Charles Albert Fechter by Field, Kate

NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1911. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. Richardson , Rome K (decorative covers). Brown, Ethel Pennewill (text decorations and illust). Remarkably well-conserved, as new copy still in publisher'sgift box. Elaborate mixed element floral cover design by Richardson K. Rome on green cloth. Text illustrtaions and decorations by Ethel Pennewill Brown. 8vo, gte, sides untrimmed, 76p. Unused, pages uncut, in orignal glassine wrapper all in as new condition housed in publisher's gift box, white paper with satin finish over cardboard, edged in gilt, top cover decorated with elements of Richardson's cover design, stated "Presenation Edition" An exemplar of the "gift book" at the commercial maturity of the decorative cover in American bindings. THE collector's copy.

Collectible "Hercules Bound" binding patented by the John C. Winston publishing company. Orange boards with black illustrations on the cover and black print on the spine in excellent condition. Very mild bumping on the top and bottom of the spine. Illustrated end papers. No dust jacket as issued. The text block is square, clean, clear, unmarked & mildly age-toned. The colour plates are bright and clean. 403 pp

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1927. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Corners a bit rubbed, boards faintly soiled, ink date and owner bookplate of Robert N. Cherry on front flyleaf. 1927 Half-Leather. iv, 325 pp. 8vo. No binder's ticket, but appears to be a contemporary custom rebinding: blue leather spine and corners over blue cloth, gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, new end sheets. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them.

The Easton Press, 1993. 2 vols. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Lower bottom corner of Vol. II very slightly bumped. Otherwise appear unopened / unread. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) navy leather with hubbed spines. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spines and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the set we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful set chronicling the outrageous but true story of a Revolutionary War era swashbuckling naval officer!

The Easton Press, 1973 (1938). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover.Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Faint toning to edges of silk end papers. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) blue leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire end papers, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A really lovely copy!

Collectible "Hercules Bound" binding patented by the John C. Winston publishing company. Orange boards with black illustrations on the cover and black print on the spine in excellent condition. Very mild bumping on the top and bottom of the spine. Illustrated end papers. No dust jacket as issued. The text block is square, clean, clear, unmarked & mildly age-toned. The colour plates are bright and clean. 403 pp

The Easton Press, 1973 (1938). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover.Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Faint toning to edges of silk end papers. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) blue leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire end papers, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A really lovely copy!

London: George Bell & Sons 1877. (Leather binding) 512pp. Very good, no dust jacket. A signed binding by Mudie in 3 / 4 red leather, marbled boards and raised bands on the spine. Marbled endpapers, portrait frontispiece, appendix. Previous owner inscriptions. Binding by Mudie. (Essays).

London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge 1863, new edition. (Leather binding) 308, 96, 25, 7pp. Very good. Finely bound in red leather, tooled in blind and gilt, raised bands on the spine, gilt tooled board edges and inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Illustrations with tissue guards. The extremeties are a bit rubbed and there is a previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper dated 1874. Illustration by Birket Foster. (Poetry, Poetry).

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions (1966). First Edition thus; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. Hardcover. Two volume set. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Near Fine condition. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings except for a bookplate on the flyleaf of the second volume. Very minor shelf wear to covers. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spines. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the two volume set we have at Barbed Wire Books.