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188949410Smith Elder & Co. c.1889. 8vo. with portrait frontispiece; original series binding of blue cloth upper board blocked and lettered with series title in blue free endpapers very faintly browned gilt back gilt top uncut an unusually well-preserved bright crisp copy. Published as the seventh and final volume in Smith Elder's series 'The Bronte Novels etc. This edition has an attractive art-nouveau style binding blocked and lettered around a spreading tree. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Smith Elder & Co., hardcover
189811466<p>Macmillan and co. London. 1898. FIRST COLOUR HUGH THOMSON EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with 101 fine line drawings by Thomson 40 of them now printed in colours for the first time. A very good copy in a fine late nineteenth century leather binding by Mudie of London. Full dark green morocco spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled decorated and lettered in gilt. Gilt ruled border on boards. Inner gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A little rubbing to the extremities but overall a lovely copy of this highly attractive edition. Originally issued with the illustrations plain but here with 40 coloured for the first time by Thomson in 1898. A beautiful edition of this English classic.</p> Macmillan and co. London. 1898 hardcover
186251651Smith Elder & Co. 1862. 8vo. Fifth Edition with engraved title-vignette; original yellow cloth printed in black uncut expertly recased a well-preserved bright clean crisp copy. With publisher's advertisement on front paste-down 2pp catalogue at end and rear endpaper advertisements. Gaskell's standard 'life' was first published as two volumes in 1857; the subsequent controversy resulted in the work's through revision for the third edition later in the same year. This is almost certainly the fifth edition published in the format of the seven-volume Cheap Edition of the Bronte novels. In this issue the first four volumes together with the second edition of the Poems are advertised on the final leaf and the series as a whole is printed on the rear cover. VERY SCARCE IN THE ORIGINAL BINDING. Smith pp.40-41; Wise pp.219-220 . Smith Elder & Co., hardcover
1893408278Chicago: U.S. Publishing House 1893. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover 250 pages containing maps of all the states and territories of the United States all the continents empires kingdoms and republics together with maps of the leading cities of the United States and useful and instructive colored diagrams charts and engravings. With all populations according to 1890 census. Large format brown pebbled cloth covers minor wear. Record # 408278 U.S. Publishing House hardcover
1889159891Chicago: U.S. Publishing House 1889. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Full red cloth boards with black gold and silver title and decorations is worn and slightly frayed around the edges. A few pencil marks and small stains. 7 1/2""w x 10""h. 422 pages. Illustrated with b&w engravings. Includes stories history poetry and ""models of brevity""-- brief informational snippets. Keywords: Engravings Stories History Poetry Models of Brevity Snippets Anthology 1880's U.S. Publishing House hardcover
189357569Chicago: U. S. Publishing House 1893. Second U. S. Publishing House printing. Hardcover. Fair. 250pp. Quarto 25 cm Brown cloth over boards with a decorative front board. The covers are worn and the text block has almost entirely come away from the spine. With a color illustration entitled "Diagram of the Principal High Buildings of the Old World" at the front. U. S. Publishing House hardcover
189600009330New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. c.1896 1896. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Small 8vo. 4 iii-xxiv 1-290 4 pp. Bound in green cloth with decorative border in gold on the front board and the spine border in blind on the rear board lettering in gold on the spine light green floral-patterned endpapers and pastedowns; all edges gilt. Frontispiece with tissue guard vignette title page numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie. Gift inscription from Susy Sayer to her husband Rockwell Sayer dated September 29 1896 on the first blank leaf. Rockwell Sayer aka Sayre was a Chicago banker best known for his long-running crusade against cats best represented in his 1921 opinion piece arguing for the abolition by which he meant extermination of cats published with an opposing viewpoint by Mrs. George Kessel the National Secretary of the American Cat Association see Bisbee Review November 27 1921. ODNB 'Gaskell nee Stevenson Elizabeth Cleghorn' Jenny Uglow. An attractive example of one of Gaskell's most popular novels a loosely connected series of satirical sketches with an unusual association. Near Fine with scattered light annotations in pencil throughout. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. [c.1896] hardcover
189146441Macmillan. Very Good- with no dust jacket; 1st illustrated edition. 3/4 leather . w/marbled paper over boards. Gilt lettering TEG. Marbled end papers. . Paper on boards rubbed at edges. Foxing-type speckles on edges. Foxing on . pages mostly at edges. Previous owner gift note on front end page. B100 . . 1891. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 297 pages . Macmillan hardcover
1900396392London : James Nisbet & Co. Ltd 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Prize label: Penistone Grammar School : Awarded to Bernard L. Davis for Mathematics. Good copy in the original full aniline calf. Gilt-blocked decorated leather label to spine with raised bands. All edges marbled; marbled endpapers. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dulled as with age. Scattered foxing internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 313 pages : 20 cm. Notes; Includes frontispiece by H. M. Block. Subjects; Sisters ; Fiction. Villages ; Fiction. Older women ; Fiction. Female friendship ; Fiction. Female friendship. English fiction 19th century. Country life England Fiction. English fiction 1837-1900 texts. England Social life and customs 19th century ; Fiction. Illustrated books : graphic design. English literature : individual authors. London : James Nisbet & Co. Ltd hardcover
1891390056London : Macmillan 1891. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy with paper labels. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxx 297 pages : illustrations. Subjects: Sisters ; Fiction; Villages; Female friendship; English fiction 19th century; Fiction : English literature; First editions; Cranford Chronicles. London : Macmillan hardcover
1900RGASLIF00fpHarper & Brothers 1900. Very Good. Gaskell Elizabeth. Life of Charlotte Bronte. New York: Harper & Brothers 1900. xxxvi 670pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Front hinge cracked but holding. Former owner's name on front free end sheet and top of title page. Nice bright copy. Harper & Brothers unknown
1857508828New York: D. Appleton & Co 1857. 1st US. Hardcover. Fair/None. Hardcover. Two volumes Black & white frontispiece with tissue-guard. Heavy soiling to covers. Tears along spine. Wear to corners spine. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Record # 508828 D. Appleton & Co hardcover
185714651LITNew York: D. Appleton and Company 1857. Original lavendar cloth covers darkened w/ age. Gilt title on spine. Spine sunned. Corners bumped. Lightly soiled and rubbed. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Contents nice. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
1861125281London: Sampson Low Son and Co. 1861. First edition of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1861 novella which first appeared in Household Words in 1858. Octavo original cloth elaborately stamped in blind. In good condition. Ownership inscriptions. My Lady Ludlow recounts the daily lives of the widowed Countess of Ludlow of Hanbury and the spinster Miss Galindo whose father was a Baronet and their caring for other single women and girls. It is also concerned with Lady Ludlow's man of business Mr. Horner and a poacher's son named Harry Gregson whose education he provides for. With Cranford The Last Generation in England and Mr. Harrison's Confessions My Lady Ludlow was adapted for television in 2007 as Cranford with Francesca Annis as the eponymous character with Alex Etel as Harry Gregson and Emma Fielding as Laurentia Galindo. Sampson Low, Son and Co. hardcover
18914710817Smith Elder & Co. 1891. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Octavo sized book. Rebound in a red cover. Slight pencil markings. Slight foxing. Clear text. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item400grams ISBN: Smith, Elder & Co. hardcover
1900mon0000122077Smith Elder 1900-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Vol VII 1900 smith elder editiojn on worn green cloth initial in gilt CB intertwined on frontis owners namernrn Smith, Elder hardcover
1892000013955New York: D. Appleton and Company 1892. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vol. bound in one. 8vo. 5 vi-viii 1 2-285 1 3 2-269 1 6 pages of publisher's advertisements pp. Brown publisher's cloth with gold lettering and gold rules on the spine. Brown coated endpapers and pastedowns. Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece. A pleasing later printing of Gaskell's acclaimed biography. Two marks of private ownership on the front preliminaries a newspaper clipping pasted on the rear pastedown the front gutter slightly strained but holding strong. D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1857blb03761New York: D. Appleton & Company 1857. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good. Two Volumes of a 2 volume set - condition same for both unless noted: Brown cloth on boards with blind stamped geometric pattern on front and back - gilt lettering on spines is faded. Name and date of original owner on FFEP of Vol. I - ""Ellen S. Hanterville - May 12th 1858"". Nice pale blue endpapers - 1 ad page in the front of each volume for Commodore Perry's Japan Expedition and multiple pages for other titles at the end of each volume. Striking tissue-guarded frontispiece of Bronte in Vol. I and of Haworth Church and Parsonage in Vol. II. Nice copies of the First American Edition of this classic biography. D. Appleton & Company hardcover
1857blb00707New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1857. 1st Am. Ed. Hardback. Very Good. Volume 1 only of a 2 volume set. Original blind-patterned brown cloth gilt-lettered spines yellow glazed endpapers; engraved frontispiece tissue-guarded. Gilt on spine faded but book is tight and clean inside complete with original publisher's advertisements including one leaf bound before the front free endpaper. Warmly inscribed to prior and must have been the first owner and dated ""Mr. L Hunt with the kind regards of his friend ""G"""" Boston July 1857. D. Appleton & Co. hardcover
185720643London: Smith Elder & Co. 1857. A set of two volumes of 'The Life of Charlotte Bronte' published by Smith Elder & Co. in 1857. Both volumes bound in the original publisher's cloth with wear to the edges and fairly heavy wear to the corners. Volume 2 has some repair to the gutters front and back. One small inscription to the first page of text which reads 'Suppressed Copy/Print/S. Gordon Smith'. A nice presentable set in the unrestored brown cloth. Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Brontë published in 1857 is the first biography of the famed author of Jane Eyre. Written shortly after Brontë's death it offers a detailed and sympathetic portrayal of her life from her quiet upbringing in Haworth to her literary success and personal tragedies. Gaskell a fellow novelist and friend aimed to protect Charlotte's reputation while shedding light on her struggles including isolation grief and societal expectations. Blending factual detail with emotional insight the biography helped shape Brontë's legacy and remains a valuable account of one of Victorian literature's most influential figures. Smith, Elder & Co. hardcover
1857YY7748Smith Elder & Co 1857. Engraved frontis foxed with guard to each volume. Text block sound and unmarked in volume 1 slightly shaken in volume 2. Bookplate of John Wilson Corke to each inside front board. John Wilson Corke 1814–1874 was an Irish Methodist missionary best known for his work in China during the 19th century. Catalogue to rear of volume 2. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Owner's signature dated 1868 to both volumes. Owner's signature dated 1868 to both volumes. Good. viii352 viii32716pp. Smith, Elder & Co Hardcover
1858449918London : Smith Elder and Co 1858. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description: xi 486 p. 2 leaves of plates : port. facsim ; 20 cm. Subjects; Brontë Charlotte 1816-1855. Women novelists English 19th century ; Biography. London : Smith, Elder and Co hardcover
1857453115London : Smith Elder and Co 1857. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed with backstrip faintly rippled as from damp. Edges dust-toned with interior overall bright and clean. Rear hinge volume 1 cracked with binding holding. Frontispieces retain their tissue guards; a well-preserved set overall. Provenance: signature of J.H. Stobart dated 1857. Physical description; complete in 2 volumes viii 352; viii 327 1 pages : frontispieces v. 1 portrait ; 20 cm. Notes; With half-titles. Frontispieces engraved by J. C. Armytage from drawings by G. Richmond and E. C. Gaskell. Subjects; Brontë Charlotte 1816-1855. Novelists English -- 19th century -- Biography. Women novelists English -- 19th century -- Biography. London : Smith, Elder, and Co hardcover
185756178New York: D. Appleton and Company 1857. First American edition. Engraved frontispieces. 2 vols. 12mo. Original green cloth. A Fine copy but with spine faded as usual. Signed by Alfred Schermerhorn on endpapers. First American edition. Engraved frontispieces. 2 vols. 12mo. D. Appleton and Company unknown
1857003312<p>New York: D. Appleton & Co. Very Good. 1857. First American Edition. Hardcover. 2 volume set complete as issued. 2 volumes in VG condition with light rubbing to edges mild soiling to covers light fading to spines bookplates to inner boards some pencil writing to endpapers else a bright and solid set. SBB 1/21; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .</p> D. Appleton & Co. hardcover
