Genoa, The Superb, The City of Columbus by Johnson, Virginia W - 1892

Boston: Estes and Lauriat. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1892. Hardcover.

Isha Books , . Hardback. New.

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo; pp. (viii), 288; Illustrated, frontispiece plus nineteen photogravure plates; decorated blue cloth, gilt, top edge gilt; a bright substantial copy;. A book you would want to read before you embarked on the "Grand Tour"

Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat. G/NO DUSTJACKET. (1892). ........ Cloth(Hrdcvr). 8vo., 288 pp., owner's name in ink on TP, endpaper wrinkled, cover frayed, pages yellowed .

Boston. : Estes and Lauriat., 1892.. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Near fine copy (light wear to spine tips, minor sunning to spine).. Octavo. . Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

Boston. Fair with no dust jacket; Cloth; Estes & Lauriat; 1892. Cream boards with gilt and blue decoration. Fair, ex - library, pocket has been removed from rear board. Edges rubbed, light soiling, hinges cracked. Twenty black & white plates. T.e.g., 298 pages with index ; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Very Good+. 1892. Hardcover. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Back boards with very light soiling. A few pages unopened. ; Top edge gilt. Decorative boards. Numerous tissue guarded illustrations from photographs. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 298 pages .

Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1892. Hardcover. DJ lightly rubbed and darkened. Endpapers a bit browned; Top edge gilt. Decorative boards. Numerous tissue guarded plates from b&w illustrations. A "superb" gift ; 8vo; 298 pages .

Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1892. Hardcover. Some minor rubbing to DJ. Former owner's name to front free endpaper; Top edge gilt. Decorative boards. Numerous tissue guarded plates from b&w illustrations; 8vo; 298 pages .

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1892. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. White cloth over beveled boards; front cover stamped in gilt and blue, with a coat of arms stamped in gilt and red; spine stamped in gilt and blue; untrimmed; in red; Printed on laid-paper. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with off-setting on rear board. First blank page has a closed tear from poor opening of "closed" page. Top edge gilt worn. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo; 8.25 inches tall; 292 pages with index; illustrated with 19 red-lettered tissue-guarded plates from photographs. [3 p. 1., 288 p. front., 19 pl. 21 cm.]. In 1875, the author and her mother and sister went abroad, and Johnson settled in Europe, spending most of her time in Florence. She continued to write adult novels and stories, which were published in America. The Dictionary of American Biography notes that "[a]fter 1875, her work shows intense love for Italy, both… Read More