howells w d henry james john (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. Green and black marbled binding with green leather spine and corners and gold lettering on spine. In very good condition considering its age, with some light wear on front cover and some wear and scratches on back cover. Some wear and tearing on green leather corners and spine. Bumped and frayed corners and spine top and bottom. Front and back red end-papers and free end-papers slightly discolored due to binding glue. 960 pages. Copyright page dated 1883. This is a bound collection of six issues of the Century Co. literary magazine and this volume contains authors such as W.D. Howells, G.W. Cable, Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Burroughs, and Henry James. Contains numerous black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a black and white photographic plate of Florence Nightingale opposite the title page. Binding good and tight. Pages clean and square. Due to the weight of this volume, extra shipping will be required for international or priority shipping.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. 232pp. Purple cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Spine lightly toned, modest soiling on spine and rear board, near fine. Laid in is a small printed "ancient Egyptian song" asking, "What is death?". A collection of musings on the subject of the afterlife, exploring various religious and philosophical ideas about what happens to us when we die.

Sewn Wrappers. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Boston: Fields, Osgood, 1870. First edition. 8vo. Sewn wrappers, 641-764 pp, Atlantic Advertiser 4 pp plus 8 pp of advertising. Contains the first appearance of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "The Ghost in the Cap'n Brown House", a story that appeared in "Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories" published two years later. Wear along page edges, rubbing to top of front cover. Very good.