George childs (51 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 1862; Philadelphia; From the collection of John Shy, Professor at the University of Michigan; brown cloth covered boards with gold titles; covers are very soiled and rubbed; edges are worn and chipped; front and rear joints are split and boards are barely attached; marginal notations; 12 mo, 6 3/4"-7 3/…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. 458pp. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine title, lower fore-edges of boards are bumped and chipped, the head and foot of the spine cloth show minor chipping, binding cracked at the center of the book but secure. Previous owner's name on the front flyleaf. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" t…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1862. First edition, 1862. A work prepared "from the single stand-point of uncompromising devotion to the American Union as established by our fathers, and unmitigated hostility to the armed rebels who are seeking its destruction". Illustrated with engravin…

Zustand: Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Aug. 31 (SALE item)* hardcover, 698 pp. ads; spine band missing, front cover detached but present, minor library markings, text block clean & tight. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are no…

Hardcover. Octavo, 698 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, blind stamped design. Tattering to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, blemishes on rear, tear at top of rear hinge. Text block has cracked hinges, spine break at page 320, bookplate and date in ink on…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. HARDBACK original blind-embossed green cloth expertly rebacked with most of original spine relaid gilt-embossed illus. on front gilt lettering on spine frontispiece (= plate 1) pages: x 518 woodcuts 58 plates 2 140mm x 222mm (5.5 x 8.75") corners lightly rubbed covers lightly faded and a little used wit…

hardcover. First. Color chromolithographic frontispiece and Illustrated with 10 plates featuring more than 100 b/w portraits on steel, and 6 maps engraved on wood. 40 pages. Tall slim 8vo, original 3/4 brown morocco over drab boards (rather well-worn an chipped at spine head; some repairs; light but persistent dampstaining throu…

Hardcover. 10mo, 358 pages. In Good condition. Bound in the publisher's green cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have mild tilt to the spine. Exteriorly showing slightly sunned spine with few, faint soiling stains and fraying to the spine edges and the fore corners. Double blind-stamped borders to the front and re…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Second American edition. Ex-library book, bound in quarter leather with marbled boards. Card pocket and date-stamp slip attached to rear pastedown and endpaper, embossed seal to title page, call letters to base of spine.Text pages are yellowed but free of markings. Leather bindin…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, [2], 458 pages, [8]; Fair; Brown publisher's cloth, textured, with faded gilt lettering to roundback spine; Boards show moderate plus wear to corners and head/tail of spine, significant toning and fading to spine, and light wear to joints and edges; Binding slightly cocked; Textblock has moderat…

1862, 1st edition. (Cloth) Poor. 458pp + adverts. 12mo. Brown cloth boards; thrice-lined border blindstamped to front and rear boards; lettering in gilt to spine, faded. Spine sunned. Chipping at heel of spine 1 / 2" of cloth lose at head of spine; splitting at head of front hinge. Boards shaken, but attached. First twelve leave…