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Crane, Stephen. The Third Violet. D. Appleton and Company, 1897.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Fair condition hardcover book, no dust jacket. Some shelf wear and foxing to covers. Slight smudging to spine. Spine slightly cocked. Lacks ffep. Some toning, foxing, and smudging to text block edges and some pages. Some creasing to top corners of some pages. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never X-library unless specifically described as such.
Seller: Great Matter Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. THE THIRD VIOLET. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1897.
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Description: 203p., cloth, bookplate on front endpaper, covers soiled and spotted, paper browning, good. First edition. BAL 4078. Crane's 4th novel, which he described as a story "of life among the younger and poorer artists in New York."
Seller: Bookseller, Inc., Akron, OH, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen.. The Third Violet.. N.Y:D. Appleton. 1897. Hardcover., 1897.
Price: US$48.50 + shipping
Description: 1st. ed.tan buckram. v.g.covers dusty. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.
Seller: Frederick Bayoff Literary Books, Adrian, MI, U.S.A.
Crane,Stephen. The Third Violet. D.Appleton and Co,, New York, 1897.
Price: US$48.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Beige Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First. Hardback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 203pp. Beige Linen with red and black lettering with gilt design,spine dark,covers soiled spine tight, some minor foxing, contents mostly clean.
Seller: Jane Atwood, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. The Third Violet. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1897.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: About Very Good. Early leather binding with five raised bands, dulled gilt on the spine, rubbed at the hinges. Square and firmly bound but with the first few leaves becoming loose, original cloth cover bound-in at the rear, bookplates inside the front board and on the front endpaper. Crane's attempt at a romance novel, with contemporary critics calling it "vacuous trifle," and "as inane a story of summer resort flirtations as was ever written."
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. The Third Violet. D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1897.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: About Very Good, lacking the jacket. Beige buckram, generally soiled and toned, a few scars. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, former owner's name inside the front board, clean otherwise. The fourth novel from the author of The Red Badge of Courage.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. THIRD VIOLET. D. Appleton & Company, New York, NY, 1897.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: New York, NY: D. Appleton & Company. Good plus condition-cover soiled/No Dustjacket. 1897. First Edition. 8vo., 203 pp. . Good plus condition-cover soiled/No Dustjacket
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
CRANE, Stephen. THE THIRD VIOLET. D. Appleton, NY, 1897.
Price: US$134.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, pp. 203. Bound in cream buckram, stamped in red, gold and black. Spine darkened, (red letters worn). BAL 4078; Williams and Starrett page 31, Stallman 13, Wright III, 1258. A very good tight copy. A story of bohemian life in New York.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
CRANE, Stephen. The Third Violet. D. Appleton & Co, New York, 1897.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Description: First printing. Octavo (19cm). Tan buckram stamped in red, black, and gilt, top stained orange; [iv],203,[1]pp; list of titles opposite t.p. Bookplate of Harry Francis Crandall. A sound copy, cloth dustsoiled, internally clean: around Very Good. Crane's fourth novel. BAL 4078. WILLIAMS & STARRETT 13.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. THE THIRD VIOLET. , 1897.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Original tan cloth decorated in red, black and gilt. First Edition of Crane's sixth book, a romance about young impoverished artists. It was not long after he finished writing this, and before it was published, that Crane was shipwrecked near Jacksonville, as he was headed off to cover the war in Cuba (Crane had to spend three days in an "open boat"). THE THIRD VIOLET was something of a success, but artistically it seemed a distinct blot on Crane's reputation. [One reviewer observed,] "We hope that THE THIRD VIOLET, which is a hopelessly scentless one, will be the last of its kind, and that instead of violets Mr. Crane will give us war -- war -- war." [Stallman] This was to be the last of Crane's four Appleton books to appear in this tan binding. This is a near-fine copy, its only blemish being a small spot of wear at the head of the spine. Williams & Starrett 13; Blanck 4078.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
CRANE, Stephen (1871-1900). The Third Violet. D. Appleton, New York, 1897.
Price: US$335.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing of Crane's fourth book, widely dismissed on publication as a partly autobiographical potboiler but is now ranked among the author's unfairly forgotten works. Crown 8vo (183 x 118mm): [4],203,[1]pp. Publisher's tan buckram, spine and upper cover ornamented and lettered in red, black and gilt, top edge stained orange, others rough trimmed; ownership signature, dated 1897, on fly-leaf. Spine dust-soiled, topstain lightly faded, one corner bumped, but an excellent example, firmly bound, crisp and clean throughout. BAL 4078. Stallman 13. Williams & Starrett 13. Wright III, 1258. Sorrentino, "Stephen Crane's Struggle with Romance in The Third Violet" (American Literature, Vol. 70, No. 2 [June, 1998], pp. 265-291. Ford Maddox Ford called The Third Violet his favorite of Crane's work, and Crane's biographer, Paul Sorrentino, has called it a "self-conscious parody of the romance novel" and "Crane's thoughtful response" to the battle between realistic and romantic fiction of the late nineteenth century. Life among New York's bohemian set. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, with dust jackets carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Seller: Fine Editions Ltd, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. The Third Violet. D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1897.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Small octavo, 203pp. Tan buckram, title in black and red on spine, with title and small embellishments to front cover. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, faint toning to edges, a few small marks to front cover, a near fine example. Previous owner's name in ink on front free endpaper. (BAL 4078) (Williams & Starrett 13). Stephen Crane was a prolific American writer during the late 19th century. Most notable for his works in the "realist" tradition, he was an inspiration for writers throughout the 20th century, including Ernest Hemingway. He lived a short life, dying at the age of 28 in 1900.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. THE THIRD VIOLET. , 1897.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Description: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Original tan cloth decorated in red, black and gilt. First Edition of Crane's sixth book, a romance about young impoverished artists. It was not long after he finished writing this, and before it was published, that Crane was shipwrecked near Jacksonville, as he was headed off to cover the war in Cuba (Crane had to spend three days in an "open boat"). THE THIRD VIOLET was something of a success, but artistically it seemed a distinct blot on Crane's reputation. [One reviewer observed,] "We hope that THE THIRD VIOLET, which is a hopelessly scentless one, will be the last of its kind, and that instead of violets Mr. Crane will give us war -- war -- war." [Stallman] This was to be the last of Crane's four Appleton books to appear in this tan binding. This copy is in fine condition, with very little of the cover soil and darkening that is typical for this light-colored binding. Williams & Starrett 13; Blanck 4078.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. THE THIRD VIOLET. , 1897.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Description: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Original tan cloth decorated in red, black and gilt. First Edition of Crane's sixth book, a romance about young impoverished artists. It was not long after he finished writing this, and before it was published, that Crane was shipwrecked near Jacksonville, as he was headed off to cover the war in Cuba (Crane had to spend three days in an "open boat"). THE THIRD VIOLET was something of a success, but artistically it seemed a distinct blot on Crane's reputation. [One reviewer observed,] "We hope that THE THIRD VIOLET, which is a hopelessly scentless one, will be the last of its kind, and that instead of violets Mr. Crane will give us war -- war -- war." [Stallman] This was to be the last of Crane's four Appleton books to appear in this tan binding. This is quite simply a fine, bright, clean copy -- essentially as new; this is especially remarkable for such a light-colored, soil-prone binding. Williams & Starrett 13; Blanck 4078.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. THE THIRD VIOLET [in dust jacket]. , 1897.
Price: US$1350.00 + shipping
Description: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Original tan cloth decorated in red, black and gilt, with dust jacket. First Edition of Crane's sixth book, a romance about young impoverished artists. It was not long after he finished writing this, and before it was published, that Crane was shipwrecked near Jacksonville, as he was headed off to cover the war in Cuba (Crane had to spend three days in an "open boat"). THE THIRD VIOLET was something of a success, but artistically it seemed a distinct blot on Crane's reputation. [One reviewer observed,] "We hope that THE THIRD VIOLET, which is a hopelessly scentless one, will be the last of its kind, and that instead of violets Mr. Crane will give us war -- war -- war." [Stallman] This was to be the last of Crane's four Appleton books to appear in this tan binding. This volume is in very good-to-near-fine condition (faint discoloration/foxing of the coarse cloth, booklabel removed from front free endpaper); the uncommon dust jacket is very good (a stain on the rear panel, some wear, reinforcing paper on the verso of some edges, spine darkened as usual). The volume's endpapers have the appropriate "shadows" showing that a jacket has always adorned this copy. Williams & Starrett 13; Blanck 4078.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.