Celebrated Crimes: In Three Volumes by Alexander Dumas - 1900

New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1910. This odd volume is from a set of eight, each book dealing with actual historical crimes. This three-sectioned volume deals with the poisoner, the Marquise de Brinvilliers; a cruel and arrogant Russian countess, Vaninka; and finally, a notorious aristocrat, the Marquise de Ganges. The book is bound in a deep cerise cloth with a blind-stamped cameo illustration of two swordsmen fighting. The book has gilt spine titles and blind-stamped crossed swords on the spine as well. The spine is somewhat faded, with some fraying at the spine tips. The book is tightly bound, and the pages are clean with no marks, stains, tears, or signatures from former owners. One exception: on the two pages where there are black-and-white illustrations, there is some light margin foxing on the text pages opposite the illustrations (caused by acidity in the illustration paper stock). The book has a color drawing on the Half-title page. The book measures 5 1/4 by 8 inches and includes 302… Read More

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A: M. A. Donohue & Company. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. GOOD/ NO DUST JACKET. [No date] circa 1910-1916, based on publisher's address at 407-429 Dearborn St. Text clean and unmarked. Pages slightly toned. Dark red cloth boards decorated with floral pattern in black at front and spine, lettered in gilt at spine. Boards lightly scuffed and soiled, corners and spine top and tail rubbed. Joints and hinges good, binding firm.

1895. Hard. GOOD. 1895 HC/no jacket. Vol. 1. Decorative boards have light wear, frumpy spine ends. Front hinge cracked and threads visible tho very intact.Clean - no marks. Lt foxing to pages.

London: W. and G. Foyle, 1895. Gilt squared decorations and motif and title to front with blue title and decoration to spine on blue cloth boards. Fading to spine with wear to lower corner tips. Internally age darkening to endpapers with age toning to page edges else a clean, tight copy. Illustration to frontispiece by Jacques Wagrez of Paris. Translated by I. G. Burnham Printed in USA by arrangement with George Barrie Son's copyright 1895. Volume 3 . Comprises: The Marquise de Ganges; Karl Ludwig Sand; Urbain Grandier. 1. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Chapman & Hall. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo . Bound in 3/4 leather binding. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. P34 .

London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First of this edition, 1843; another edition appeared in English in 1840 published by Pierce, and a New York edition published by E. B. Hall was published in 1843. Tall 8vo, bound in ca. 1870s half black morocco gilt, marbled boards, gilt decorated spine compartments, 428 pp, no illustrations. Some scuffing to leather but still a very good attractive copy, rare on the market.

Collier and Son, 1910-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. 8 Volumes. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Hinges cracked but binding intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

London: H.S. Nichols, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical Description: 2 vol.; 23 cm. Notes: Subjects: Law England. Crime. Crime France.