mrs dekroyft (7 Ergebnisse)

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.

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.

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: 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.

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. . .