Optic oliver pseudonym william taylor (16 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: GOOD. Vintage reprint. The third volume of the Army and Navy series, set during the Civil War, and originally published in 1866. Frontispiece portrait of Taylor. 301 pp. plus 2 pp of publisher's ads. Good overall in illustrated pale green boards with dark green and orange lettering and illustration (prev owner's name in…

Zustand: VERY GOOD. Vintage reprint. The sixth and final volume of the Army and Navy series, set during the Civil War, and originally published in 1866. Frontispiece portrait of Taylor. 301 pp. plus 2 pp of publisher's ads. Very good in illustrated yellow cloth boards with black lettering,orange panel, gilt lettering on the spin…

Zustand: VERY GOOD. Later printing. The fourth volume of the Army and Navy series, set during the Civil War, and originally published in 1865. This traces the adventures of Jack Somers from the Naval Academy to his promotion to the rank of ensign. Frontispiece and illustrated title page. 333 pp. plus 4 pp of publisher's ads. Ver…

Zustand: VERY GOOD. Later printing. The third book in the Woodville series. The young fugitives of the title are three young slaves who have fled a plantation in Louisiana. In his preface, the author states that this was not written in the anti-slavery cause, but he would be thankful if it kindled "any new emotions of sympathy f…

Zustand: VERY GOOD. Early printing. The fifth book in this series which focuses on the reformatory effects of getting boys at Beech Hill Industrial School involved in a boat building project. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and 2 glossy internal plates. 339 pp plus 10 pp of publisher's ads. Very good in tan cloth with gil…

Zustand: VERY GOOD. Early printing. The fourth book in this series which focuses on the reformatory effects of getting boys at Beech Hill Industrial School involved in a boat building project - a story of adventure on Lake Champlain and its shores, but one which also incorporates many facts about boats and boat building. Illustr…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Early printing. 16mo. 282pp., [6]pp. Illustrated title and frontispiece with partial tissue guard right before printed title page. Green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Lacking front and rear endpapers, pages lightly age-toned, spine ends and corners worn with spine slightly cocked, thus a good onl…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1905. Copyright 1890 but this copy circa 1905 (the original publisher Lee & Shepard merged with Lothrop in 1905). Historical fiction for juveniles set during the Civil War, illustrated with black and white plates. Pictorial greenish gray cloth printed in dark blu…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1905. Copyright 1893 but this copy circa 1905 (the original publisher Lee & Shepard merged with Lothrop in 1905). Historical fiction for juveniles set during the Civil War, illustrated with black and white plates. Pictorial light green cloth printed in dark blue,…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1905. Copyright 1892 but this copy circa 1905 (the original publisher Lee & Shepard merged with Lothrop in 1905). Historical fiction for juveniles set during the Civil War, illustrated with black and white plates. Pictorial greenish gray cloth printed in dark blue and…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1905. Copyright 1891 but this copy circa 1905 (the original publisher Lee & Shepard merged with Lothrop in 1905). Historical fiction for juveniles set during the Civil War, illustrated with black and white plates. Pictorial green cloth printed in dark blue, no dustjac…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1895. Copyright 1895, no other dates noted but definitely before 1905 when publisher merged with Lothrop. Historical fiction for juveniles set during the Civil War, illustrated with black and white plates. Blue and gray cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black, black and whi…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1899. First edition, title page dated 1899. Historical fiction for juveniles set during the Civil War, illustrated with black and white plates. Blue and gray cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black, black and white frontis plate, additional black and white plates, 482…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1896. Copyright 1896, no other dates noted but definitely before 1905 when publisher merged with Lothrop. Historical fiction for juveniles set during the Civil War, illustrated with black and white plates. Blue and gray cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black, black an…

Adams was the author of more than one hundred books. He was criticised by Louisa May Alcott for his use of slang and depiction of 'low' characters such as bootblacks, elements which make him sound like a proto-Mark Twain, and should attract renewed attention today. Without date or place. On 4.5 x 9.5 cm slip of wove paper. In go…