Search Results: Biography from Pages Past Used and Rare Books

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 387, 373, (4) pages indexed. TWO VOLUME SET. Hardcovers in blue cloth. The bindings are rubbed, have damping, spotting. Spines are sunned, rubbed. Bumping and fraying at headcaps/feet. Top edges of text blocks are gilt. The rear gutter of first volume is cracked. Inner hinges of second volume are secure. There is a pocket in the rear pastedown that contains 22 inch wide by 16 inch tall fold out map of the southeastern states. Text is toned.

London: James Phillips, 1795. Leather Bound. Good. 12mo. 196 pages. Leatherbound. Both hinges have been repaired, flyleaves are missing. Binding rubbed and worn. Lightly toned/foxed throughout. Lover corner of last leaf is missing - portions of 4 lines of text affected on one side only. Original owner's name on rear pastedown.

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 306, (16) pages indexed. Hardcover in blue cloth. The binding is rubbed, has light scuffing. .Spine is sunned, has some damping. Bumping and fraying at headcap/foot. Top edge gilt. Bottom edge of text block has some dark spots. Inner hinges are broken. Cords show. Second front flyleaf has prior owner's name "JHM Seaman(sp?) Sheboygan, Wis 1882" Text is toned.

Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1978. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 793 pages, indexed. Hardcover in black dust jacket. DJ has moderate wear, including edge-wear and rubbing. Text is clean.

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 402, (16) pages indexed. Hardcover in blue cloth. The binding is rubbed has light abrasions at the fore-edge of the boards. Spine is sunned. Bumping and fraying at headcap/foot. Top edge gilt. Prior owner's name written on second front flyleaf: JMH Seaman - Sheboygan, Wis". Text is toned.

New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1949. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 252 pages. Hardcover bound in green and black cloth with the original slipcase. Light wear. The word "Withdrawn" is stamped in red ink on the the front flyleaf and on the rear pastedown. #262 of 500 copies.

New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1949. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 252 pages. Hardcover bound in green and black cloth. Light wear. Lacks the slipcase, but a nice, clean copy. #129 of 500 copies.

N. P.: The Author, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 163 pages. Softcover in blue wrappers. Binding has light wear. Corners are bumped. Text is clean.

Seminole, FL: Green Key Pr, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 402 pages, indexed. Hardcover in white and brown illustrated dust jacket. DJ has a small tear at the top edge of rear panel. Inscription written on front flyleaf. A sound copy with clean text. The inscription is by Stuart Wright but does not appear to be signed by him. "From Andrew Nelson Lytle's bibliographer, to a sympathetic and serious reader*- / Christmas 1990 / *That is, Chas., Esq. / (aka Lawyer Herbert).

London: Chatto & Windus, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. A FOUR VOLUME SET. 486, 421, 544, 490 pages, indexed. Four hardcovers in illustrated dust jackets. DJs show light rubbing and wear. Text is clean and sound.

London: The Reprint Society, 1948. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 448 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in yellow cloth. The binding is worn and is soiled from handling. Spine is toned. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Text is browned. A reading copy only.

N.P.: Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 423 pages. REPRINT of 1883 edition. Hardcover in green and black glossy paper covered boards. Binding is lightly rubbed, with moderate scuffing. Light soiling to endpapers. Text is clean.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1939. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo. 465 pages. Hardcover bound in blue buckram. An ex-library copy with full markings. Binding worn but sound. A reading / reference copy only.

Louisville, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2010. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 687 pages, indexed. Soft cover bound in grey wrappers. Moderate wear to the binding, which has a crease near the bottom corner of the front cover. A sound copy and clean within.

London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Ltd., 1915. 2nd Printing. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 321, (6) pages. Hardcover bound in orange cloth. THe binding is a bit soiled and darkened from handling. Original owner's inscription on the front flyleaf. A sound copy. Text is a little toned but generally clean.

Evansville, Wisconsin: The Antes Press, 1930. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. 270 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in burgundy cloth. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and clean text. There is some abrasion or insect damage right along the fore edge of the front cover.

New York: Da Capo Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to. 295 pages, indexed. Hardcover with a black dust jacket, now in mylar. Moderate wear to the jacket. A sound copy. A large ink stamp on the front flyleaf notes that this book was part of the "Houghton Mifflin Co. Trade Reference Library." Text is clean.

New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Singapore: The Free Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 516 pages, indexed. Hardcover in illustrated red dust jacket with red binding. Light to moderate wear and rubbing to dust jacket. Illustrated with historical photographs. Text is clean and sound.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1925. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. (126) pages. Hardcover bound in black cloth. The binding is worn, and the corners are bumped. Much of the gilt on the front cover is rubbed off. Secure inner hinges and clean text.

Chapel Hill and London: University North Carolina Pr, 2001. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 319 pages, indexed. Hardcover with a taupe and white dust jacket. Bottom corners lightly bumped. Otherwise appears fresh and clean.