Search Results: Classics from Givens Books

First edition, first printing. Book is in Good condition. Cover has some light edgewear, mostly at spine edges, corners bumped. Hinges starting to feel weak. Pages are clean and secure.

Book and case. Book Condition: Good. Pages clean. Some wear. See photos.

Book is in Good condition, with edgewear, corners bumped/rubbed, couple of smudges in front pastedown/endpaper. Text pages clean and secure.

Very good condition. The Adventures of Robin Hood with eleven illustrations.

Volumes 1 and 2 ONLY of 4 volume set.
Books are fully leather, in Fair condition, with significant wear to covers. Volume 2 appears to be missing an endpaper. Both volumes have title pages and text pages. Some endpapers coming away at ends, but all pages attached. Prior owner notes in script written in front endpapers of volume 1. Some dampstains and foxing to pages. No markings on text pages.

Incomplete set. Only volumes 2, 3, 4. "A New Edition".
'The Adventurer' was originally published as a bi-weekly paper between 1752 and 1754. Contributors included John Hawkesworth, Samuel Johnson and Joseph Warton.
Books are in Poor condition. Vol 2 both cover boards are still attached, front joint hanging on by threads. Vol. 3 front cover board hanging on by threads, rear board fully detached, as is rear endpaper. Vol. 4 has fully detached front cover board, rear board attached most fully of the set.
Pages are dampstained, spotted throughout. Text is fully readable. Some notes written in margins, Vols. 3 and 4 have pen notes at top of title pages.

A Rainbow Classics. Book is in Very Good+ condition, with corners lightly bumped, spine details faded. Pages have some age-tanning, but otherwise clean and tight.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1923 Book. Good. Hardcover. front board loose, but attached & not torn; corners & spine ends bumped & rubbed text clean & tight; piece of DJ endflap tipped in on fep; ffep has apparent stamp and a blind stamp, but does not have any other marks indicating ex-library; clean & tight.

Stated 29th printing. Perma-Bound. Appears scarce. Based on dates present in the Introduction and Selected Bibliography, book is at least from 1956, possibly later.
Book is in Very Good- condition, with minimal edgewear to cover, bit of cover coating chipping at top of front joint. Pages yellowing at extremities. Two soil spots on page fore edges.

First American Book Club Edition. Book in Very Good condition, pages clean and tight. Dust Jacket in Good condition, some small tears around edges, and some foxing beginning on jacket.

No date. Presumed early 1900s.
Book is in Very Good+ condition, with minimal edgewear to cover. Some smudges/discoloration to cover boards, mostly on the rear. Details well preserved. Bit of spotting on spine.
Some foxing in endpapers. Text pages clean and tight.

Book Condition: Good-. Spine becoming loose. Page edges discolored from age. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Dust jacket protector in place. Front inner cover flap hinge only attached along half of the length. Some tearing along spine top and bottom.See photos.

Book is in Near Fine condition, with cover corners very lightly bumped, page 1 bottom edge corner was folded, but pages otherwise clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition, with very light edgewear to jacket and some sun-tanning on spine, light smudge at bottom of the "A" at top of spine.Slipcase is in Very Good- condition, with light wear to corners, some dampstains and bit of paper cover puffing at bottom of case spine, some foxing beginning on case bottom.

Book is in Very Good+ condition, with minimal edgewear to cover, bit of foxing beginning at top cover edges. Small pencil note on front pastedown near spine. Some yellowing on front and rear pastedowns. Two spots of foxing on tissue of front picture plate. Text pages are clean and tight.
Dust jacket is in Good+ condition, with wear and chipping at corners, small open tear near top front edge corner. Now in Brodart dust jacket protector.

Slipcase is in Good- condition, with edgewear and chipping. Book is in Near Fine condition, with prior price or number erased on front endpaper, otherwise pages clean and tight. No edgewear to cover.

Book is in Very Good- condition, with light edgewear to cover, mostly at spine ends. Hinges beginning to show some weakness. Prior owner name written on front endpaper in pencil. Pages otherwise unmarked and secure.

Book is in Fine condition, with no noticeable faults. Original bookplate laid-in front endpapers.

Book in Good condition, text pages clean and tight, endpapers have some light foxing. Dust jacket also has some discoloration. Now in dust jacket protector.

Book in Good condition. Cover becoming worn at hinges, some crumpling of corners and spine edges, but otherwise only slightly discolored. Pages are clean and tight, just yellowed from age. First page inscribed to previous owner.

No jacket. Stated 2nd printing. Signed by author on front endpaper. Book is in Very Good+ condition, with minimal edgewear to cover, spine lightly sun bleached. Pages are lightly age-tanned, but otherwise clean and secure.