Fifty Years Among Authors, Books and Publishers by Derby, J. C - 1886

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY, Carleton, 1884. 739 pages, binding crudely repaired with taped spine, corners, joints and hinges. Suitable for reading, reference or rebinding. 739 pages, many engraved portraits, contents clean and in good condition. .

Paperback / softback. New.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York-London, G.W. Carleton & Co. Publishers. 1884. Original publisher's brown cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine and frontcover, thick large 8vo: frontispiece steel-engraved portrait, 740pp., introduction, 75 biographies, 10 other steel-engraved portraits, conclusion, index. Ex-library copy. Fine copy.

G.W. Carleton & Co. Used - Very Good. 1884. Decorated cloth. 4to. 739 pp. 11 plates. First edition. Modest shelf wear and mild scuffing to boards, with noticeable wear to head and tail of spine. Corners slightly bumped. Gilt stamped lettering and decoration clear and bright. Binding is solid. Previous owner's inscription to blank page following ffep. Some noticeable foxing to few initial pages, with text otherwise clean, bright if slightly toned, and unmarked. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Books on Books.)

New York: G.W. Carleton & Co. , 1884. FIRST EDITION, first printing. 739pp. Full pebled purple cloth with gilt lettering and design on the front cover, moderate to heavy wear at the extremities, with corners bumped and chipping to the top & bottom of the spine, Previous booksellers bookplate on the front endpaper with a hand-written list of the portraits included: James C. Derby, Henry Ivison, James Harper, Danel Appleton, Robert Bonner, George W. Carleton, George P. Putnum, J.B. Lippincott, George W. Childs, Wille See, A.S. Barnes. Penciled bracking in the marginson many pages. Overall in GOOD MINUS condition. . First Edition. Full Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Hartford, CN: M. A. Winter & Co, 1885. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 739pp. A literary feast of books and book publishing in the 19th century. Many long forgotten authors, book publishers, and Civil War Generals that became authors. In cinnamon cloth, with gilt letters and front panel device (some rubbing, and bent corners).

New York: G.W. Carleton, 1884 First edition. Original gilt-decorated cloth. Octavo. Engraved portraits. Spine faded, pencil signature. Very good.

M.A. Winter and Co., 1884 Orange cloth with gold gilt title on spine and cover. Foxing to fly leap and tissue adjacent to frontispiece.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.