel in the English language.
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Collins, Wilkie. THE MOONSTONE. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1868.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 223 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in light brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Mild shelfwear. Sunning and some staining to front and rear covers. Fraying to cloth along spine and edges. Age-toning and scattered foxing throughout textblock. Tearing to rear endpaper. With four pages of advertisements in front. Shelved in Case 6. 1372420. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone. A Novel.. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1868.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American Edition. Bound in full brown cloth with stamped title in gilt on spine. Spine has 1/2" piece missing from bottom and tiny piece missing near top. Includes 60 full-page illustrations including frontispiece. This is the first illustrated edition, only preceded by the 3-volume British edition. Printed in double column format. Includes 2 pages of Harper's Library select novels, preceding title page. Bookplate on front paste-down of prior owner Hugh Cooke McDougall (1932-2021), who was the founder of the James Fenimore Cooper Society.
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Collins Wilkie. The Moonstone: A Novel. Harper Bros. New York, 1868.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to hardcover volume in pebbled cloth binding. Boards tight not soiled little wear to spine tips and corners. End paper tight not cracked one owner card in front and a pencil name. Contents tight no foxing but a spot here and there. A better than normal copy of this 1st edition volume.
Seller: Antique Emporium, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages have some edge wear. Leaf in Feb. 8 issue (not the Collins story) has been clipped and is incomplete. Some issues have edge staining, some have tearing to spine, some have address labels. A few issues have patches of browning to the front outer page. Formerly folded in half horizontally. ; The Moonstone, published as a serial in Harper's Weekly, from Vol. XII, No. 575, January 4, 1868 to Vol. XII, No. 606, August 8, 1868. 31 of 32 issues, lacking January 25.
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Collins, Wilkie. The Moonstone 1st Edition. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1868.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good first edition. Original boards are decorative with gilted gold lettering on spine. Shelfwear on edges is minimal. Fly leaf has former owners signature and inscription. Spine is cracked, with no netting visable. Pages throughout have some small spots and stains. Page 71 has been repaired by prior owner. Few areas have stains throughout. ; First Edition and First Illustrated Edition, a very good copy with no torn boards and readable pages. Known in the literary world as the first and best modern detective story. ; 8vo ; 223 pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Collins, Wilkie. THE MOONSTONE. A Novel. , 1868.
Price: US$675.00 + shipping
Description: With Many Illustrations. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. 2 pp preliminary undated ads. Original purple-brown cloth. First American (and first illustrated) Edition of this classic of detective fiction, issued in the same year as the London three-decker. THE MOONSTONE marked the end of Collins's peak period as a novelist: it was preceded by THE WOMAN IN WHITE (1860), NO NAME (1862) and ARMADALE (1866), and was followed by a transition into sensation or propaganda fiction -- especially regarding marriage and inheritance laws. Commenting on T.S. Eliot's opinion of this book ("the first, the longest, and the best of detective novels"), John Carter wrote Mr. Eliot is inaccurate in his first adjective, a little rash perhaps in his second, but unlikely to meet with much disagreement over his third. If Poe created the short detective story, Wilkie Collins is the undisputed father of the full-length variety. The American edition includes 66 wood engravings interspersed throughout the text. This is a very good-plus copy, perhaps near-fine, with very minor wear at the spine ends and with a droplet-mark on the rear cover; as usual for this color cloth, the spine is faded to a honey brown. Gasson pp 106-108; Parrish & Miller pp 73-74 ("dull purple cloth"); Wolff 1368a; a Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone of Mystery Fiction.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$705.47 + shipping
Description: 4pp ads preceding front., illus, text in two columns; some marking to text, especially pp 84-85. Orig. purple-brown cloth; a few small discreet repairs, cloth sl. lifting in places, a little marked. First published in All the Year Round, 1859-60, then as a three-decker. This is the first U.S. book edition, having previously been published in Harper's Weekly, with the illustrations by John McLenan. Collins's great mystery-sensation novel - and one of the earliest detective stories.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Collins, Wilkie. THE MOONSTONE. A Novel. , 1868.
Price: US$825.00 + shipping
Description: [a handsome copy] With Many Illustrations. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. 4 pp preliminary undated ads (with list of Select Novels ending at No. 316). Original dark blue-green pebbled cloth. First American (and first illustrated) Edition of this classic of detective fiction, issued in the same year as the London three-decker. THE MOONSTONE marked the end of Collins's peak period as a novelist: it was preceded by THE WOMAN IN WHITE (1860), NO NAME (1862) and ARMADALE (1866), and was followed by a transition into sensation or propaganda fiction -- especially regarding marriage and inheritance laws. Commenting on T.S. Eliot's opinion of this book ("the first, the longest, and the best of detective novels"), John Carter wrote Mr. Eliot is inaccurate in his first adjective, a little rash perhaps in his second, but unlikely to meet with much disagreement over his third. If Poe created the short detective story, Wilkie Collins is the undisputed father of the full-length variety. The American edition includes 66 wood engravings interspersed throughout the text. This is a close-to-fine copy, with only the merest hint of wear at the extremities. The spine gilt remains bright, the original endpapers are clean and intact, and there is no foxing on the leaves. Gasson pp 106-108; Parrish & Miller pp 73-74; Wolff 1368a; a Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone of Mystery Fiction.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
COLLINS, WILKIE. THE MOONSTONE. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1868., New York, 1868.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Description: First U. S. edition. 8vo. Publisher's original green cloth, [2], 223, [3, blanks] pages. Frontispiece (included in pagination) and in-text illustrations throughout, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, boards with blind-ruled borders; all text block edges trimmed. light wear to the spine ends and corners, small wear spot at top edge of rear cover, top edge of spine repaired, former owner's inked name and date on front pastedown sheet, fore-edges of pages uniformly lightly tanned, light foxing to front and rear endpapers, rear endpapers darkened due to a paper clipping having been laid-in, and a small closed tear to the fore-edge of the rear endpaper. Good copy of a book regarded as "the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels" (T. S. Eliot, quoted in David, The Cambridge Companion to the Victorian Novel, p. 179). A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
Collins, Wilkie. The Moonstone. A Novel. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1868.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Description: 223pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind on the front and in gold on the spine. Illustrated with wood engravings. A few speckles to front panel, small spot to bottom edge, previous owner's name in pencil on front pastedown endpaper, mild toning and soiling to text block. A solid very good copy. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. In Hubin, 1994, p. 180. ; Octavo.
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
COLLINS, Wilkie.. The Moonstone.. New York Harper & Brothers, Publishers 1868, 1868.
Price: US$962.00 + shipping
Description: First US edition, the first one volume edition and also the first illustrated edition with 66 wood engravings by William Jewett interspersed throughout the text, issued in the same year as the London triple decker. Tall 8vo, purple-brown cloth, stamped in blind, title lettered in gilt. Spine slightly sunned, Oelrichs bookplate, a very good copy in custom-made cloth slipcase. A Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone, T. S. Eliot called this book the first and best modern detective story.
Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, United Kingdom
Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, 1868.
Price: US$997.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First U.S. edition, first illustrated edition, and first sigle volume edition of the first mystery novel to use many of the hallmarks of later 20th century mysteries including: red herrings, country house robberies, celebrated inspector, plot twists, and more. One of the most influential and important mystery novels ever written, its initial popularity led to the continued development of this beloved genre. Bound in pebbled brown cloth over boads with borders to front and rear and gilded lettering on the spine. Spotting, sunning, and overall aging to the covers with light fraying at head of spine. Solid binding. Contemporary inscription to ffep. Light and even toning with a few minor spots (1mm diameter and maybe 1-2 spots every dozen or so pages). Advertisement at the beginning. A foundation stone of mystery fiction. Pages:223 Dimensions:9½ x 6 x ¾.
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
COLLINS, WILKIE. THE MOONSTONE. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1868., New York, 1868.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First U. S. edition. 8vo. Publisher's original light brown cloth, [2], 223, [3, blanks] pages. Frontispiece (included in pagination) and in-text illustrations throughout, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, boards with blind-ruled borders; all text block edges trimmed. minor wear to the spine ends and corners, tiny bruise to upper spine portion of front cover, internally clean and tight. Very good, tight and attractive copy of a book regarded as "the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels" (T. S. Eliot, quoted in David, The Cambridge Companion to the Victorian Novel, p. 179). A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
COLLINS, WILKIE. THE MOONSTONE. Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1868, New York, 1868.
Price: US$1375.00 + shipping
Description: First U. S. edition. 8vo. Publisher's original dark brown cloth, [2], 223, [3, blanks] pages. Frontispiece (included in pagination) and in-text illustrations throughout. titles stamped in gilt on the spine, boards with blind-ruled borders; all text block edges trimmed. minor wear to the spine ends and corners, internally clean and tight. Very good, tight and attractive copy of a book regarded as "the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels" (T. S. Eliot, quoted in David, The Cambridge Companion to the Victorian Novel, p. 179). A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.