John s hart editor (4 Ergebnisse)

Full-Leather. Zustand: VG+. First Thus. A bit of wear and rubbing to the covers, top of spine a bit damages. Foxing to the engravings but text quite clean, The chromolithographic "Illuminated Presentation Plate" is filled in, but the extra "Illuminated Titlepage" is quite clean. A handsome volume. Extra Postage for all but Media. Illustrated (illustrator). …

First Edition. First edition. "Gift book." Large 8vo elaborately gilt-stamped brown leather boards with inset floral title design on both covers; all edges gilt; 314 pp. Illustrated with two chromolithographic (i.e., colored) plates by Christian Schussele -- a presentation plate and an extra illustrated title page -- both of which were printed by P.S. Duval & Co., Philadelphia, plus 10 full-plate black-and-white engravings including frontis. Includes stories and poems from a veritable who's who of women published in this period, as well as a number of anonymous pieces (who's who?). Spine a little rubbed and faded with scant loss at base where there is also an apparent repair, dampstain to lower corners of first third or so pages, otherwise very good.…

6. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1853, in-8°, 23 x 16 cm, 314 pp with two chromolithographic plates and 10 engravings. The colored presentation plate is inscribed to Clara Sturges, the title bears a small owner's name stamp ''Edward Pomeroy''. Contemporary full black leather, both covers ornated with intricate gilt fillets and flowers, central panel with blindtooled flower, all edges gilt, spine with gilt compartments. Endpapers renewed with matching paper, spine expertly restored (some loss of gilt decoration at spine, some wear at extremities of the binding, in all still a good copy with a fine interior).…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi [i.e. viii], 19-298; 12 colored chromolithographic plates, 8 after Seth Eastman; ex-library copy with usual markings, pages slightly browned with mild foxing; good or better in recent brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine. This is the second of the three Iris souvenir annuals (1851-1853); the 1852 volume is unique because the editor secured for it Mrs. Mary Eastman's collection of tales and poetry on Indian legends. While stationed at Fort Snelling, her husband, Captain Eastman, made a series of drawings on Indian subjects, and Mrs. Eastman collected the traditions which resulted in her tales and poetry on the Chippewa and Sioux, Winona and Winona's Rock, Wabashaw, Flying Cloud, Minnehaha Falls (the "Laughing Waters"), St. Anthony Falls and Spirit Island. Mrs. Eastman's writings were republished in 1852 under the title The Romance of Indian Life, by Mrs. Mary Eastman (Howes E-310; Sabin 21686). Stories and poems by other writers are included in this volume, including a poem by Frederica Bremer.…