The Talisman by Walter Scott - Unknown: Castle Dangerous & Tales of the Crusades

Quarter-calf, front hinge shows wear but firm. Particulars in gilt to spine; raised bands. Some passages underlined in blue ink and name stamp "Servando Diego Jr." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 601 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

1852 softcover pamphlet discussing the downside of tobacco. When I got this the cover was off. Volume has had some restoration: cover is backed with matching paper and is reattached. Paper and binding are fragile but overall readable with a gentle touch. Primary defect is the corner off the front page. Interior has foxing and stains but no vandalism. I think the author comes out of the same group that published Solomon Spittle (which I also have listed). 1852 is the first year this was published but this is titled "Fourth Thousand" so this is an early printing. Has 8 plates that are included in pagination. 179 pages, complete as issued. An uncommon item generally found in poor condition. This is decent not great (which sometimes is the best you can do). Topic is health problems of tobacco. Discusses addiction, acute toxicity, chronic health problems including heart and lung disease as well as problems of second hand smoke. Feel free to inquire. Please see scans of the book you will receive.

Hardcover leather book in overall good condition for its age. Binding is cracked, but still tight and solid. Some markings inside front cover. Information page is torn. Pages are foxed and some staining. Cover edges are bumped. 5" x 8 1/4". 365 pages plus table in rear.

London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1873. Hardcover. Good. Ex-library (non-circulating). Publisher's green cloth boards decoratively stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover. Call number on spines. Labels on front pastedowns; no pockets. Each volume has pinhole library stamps on the frontispiece, title-page, and each of the illustrated plates/maps. Complete plates: ten illustrations and twelve maps (2 color, 3 fold-outs); several in-text illustrations. 19.4 x 13.6 cm. Octavo. pp. Vol. I: x, 483. Vol. II: vi, 529, plus [6] advertising. Placed in archival mylar sleeves with a small, loose slip of acid-free paper to mask the call number. In his African Sketch-Book, Reade compiled a variety of materials with the intention of illustrating both African life and his experiences. He includes a recapitulation of his travels in Equatorial Africa, Angola, and Senegambia during 1862 and 1863; essays on the slave trade, African exploration, and the progress of Islam in Western Africa; an detailed… Read More

Octavo (9 by 6 1/4 inches) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Later Printing (First was 1893) 310 pages, illustrated with 38 black and white halftone images taken from photographs by the author, along with drawings by others, and music; hardcover, good condition, decorated brown cloth, with stamped black and yellow pattern on cover and spine, resembling Southwestern weaving, and framing the title in gilt; and similarly on spine; upper right corner of front cover slightly bent from old bump, not affecting contents.

Signed presentation from the author to William G. Kerkhoff, an early Southern California business man and philanthropist. Lummis writes, "To ... Staunch Old Timer."

Quarter-calf, front hinge shows wear but firm. Particulars in gilt to spine; raised bands. Some passages underlined in blue ink and name stamp "Servando Diego Jr." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 601 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

1852 softcover pamphlet discussing the downside of tobacco. When I got this the cover was off. Volume has had some restoration: cover is backed with matching paper and is reattached. Paper and binding are fragile but overall readable with a gentle touch. Primary defect is the corner off the front page. Interior has foxing and stains but no vandalism. I think the author comes out of the same group that published Solomon Spittle (which I also have listed). 1852 is the first year this was published but this is titled "Fourth Thousand" so this is an early printing. Has 8 plates that are included in pagination. 179 pages, complete as issued. An uncommon item generally found in poor condition. This is decent not great (which sometimes is the best you can do). Topic is health problems of tobacco. Discusses addiction, acute toxicity, chronic health problems including heart and lung disease as well as problems of second hand smoke. Feel free to inquire. Please see scans of the book you will receive.

Hardcover leather book in overall good condition for its age. Binding is cracked, but still tight and solid. Some markings inside front cover. Information page is torn. Pages are foxed and some staining. Cover edges are bumped. 5" x 8 1/4". 365 pages plus table in rear.

London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1873. Hardcover. Good. Ex-library (non-circulating). Publisher's green cloth boards decoratively stamped in gilt and black on spine and front cover. Call number on spines. Labels on front pastedowns; no pockets. Each volume has pinhole library stamps on the frontispiece, title-page, and each of the illustrated plates/maps. Complete plates: ten illustrations and twelve maps (2 color, 3 fold-outs); several in-text illustrations. 19.4 x 13.6 cm. Octavo. pp. Vol. I: x, 483. Vol. II: vi, 529, plus [6] advertising. Placed in archival mylar sleeves with a small, loose slip of acid-free paper to mask the call number. In his African Sketch-Book, Reade compiled a variety of materials with the intention of illustrating both African life and his experiences. He includes a recapitulation of his travels in Equatorial Africa, Angola, and Senegambia during 1862 and 1863; essays on the slave trade, African exploration, and the progress of Islam in Western Africa; an detailed… Read More

Octavo (9 by 6 1/4 inches) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Later Printing (First was 1893) 310 pages, illustrated with 38 black and white halftone images taken from photographs by the author, along with drawings by others, and music; hardcover, good condition, decorated brown cloth, with stamped black and yellow pattern on cover and spine, resembling Southwestern weaving, and framing the title in gilt; and similarly on spine; upper right corner of front cover slightly bent from old bump, not affecting contents.

Signed presentation from the author to William G. Kerkhoff, an early Southern California business man and philanthropist. Lummis writes, "To ... Staunch Old Timer."