W m a alcott (7 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Home Science Magazine Vol. 19 No. 3 June 1903. Various (illustrator).

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Second Stereotype Edition, 424 + 8pp of adverts, hardcover, bound in green cloth, gilt lettered, spine repaired with cloth at top and bottom, cloth marked and rather grubby, but hinges strong and firm, some minor foxing throughout, provenance: with previous owner's name within: 'Peter Brears (food author and critic), George W. Light, Boston, USA, 1838. * important early American cookbook.…

First Edition. Original green boards, with tooled foliate pattern and gilt to spine. Spine sunned and missing portions to head and tail. Cloth slightly split at joints. Boards rubbed and stained. Hinges visible, staining visible to upper edges to page 90. Charming drawing to half title page with protective tissue guard with large portion missing. Pencil inscription to front free end paper. Paper slip with herbal remedy pinned to end free pages which also have portions missing. Foxing throughout. A reading copy of what was once a well used book.…

Brown Embossed Cloth. Zustand: General Moderate Wear. No Jacket. Second Edition-enlarged. Spine sunned to light tan, gilt still readable. Top edge water-stain first 75pp. Mild-to-moderate foxing throughout the text. Numerous text illustrations. Frontispiece illustration of walking skeleton titled, "Frame of the house I live in". Chapters onframe-work of the house, material of the frame, sills of the house, body of the house, coverings of the house, apartments and furniture, and more. A clever and popular book at the time, comparing the human body to the structure of a house. William Andrus Alcott (1798-1859) was an American educator and reformer, a physician, and author of 108 books. He was the second cousin of Louisa May Alcott. 246pp with 2 pages of advertisements. Size: 6 1/4" x 4". …

Green Blind-stamped Cloth. Zustand: Moderate General Wear. No Dust Jacket. Second Stereotype Edition. Spine lettered in gilt. Corners and spine extremities show light wear. Small stain and small area of cloth rippling rear cover. Old very light pencil writing endpapers. Title-page foxed. Some light to moderate foxing through the text. Occasional marginal notes in old pencil. Chapters on dignity, planning, keeping accounts, various grains and vegetables, fruits, dairy products, meats, cookery and economy of time, and more. 424pp. + 8 pages of adverts. William A. Alcott (1798-1859) was an American educator, physician, vegetarian, author of 108 books. He was related to Louisa May Alcott (second cousin to her father), and a founding member of the American Vegetarian Society. Size: Octavo.…