Literature And The Classics from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

W. E.Scull, 1909. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards with pictorial label on front. Exterior shows some spotting and toning, spine does show some fading, but paper label image on front still has good color. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The internal binding does have… Read more about this item

London: Macmillian & Co., 1922. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Warwick Goble. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards show scuffing and spotting and there is quite a bit of peeling and fraying to the spine area, which is the main reason the condition grade is so low. The interior binding also… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Richard G. Badger, 1914. Hardcover. VG+/Fair-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is scuffed and soiled with a u-shaped tear on the spine that measures around 1.5 inches long. The underside of the jacket was neatly reinforced with masking tape along the bottom and front… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original binding of brown stamped boards with gilt to spine. Exterior shows scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Spine is chipped, mainly along the bottom where there is also tearing present,… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1911. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Frederick Simpson Coburn. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, gray cloth boards ornately decorated on front and spine in red, green, and gilt. Front cover is attractive though there is some spotting present, rear board has a horizontal crease as well… Read more about this item

New York: Illustrated Editions Company, 1930. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mahlon Blaine. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue and tan cloth boards decorated on front and spine. Exterior shows toning and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Internal binding is good and text pages are tight. The front pastedown contains a… Read more about this item

Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1906. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards show spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. Both pastedowns and opposite end pages quite darkened to the reacting with the… Read more about this item

New York: The McClure Company, 1907. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards show scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The spine is a bit darkened and exterior hinges are wrinkled with a hardened feel to them, like too much glue… Read more about this item

New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, 10 volume matched set containing the entire second series of the Young People's Book-shelf, purchased from the original family in the early 1980s. All 10 volumes square bindings and are… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1919. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. John Tenniel. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear light wear. The rear board has a vertical raised spot in the cloth down at the bottom center area and there… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Lowell LeRoy Balcom. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The original price of $3.50 is still present on the front flap. DJ is toned with some spotting. Edges show numerous tears scuffing, with a large tear… Read more about this item

New York: Worthington Co., 1890. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, beveled green cloth boards with gilt text on spine. Exterior shows some light spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Top spine is a few small tears. The interior hinge at the front board is cracked… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Porter & Coates, 1972. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Large hardcover, weighing almost 5 pounds. Bound in stamped full leather with gilt text on front, back, and spine, all three exterior page edges also gilt. The book is in its original state with the leather untreated. There… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, green cloth boards show light spotting and scuffing, though spine is quite sunned. Edges and corners show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good at the boards and text pages, with the exception of… Read more about this item

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1899. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, green cloth boards show a couple light stains: one near the bottom half on the front and the other along the top edge on the rear board. This is why the book grades just as VG+ and… Read more about this item

Stockholm: M. Goppers, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ is toned and scuffed with numerous large chips, edges show wear and tear and several areas show dampstains. Green cloth boards underneath show light spotting and there is a couple spots where you could see… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Soughton, 1981. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Edward J. Detmold. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, limited edition bound in full leather. Book is actually new and was pulled from our shelves about 20 years ago and packed away. The book exterior shows minimal handling wear and… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1954. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, tan cloth board show very light spotting and soiling along with minor corner bumps. Internal binding is good and text pages are tight. No signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting, no remainder marks etc. Pages… Read more about this item

London: J. B. Lippincott Company / Chatto & Windus, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, olive green cloth boards shows minor spotting and soiling along with light edge and corner wear/bumps. Guilt is a little scuffed at the highlights of the illustration but is… Read more about this item

Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, 1941. First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards with silver on front and spine. Exterior shows only minor handling wear with light spotting on the spine and rear board, corners are still sharp. Interior binding… Read more about this item