By Year Of Issue / 1880s from Books Tell You Why, Inc.

New York: P. F. Collier Publisher. Good. 1889. Hardcover. An edition in good condition. The pages are discolored and frayed and the spine hinge is separating. The boards are worn and the outer edge boards are exposed; ; 4to; 560 pages .

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company. Fair. 1887. Hardcover. An edition in fair condition. The front cover is detached and the leather is chipping. There is a water stain present from the front endpaper through the first 10 pages and intermittent staining to the bottom corner throughout. A previous owner's signature is on the front endpage… Read more about this item

New York: The Century Co.. Fair. 1887. Hardcover. A four volume edition in fair condition with general wear and tear from life on the shelf; ; Vol. 1/4/2023; 4to .

Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City: Hubbard Brothers Publishers. Good+. 1882. Hardcover. An edition in good+ condition. The blue boards are somewhat discolored and the gilt lettering and design on the cover have spots of fading. The spine is loose but the text is clean and "profusely illustrated." ; Thrice a Prisoner in… Read more about this item

Usa: Belford, Clarke & Company. Near Fine. 1889. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition three volume set in near fine condition. There is some obvious cracking and rubbing to the spines. The front pastedowns bear a library sticker and the first volume has a corner tear on the front paste down; William H. Herndon… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge and Sons. Very Good+. 1888. Limited Edition. Cloth. An attractive limited edition of 1,250, this one being number 1,215. Wear to spine ends and cover corners, light rubbing to edges, boards with minor soiling; internally fine, chromolithographs are clean and crisp. . Signed by publisher George Routledge and printer Edmund Evans at limitation page.… Read more about this item

New York: Cassell & Company, Limited. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1888. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. A Near Fine first edition in lightly sunned illustrated wrappers. In the rare, lightly chipped dust-jacket; "I have called this work the best of Max O'Rell's books, and i think the reader will approve the judgment. Here, as… Read more about this item

Boston: Dana Estes & Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1889. Hardcover. Very Good condition, bright boards with minor shelf-wear, profusely illustrated. Edgewear to chipped dust-jacket, separation of front panel, rather complete though; The 11th work in the Zig-Zag series, in which an American family goes abroad to seek evidences of one of their home… Read more about this item

West Hatfield, MA: Pennyroyal Press. Fine. 1985. Leather. Hand-crafted and published by the Pennyroyal Press in an edition of 350 sets, this being #215, with the folio of 49 individual prints, originally unsigned, at the 100 year anniversary of the publication of the first edition. While uncalled for with this publication, in this set, Mr. Moser … Read more about this item

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company. Good. 1889. Hardcover. An edition in Good condition with scuffing, fraying and other boardwear. Spine hinge is starting to separate; Previous owner's name penciled on front flyleaf ; This book is a history of England from the Celts to the Tudors. It covers the development of the English language and the … Read more about this item

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Near Fine. [1884]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A charming first edition in Near Fine condition. Undated but published in 1884, R. Engen, p.98. Minor edge wear to boards, endpapers lightly colored from binder's glue. A handsome presentation; The country tale by the author of Jackanapes. Seventeen illustrations by Randolph … Read more about this item

New York And London: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Good+. c1883. Hardcover. The first of four volumes in Good+ condition with a cocked spine, rubbing and soiling to the aged boards, and aging to the pages. Pages 29-32 have some tearing that obstructs some of the words; The book covers the life of Napoleon Bonaparte from his early… Read more about this item

New York And London: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good-. c1883. Hardcover. A four volume set in Very Good- condition, boards little rubbed, lightly cocked spines, some tearing to aged pages; The History of Napoleon Bonaparte in four volumes, from his early campaigns until his death; Vol. 1/4/2023; 4to .

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Company. Good. 1887. Hardcover. Good condition with fraying around the spine edges, soiling, bumped corners and edgewear. There is some inking of names in the front of the book; This book tells the story of two young Germans who fall in love in the aftermath of World War I. Their love is… Read more about this item

Boston And New York: The Jefferson Press. Very Good-. c1887. Hardcover. Two volume set in Very Good condition, sunning and rubbing to boards, previous owner's name on front free endpapers ; A two volume set containing a portrait of the French Revolution of 1789 as viewed by republican institutions; Vol. 1/2/2023; 4to ; 587 pages… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good+. 1889. Hardcover. Good+ condition with bumped corners, aging to the boards and soiled page ecges, rubbing, scuffing and fraying to the boards, especially around the spine. There is a previous owner's library bookplate on the front pastedown; Embraces a discussion of the evidences of both natural and revealed religion; 8vo… Read more about this item

Boston And New York: The Jefferson Press. Very Good-. c1887. Hardcover. The second book of a two volume set. Very Good- condition, sunning around the spine. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper; This book tells the story of the French Revolution from the perspective of the Republican institutions that were created during its aftermath. Abbott … Read more about this item

Boston And New York: The Jefferson Press. Very Good. c1887. Hardcover. Two volume set in Very Good condition with light fading and rubbing to boards. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper ; The French Revolution of 1789: As Viewed in the Light of Republican Institutions is a book that examines the French Revolution through the lens… Read more about this item

Chicago And Springfield, IL: H. W. Rokker, Publisher. Good. 1889. Hardcover. Good condition with a cocked spine, page edge and board soiling, fraying and rubbing to the corners, and the spine hinge is starting and there are some loose pages in the front in addition to some writing on the front pastedown; President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated… Read more about this item

London: Walter Scott. Good. 1888. Hardcover. A handsome edition in Good condition with soiling and rubbing to the boards and edges and bumped corners ; James Sime provides a comprehensive and engaging biography of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, the renowned writer, scientist, and artist. Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, the book offers a… Read more about this item