Quo Vadis

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1897. 515 pages. A Tale of the Time of Nero. Book is in remarkably good shape for being 116 years old. Clear titling on spine and front pictoral cover. Foxing slightly present on inside cover, binding, flyleafs disjoined.. Original Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by M. De Lipman. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read more about this item

spine faded, title and author in gold gilt. spine dirtyfront cover has title , author and roman emblem in green540 pages of text are unmarkedad for first printing of boston cooking school cook book.opinions on translation from Polishbook has been read

First edition. In original smooth dark red cloth. Contains: Signature _" May. B. Huntington, Florence, Jan. 1897" on flyleaf, Bookseller stamp _ "B. Seeber, Firenze",relaid on new end paper, half title backed by advertising, title page with translation by Jeremiah Curtis dated 1896, imprint - University Press, John Wilson and Son Cambridge, U.S.A., dedication to August Comte, Introductory… Read more about this item

BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, 1897 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. TITLE: QUO VADIS: A NARRATIVE OF THE TIME OF NERO 1897 By HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ AUTHOR: HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, BOSTON 1896 on copyright page and 1897 on title page EDITION: First American Edition CATEGORY: History, Literature BINDING/COVER: Hardback without… Read more about this item

Little Brown, Boston, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ. Quo Vadis, Boston: Little Brown, 1897.Octavo, first American edition, pp. 541, 4 (ads), green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt bust on front. Historical fiction covering the times of Nero, translated from the original Polish by Jeremiah Curtin,… Read more about this item

1897. hardcover. near fine. Translated by Jeremiah Curtin. Numerous black & white illustrations, tissue guards. 2 vols. Thick 8vo, beautifully rebound in 3/4 green morocco, spines evenly faded, marbled boards, t.e.g. Boston, 1897. New Edition with Maps of Ancient Rome, and Photogravures from pictures by Howard Pyle, Edmund Garrett, and Evert Van Muyden, and from Ancient Sculptures. Six… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Translation by Jeremiah Curtin. Introduction by Harold Lamb. Illustrations by Salvatore Fiume. Small 4to. Full natural blue/grey patterned linen with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket, slipcase. xiii, 595pp. Numerous full-page tipped-in illustrations. Fine/very good/near fine. Jacket spine age toned and with single tiny chip at head, otherwise untouched. Super tight and… Read more about this item

Little, Brown and Company, 1897. HB. Fair. One of my mother's favorite authors, Mr. Sienkiewicz tells the touching story of a young Christian woman named Lygia and a young Roman man named Marcus. Set in the time of the Emperor Nero, details the debauchery that the Roman empire had sunk to towards the end of the Empire. It was first… Read more about this item

NY: Heritage Press, 1960. Hard cover in slipcase. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1960. 8vo. Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin, with an Introduction by Harold Lamb, and illustrations by Salvatore Fiume. Binder's defect with one page oversize and folded back, else very good in very good slipcase. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Bookplate on front pastedown. Sunning to the spine; lacking the dustwrapper. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Salvatore Fiume. Large octavo (6- 7/8" x 10-1/2") bound in full natural linen decorated with an overall gray-blue pattern from an old wood-engraving; 612 pages. Translated by Jeremiah Curtin with an introduction by Harold… Read more about this item

Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with mild darkening to the spine and a Fine slipcase. Salvatore Fiume. Large octavo (6- 7/8" x 10-1/2") bound in full natural linen decorated with an overall gray-blue pattern from an old wood-engraving; 612 pages. Translated by Jeremiah Curtin with an introduction by Harold Lamb. Illustrated… Read more about this item

Hardcover book without a dust jacket. Overall condition of book is poor to fair. Hardcover has had excessive wear, particularly the bottom area of the spine (see photos). Name of book appeared on spine, now unable to read title of book on spine. Inside of front cover is name of previous owner, a Jeanne Penrod of… Read more about this item

Paris, Flammarion, s.d. (1900), 8vo bella rilegatura in piena pelle con angoli, titoli e nervature al dorso, piatti marmorizzati, pp. 592 con numerose illustrazioni di J. Styka di cui due a colori alla copertina e all'antiporta. Normali fioriture nel testo. Prima edizione francese.

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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1900. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Howard Pyle; Edmund H. Garrett; Evert van Muyden,. Little, Brown and Company,1900. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear, a bit blotchy, more so on spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy. 13 illustrations by Howard… Read more about this item

Hery Altemus, Philadelphia, Altemus' Edition, 1897. Hery Altemus, Philadelphia, Altemus' Edition, 1897. Translator. Dr. S. A. Binion (author of Ancient Egypt) Illustrated by M. De Lipman. Gray paper over boards, silver and blue lettering, beautiful design of tower in silver and shades of green. NO DJ. VeryGood/NO DJ. Illustrated by M. De Lipman. Sienkiewicz studied the Roman Empire… Read more about this item

Flammarion, 1983. poche. 1983. Broché. 540 pages. paperback. Etat Passable parfaitement lisible.

GROSSET & DUNLAP. NY ND (1951). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Photoplay Edition. Near fine in a Vg. + dust jacket. With the uncommon pictorial wraparound band present. (Slim 1"-inch damp stain at edge of rear end-paper. Mild bump to head of spine on cloth. 1"-inch chip at head … Read more about this item

MILANO: CASA EDITRICE BIETTI, 1951. In 16. Dim. 18x12,5 cm. Pp. 418.Edizione Bietti del 1951 del noto romanzo storico dello scrittore polacco Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). L'opera venne pubblicata a puntate per la prima volta nel 1894 sulla Gazzetta Polacca e raccolta in un volume nel 1896. Lo scritto ebbe un successo internazionale tanto che Sienkiewicz vinse il premio Nobel… Read more about this item

Classics Book Club, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1952. 281 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning and foxing to text block edges, pastedowns and endpapers. Light cracking to front hinge. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Moderate bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book… Read more about this item