Good to Very Good condition. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Some very light wear. Spine has faded a bit. Cover paste-on illustration is vivid. Page 493 has a "1-56" notation, this is likely a 1956 edition, although no date is printed. Size: 7"x9"
- The Mysterious Island
- Jules Verne
- Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
- Charles Scribner's Sons, ca. 1956
This antique hardcover travel book of Florence, Italy has a black cover with red stripes and bright gilt lettering on front and spine. No date of publication; presumed 1880s. Very clean, tight copy, with fold-out map intact in Very Good condition. 266 pages, incl. index; approx. 5"x7".
- FLORENCE
- Augustus J.C. Hare
- George Routledge and Sons, ca 1880's
First line: "Little V.W. sat in a tent among her dolls."
Book is in good condition with cover soil, light wear, owner's name and foxing to the top page edge. Light blue-green cloth with a pictorial pastedown title inlay on front board. 44 pages, 7.5 x 5.
- Little V. W.: All About a Little Girl
- Kate Innes
- Davis and Bond, Boston, 1916
Brown cover with gilt lettering on the spine. The cover has heavy edgewear and the pages have foxing and stains. Fraternity bookplate on the front innerboard and some penciling and an inscription on the front endpaper, which is becoming loose. 307 pages. Size: 5"x7"
- The Scarlet Letter, a Romance
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Ticknor and Fields, 1854
Three volume set. Each is bound in brown leather, but the third volume has spine labels in a darker brown and does not have the gilt cover edge decorations that the first two volumes have. There are numbered library spine labels at the bottom of each spine, which have worn in places. The covers are scuffed with edgewear. There are private fraternity library bookplates on the inside front covers and presentation inscriptions in the first two volumes. Minor foxing. Illustrated frontispieces. Vol. 1 has 596 pages, Vol. 2 has 553, and Vol. 3 has 749. Size: 6"x9"
- The History of the Political Parties in the State of New-York, from the Ratification of the Federal Constitution to December, 1840, 3 Volumes
- Jabez D. Hammond
- Phinney & Co., 1850
This fine book is from the Scribner's Illustrated Classics series. Early 1931 Reprint. Fully illustrated. Pages are slightly toned around edges. Cover has very minor wear. 7.5"x9.5" with 322 pages.
- The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
- John Fox, Jr.
- N. C. Wyeth. Illustrator
- Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931
Bound in black cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Vol. 2 spine faded; small library sticker remnants on spine; some cover stains; bookplates and gift inscriptions on front endpapers. Color fold-out map at start of Vol. 1. This is a complete two-volume set. Vol. 1 is 520 pages; vol. 2, 619. Each is approx. 5"x8".
- A History of Western Massachusetts, Vols. 1-2
- Josiah Gilbert Holland
- Samuel Bowles and Co., 1855
Owner's name is stamped on front endpaper. Some foxing. Corners and edges are worn, hinges tight. Includes some reference illustration in black and white.
- The Principles of Physiology Applied to the Preservation of Health and to the Improvement of Physical and Mental Education
- Andrew Combe, M.D.
- Harper & Brothers, 1834
- First Edition
This antique hardcover book has a dark green cloth cover with decorative black etched borders, detailed gilt cover illustration and lettering, gilt spine lettering. "Texas Siftings" was a popular illustrated periodical; this book contains selections from the magazine. Printed bookplate on front inner board reads "Library of Albert P. Brandt, Walton, N.Y., no. 43", and his name is written by hand on front endpaper; else clean, binding tight. Contains short humorous pieces illustrated with cartoons. 228 pages; approx. 5"x7".
- SKETCHES FROM 'TEXAS SIFTINGS'
- "Sweet and Knox"
- W.H. Caskie, Illustrator
- Texas Siftings Publishing Company, 1882
