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1909ref. C4Gg-A073026A3New York: The Platt & Peck Co 1909. Early Print. Hardcover. Good/Good. 5.25 x 7.7. S. Schneider. G/G. Early Print. 1909 c. 1910. The Platt & Peck Co. NY. Owner stamp & handwritten notations to front endpaper else unmarked. DJ included missing front and back interior flaps. Hardcover. Good tan cloth covers & spine w/ orange & black pictorial cover decoration; moderate shelf wear surface soiling edge rubbing minor cloth fraying at spine head & heel & corner bumping. Moderate even tanning to closed text block edges & interior pages. Good illustrative dust jacket missing both front and back flaps w/ moderate tanning moderate surface soiling edge rubbing small chips to spine head & heel & a few 1/2 inch to 1 inch closed tears along top panel edges; protected in mylar cover. 256 pp. 5.25x7.7". Glossy b&w frontispiece by S. Schneider. Seventh volume in the eleven-book Frontier Boys series written under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Capt. Wyn Roosevelt. Ships from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Issued by The Platt & Peck Co. an antique hardcover volume in its original pre-WWI color pictorial dust jacket presents Capt. Wyn Roosevelt's 1909 juvenile adventure novel The Frontier Boys in Hawaii; or The Mystery of the Hollow Mountain. Serving as the seventh entry in the eleven-book Frontier Boys series the storyline follows brothers Jim Joe and Tom Darlington alongside their companion Juarez as they voyage aboard the ship Sea Eagle to the Hawaiian Islands. Upon arrival the group encounters perilous wildlife navigates uncharted volcanic caverns beneath hollow mountains and confronts organized criminal gangs threatening island residents. Originally published in 1909 by the A. L. Chatterton Company the Platt & Peck issue represents an early printing circa 1910 identified by the dust jacket rear panel advertisement listing Ralph Victor's ten-volume The Comrades series down to Comrades with the Winton Cadets. A glossy black-and-white frontispiece illustration by artist S. Schneider introduces the text which appeared under the house pseudonym Capt. Wyn Roosevelt created by Edward Stratemeyer for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The Frontier Boys series reflects early twentieth-century American youth literature during a period of expanding Pacific travel and cultural interest following the 1898 annexation of Hawaii. Paper dust jackets produced on budget juvenile series between 1908 and 1912 suffered an extreme attrition rate as fragile paper wrappers were routinely discarded by contemporary readers making surviving jacketed copies increasingly uncommon. The Platt & Peck Co hardcover
1959ref. 5-B17324Golden Press 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. Golden Press hardcover
1973ref. GB003TOPX5QI3N00Progress Publishers 1973. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Progress Publishers hardcover
1898ref. 88203ZPrivately Printed for Members of The Society of Bibliophiles 1898. Hardcover. Good. Volume II only. This edition was printed on Venetian Deckel Edge Paper and was limited to 1000 copies this copy was number 902. Grey cloth boards with gilt illustrations and lettering along with a gilt top edge of pages. Unmarked with the exception of names written on the front endpaper and flyleaf. Pages are slightly yellowed. Cover has wear and bumping on corners and edge of spine. Some discoloration and soil spots throughout the cover. Privately Printed for Members of The Society of Bibliophiles hardcover
1915ref. C4G-ES072726A4New York: The Macmillan Company 1915. 1st American Ed; 1st Thus. Hardcover. Good. 5.5 x 7.75. Good. First American Edition; First Thus. 1915. The Macmillan Company NY. Unmarked. Hardcover. Starting front inner hinge mull showing back cover loose hinge all pages secure. edge & shelf wear bumped corners minor cloth fraying to spine extremities. Good green cloth covers & spine w/ gold lettering gold star circular border decoration & A.U. initials to front cover. Even tanning. Very light scattered foxing to endpapers & title page; even light tanning to interior pages. No dust jacket. 5.5 x 7.75". 358 pp. Concluding volume of Blackwood's Uncle Paul spiritual trilogy following three children and their Uncle Felix into a hidden intercalary day where ordinary time ceases. Ships from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: An antiquarian hardcover first American edition Algernon Blackwood's The Extra Day explores the transcendent mysticism and pantheistic wonder of the Edwardian era. The narrative follows three children Judy Tim and Maria who guided by their whimsical Uncle Felix discover a hidden magical intercalary day where standard time ceases to exist. Within this temporal anomaly the natural world awakens into conscious supernatural vitality allowing the protagonists to experience the universe free from the constraints of adult routine and structured reality. Algernon Blackwood stands among the influential figures of early twentieth-century supernatural fiction actively bridging the transition from Victorian ghost stories to modern cosmic horror and nature mysticism. The novel serves as the concluding installment in a thematic spiritual trilogy that began with The Education of Uncle Paul and A Prisoner in Fairyland. Blackwood infuses the text with his own deeply held animistic beliefs challenging linear Western concepts of time and portraying nature as an immense conscious entity capable of interacting with the innocent human mind. Manufactured by The Macmillan Company in New York the physical volume features dark green cloth boards and a gold-stamped circular star border on the front cover. The lower right corner displays the gold-stamped initials A. U. signifying Author of Uncle Paul which serves as the primary bibliographical marker identifying this exact binding as the true first American printing. The copyright page explicitly states the September 1915 publication date solidifying its place as a verified primary source of Edwardian fantasy literature. The Macmillan Company hardcover
1951ref. 445955New York: The Limited Editions Club 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 873 of 2000. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in glassine jackets. The jacket on Pandora's Box is torn on the front lower right corner else very good overall. The box is near fine with a few small nicks and tears. All three volumes are Signed by Jean Hersholt. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Tale of King Midas and The Golden Touch. As told by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg; Pandora's Box By Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni; The Emperor's New Clothes By Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Ervine Metzl. A handsome set. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1952ref. 445954New York: The Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 873 of 2000. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in very good glassine jackets with a few small tears. The box is near fine with a few smudges. Edited by Jean Hersholt this set is Signed by Hersholt and Henry C. Pitz. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Re-told by Jean Hersholt and illustrated by Malcolm Cameron; The Story of What Happened to Hansel and Gretel. As told by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Translated by P.H. Muir. Illustrated and Signed by Henry C. Pitz; The Whimsical History of Bluebeard By Charles Perrault. Translated from the French by Arthur Quiller-Couch and illustrated by Hans Bendix. Signed by Hersholt. Note: there is a tear to the top right corner of the glassine jacket. A handsome set. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1949ref. 445952New York: The Limited Editions Club 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 1359 of 2500. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in fine clear acetate jackets. The box is near fine with a few small nicks and tears at the corners. Edited by Jean Hersholt this set is Signed by Hersholt and two illustrators: Edward Ardizzone and Everett Gee Jackson. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Tale of Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves. Translated from the Arabic into French by J.C. Mardrus; and then into modern English by E. Powys Mathers. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Signed by Ardizzone; The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated from the Dutch by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Everett Gee Jackson. Signed by Everett Gee Jackson and Inscribed by Jean Hersholt; The Sleeping Beauty In The Wood By Charles Perrault. Translated from the French by P.H. Muir. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. A handsome set in fine condition. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1949ref. 445952New York: The Limited Editions Club 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 1359 of 2500. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in fine clear acetate jackets. The box is near fine with a few small nicks and tears at the corners. Edited by Jean Hersholt this set is Signed by Hersholt and two illustrators: Edward Ardizzone and Everett Gee Jackson. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Tale of Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves. Translated from the Arabic into French by J.C. Mardrus; and then into modern English by E. Powys Mathers. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Signed by Ardizzone; The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated from the Dutch by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Everett Gee Jackson. Signed by Everett Gee Jackson and Inscribed by Jean Hersholt; The Sleeping Beauty In The Wood By Charles Perrault. Translated from the French by P.H. Muir. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. A handsome set in fine condition. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
1952ref. 445954New York: The Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 873 of 2000. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in very good glassine jackets with a few small tears. The box is near fine with a few smudges. Edited by Jean Hersholt this set is Signed by Hersholt and Henry C. Pitz. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Re-told by Jean Hersholt and illustrated by Malcolm Cameron; The Story of What Happened to Hansel and Gretel. As told by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Translated by P.H. Muir. Illustrated and Signed by Henry C. Pitz; The Whimsical History of Bluebeard By Charles Perrault. Translated from the French by Arthur Quiller-Couch and illustrated by Hans Bendix. Signed by Hersholt. Note: there is a tear to the top right corner of the glassine jacket. A handsome set. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
1951ref. 445955New York: The Limited Editions Club 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 873 of 2000. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in glassine jackets. The jacket on Pandora's Box is torn on the front lower right corner else very good overall. The box is near fine with a few small nicks and tears. All three volumes are Signed by Jean Hersholt. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Tale of King Midas and The Golden Touch. As told by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg; Pandora's Box By Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni; The Emperor's New Clothes By Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Ervine Metzl. A handsome set. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
1826ref. H40537London: Sherwood Jones and Co 1826. First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes large 8vo 9.5 x 6.25 inches full midnight blue morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe good set with strengthening to outer joints and inner hinges of three of the four boards neatly done. 71 handcolored plates mainly by Robert Cruikshank 1 uncolored woodcut plate and many in-text illustrations contents very good to fine spine color has mellowed to a pleasing dark brown. Sherwood, Jones, and Co hardcover
2006ref. ECAWS2Gemstone Publishing 2006. Hard Cover. VF - Very Fine/VF - Very Fine. First printing copy never read. This volume contains 6 complete issues numbers 7-12. First Edition. The reproduction of these volumes is as good as ever as each of The EC Archives is shot directly from the original EC art! Once unjustly maligned as a cause of escalating teen delinquency during the 1950s the EC Comics line created by publisher William Gaines and a host of some of comics' most legendary artists is now considered by scholars fans and collectors alike as a milestone achievement in graphic storytelling years ahead of its time. These comics entertained millions and influenced some of our generation's most talented writers filmmakers and artists. They inspired cartoons movies TV series and countless parodies and tributes and now these classics of the 20th century are set to return in this stunning new format for the 21st century! 212 pages. Full Colour illustrations. 9" x 11½" 229mm x 292mm. Dust Jacket. 2.5 Gemstone Publishing hardcover
ref. 140949009West Kingston RI & Hampton Falls NH: Donald M. Grant 2012. Signed Limited Edition; Publisher's Copies. Fine/Fine. Publisher's Copies. A signed limited deluxe edition set of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series all matching and uniformly marked Publisher's Copy PC. All signed by the author and each volume's illustrators respectively: Michael Whelan Phil Hale Ned Dameron Bernie Wrightson Darrel Anderson and Jae Lee. The Gunslinger is additionally signed by its publisher Donald Grant. Two copies of The Little Sisters of Eluria are included; one from the limited edition signed by both King and Whelan and the second from the Artist's Edition signed by Whelan only. All Fine in Fine dust jackets. Slipcases with light wear traycases close very slightly misaligned. Brooks A18.1b A34.1b A43.2b A61.2 A88.3 A89.2 A90.2. An extreme rarity as the maximum of only 12 possible sets of matching publisher's copies could ever exist. The Dark Tower series is not tethered to any specific genre instead fusing together a complex meta-textual universe of dark fantasy western sci-fi and horror. Equally inspired by Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns King modeled his anti-hero Roland Deschain on Clint Eastwood's character in Man with No Name and incorporated slow-burn sparse dialogue from The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Donald M. Grant unknown books
ref. 140949009West Kingston RI & Hampton Falls NH: Donald M. Grant 2012. Signed Limited Edition; Publisher's Copies. Fine/Fine. Publisher's Copies. A signed limited deluxe edition set of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series all matching and uniformly marked Publisher's Copy PC. All signed by the author and each volume's illustrators respectively: Michael Whelan Phil Hale Ned Dameron Bernie Wrightson Darrel Anderson and Jae Lee. The Gunslinger is additionally signed by its publisher Donald Grant. Two copies of The Little Sisters of Eluria are included; one from the limited edition signed by both King and Whelan and the second from the Artist's Edition signed by Whelan only. All Fine in Fine dust jackets. Slipcases with light wear traycases close very slightly misaligned. Brooks A18.1b A34.1b A43.2b A61.2 A88.3 A89.2 A90.2. An extreme rarity as the maximum of only 12 possible sets of matching publisher's copies could ever exist. The Dark Tower series is not tethered to any specific genre instead fusing together a complex meta-textual universe of dark fantasy western sci-fi and horror. Equally inspired by Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns King modeled his anti-hero Roland Deschain on Clint Eastwood's character in Man with No Name and incorporated slow-burn sparse dialogue from The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Donald M. Grant unknown
1940ref. 19330John C. Winston Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Blue blindstamped decorated cover has wear to corners and caps but is clean bright and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Illustrated end sheets and paste downs clean and very good with former owner's name on blank side. Pages are clean and near pristine. Dust jacket has . Wear to the extremities with a couple of short tears and soiling to back panel but bright and in good condition. DJ corners clipped. DJ protected by a brand new clear acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. If pictured shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ; 280 pages . 1940. John C. Winston Company hardcover
ref. 71-1551London: H. Fisher Son & Jackson circa 1831. Hand-colored engraving. 3 3/4 x 6 in. image; 5 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. sheet. Very Good light toning and foxing in the margins. [London: H. Fisher, Son & Jackson, circa 1831]. unknown
1901ref. 21877London : Otto Limited 1901-1907 . First Editions . VG . 4TO . Bound in publisher's red-brick cloth. Extensively illustrated in black and white and colour with every kind of illustration. A treasure trove of period material. Copies bright and generally unworn. Hinges loose in some cases Not all covers or indices are present A very handsome set. Very heavy books special shipping considerations will apply. Otto Limited hardcover
1883ref. 1359696Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1883. Riverside Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 12 volumes; Riverside edition; G; Hardcover; Spine brown with gold print raised bands; Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards toning to spine leather with slight scuffing on some volumes light wear to spine caps edges and corners else clean and strong; Text blocks have gilt top edge marbled endpapers name and date penciled on front endpapers some volumes with uncut pages else clean and tight unless otherwise noted below; Frontispiece and illustrated title page in each volume "illustrated with etchings by Blum Church Dielman Gifford Shirlaw and Turner"; CONTENTS: Vol. I. Twice-Told Tales 538 pages - Vol. II. Mosses from an Old Manse 559 pages - Vol. III. The House of the Seven Gables ; and The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales cracked front hinge; 641 pages - Vol. IV. A Wonder Book ; Tanglewood Tales ; and Grandfather's Chair 637 pages - Vol. V. The Scarlet Letter ; and The Blithedale Romance light spotting on spine; 600 pages - Vol. VI. The Marble Faun or The Romance of Monte Beni 527 pages - Vol. VII. Our Old Home ; and English Note-Books. Vol. I surface tear to front leather at spine edge; 588 pages - Vol. VIII. Our Old Home ; and English Note-Books. Vol. II 619 pages - Vol. IX. Passages from the American Note-Books 458 pages - Vol. X. Passages from the French and Italian Note-Books 574 pages - Vol. XI. The Dolliver Romance ; Fanshawe ; and Septimus Felton : with an Appendix Containing "The Ancestral Footstep" 521 pages - Vol. XII. Tales Sketches and Other Papers : with a Biographical Sketch by George Parsons Lathrop 578 pages. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1359696. FP New Rockville Stock. Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover books
2023ref. 1374786Los Angeles: Boom! Studios 2023. Deluxe edition First printing. Hardcover. Octavo unpaged. In Very Good condition. Spine is red with white print. Boards in illustrated paper. Text block has red edges and red ribbon marker signed bookplate on front pastedown. Illustrated: color. Signed in ink by author Waid on the bookplate. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area ND-HV Section. 1374786. FP New Rockville Stock. Boom! Studios hardcover books
1883ref. 1359696Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1883. Riverside Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 12 volumes; Riverside edition; G; Hardcover; Spine brown with gold print raised bands; Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards toning to spine leather with slight scuffing on some volumes light wear to spine caps edges and corners else clean and strong; Text blocks have gilt top edge marbled endpapers name and date penciled on front endpapers some volumes with uncut pages else clean and tight unless otherwise noted below; Frontispiece and illustrated title page in each volume "illustrated with etchings by Blum Church Dielman Gifford Shirlaw and Turner"; CONTENTS: Vol. I. Twice-Told Tales 538 pages - Vol. II. Mosses from an Old Manse 559 pages - Vol. III. The House of the Seven Gables ; and The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales cracked front hinge; 641 pages - Vol. IV. A Wonder Book ; Tanglewood Tales ; and Grandfather's Chair 637 pages - Vol. V. The Scarlet Letter ; and The Blithedale Romance light spotting on spine; 600 pages - Vol. VI. The Marble Faun or The Romance of Monte Beni 527 pages - Vol. VII. Our Old Home ; and English Note-Books. Vol. I surface tear to front leather at spine edge; 588 pages - Vol. VIII. Our Old Home ; and English Note-Books. Vol. II 619 pages - Vol. IX. Passages from the American Note-Books 458 pages - Vol. X. Passages from the French and Italian Note-Books 574 pages - Vol. XI. The Dolliver Romance ; Fanshawe ; and Septimus Felton : with an Appendix Containing "The Ancestral Footstep" 521 pages - Vol. XII. Tales Sketches and Other Papers : with a Biographical Sketch by George Parsons Lathrop 578 pages. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1359696. FP New Rockville Stock. Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover
2023ref. 1374786Los Angeles: Boom! Studios 2023. Deluxe edition First printing. Hardcover. Octavo unpaged. In Very Good condition. Spine is red with white print. Boards in illustrated paper. Text block has red edges and red ribbon marker signed bookplate on front pastedown. Illustrated: color. Signed in ink by author Waid on the bookplate. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area ND-HV Section. 1374786. FP New Rockville Stock. Boom! Studios hardcover
ref. 1379675London: George Routledge and Sons 18--. Hardcover. 12mo 186 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is green with gold print. Boards in green cloth mitred edges gilt stamped illustration. Wear to spine caps and corners light shelf wear. Text block has gilt edges. Name in ink on title page intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: b&w drawings color frontispiece and plates. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office Case #3. 1379675. FP New Rockville Stock. George Routledge and Sons hardcover books
ref. 1379675London: George Routledge and Sons 18--. Hardcover. 12mo 186 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is green with gold print. Boards in green cloth mitred edges gilt stamped illustration. Wear to spine caps and corners light shelf wear. Text block has gilt edges. Name in ink on title page intermittent spine breaks. Illustrated: b&w drawings color frontispiece and plates. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office Case #3. 1379675. FP New Rockville Stock. George Routledge and Sons hardcover
1843ref. 540812London: Wm. S. Orr & Co 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Printed on various color leaves with a publisher’s advertisement on recto of final leaf. Humorous articles verses etc. by Dickens Thackeray and others. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings designed by Alfred Forrester known under the pseudonym of Alfred Crowquill John Leech and others. Contemporary bookseller’s ticket and later owner’s small bookplate on front pastedown autograph note in pencil on front free endpaper. Contemporary half polished levant and pebbled cloth over boards gilt decorated spine with red titling label cream endpapers all edges gilt. Head and tail of spine and one corner tip neatly refurbished in matching leather joints are rubbed with light wear at corners a few small stains on endpapers very good. Wm. S. Orr & Co hardcover books
