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Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush
Ian McLaran. Boston/L. C. Page and Company/c.1900.
Ian McLaran. Boston/L. C. Page and Company/c.1900.
Description:
Cover of ivory ivorine with rippled edges and hand painted front cover with gilt text and brown branches with green leaves. No markings. Original white ribbon is missing, but otherwise, the book is in excellent condition. A very unique volume.
255 pages with 4 additional pages containing a list of Ivorine Series Books. Good Condition.
Genre: Short Stories
Price $95.00
Evangeline: A Tale of Arcadia
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. London & New York/Ernest Nister & E. P. Dutton/1856.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. London & New York/Ernest Nister & E. P. Dutton/1856.
Description:
Lovely dark green cloth covered boards with beveled corners. Orange and lighter green leaves with gilt text on cover and spine. Gilt on all edges. Illustrated endpages by Arthur Dixon. Printed on clay based paper with color illustrations by Dixon throughout. Full color frontispiece. Previous owner's name in pencil on blank page before frontispiece. A beautiful volume in wonderful condition. 160 pages.
Genre: Poetry
Price $200.00
The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race From Slavery Vol. I & II
Booker T. Washington. New York/Double Day, Page & Company/1909.
Booker T. Washington. New York/Double Day, Page & Company/1909.
Description:
Beautifully rebound first edition of Booker T. Washington's book. Rebound in maroon cloth with gilt text on the spine. Gilt top edge, deckle edge on side and bottom. Library impression on title page and table of contents. No ink on the impression. Title page of volume I, has small tears and chips around the edge. Title page of Volume II, has a small chip missing at the top. The books, which were in very poor condition have been professionally rebound and are now a beautiful addition to a collector's library. Pagination: 1-332/1-437. Very good condition.
Genre: Sociology
Price $600.00
The World of Peter Rabbit: The Original and Authorized Edition (Boxed Set - 23 books).
Beatrix Potter. London/F. Warne & Co./1990.
Beatrix Potter. London/F. Warne & Co./1990.
Description:
Boxed set of 23 books in like new condition. Probably never read. Box has creases at the corners. No markings. Wonderful condition.
Genre: Children's Books
Price $120.00
Jurassic Park.
Michael Crichton. Franklin Center/Franklin Library/1990.
Michael Crichton. Franklin Center/Franklin Library/1990.
Description:
Signed 1st Edition Franklin Library. Excellent condition. Appears to have never been read. Leather binding with gilt decoration and lettering. Gilt on all edges. Accompanying editor's letter included. 400 pages.
Genre: Fiction
Price $500.00
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