Ten Years Among the Mail Bags: Or, Notes from the Diary of a Special Agent of the Post-Office Department by Holbrook, J - 1888

Philadelphia: H. Cowperthwait, 1855. First Edition. Fair copy. In brwon criscross pattern brwon cloth covers with postal seal in gilt on front cover and gilt mailbag and lettering on spine. Intact but very loose binding. Cracked front hinge and moderately cracked rear hinge. Previous woner's name front free endpaper whose lower half is missing. Unmarked text pages. Bumping of ends of spine. Corners are worn through. Pictures upon request. . Mass Market Paperback. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Loomis National Library Association, 1888. Hardcover. Good. Reprint. Octavo. 432pp. Illustrated. Neat gift inscription on verso of front fly, binding heavily worn, a portion of the gutter neatly strengthened at the title page, sound but good only.

Philadelphia, PA: Cowperthwait & Co., 1874. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rust cloth, lettered/decorated in black. Rubbed joints and spine extremities, corners slightly exposed. Covers show some surface rubbing, with spine panel somewhat faded (lettering and illus. still distinct). Firm binding, one signature slightly projecting along fore-edge. Former owner's ex-libris sticker mounted inside front cover, short tear and minor chip along fore-edge of rear flyleaf. 432 pp. A solid copy with relatively minor faults, wear commensurate with age..

J.C. Derby, 1956. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. This copy has been nicely re-bound in red cloth with original cloth on new biding. Previous owner name..

Philadelphia: H. Cowperthwait & Co., 1855. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 19.5 x 13 cm. 12mo. 432pp Bound in green-blue cloth, gilt stamped. Toning and scuffing to spine. Boards are cocked. Binding is tight.

Philadelphia: H. Cowperthwaite, 1855. First edition, title page dated 1855. Brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and in blind, full page engravings, 432 pages. Covers rubbed and unvenly faded, minor chips to spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, front free endpaper removed, engravings foxed (age speckled), text pages clean with a few margin spots, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Shepard, Clark and Co., 1856. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown embossed cloth, lettered and with front cover medallion in gilt. Decently preserved with relatively minor faults. Base of spine rubbed a bit with slight surface loss, corners rubbed with mild exposure. Foxed text block edges, interior generally clean with foxing to engraved plate at p. xii. Glue residue to a portion of front fixed endpaper. Firm binding. Stated 20th thousand (thus likely a 2nd ptg). xxiv,25-432 pp., illus..

H. Cowperthwait & Co. Used - Very Good. 1855. Hardcover. Handsomly rebound in contemporary red cloth, no dj, paper label on spine. Slight shelf-wear to boards and label. Interiors age toned and foxed but otherwise clean. Very Good. (Subject: Americana & Regional History).

cowperthwait & co, 1855 hardback book good condition,some soiing,wear,but good solid binding,name on first blank page. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good.

Philadelphia, PA: H. Cowperthwait & Company, 1856. 432 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Title rubbed. Corners bumped. Sunning to spine and edges. Binding is scuffed. Wear to extremities. Previous owner's name on ffep. Also name stamp on title pg. Light foxing and staining throughout. Hinges loose. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings. . Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.