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1897514809Boston: Little Brown and Company 1897. Softcover. Good. First American edition wrappered issue of the first Authorized Unabridged Translation from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. Octavo. 541 10 ads pp. Pictorial wrappers. Lacking rear wrap with a few short tears and thin chip on spine front cover has a small chip at one corner first few leaves have small holes in margin just a good but pleasing copy of a fragile volume. Henryk Sienkiewicz won the 1905 Nobel Prize in Literature. Little, Brown and Company unknown
1898000011514Boston: Little Brown and Company 1898. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 10 1-541 1 12 pages of publisher's advertisements 6 pp. Green publisher's cloth with green lettering and decorations on the front board green decoration and gold lettering on the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with seven black and white plates. An early American printing of Quo Vadis. A stray pen mark on the spine a small lean. Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
1897002176Boston: Little Brown and Company 1897. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Binding designed by Julius Adolph Schweinfurth with his monogram to front cover. Two volumes in paper-backed cloth dust jackets hardcovers full blue cloth binding with gilt decoration and lettering to front covers and spines top edges gilt other edges untrimmed magenta clay-coated endpapers dust jackets with gilt lettering and decoration to spines 8-1/4" tall 355 352 pp. illustrations in photogravure by Howard Pyle Edmund H. Garrett Evert van Muyden with photos of sculpture and architecture color maps. Both front hinges over-opened white soiling to front and rear panels of dust jacket of volume one. Extra postage required for priority or international shipping. Little, Brown and Company hardcover
1896251215<p>Boston: Little Brown 1896. Early printing 1897. HC no DJ. Good. Ex-lib w usual stamps/marks. Green cloth gilt titling & decoration edgewear spine tips heavily worn w tears & loss tips threadbare corners bumped scuffs spine dulled black endpapers chipped FO ink name to prelim & intro leaves toned small tears binding sound now in protector. Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.</p> Little, Brown hardcover
1897035895Boston: Little Brown & Co. 1897. Book. Good. Hardcover. Thick Octavo. Two volumes Vol.1 355pp Vol.2 352pp.with frontispieces tissue guards. TEG. Prev. owner bookplates on the front pastedowns Purple cloth with elaborate gilt decoration ruling on the front panel. With maps of anicent Rome and Photogravures from Pictures by Howard Pyle Edmund H. Garrett and Evert Van Muyde and from Ancient Sculptures. Spine color is totally rubbed though the gilt lettering and decoration is present. Spine edges are frayed the hinges are sturdy there is a crayon scrawl on the the blank prelim. page of Volume II otherwise the pages are clean unmarked. "Against the backdrop of ancient Rome--from the Forum to the Coliseum from banquet halls to summer retreats in Naples from the luxurious houses of the nobility to the hovels of the poor Quo Vadis richly depicts a place and time still captivating to the modern imagination. This radiant translation by W.S. Kuniczak restores the original glory and richness of master storyteller Henryk Sienkiewicz's epic tale.Quo Vadis explores the themes of love desire and profound moral courage. Lavish descriptions vivid dialogue and brilliantly drawn characters make this one of the world's greatest epics." . Little, Brown & Co. Hardcover
1897001817Boston: Little Brown & Company 1897. After the literary and popular success of "Quo Vadis" in 1896 the publisher issued this "New Edition" a luxurious production in two volumes containing maps and illustrations. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition Thus. Translation from the original Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. Highly decorative cloth binding: dark blue cloth ruled and stamped in gilt. Gilt top-edge. Clean text; 355 pages and 352 pages. Previous-owner bookplates on the front paste-downs; contemporary Xmas gift inscription; discreet stickers from Brentano's on the rear. Laid-in are 2 musical programs from 1900. Books are mildly leaning with weakened gutters one has split. This set comes with the original dark blue dustjackets often missing; complete with just some rubbing and chipping at the margins. In archival plastic protectors. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Little, Brown, & Company Hardcover
1898044643New York: R. F. Fenno & Co. 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. R. F. Fenno & Co. Hardcover
1898387301NY: R. F. Fenno & Co. 1898. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover blue cloth stamped in white unpaginated but approx. 120 pages. Features two short stories by the Polish writer: Sielanka and Orso. This book is NOT to be confused with a book near the same title: Sielanka: A Forest Picture and Other Stories published the same year by Little Brown. A small tear to the half title page otherwise clean. Record # 387301 R. F. Fenno & Co. hardcover
189862281Boston: Little Brown & Co 1898. Octavo 20cm. Green cloth stamped in gilt red and black; black coated endpapers; viii5924pp; 4 pages of publisher's ads for other translations of Sienkiewicz; frontispiece. Sound but rubbed and externally dusty: Very Good. Early American printing of short stories by the winner of the 1905 Nobel Prize translated from their original Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. 62281. Little, Brown & Co unknown
18983399243Londres.: J.M. Dent. 1898. Hardcover. Cubierta deslucida. Good. 20 cm. 2 v. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial. Idioma ingles. A sequel to 'With fire and sword' . Cubierta deslucida. Literatura.82 82 J.M. Dent. hardcover
1891mon0000213991Little Brown and Co 1891-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. REPRINTED 1966. Clean copy sound binding slightly worn covering. Little, Brown and Co unknown
1891U0026Boston MA: Little Brown & Co 1891. Sequel to "With Fire and Sword". 585 pages. Frontispiece of author. Green cloth with gilt title and crest. Glossy black endpapers. Soiled covers with bumped corners and edges. Worn spine ends with a ¼" tear at upper. Cocked spine. POS ffep. Three dozen pages at back with dog-eared/creased upper right corners. Interior pages generally clean. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Little Brown & Co Hardcover
1899224Without Dogma by the author of the highly collectible Quo Vadis<br />1899<br />Beautiful Gift Edition!<br /> Little Brown hardcover
1889RO20130617HENRI GAUTIER. 1889. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Non coupé. Paginé de 258 à 288. . . . . Classification Dewey : 840.08-XIX ème siècle
1897134514Boston: Little 1897. Octavo 551 pp. original decorated gray-green cloth stamped in red black and gold black coated endpapers. First edition in English. A short novel and nine stories by Polish Nobel laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz 1846-1916 author of major fantasy novel GGNIEM I MIECZEM 1884; translated as WITH FIRE AND SWORD 1890. Cloth rubbed at spine ends and corner tips inner front hinge repaired a very good copy. #134514 Little unknown books
1894134516Boston: Little 1894. Octavo 247 pp. illustrations by Edmund H. Garrett title page printed in orange and black original decorated two-part gray-green and white cloth stamped in gold t.e.g. other edges untrimmed. First edition in English. A short novel and three stories by Polish Nobel laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz 1846-1916 author of major fantasy novel GGNIEM I MIECZEM 1884; translated as WITH FIRE AND SWORD 1890. White cloth soiled and dusty a very good copy with clean interior. #134516 Little unknown books
189874319Boston:: Little Brown. Very Good. 1898. Hardcover. Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. First edition thus. Small octavo bound in gray cloth with red lettering and design. Moderate shelf wear and aging brief gift inscription from 1901 on front free endpaper else very good. Binding is solid. ; 147 pages . Little, Brown, hardcover books
18972954521897. hardcover. near fine. Translated by Jeremiah Curtin. Numerous black & white illustrations tissue guards. 2 vols. Thick 8vo beautifully rebound in 3/4 green morocco spines evenly faded marbled boards t.e.g. Boston 1897. New Edition with Maps of Ancient Rome and Photogravures from pictures by Howard Pyle Edmund Garrett and Evert Van Muyden and from Ancient Sculptures. Six of the numerous photogravure plates are by Howard Pyle.<br/><br/> unknown books
189824216Boston: Little Brown & Co 1898. Light red wrappers printed in black. VG sq & tight/minor wear & soiling. 540 1 10 pp. Adverts last 10 pp. 8vo. 7-1/8" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/>The Beacon Series. "Special Number". June 20 1898. Little Brown & Co unknown books
1899000426Boston: Little Brown & Company 1899. Hardcover. Very Good. Early edition; 5" x 7 3/4"; pp. 16 1-541 1-10 publisher's list 8; original embossed red boards; gilt title; minor wear to covers; spine slightly faded; small closed cut to tail of spine; engraved portrait frontis; illustrations from paintings and photographs; very good. The famous tale of love between a young Christian woman and Marcus Vinicius a Roman patrician. 'Quo Vadis" translated from Latin means "Where are you going" referring to the apocryphal Acts of Peter in which Peter flees Rome meets Jesus on his way and asks him why he is going to Rome. Boston: Little, Brown & Company hardcover books
190053165Paris: Ernest Flammarion n.d. 1900. 8vo pp. 3-592; frontispiece vignette title page numerous illustrations throughout many full-page; early owner's inscription on flyleaf and 2 bookplates; contemporary full parchment elaborately decorated in gilt with gilt-decorated onlays and gilt morocco label on spine a.e.g.; fine copy. <br/><br/> Ernest Flammarion, n.d. unknown books
189976259Boston:: Little Brown. Very Good. 1899. Hardcover. Made into the 1951 film. Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. With 8 full-page illustrations by Howard Pyle Evert Van Muyden and others. An early printing. Octavo bound in red decorated cloth with gilt lettering and design top edge gilt. Previous owner's name and date 1900 on front free endpaper else very good or better. An attractive well preserved vintage copy. ; 541 pages . Little, Brown, hardcover books
18989022558Boston: Little Brown 1898. Hardcover. Near fine. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth covered boards cover and spine stamped in red black and gilt. Lightly rubbed at the edges and extremities. <br/><br/> Little, Brown hardcover books
18999022561Boston: Little Brown 1899. Hardcover. Near fine. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth covered boards cover and spine stamped in red black and gilt. Lightly rubbed at the edges and extremities. <br/><br/> Little, Brown hardcover books
18989022560Boston: Little Brown 1898. Hardcover. Near fine. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth covered boards cover and spine stamped in red black and gilt. Lightly rubbed at the edges and extremities. <br/><br/> Little, Brown hardcover books
