The Road to Wellville. by Postum Cereal Company - 1926

Philadelphia American Book & Bible House, 1901, hardcover. SALESMAN'S SAMPLE COPY (a sampling, partial contents, "prospectus" of the book for potential buyers) with publisher's notice bound in. This copy shows several of the photographic illustrations, and pictures of the "Texoderm Binding" and the "Full Morocco Edition de Luxe" to be offered. -- Hardcover, brown cloth with photo of McKinley on cover. Condition: good-only (cloth scuffed, worn at corners; hinge cracked; one plate is clear-taped; some pages were printed on browning paper). -- Also called Salesman's Dummy.

London George Kenning, 1878, hardcover. Both preface and title page are dated 1878. **This copy has two sepia photographs pasted in, opposite to and on verso of title page, with the handwritten names of George Kenning and of A F A Woodford; these are in different hands, but it is not known if they are actually signatures of the two men** Woodford compiled and edited the book, which is a condensation of the immense work by Mackey; Kenning sponsored and published the work. Alphabetical. Includes list of subscribers. Publisher's catalog at rear. -- Hardcover, blue cloth with gold and black embossed decorations, front cover and spine, including gold portraits of three Grand Masters. Condition: very good overall (bright cover with clean pages, with endsheets cracked but still sound binding; spine just faintly darkened, with light rubbing at tips and edges; pp,16-17 soiled apparently in the printing process; edges lightly foxed).

The Prince of India Vol I & II. By Lew Wallace. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. 1893. First Edition. Hardbacks without dust jacket. Good Condition. Blue cloth with gilt titles on front cover along with embossed red rosary and moon and star in silver-light. Light rubbing at extremities. Covers faded and rubbed. Spine and edges have minor bumping, as well as some shelf/edge wear. The inside of Volume I is clean and unmarked except for 2.00 on fly page. Volume II is clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name and "November 1899" written on fly page. 502 pp + 578 pp are yellowed. Binding is good. Lewis Wallace was a general for the Union army during the Civil War. He went on to become governor of the New Mexico Territory out west. Wallace was also a lecturer who wrote three works during his busy life. Between his tenure as member of the court and holding office as governor, he published The Fair God (1873), while preparing to write Ben Hur (1880), which has since been translated into… Read More

New York and London: The Co-operative Publication Society . Valjean Edition.



The Valjean Edition of the Novels of Victor Hugo (7 of 9 Volumes) by Victor Hugo












The Valjean Edition. 3/4 leather bindings with marbled boards. Spines have chips and some are loose – very fragile. Covers also have chips, bumps, and edge wear. Interior of books have frontispieces with printed tissue guards.
Pages in all of the volumes are waved or cockled. Previous owner's name is in front of books.
Poor condition that will need expert book restoration.
Volumes include
Les Miserables IIIBy Order of the KingHistory of a Crime Ninety-ThreeHans of IcelandNotre Dame deParisToilers of the Sea

London: Gollancz, 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition first impression hardback in original yellow dustjacket. Almost fine book which has no inscriptions , no marks to boards , no spine lean , no tears to pages but has small scuff to rear pastedown , 2 corners are sharp 2 slightly pushed , spine tips are lightly pushed , usual page toning with age , in fine jacket that is not spine faded , not price-clipped showing 25/-[ £1.25] net on flap , no wear to edges , no tears , not a remainder , not an ex-library copy. All orders are sent in quality inert removable dust jacket plastic, bubble-wrapped and in a strong box. We are a full time Independent bookseller established in 1999.

Philadelphia American Book & Bible House, 1901, hardcover. SALESMAN'S SAMPLE COPY (a sampling, partial contents, "prospectus" of the book for potential buyers) with publisher's notice bound in. This copy shows several of the photographic illustrations, and pictures of the "Texoderm Binding" and the "Full Morocco Edition de Luxe" to be offered. -- Hardcover, brown cloth with photo of McKinley on cover. Condition: good-only (cloth scuffed, worn at corners; hinge cracked; one plate is clear-taped; some pages were printed on browning paper). -- Also called Salesman's Dummy.

London George Kenning, 1878, hardcover. Both preface and title page are dated 1878. **This copy has two sepia photographs pasted in, opposite to and on verso of title page, with the handwritten names of George Kenning and of A F A Woodford; these are in different hands, but it is not known if they are actually signatures of the two men** Woodford compiled and edited the book, which is a condensation of the immense work by Mackey; Kenning sponsored and published the work. Alphabetical. Includes list of subscribers. Publisher's catalog at rear. -- Hardcover, blue cloth with gold and black embossed decorations, front cover and spine, including gold portraits of three Grand Masters. Condition: very good overall (bright cover with clean pages, with endsheets cracked but still sound binding; spine just faintly darkened, with light rubbing at tips and edges; pp,16-17 soiled apparently in the printing process; edges lightly foxed).

The Prince of India Vol I & II. By Lew Wallace. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. 1893. First Edition. Hardbacks without dust jacket. Good Condition. Blue cloth with gilt titles on front cover along with embossed red rosary and moon and star in silver-light. Light rubbing at extremities. Covers faded and rubbed. Spine and edges have minor bumping, as well as some shelf/edge wear. The inside of Volume I is clean and unmarked except for 2.00 on fly page. Volume II is clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name and "November 1899" written on fly page. 502 pp + 578 pp are yellowed. Binding is good. Lewis Wallace was a general for the Union army during the Civil War. He went on to become governor of the New Mexico Territory out west. Wallace was also a lecturer who wrote three works during his busy life. Between his tenure as member of the court and holding office as governor, he published The Fair God (1873), while preparing to write Ben Hur (1880), which has since been translated into… Read More

New York and London: The Co-operative Publication Society . Valjean Edition.



The Valjean Edition of the Novels of Victor Hugo (7 of 9 Volumes) by Victor Hugo












The Valjean Edition. 3/4 leather bindings with marbled boards. Spines have chips and some are loose – very fragile. Covers also have chips, bumps, and edge wear. Interior of books have frontispieces with printed tissue guards.
Pages in all of the volumes are waved or cockled. Previous owner's name is in front of books.
Poor condition that will need expert book restoration.
Volumes include
Les Miserables IIIBy Order of the KingHistory of a Crime Ninety-ThreeHans of IcelandNotre Dame deParisToilers of the Sea

London: Gollancz, 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition first impression hardback in original yellow dustjacket. Almost fine book which has no inscriptions , no marks to boards , no spine lean , no tears to pages but has small scuff to rear pastedown , 2 corners are sharp 2 slightly pushed , spine tips are lightly pushed , usual page toning with age , in fine jacket that is not spine faded , not price-clipped showing 25/-[ £1.25] net on flap , no wear to edges , no tears , not a remainder , not an ex-library copy. All orders are sent in quality inert removable dust jacket plastic, bubble-wrapped and in a strong box. We are a full time Independent bookseller established in 1999.