dekroyft (22 Ergebnisse)

Cloth. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Red cloth binding. There is foxing throughout the book and the last 60 pages have a water mark that gradually increases in size to most of the page. There is a name printed on the front end paper. The cover has corner tip wear, spine end wear and small soil spots.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. Early reprint. (personal correspondence) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Zustand: Very good. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on spine; a.e.g. The covers are bumped & rubbed. The spine is somewhat faded with pieces out of the head & tail & 1 tiny piece out of the mid-section. 191 pp. There is light staining to the endpapers. B&W frontispiece depicting the New York Institute for the Blind. Very good internally. These letters were written by a blind poetess from Rochester, NY who, after her husband's death, attended the New York Institute for the Blind in New York City. A number of letters describe her travels around New York State including a trip back to Rochester via the Hudson River and the Catskills.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Fair. First edition copy. . Spine cracked. Dampstained and soiled. (Blindness, Personal Narratives).

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Acceptable. John F Trow, Printer and Stereotyper 1861 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. New York, 1861; red blind embossed cloth covered boards; corner wear with board exposed; spine edges bumped and frayed; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name and gift inscription on front end papers; frontispiece of NY Institute for the Blind and one of the blind author; interior is clean and unmarked; interior is clean and unmarked; interior pages mildly foxed; 191 pages.

Gilt Decorated Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. Spine faded otherwise a lovely clean copy of this memoir of a woman blinded and widowed in the same month. With engravings of the New York Institution For The Blind and of the author as illustrations, and rare in such nice condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. This is an inspirational book written by a blind widow who supported herself through this book. This burgundy cloth hardback edition was published in 1869 by John F. Trow, Printer and Stereotyper (59 Greene Street, New York). Cover does have some shelf wear, but is consistent with age. Interior of the book is in very good condition; no markings or writing. Gilt page edges. Overall excellent condition for an antiquarian book of this age. (BR) Shelf 336.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Later printing (first printed in 1850). 12mo. 191pp. Original blind embossed brown cloth, gilt decorated spine. Spine ends chipped, owner's inscription on preliminary blank page, scattered foxing, thus good only. Memoirs of a woman blinded and widowed in the same month.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Reprint (first was 1850). Original cloth. Tiny tear at the crown, a couple insignificant spots in the text, else a nice, about fine copy. Memoirs of a woman blinded and widowed in the same month.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Reprint (first was 1850). Octavo. Original blue cloth gilt. Contemporary ink name, light wear at the spine ends, very good or better. Often reprinted memoirs of a woman blinded and widowed in the same month.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. John F. Trow, Printer & Stereotyper, 1851. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear with sunned spine edge and rubbing and chipping on edges and corners. Frontis piece and picture of author are toned. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned and foxed. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.

NY 1854 (1849) Trow.Hardcover. Narrow sm octavo. Original brown cloth with full gilt spine decoration (gilt a bit dull now). Letters written by a woman who both went blind and lost her husband in the space of one month. (No wonder the text mentions her reading The Book of Job. )191p., portrait of authoress as frontis and also an engraving of the NY Institution for the Blind. Front free end paper removed but front hinge still secure. Rear hinge secure and unbroken. Text mostly clean with just a few small spots of toning. Spine ends and extreme cover tips lightly frayed.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnExcerpt from A Place in Thy MemoryHall, and encouraged by their kindness thence passed on through Broadway, Wall, South, and most of the principal streets of the city and now that my task is ended, and my little book is a.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnExcerpt from A Place in Thy MemoryHall, and encouraged by their kindness thence passed on through Broadway, Wall, South, and most of the principal streets of the city and now that my task is ended, and my little book is a.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. A Place In Thy Memory | S. H. Dekroyft | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2022 | hansebooks | EAN 9783348074483 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. A Place in Thy Memory | S. H. Dekroyft | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | Antigonos Verlag | EAN 9783563816868 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Lithographed frontispice-plates 'New York Institution for the Blind', Portrait of 'Haelen De Kroyft' with her handwriting facsimile, a halftransparent tissue-guard inbetween; 191 pages. - Publisher's red blind-embossed cloth binding, spine richly gilt decorated and titled; 8vo.(ca. 19 x 12 cm). *** Early edition of this 'Blind-Literature Classic' in the original binding. - Ends of spine and corners slightly to somewhat rubbed; a very good copy. --- A few weeks after her husband Dr. William De Kroyft tragically died by falling out of a carriage on their wedding day(!) Sarah Helen Aldrich, now Helen De Kroyft (1818-1915), suddenly blinded by an eye infection. She published a collection her submissions for newspapers and periodicals as well as letters to family and friends to support herself and her family. . .