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1912pp. 225. +Plus color frontis. 12mo. 180mm. Original publisher's full gray cloth binding decorated in blue, light blue and gilt. Spine lettered and decorated similarly. Covers clean. Spine slighty soiled. Contents clean and binding tight. Hardbound. Very Good. Frances Little was the pseudonym of American author Fannie Caldwell (1863-1941). Caldwell and her husband, businessman J.D. Macaulay, made their home in Louisville, Kentucky. She had great success with 'The Lady of the Decoration' (Listed as our no. 117BIND2). NW59
1903pp. xii, 197 +Plus 12 plates of illustrations including frontis. 12mo. 180mm. Original publisher's full green cloth binding decorated in black, red, and white. Spine lettered in white. Back cover slightly soiled. Spine gently rubbed. Contents clean and binding tight. Hardbound. Very Good. Alice Hegan Rice, also known as Alice Caldwell Hegan (1870-1942) was an American novelist. Her first and most famous work is 'Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'. The book was a best seller in 1902 and is set in Louisville, Kentucky where she then lived. She was a niece of Frances Little. NW59
1901pp. 58 +Plus marginal illustrations throughout. 12mo. 190mm. Original publisher's full yellow cloth binding decorated in black and white. The cover illustration shows a laughing jester. Top edge gilt. Spine faded. Contents clean and binding tight. Hardbound. Very Good. Eugene Field (1850-1895) was an American journalist and author, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. NW59
1902pp. 330 +Plus 4 leaves of plates including frontis. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's full green cloth binding decorated in white, dark green and gilt. Spine lettered a decorated similarly. Color on cover is slightly rubbed. Spine soiled. Corners frayed and bumped slightly. Contents clean and binding tight. Hardbound. Very Good. Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1831-1919) was a British born novelist and teacher, who moved to the U.S. shortly after her marriage in 1850. NW59
1903pp. iii, 35 with text illuminated in green print throughout. 12mo. 230mm. Original publisher's full beige paper covered boards. Cover decorated in gilt and brown. Spine blank. Covers clean and corners sharp. Dust jacket intact and bright with slight loss at the head of the spine. Some marking on top edge of text (marker pen.) A clean and tight binding. Hardbound. Very Good. Leigh Mitchell Hodges (1876-1954) was a journalist, author, poet and lecturer. He was a columnist for the Philadelphia North American (eventually merged with the Philadelphia Inquirer) and his a column was named The Optimist. NW59
1894pp. viii, 476 +Plus frontis portrait. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's full green pebbled cloth binding. Cover blank. Spine lettered in gilt. Covers clean and corners sharp. Spine gilt bright. Dust jacket intact but torn at base of spine and slighty soiled. Front hinge cracked but contents clean and tight otherwise. Hardbound. Very Good. Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) was a Boston born attorney, abolitionist, orator, and advocate for Native Americans. NW59
1890pp. xx, 341 +Plus 16 illustrations including frontis. 12mo. 190mm. Original publisher's full green cloth binding decorated in blue, red, black and gilt depicting the Guidons of the US Army. Spine lettered in gilt. Covers clean and corners sharp. Spine and cover gilt bright. The author of this book was the wife of General George Armstrong Custer. She spent most of their marriage in relatively close proximity to him despite his numerous military campaigns as a commanding officer in the United States Cavalry. After his death, she became an outspoken advocate for her husband's legacy through her popular books and lectures. Largely as a result of her endless campaigning on his behalf, Custer's iconic portrayal as the gallant fallen hero amid the glory of 'Custer's Last Stand' was a canon of American history for almost a century after his death. Hardbound. Very Good. NW59
1898pp. 127 +Plus 4 leaves of plates. 12mo. 120mm. Original publisher's full purple cloth binding decorated with silver gilt cross and silver gilt lettering. All edges silver gilt. Spine lettered in silver gilt. Covers clean and colors are crisp. Corners are sharp. Contents clean and binding tight. Hardbound. Very Good. NW59
1915pp. (iv), 370. +Plus 4 leaves of plates including frontis. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's full green cloth binding decorated in white and gilt. Spine lettered in same. Cover decoration crisp. Corners sharp. Spine clean. Back cover rubbed in places. Contents clean. Binding tight. Hardbound. Very Good. Baltimore born Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915) was an author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty. The story was made into a silent film (1920) - now lost. NW59
1900pp. vi, 403, +Plus 8 plates of illustrations including frontis. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's full green cloth binding decorated with dark green, red, and gilt. Cover illustration is sharp and depicts a red flower and green leaves. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated with green. Cover clean with good color. Spine rubbed and faded. Corners frayed. Front flyleaf torn out. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. Mary Johnston (1870-1936) a novelist and women's rights advocate from Virginia. She was one of America's best selling authors during her writing career and had three silent films adapted from her novels. 'To Have and to Hold' is the story of an English soldier, Ralph Percy, turned Virginian explorer in colonial Jamestown. Ralph buys a wife for himself - a girl named Jocelyn Leigh - little knowing that she is the escaping ward of King James I, fleeing a forced marriage to Lord Carnal. Jocelyn hardly loves Ralph - indeed, she seems to abhor him. Carnal, Jocelyn's husband-to-be, eventually comes to Jamestown, unaware that Ralph Percy and Jocelyn Leigh are man and wife. A complex series of exciting and romantic adventures in pioneer Virginia follow. Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was a very popular and influential illustrator. NW59
1908pp. 560. 12mo. 210mm. Original publisher's full blue-green cloth binding decorated with dark blue, white, and gilt. Cover illustration is sharp and has a floral pattern in a diamond pattern. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated with similar pattern. Cover clean with good color. Spine rubbed and faded. Corners sharp. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. General Lew Wallace (1827-1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called 'the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century.' NW59
1908pp. (v), 216 +Plus 6 plates of illustrations. 12mo. 210mm. Original publisher's full purple-blue cloth binding with gilt, white and green design depicting a mysterious woman. Spine lettered and decorated similarly in gilt. Cover color is good but gilt is mildly rubbed. Spine is heavily faded and soiled near head of spine. Corners slighty bumped. Ownership stamp on inside paste down 'Property of Mary Olivette' Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good+. Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) was a popular American war journalist and writer of fiction and drama. 'Vera' is a mystery with a spiritualism theme. Unusual and striking pictorial binding. BAL 4548. NW59
1908pp. (iv), 198 +Plus 2 plates + frontis portrait. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding decorated with humorous design in black, red, and gilt. Spine lettered in red. Cover color is good but slightly soiled with loss of cloth at the bottom of the boards. Loss of cloth at head and base of spine also. Damp-staining to some pages. Corners bumped. Hardbound. Good. Annie Riley Hale (1859-1944) wrote numerous magazine and newspaper articles, lectured on the 'negro problem' and economics, and was a popular speaker on the 'Bull Moose Circuit.' NW59
1902pp. 257 +Plus 16 plates of illustrations. 12mo. 180mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding lettered and decorated simply in gilt. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Cover slightly soiled and faded but gilt bright. Spine faded and rubbed. Corners bumped. Hardbound. Contents clean. Very Good. This novel first appeared in the 'Ladies Home Journal.' NW59
1902pp. 360. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding strikingly decorated with a cowboy stamped in black and white and embossed trees set in gilt. Spine decorated with a western design in black white and gilt. Cover and Spine color is crisp. Corners sharp but slightly frayed. First edition. Hardbound. Contents clean. Very Good+. NW59
1902pp. ix, 384 +Plus 6 plates of illustrations. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding lettered and decorated in gilt with a black and white illustration of a ship on a coast. Spine Lettered in gilt. Cover gilt is bright and illustration is slightly soiled. Spine faded. Corners sharp. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. Charles Clark Munn (1848-1917) wrote various popular stories of rural and wilderness life, while engaged as a commercial taveler. NW59 / NW62
1903pp. vi, 308 +Plus 4 plates of illustrations. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding lettered in white and decorated with dark green and a black and white illustration of a man dying dramatically with a gun in his hand. Spine lettered and decorated in white and green. Cover color is clean and illustration is worn. Spine colors faded. Corners frayed. Frontis illustration detached. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930) was a prominent 19th-century American author. NW59
1901pp. 174, 14 [advertisement for other popular handbooks]. 12mo. 150mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding lettered and decorated in red and silver gilt. Spine lettered and decorated similarly. Cover gilt is striking but red lettering is faded. Spine rubbed. Corners sharp. Small cut on front cover near base of spine. Pages brittle. Hardbound. Very Good. NW59
1905pp. 298. +Plus black and white fontis. 12mo. 190mm. Publisher's red binding with cover stamped in gilt. Spine lettered in gilt. Gilt is bright on cover. Spine slightly faded. Original glassine dust jacket present with price printed in green ink. Corners sharp. Title page printed in red and black. Binding tight and contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good+. Burton Egbert Stevenson (1872-1962) was an American author, anthologist, and librarian. This murder mystery was an exciting read in 1905. NW59
1895pp. v, 291. +Plus 31 pages of plates. 12mo. 200mm. Publisher's light green binding with cover stamped in gilt, blue and green. Designed by Margaret Armstrong with Monogram. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Gilt is bright on cover. Spine slightly soiled. Corners bumped. Title page printed in red and black. Ownership label on inside paste down ' Return to Dwight Blaney, Esq. 82 Mt. Vernon St. Boston, Mass.' Binding tight and contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good+. Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933) was an American author, educator, foreign minister, and clergyman. The binding designer - Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867-1944) was a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style. NW59
1908pp. xii, 325. +Plus 12 pages of color plates. 12mo. 210mm. Publisher's blue binding with cover stamped in gilt, light green and peach. Pictorial cover with floral design by Margaret Armstrong without monogram. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Gilt is bright on cover with color bright. Top edge gilt. Spine gilt bright. Corners sharp. Title page printed in red and black. Bookplate on inside pastedown belonging to Fenner A. Chace. Gift inscription from 'Mary' on inside flyleaf also. Binding tight and contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good+. Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933) was an American author, educator, foreign minister, and clergyman. The binding designer - Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867-1944) was a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style. NW59
1901pp. xiv, 295. +Plus 8 pages of color plates. 12mo. 210mm. Publisher's blue binding with cover stamped in gilt and green. Pictorial cover with floral design by Margaret Armstrong without monogram. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Gilt is bright on cover with color rubbed. Top edge gilt. Spine gilt rubbed. Corners sharp. Title page printed in red and black. Gift inscription on inside flyleaf 'To Mama from Fenner Dec 25. 1901' Binding tight and contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good+. Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933) was an American author, educator, foreign minister, and clergyman. The binding designer - Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867-1944) was a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style. NW59
1903pp. ix, 298. +Plus 8 pages of color plates. 12mo. 210mm. Publisher's blue binding with cover stamped in gilt, blue and green. Pictorial cover with floral design by Margaret Armstrong with monogram. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Gilt is bright on cover with color crisp. Top edge gilt. Spine rubbed. Corners sharp. Title page printed in red and black. Gift inscription on inside flyleaf ' With Christmas Greetings and love to May. From Aunt Nancy 1904.' Binding tight and contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good+. Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933) was an American author, educator, foreign minister, and clergyman. The binding designer - Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867-1944) was a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style. NW59
1900pp. 26. 12mo. 190mm. Publisher's green cloth binding with cover stamped in gilt with unusual almost embroidered pattern. Floral gilt cover design. Gilt is on cover. Top edge gilt. Spine faded, worn, and fraying. Corners worn. Printed in red and black. Binding tight and contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933) was an American author, educator, foreign minister, and clergyman. The binding was probably designed by - Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867-1944) a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style. NW59
1903pp. ii, 30 +Plus 8 leaves of colored illustrations. 12mo. 160mm. Publisher's gray paper binding with cover stamped in cream. Cover design depicts large flowers. Top edge gilt. Spine blank. Cover is clean with slight fading and some loss along edges. Spine is cracked and very brittle. Titled page printed in yellow and black. A very fragile binding with clean contents. Hardbound. Good. Julian Leonard Street (1879-1947) was an American author, born in Chicago. He was a reporter in New York. NW59