Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Numbered of nine hundred and forty copies, this being 273. Signed by Elbert Hubbard below number. Oversize limp leather or suede wraps, gilt decoration on front wrap. Page marker, intact. Covers clean, very lightly sunned at edges. Tiny spots of discoloration on front wrap. Binding sound. Cloth paste downs. Rear cloth paste down with cut; front cloth paste down loosening at edge. Contents clean and unmarked, light toning. A beautifully designed book.
Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Number 307 of 940 copies and signed by Hubbard on the limitation page. 12mo. volume bound in limp suede with yapped edges and silk pastedowns. Frontispiece portrait with decorated title page & initials designed by Samuel Warner. Condition: minor wear & slight discoloration to the suede binding; first & last free endpapers tanned; minor toning to deckled fore-edges; else very good+ condition. 84 pages.
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Signed by Elbert Hubbard with this notation: "Of this edition there were printed and specially illumined by hand but Nine Hundred and Forty Copies, and this book is Number 262." Bound in suede leather wraps, which is well-worn and partially separated from the interior boards. Stray mark on rear boards. A handful of pages have marginal marks. Photographic plate of Joseph Addison protected by tissue at front.
Seller: Alplaus Books, Alplaus, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$34.99 + shipping
Description: Signed by Hubbard; frontpiece protrait of Southey with paper protector Very Good in slightly worn, faded, yapped suede; top edge gilt with deckled fore and bottom edges; detached silk ribbon bookmark; some transference from illuminated letters on to facing page throughout. Limited Edition numbered 578 of 940 copies.
Seller: May Day Books, Los Altos Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$37.68 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green suede covers with title stamped in gilt. Covers sunned at the edges, silk pastedown endpapers frayed, ink name to flyleaf, paper at front hinge split but the binding is still tight. One of nine hundred and forty copies illuminated by hand, numbered and signed by Elbert Hubbard, this is number 253.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$40.25 + shipping
Description: Frontis, hand illumination, 7 5/8 x 5 3/4, limp brown suede, gilt lettering, watermarked handmade paper, 104 pp. Covers rubbed, darkened and soiled, free endpapers and page edges toned, contemporary ink inscription and date, small tear to free rear endpaper, occasional light soiling, offsetting from ribbon page marker else good. LIMITED TO 940 COPIES, THIS IS NUMBER 79 AND SIGNED BY ELBERT HUBBARD.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$43.45 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Leather. Little Journeys of English Authors Book II. LIMITED EDITION #342 OF 947 COPIES. SIGNED BY AUTHOR (name only.no inscription). Pages are clean and unmarked. Leather covered covers show edge wear with rubbing/soiling. Binding loosening slightly but still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$44.54 + shipping
Description: signed limited edition [93/940] 26pp [hand-illuminated initials] VG+ (soft leather wrappers w.yapp edges,v.sl.soiled w.spine sl.sunned,fore-edge of cloth pastedowns sl.lifting,teg,fore and lower edges untrimmed) very nice copy
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Elbert Hubbard. Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors Volume VI. Roycrofters, USA, 1900.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: PUBLISHER: Roycrofters DATE/EDITION: 1900, states this edition was limited to 947 copies, this is copy numbered 740. Signed by Elbert Hubbard and Maud Baker, the one who illuminated the book. BINDING: Hardbound in limp green suede covered flexible boards with brown leather labels with gold print on the front cover and spine, top ends gilt, other edges deckled, ribbon marker, 148 pages DUST JACKET: No jacket, as issued BOOK CONDITION: Edges and spine faded to brown, lettering bright, covers secure, text block tight and the book is clean. Some wear and a bit of fraying to the limp edges. DESCRIPTION: Frontispiece picture of William Morris with tissue guard and hand illuminated decorations throughout. Cover labels indicate this is book I.
Seller: RT Books, Wexford, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.21 + shipping
Description: LIMITED EDITION OF 940 COPIES SPECIALLY ILLUMINATED BY HAND. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. This copy no. 503. Original deluxe binding of brown limp reversed morocco covers with yapp edges. Gilt lettering on upper cover. Top edges gilt, others uncut. Frontis portrait. Illuminated title page + 5 illuminated initials designed by Samuel Warner. Overall NF. Wide 8vo.
Seller: Bookstand, Poole, United Kingdom
Price: US$46.99 + shipping
Description: Signed by Hubbard and illuminator Maud Baker; contains Hubbard's take on William Morris, Robert Browning, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Burns, John Milton, and Samuel Johnson; each author preceded by a paper-protected portrait. Very Good in worn, faded, yapped green suede; top edge gilt with deckled fore and bottom edges; silk ribbon bookmark Limited Edition numbered 661 of 947 copies.
Seller: May Day Books, Los Altos Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Full suede leather. Portrait plate. Hand-illumined. Signed and numbered (no. 536 of 947) by Hubbard on limitation page. Shelf wear. Scuffing and fading to leather. Tight and clean. Limited edition signed, numbered, and hand-illumined book by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. From the 1900 English Authors series (Vol. VI). (McKenna 62).
Seller: Uncharted Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
HUBBARD, Elbert. Robert Southey. Hubbard/Roycrofters, New York, 1900.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: 104pp, suede, octavo. #508 of 940 signed and limited copies Little Journeys - English Authors. tight binding, clean throughout, waviness to the page edges, dynamic color to the title page, soiled wraps with clear gilt tiles, worn edges, Good
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Full brown suede, gilt titling. Spine faded, bottom edge lightly bent from shelf storage, endsheets browned, silk inset frayed, small spot on front cover. Number 370 of 940 copies SIGNED by Hubbard. Hand-colored title page and initials, gravure portrait frontispiece. Size: 6¼" by 8¾"
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
Hubbard, Elbert. Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors: William Morris. Roycrofters, 1900.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to hardcover volume in blue paper boards with a black cloth spine. A little discoloration to the blue else near fine. Inscribed by Hubbard. On thick rag paper with uncut edges.5 illuminations. Contents fine.
Seller: Antique Emporium, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Copy right dated 1899 to front, actual publishing date October 1900 to rear. Numbered 446/940 copies signed by Elbert Hubbard. Arts and craft publishing house, book is created using Full Tan Suede bds with yapped edges, bright Gilt embossed titles, Brown Silk pastedowns, Paper is handmade and Watermarked by Roycrofts, illustrations are hand Woodblock printed and Hand Coloured with title page portrait and initials being designed by Samuel Warner. 104 pages CONDITION Suede faded at spine faded, light wear to spine heel, nice clean copy with wonderful portrait of Southey to front with clean tissue guard. An exceptionally good copy of what is an unusually fragile book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Ariel Books IOBA, Auckland, New Zealand
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Description: Signed by Elbert Hubbard. Owner signature. Chip to the spine lower edge. Good condition.
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$86.25 + shipping
Description: Frontis portrait of Milton; hand colored initials and title page border, 8.5 x 6.25, full gilt lettered suede, teg, 118 pp, covers worn and sunned, large chips from foredges of covers, hinges loose, some toning (esp to endpapers) else a decent copy. LIMITED TO 925 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY ELBERT HUBBARD.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is a fine, unmarked, 1900 Roycrofters edition in limp brown suede binding with gold lettering, Copy Number 838/940 signed by Elbert Hubbard. A fine copy, no chipping of the Yapp suede binding, top edge guilt, satin marker ribbon. This is an exceptionally fine copy, photos on request.
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is a fine, unmarked, 1900 Roycrofters edition in limp brown suede binding with gold lettering, Copy Number 290/925 signed by Elbert Hubbard. A fine copy, no chipping of the Yapp suede binding, top edge guilt, satin marker ribbon. This is an exceptionally fine copy, photos on request.
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is a fine, unmarked, 1900 Roycrofters edition in limp brown suede binding with gold lettering, Copy Number 751/940 signed by Elbert Hubbard. A fine copy, no chipping of the Yapp suede binding, top edge guilt, satin marker ribbon. This is an exceptionally fine copy, photos on request.
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is a fine, unmarked, 1900 Roycrofters edition in limp brown suede binding with gold lettering, Copy Number 205/925 signed by Elbert Hubbard. A fine copy, no chipping of the Yapp suede binding, top edge guilt, satin marker ribbon. This is an exceptionally fine copy, photos on request.
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is a fine, unmarked, 1900 Roycrofters edition in limp brown suede binding with gold lettering, Copy Number 43/940 signed by Elbert Hubbard. A fine copy, no chipping of the Yapp suede binding, top edge guilt, satin marker ribbon. This is an exceptionally fine copy, photos on request.
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Full suede leather. Portrait plates. Hand-illumined. Signed and numbered (no. 1 of 947) by Hubbard and illuminator Metcalf on limitation page. Shelf wear. Scuffing and fading to leather. Bookplate on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a single leather-bound volume collecting 6 biographical pamphlets from this series. Original portrait pages complete and bound in. Limited edition signed, numbered, and hand-illumined book by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. (McKenna 61).
Seller: Uncharted Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Elbert Hubbard. Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors, 2 vol. Roycrofters, 1900.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 volumes. #553/947cc. Signed by Elbert Hubbard and illuminator Ida Metcalf. 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Some edgewear. Gift inscription on front endpapers.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$322.90 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full limp reverse calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A beautifully printed limp reverse calf with yapp edges, and gilt titling to the upper cover. Hand coloured title page and initials by Samuel Warner and printed on hand made deckle edged paper. One of 925 'hand illumined' copies of which this is number 6. Signed by Elbert Hubbard.
Seller: McConnell Fine Books ABA & ILAB, Deal, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$402.50 + shipping
Description: Illus frontis; nicely illus title page, 9 x 6", gilt-lettered brown suede with leather edges; teg, 91pp, covers a bit rubbed, leather edges chipped, some toning to eps, LIMITED TO 50 NUMBEReD COPIES "SPECIALLY ILLUMINATED BY HAND", SIGNED BY ELBERT HUBBARD AND CLARA SCHLEGEL WHO DRAWS AND COLORS THE ROYCROFT LOGO AT HER SIGNATURE. Beautifully hand colored, especially at title page.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.