New York New York: Harper & Brothers 1887. First Edition. Three-quarter cloth over marbled boards. Very Good. Single volume--six original issues bound without covers and advertisements. Small quarto 9 3/4" tall viii 996 iv pages gilt spine titles on three-quarter leather over marbled boards. A very good sturdy clean hard cover overall with minor shelf wear rubbing to the board edges leather rubbed at fore-corner tips; interior hinges cracked but solid and binding tight paper lightly yellowed but with some minor scattered foxing primarily at the margins and front matter. This is the publisher's edition printed from the original plates and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. of the separate issues but lacks the advertisements and individual covers. It was the practice of the time for most of the better literary magazines to issue such editions before melting down the original printers' plates. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. An excellent resource. Harper & Brothers hardcover
New York New York: Macmillan Company 1933. First Edition. Hardcover--cloth. Very Good. Octavo 8 3/4" tall viii 344 pages gilt titles maroon cloth. A very good hard cover first editiion overall with minor shelf wear and moderate exterior soiling hinges and binding solid paper clean and lightly yellowed with the previous owner's notation on the front endpaper. Without dust jacket. Macmillan Company hardcover
Barnes & Noble Inc. Good in Good dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. Pages are clean very good binding. Nameplate inside a couple of pages are creased. 262 pages. 42 illustrations . Barnes & Noble Inc hardcover
Boston Massachusetts: James R. Osgood 1872. First Edition. Hardcover--cloth. Good. 24mo 6" tall vii 289 pages 4 ads decorative endpapers embossed brown cloth with gilt titles and fore-edges; A good copy over all but back strip cloth darkened and starting to fray at top and bottom of spine minor soiling to the cover cloth; hinges and binding secure but loosened paper just moderately yellowed. James R. Osgood hardcover
Boston Massachusetts: Little Brown and Company 1911. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good -. Octavo 7 3/4" tall 518 pages decorative endpapers gilt top fore-edge white titles and decorated blue cloth. A very good minus clean sturdy copy with moderate shelf wear and rubbing at the extremities light soiling to the cover cloth; front hinge cracked but secure and binding solid paper lightly yellowed. Little, Brown, and Company hardcover
London: Cape. 1997. The hardcover issue. Fine in a fine dust jacket but for creases to the flaps. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Cape hardcover
London: Cape. 1998. The hardcover issue. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Cape hardcover
London: Cape. 1998. The simultaneous issue in wrappers. Fine. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Cape paperback
New York New York: Harper & Brothers 1886. First Edition. Three-quarter leather over boards. Very Good. Single volume--six issues bound without covers and advertisements. Small quarto 9 3/4" tall 972 pages marbled endpapers three-quarter brown leather over marbled boards. A very good clean sturdy hard cover overall with minor shelf wear exterior rubbed at all extremities leather worn to boards at four corner tips interior hinges and binding solid paper lightly yellowed. This is the publisher's edition printed from the original plates and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. of the separate issues but lacks the advertisements and individual covers. It was the practice of the time for most of the better literary magazines to issue such editions before melting down the original printers' plates. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. An excellent resource. Harper & Brothers hardcover
New York New York: Harper & Brothers 1887. First Edition. Three-quarter leather over boards. Good . An ex-library volume with small marking to spine and endpapers. Single volume--six issues bound without covers and advertisements. Small quarto 9 3/4" tall 972 pages three-quarter blue leather over cloth. A good clean sturdy hard cover overall with moderate exterior shelf wear back strip leather rubbed fore-corner tips worn to boards interior hinges and binding solid paper moderately yellowed. This is the publisher's edition printed from the original plates and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. of the separate issues but lacks the advertisements and individual covers. It was the practice of the time for most of the better literary magazines to issue such editions before melting down the original printers' plates. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. An excellent resource. Harper & Brothers hardcover
New York New York: Harper & Brothers 1889. First Edition. Three-quarter cloth over marbled boards. Good. An ex-library copy with markings on the endpapers and title page. Single volume--six issues bound without covers and advertisements. Small quarto 9 1/4" tall 972 pages beige cloth over marbled boards. A good clean sturdy hard cover overall with minor shelf wear rubbed at all extremities minor soiling to cloth interior hinges and binding solid paper lightly yellowed with some minor foxing at the endpapers and with a small dampstain top fore-edge visible at the top margin not affecting text. This is the publisher's edition printed from the original plates and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. of the separate issues but lacks the advertisements and individual covers. It was the practice of the time for most of the better literary magazines to issue such editions before melting down the original printers' plates. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. An excellent resource. Harper & Brothers hardcover
Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society 1999. First Edition. First Printing stated. John Barth's copy - signed by Barth on the half-title. Fine in quarter linen cloth and purple paper-covered boards. In a Fine pictorial dust jacket. Interior is pristine. Illustrated chapter headings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1999 hardcover
Guilford Connecticut: Shore Line Times Printing c. 1970. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Good. Quarto 11" tall iv 99 pages gilt titles on green cloth; with wonderful b&w sketches. A very good clean sturdy hard cover with minor shelf weat and rubbing at the corners; hinges and binding tight paper cream white with the previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper. In a good edge worn dust jacket. Shore Line Times Printing hardcover
Washington D.C.: Georgetown University Press. 1994. Inscribed by Warner to Robert Stone whose blurb appears on the dust jacket: "with gratitude for those kind words of yours which went right to the top of the list not to mention your interest and encouragement over the years." Further inscribed by Warner to Stone's wife with recommendations on two specific chapters to read. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with one chip along the upper edge of the rear panel and several creases and tears. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Georgetown University Press hardcover
New York New York: Viking 1931. First Edition. Hardcover--quarter cloth paper over boards. Good. An ex-library copy with marking to the spine and endpapers. Octavo 8" tall 66 pages black quarter-cloth. A good sound first edition copy with minor soiling and minor wear to the corners; hinges and binding solid paper cream white. Without dust jacket. A nice reading copy. Viking hardcover
New York New York: Harper & Brothers 1889. First Edition. Original Wraps. fair. Single issue. Small quarto 10 1/4" tall 167 to 328 ads printed beige wraps. A fair issue overall with both covers missing chipping to the spine edges internal binding solid paper lightly yellowed but a dampstain to the exterior spine area which goes through to about half the pages. This is an original issue and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. as well as the advertisements and covers. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. Harper & Brothers paperback
New York New York: Harper & Brothers 1886. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good. Single issue. Small quarto 10 1/4" tall pages 657 to 818 ads printed beige wraps. A good clean sturdy issue overall but with significant shelf wear and chipping to the front cover which is loose chipping to the spine and to the back cover internal binding solid paper lightly yellowed. This is an original issue and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. as well as the advertisements and covers. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. Harper & Brothers paperback
Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Curtis Publishing 1960. First Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. Small folio 13 3/4" tall 116 pages wire saddle stitched illustrated wraps. A very good clean neat magazine overall with minor shelf wear cover picture young couple refinishing furniture bright with a small address label interior binding solid BUT some of the paper lightly yellowed. This issue includes dozens of full page color ads for automobiles home appliances and consumer products. Curtis Publishing paperback
Time Life Education. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Time Life Education unknown
Boston Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin 1882. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Single issue. Small quarto 10" tall pages 577 to 720 ads beige printed wraps. A very good clean unread-signatures uncut soft cover periodical with light exterior soiling; binding solid paper clean and lightly yellowed. This is an original issue and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. with the advertisements and individual covers. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as a portrait of its moment in time. Houghton Mifflin paperback
NY: Farrar Straus Giroux. 1999. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Farrar Straus Giroux paperback
New York New York: Harper & Brothers 1886. First Edition. Three-quarter leather over boards. Very Good. Single volume--six issues bound without covers and advertisements. Small quarto 9 3/4" tall 980 pages three-quarter black leather over marbled boards. A very good clean sturdy hard cover overall with minor shelf wear exterior rubbed at all extremities leather worn to boards at four corner tips interior hinges and binding solid paper lightly yellowed. This is the publisher's edition printed from the original plates and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. of the separate issues but lacks the advertisements and individual covers. It was the practice of the time for most of the better literary magazines to issue such editions before melting down the original printers' plates. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. An excellent resource. Harper & Brothers hardcover
Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Curtis Publishing 1953. First Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. Small folio 13 3/4" tall 184 pages wire saddle stitched illustrated wraps. A very good clean neat magazine overall with minor shelf wear cover picture feeding the chipmunk bright interior binding solid paper still cream white. This issue includes dozens of full page color ads for automobiles home appliances and consumer products. Curtis Publishing paperback
Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Curtis Publishing 1953. First Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. Small folio 13 3/4" tall 148 pages wire saddle stitched illustrated wraps. A very good clean neat magazine overall with minor shelf wear cover picture farmer and female artist in a field bright interior binding solid paper still cream white. This issue includes dozens of full page color ads for automobiles home appliances and consumer products. Curtis Publishing paperback
New York New York: Macfadden Publications 1942. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. A single original issue including covers and advertisements. Quarto 11 1/4" tall 58 pages wire saddle stitch stiff color pictorial covers. A very good clean neat soft cover magazine with minor shelf wear ; interior fine binding tight paper just slightly yellowed. Macfadden Publications paperback
New York New York: Scribner & Co 1877. First Edition. Three-quarter leather over cloth. Very Good. A single volume of six complete issues bound without covers and advertisements. Small quarto 9 3/4" tall iv 884 pages black and white illustrations throughout 3/4 brown leather over black cloth. A very good clean sturdy volume overall; leather rubbed at all edges and fore-corner tips through to boards; binding solid paper lightly yellowed. It was the common practice of the period for the publisher to reuse the metal in the original printer's plates from individual issues printing complete volumes for special binding prior to reuse for libraries and special subscription. These volumes contain all the original editorial content as it first appeared but without the cover wapper and advertising pages and often represent the first book edition of the written works. This incarnation of "Scribner's Monthly' was sold and renamed 'The Century" in 1882. A new "Scribners monthly' was begun again in 1888. Scribner & Co hardcover
Chapel Hill North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press 1955. Hardcover--cloth. Very good/Fair. Signed by translator on title page. Octavo 8 1/4" tall black cloth xi 238 pages. A very good neat hard cover first edition third printing with light shelf wear hinges and binding tight pages cream white with light foxing and yellowing to the fore-edges and slight yellowing to the illustrated end papers. In a fair edge worn dust jacket moderately soiled with the original price but with a large piece missing from the front panel that eliminates "Hiroshima" . University of North Carolina Press hardcover
New York New York: Harper & Brothers 1885. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Single issue. Small quarto 10 1/4" tall pages 487 to 648 ads printed beige wraps. A very good clean sturdy issue overall with minor shelf wear and exterior soiling some chipping to the spine and cover edge internal binding solid paper lightly yellowed. This is an original issue and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. as well as the advertisements and covers. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. Including 'Labrador' by Farnham 'House of Murray' by Espinasse 'Impressions of the South' by Warner 'Earliest Settlement in Ohio by Matthews 'When Half-god go the Gods Arrive by Hawthorne 'An Old Arithmetician' by Wilkins 'Antoine Louis Barye' by Child 'Indian Summer' by Howells 'East Angels' by Woolson etc. Harper & Brothers paperback
Boston Massachusetts: H. O. Houghton 1874. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Note: This issue has been trimmed at all margins and is dampstained at the bottom margin but does not damage text otherwise quite clean and bright. Single issue. Small quarto 9 1/2" tall pages 257 to 384 12 ads beige printed wraps. A good soft cover periodical with light exterior soiling but other wise internally clean spine paper darkened and chipping at top and bottom edges; binding solid paper clean and moderately yellowed. This is an original issue and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. with the advertisements and individual covers. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as a portrait of its moment in time. H. O. Houghton paperback
New York New York: Century Company 1884. First Edition. Stiff Printed Wraps. Very Good. Single issue Small quarto 10" tall pages 800 to 960 34 ads stiff illustrated wraps. A very good clean sturdy soft cover magazine with minor shelf wear and rubbing light exterior surface soiling to the cover back strip chipping at top and bottom of spine and a small chip to the back cover fore-edge; internal binding solid paper clean and lightly yellowed. This is an original copy with all of the editorial material and advertisements. Note: 'The Century Magazine' was retitled from the earlier 'Scribner's Monthly' thus the 'New Series' title statement in 1881 with new management under the editorship of the great Richard Watson Gilder carrying forward its high standards for illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. Century Company paperback
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1940. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 61 pp. Binding is tight with light rubbing on cover. Text is tight clean and unmarked. Jacket shows light tanning and chipped edges Houghton Mifflin hardcover
New York New York: Harper & Brothers 1886. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Single volume--six issues bound without covers and advertisements. Small quarto 9 3/4" tall 980 pages blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering. A very good clean sturdy hard cover with minor shelf wear rubbed at all extremities cloth startling to fray at top and bottom edges of the back strip and worn to boards at four corner tips hinges and binding solid paper lightly yellowed. This is the publisher's edition printed from the original plates and includes all of the editorial material articles stories poetry etc. of the separate issues but lacks the advertisements and individual covers. It was the practice of the time for most of the better literary magazines to issue such editions before melting down the original printers' plates. Note: ''Harper's Magazine' began publication in 1850 and recreated the American magazine serving as a promotional vehicle for Harper and Brothers books as well as the new 'literary' fiction and essay of the time using sophisticated illustration and the best authors. Subject matters range from art fiction and poetry to history and science. As such it makes a terrific read as an anthology of its moment in time. An excellent resource with articles on the Nativity in Art the British Navy German industry and Persia. Harper & Brothers hardcover
Hanover New Hampshire: University Press of New England 1996. Paperback--trade. Fine. Octavo 8 1/2" tall xii 373 pages stiff illustrated wraps. A fine unread clean neat soft cover edition edition with minimal shelf wear; hinges and binding tight paper white. University Press of New England paperback
New York New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1924. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. A single complete original issue with covers and ads. Quarto 10" tall stiff green wraps approx. 128 pages xvi ads. A very good clean sturdy issue of the great political and literary magazine of its age minor shelf wear a little rubbing and chipping at the spine corners with a damp stain at the fore-edge that does not affect text--covers are slightly oversized to the interior stock and thus the edges appear roughed but this is true of all copies for the same reason--interior binding tight paper moderately yellowed. Alfred A. Knopf paperback
New York New York: W. W. Norton & Company 1952 / 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Very Good/Good. 2 individual titles. Sold as wonderful reading copies only. 1: Octavo 8 1/4" tall 380 pages. A very good sturdy hard cover first edition with moderate shelf wear; hinges and binding solid paper lightly yellowed with a previous owner's name penned on the front endpaper. In a good edge worn dust jacket with chipping at the folds and edges and with the original price. / 2: Octavo 8 1/4" tall 33 pages blue quarter-cloth. A very good sturdy hard cover first edition with minor shelf wear and some color fading to the cloth edges; hinges and binding solid paper cream white. In a good edge worn dust jacket with chipping at the folds and with the original price. W. W. Norton & Company hardcover
Bedfordshire: Sceptre Press 1977. First edition. 154 pp. Very near fine in dust jacket. Edited and with a preface and essay by Tim Prentki. A collection of critical essays concerning the poetry and dramatic work of Francis Warner including essays by Harold Hobson Paul Hewison Lesly Burnett and Robert Burchfield. Bedfordshire: Sceptre Press unknown
Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Curtis Publishing 1932. First Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. Folio 13 3/4" tall 72 pages wire saddle stitched illustrated wraps. A very good clean neat magazine with minor shelf wear to the exterior but a streak stain across the bottom of the illustration and a small date stamp staples starting to rust spine paper rubbed upper corner creased light soiling at the perimeter cover picture bright small address label over part of the title; interior binding solid paper still cream white. This issue includes dozens of full page color ads for automobiles home appliances and consumer products. Curtis Publishing paperback
Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Curtis Publishing 1932. First Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Good. Small folio 13 3/4" tall 130 pages saddle stitched illustrated wraps. A good clean magazine overall with minor shelf wear to the exterior one corner tip chipped staples just starting to rust cover picture bright with light soiling at the perimeter small address label over part of the title; cover loose from binding interior binding solid paper still cream white a corner tip of two ad pages chipped one leaf pages 15-16 missing. This issue includes dozens of full page color ads including 14 automobile ads. Curtis Publishing paperback
Boston Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin 1899. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Octavo 7 2/3" tall decorated brown cloth with gilt titles and top edge. A good generally clean and sturdy hard cover with minor shelf wear but light fading to the cloth at the back strip and pin-head sized book-worm hole in the front hinge; hinges and binding solid paper slightly yellowed. Houghton Mifflin hardcover
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