Search Results: History: Ancient from Recycled Records and Books

New York: John B. Alden, 1883 448pp. Minor ex-library with pocket on inside front endpaper, and call numbers in pencil on inside front board, on title page, and on pocket. Call numbers on spine heel. Embossed library stamp on title page. Spine is faded. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Edges are dust stained. Light foxing to pages. Bubbling of glue inside front board causing indentations throughout text. Top tip of front endpaper has several creases. Top edge of front endpaper is missing a triangular crease with a small tear. Front hinge is partially open. One signature is starting to open. A few dark spots to tip of front board. Very usable as a reading copy! Text is clean and unmarked. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Poor/No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library.

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1978 167pp. Top tips and spine ends are bumped. Former owner address label inside front board. Former owner inscription on front endpaper. Seven pages are dogeared. Several pages have underlining in marker. Minor marginalia. Spine is shaken. Jacket has creases along the edges. Lower tip of rear flap is missing a small piece. Jacket has scuffs and light scratches. Jacket is lightly sunned along the edges. Spine panel is sunned. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good Minus Jacket.

Philadelphia, Pa: W. S. Fortescue and Company, 1878 331pp. "Fourteenth-Thousand". Spine is missing. Spine head has masking tape with handwritten title and author that has many holes and tears. Tips are heavily bumped and rubbed. Rear hinge is open. Front end paper is missing. Former owner name, date and address on second blank end paper. Rear hinge is moslty open. Pages are toning. May have other flaws. Text is unmarked.. Hardcover. Poor/No Dust Jacket.

Philadelphia, Pa: David McKay 313pp. No date. 25 biographies. Spine ends are bumped. Tips and spine ends are rubbed. Edges of text block have small stains. Front hinge is partially open. Rear hinge is open. Former owner name and address on front endpaper. Text is unmarked.. New Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Dust Jacket.

Wentworth Press 368pp. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Wraps have light scuffs and light scratches. Lower tip of rear wrap has a couple diagonal creases about three-inches long. Text is unmarked. . Paperback. Very Good Minus.

New York: American Book Exchange, 1880 631pp. Spine is cocked and shaken. Boards have scuffs, scratches, light paint stains. Tips and spine ends are heavily bumped and heavily rubbed. Spine head is heavily chipped. Top edge of text block is heavily dust stained. Hinges are partially open. Hinges are weak. Former owner bookplate and sticker inside front board. Inside rear board has a long horizontal glue bubble causing indentations to the pages. May have other flaws. . Hardcover. Poor/No Dust Jacket.

Chicago: The Delphian Society, 1929 358pp. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Lower tip of rear board is missing. Former owner name on front endpaper. Gilt top edge iss dust stained. Underling and notations in pencil throughout.. First Edition. Flexible Boards. Good Plus.

Chicago: The Delphian Society, 1929 742pp.Tips and spine ends are lightly rubbed. Tips are lightly bumped. Gilt top edge has light dust staining. Text is clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Flexible Boards. Very Good.

Chicago: The Delphian Society, 1928 342pp. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Lower tip of several pages have a small crease. Gilt top edge has light dust staining. Former owner notations on contents pages and very minimal marginalia.. First Edition. Flexible Boards. Very Good Minus.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1834 472pp. Varying degrees of foxing throughout, affecting the text, but still readable! Front hinge is open. Large surface tear to front board exposing rough leather. All edges have moderate wear. Tips and spine ends are rubbed. Spine ends are bumped. Spine heel is missing small piece. Both boards are partially attached. 7" Damp stain to inside board and first several pages, and diminishing throughout the first 1/4" of the book, slightly affecting the spine edge of the fold out map page, but not the map itself. Map is intact! One of the front endpapers is missing. Reading Copy! Text is unmarked. . Later Printing. Full Leather. Poor/No Dust Jacket.

NY: Joel Munsell, 1869 508pp. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine head is frayed. Top edge of both boards are a bit discolored. Edges of text block are dust stained. Text is clean and unmarked. . First Edition ?. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket.

Yale University Unpaginated. Stapled Wraps. No Date. Spine edge of wraps have many small creases. Wraps are lightly sunned along the edges. Wraps have light soiling. Tips are bumped. Spine ends are rubbed. Fore edge of rear wrap has a few small bumped spots. Text is unmarked. . Paperback. Very Good Minus.

American Book Company, 1928 316pp. +27pp. World chronology and index. Spine is cocked and shaken. Tips and spine ends are heavily bumped and heavily rubbed. Boards have small water stains. Edges of text block are heavily dust stained. Front board has a scratch. School library checkout pastedown inside front board. Former owner name and notation inside rear board. Endpapers and inside boards have light foxing along the edges. May have other flaws. Text is unmarked. . Hardcover. Poor/No Dust Jacket. Ex-School Library.

New York: Arthur Hinds & Co., 1893 115pp. Lower tips and spine ends are bumped. Tips and spine ends are rubbed. Boards have light scratches. Ex-Church library stamp on title page. Former owner notation on title page. Call Letters on spine. Boards have light stains. Edges are dust stained. Text is clean and unmarked. . Reprint. Hardcover. Good Minus/No Dust Jacket. Ex-Church Library.

NY: James B. Millar & Co., 1885 584pp. Tips are bumped and rubbed. Spine ends are bumped, rubbed, and spine heel is lightly frayed. Light shelf wear to edges of boards. Edges of text block have dust staining and top gilt edge has lightl scratches. Damp staining to foredge and lower edge of text block. Several stains on front board and a few small stains on rear board. Former owner bookplate inside cfront board. Light staining to endpapers and first few pages. Inside boards have small glue bubbles that have caused creases to the outside portions of the text block. Pages are toning along the edges and have light foxing. Spine is cocked and shaken. Front hinge is weak and slightly open near the spine ends, Text is unmarked. . Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket.

NY: James B. Millar & Co., 1885 522pp. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine ends are lightly frayed. Spine is slightly cocked Light shelf wear to edges of boards. Dust staining to edges of text block. Gilt top edge has light scratches. Boards have light staining. Spine is lightly sunned. Former owner bookplate inside front board. Front hinge is starting to open near spine heel. Front endpaper through page 20 have a 1 1/2" tear near spine heel . Heavy toning to page edges. Front board has several air bubbles. Text is unmarked. . Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926 400pp. No additional printings noted. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine is sunned. Front board has many water spots. Former owner name and date on front endpaper. Pages have light toning. Top edge of text block has light dust staining. Fore edge of a few pages are bumped. Text is unmarked. . First Edition ?. Hardcover. Good Plus.