parley peter pseudonym samuel griswold (11 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Gut. IV, 172 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen kleinen Schwarz-Weiß- Illustrationen. 16 cm. Einband etwas fleckig und berieben, Ecken leicht bestoßen. Ohne das vordere Vorsatzblatt. Schnitt und wenige Seiten leicht fleckig. Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt. Sonst gutes Exemplar. / Binding somewhat stained and rubbed. Front endpaper missing. Light foxing. Light browning. Else well preserved. In KEINER deutschen Bibliothek. ( Auskunft KVK) (Wir bieten zahlreiche Titel aus diesem Sachgebiet an - We offer a lot of books in this field) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 300 Originalleinenband mit Rückenvergoldung.

First Edition. With nine maps and seventy-five engravings, principally for the use of schools. Uncommon New York-printed children's text book with a section on New Holland and an engraving of the bread fruit. âTo this place the English government send thieves, and other bad people, from England. It is a vast distance from England, and being sent to Botany Bay is esteemed a very severe punishment.' Samuel Griswold Goodrich, the entrepreneurial figure behind the Peter Parley series, published over one hundred educational titles on geography, history and science. Not in Ferguson, but known from a copy in the Mitchell Library. Square duodecimo, multiple engravings; original printed boards with old leather backstrip repair, a bit shaken,several pages loosened, fair.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1851. Title page dated 1851. Attractively bound in dark brown blind-stamped cloth with the spine lettered and extensively decorated in gilt, 5.75 inches tall, frontis wood engraving and other wood engravings throughout. Some shelf rubbing, mainly to the extremities, and some very light spine chips, good hinges, sound text block, pages mainly very clean with just a very tiny bit of foxing here and there, name in pencil on front free endpaper, no other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1851. Revised edition, 1851. Attractively bound in dark brown blind-stamped cloth with the spine lettered and extensively decorated in gilt, 5.75 inches tall, frontis wood engraving and other wood engravings throughout. Some shelf rubbing, mainly to the extremities, and some very light spine chips, surface split to a small portion of the front joint (not structural), good hinges, sound text block, pages mainly very clean with just a very tiny bit of foxing here and there, names in pencil on front free endpaper, no other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1851. Title page dated 1851. Attractively bound in dark brown blind-stamped cloth with the spine lettered and extensively decorated in gilt, 5.75 inches tall, frontis wood engraving and other wood engravings throughout. Some shelf rubbing, mainly to the extremities, and some very light spine chips, good hinges, sound text block, pages mainly very clean with just a very tiny bit of foxing here and there, name in pencil on front free endpaper, no other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850. Revised edition, 1850. Attractively bound in dark brown blind-stamped cloth with the spine lettered and extensively decorated in gilt, 5.75 inches tall, frontis wood engraving and other wood engravings throughout. Some shelf rubbing, mainly to the extremities, and some very light spine chips, good hinges, sound text block, pages mainly very clean with just a very tiny bit of foxing here and there, name in pencil on front free endpaper, no other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1851. Revised edition, 1851. Attractively bound in dark brown blind-stamped cloth with the spine lettered and extensively decorated in gilt, 5.75 inches tall, frontis wood engraving and other wood engravings throughout. Some shelf rubbing, mainly to the extremities, and some very light spine chips, good hinges, sound text block, pages mainly very clean with just a very tiny bit of foxing here and there, no names or other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1832. Copyright 1832, we believe this was printed closer to 1850. Attractively bound in dark brown blind-stamped cloth with the spine lettered and extensively decorated in gilt, 5.75 inches tall, frontis wood engravings and other wood engravings throughout. Some shelf rubbing, mainly to the extremities, and some very light spine chips, good hinges, sound text block, pages mainly very clean with just a very tiny bit of foxing here and there, name in pencil on front free endpaper, no other markings. Hard Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850. Title page dated 1850. Attractively bound in dark brown blind-stamped cloth with the spine lettered and extensively decorated in gilt, 5.75 inches tall, frontis wood engraving and other wood engravings throughout. Good to very good condition with some shelf rubbing, mainly to the extremities, and some very light spine chips, good hinges, sound text block, pages mainly very clean with just a very tiny bit of foxing here and there, names in pencil on front free endpaper, no other markings. Hard Cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hard back publisher's original decorated maroon cloth covers, fussy gilt and black stamping to spine and upper panel, blind stamping to lower panel, all edges gilt, buttercup yellow end papers. 8vo 6½" x 4¼" iv, 172 [pp]. Frontispiece with additional vignette title page, well illustrated throughout with amusing and informative vignettes. Light rubbing to edges and corners and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title, author lettering and elaborate gilt designs to the spine and the upper panel, all page edges gilt. 8vo. 7'' x 4½''. Contains [x] 170 printed pages of text with tissue guarded frontispiece and additional title page vignette, monochrome illustrations throughout. Prize plate to the front paste down, only very minor rubs to the corners, without any foxing and in Very Good clean and tight condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.