various. ESSAYS from the Chap-Book. Being a MISCELLANY Of Curious and interefting Tales, Hiftories, &c; newly compofed by MANY CELEBRATED WRITERS and very delightful to read.. GAY AND BIRD. 22, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C. LONDON, 1897.

Price: US$64.13 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition (Copyright 1896, by Herbert S. Stone & Co.).Printed at the Lakeside Press, Chicago. This copy has survived remarkably well, with bumped corners and some rubbing and soiling, but otherwise bright and intact, the Litographic colours to both sides well preserved and top edge gilt still shiny. 262pp + 8pp suplementary catalogue (Number 1, 1896) bound in at end advertising further publications, the first being Henry James' 'What Maisie Knew'. Contents well-bound, excepting ffeps and Half-Title, which are loosening. One leaf with crease from corner having been bent over. Text clean and bright throughout, with no additional marks, annotations or inscriptions. Sections a little irregular in size, untrimmed bottom and fore-edge. Overall, a nice copy. PLEASE SEE ALL FIVE IMAGES TO CHECK CONDITION. FREE p&p within the U.K. Shipping abroad at standard rates or as agreed with the purchaser. (20% of profits from all FARRAGO sales donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association)

Seller: FARRAGO, HUDDERSFIELD, YORKS, United Kingdom

Henry James; Herbert S. Stone & Co. (Chicago).. What Maisie Knew, XXIV, XXV. Original First Edition. First Published in Serial Form in The Chap-Book, Vo. VII, No. 3, June 15, 1897.. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1897.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Folio. Two String-Bound Sections, Letterpress on Laid Rag. Pp. 79-112, Illustrations, Good with loss to corner, back page loose, marginal tears.

Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

JAMES, Henry. What Maisie Knew. Herbert S. Stone & Co, Chicago & New York, 1897.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Description: First American Edition. Octavo. Original gilt decorated green cloth over boards, top edge gilt. Very good, spine slightly indented, spine ends and corners bumped, hinge cracked by holding, front free end paper chipped and detached but present, pages agetoned around edges.

Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.

James, Henry. What Maisie Knew. Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1897.

Price: US$225.00 + shipping

Description: Gray cloth titled in gilt and spine decoratively gilt. Paper watermarked Herbert S. Stone & Co. Inked initials to front pastedown, upper front corner lightly bumped, light rubbing to joints, spine tips and corners, overall very good to near fine in custom mylar cover.

Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

James, Henry. What Maisie Knew. Herbert S. Stone, Chicago & New York, 1897.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Great James title in green cloth with bright gilt; lacks first front end paper; owner's signature in ink on last page; lacks ffep Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.

Henry James. What Maisie Knew. Herbert S. Stone, 1897.

Price: US$395.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Editon.1897/1897. Fine Copy with Decorative Spine.Fresh Copy.Beautiful Copy.

Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.

JAMES, Henry.. What Maisie Knew.. Herbert S, Stone, Chicago & New York., 1897.

Price: US$448.94 + shipping

Description: First U.S. edition, preceded by the U.K. edition. Octavo. pp [iv], 470. Grey cloth with decoration in gilt. Top edge gilt.Fine. A lovely copy.

Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom