Search Results: Pre-1900 Literature from Seneca Valley Used Books & Paper Collectibles

Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1882. Hardcover. Minor usage. Part of a series. Author's revised edition. Dark green covers with gold details/lettering on front cover. Spinehas some sun mottles. Text is clean/tight. Frontispiece in different position. Has round engravure of Alhambra. Original protective paper in place. Inked ownership dated 1883.; 41/4x63/4; 496 pages .

Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1868. Revised Edition. Hardcover. People's Edition. MAP IS MISSING. Author's revised edition complete in one volume. Very minor usage showing. Dark green covers with gold lettering/details on front. Sine is somewhat faded to a lighter green and gold lettering is not as bright as it should be. Inkrf ownership of Cockey Christmas 1883. Frontispiece is nice steel engravure entitled Agate. Original onion skin protective page still intact. Text is clean/tight with minor browning. A few pages have been creased upon binding. ; 41/4x61/4; 649 pages .

Henry Altemus. G/NONE. circa 1899. edition info missing. Hardcover; Printing info missing. Rated in only good condition due to the title page and free rear endpaper being removed. Also due to the title/copyright page being removed, the frontispiece which shows an oval engraving of Holmes became completely separated. It has recently been attached back in by what looks like magic tape. Both front and rear covers have gold and white flower designs on two-thirds each with the other quarter part having embossed flower medallions also glued on the covers. The glued medallion paper is missing from the rear cover. All corners and spine edges have a bit of bumping and open wear from handling and usage all these years. Endpapers are white with green illustrations and the Henry Altemus insignia. Also, the front side of the frontispiece has a previous owner's name neatly written in pencil and dated Sept 15, 1908, last name could be Flute or Plute or Hute, etc. Text is clean and tight. If a photo… Read More

Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1865. Revised Edition. Hardcover. People's Edition. Author's revised edition complete in one volume. Very minor usage showing. Dark green covers with gold lettering/details on front. Gold lettering on spine almost gone. Covers have mottled fading. Inked ownership of Cockey dated Christmas 1883. Although text is clean/tight there is some normal foxing. Pre-title page has nice steel oval engravure of young lady holding a kittie. ; 41/4x61/4; 543 pages .

Scribner's Sons/John Lane. G+. 1897. Hardcover. No edition/printing given. Dark green leather boards. Elaborate gold illustration of child and garden on front. Spine also elaborate illustration of child, flowers and lettering. Some minor spine end and corner bump and wear. Back cover also has some gold illustrations. Book has minor loos eness but nothng to worry about. Frontispiece is b/w illustration of Stevenson. Title page also elaborate in b/w. Minor browning throughout. Rough cut pages. Small fancy stamped ownership of Grace Elizabeth Smith dated '98.No DJ (? ) SVL39-6; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo; 137 pages .

London: Henry G. Bohn. G+. 1852. Hardcover. No edition/printing given. Dark green covers with blindstamped decorations on front/rear covers. Spine also has blindstamping with title in gold. Normal usage showing. Inked ownership of Raymond Wells dated 1905 and Cluff dated 1941. Endpapers have Bohn's Standard Titles printed in blue. There are 2 title pages with the main one having a steel engravure frontispiece of Sheridan. Original onion paper protects this engravure from title page. Text is quite clean/tight with some foxing throughout. A few pages have darker foxing. Not all pages are edge cut from binder. Works included are THe Rivals, St. Patrick's Day, The Duenna, The School for Scandal, The Critic, Trip to Scarborough, Pizarro, Verses to the Memory of Garrick. ; Bohn's Standard Library; 5x71/2; 565+ad pages .

Education Publishing. G. 1899. Softcover. Volume 34. Good condition. Notes by Eaton. Used with brown covers. Dark brown lettering/details on front. 1/2 x 2 1/4 inch piece missing from lower front with also a small piece missing from first page. Penciled notes throughout. Stapled spine. Book is tight with naturally browned pages. If a photo is showing with this description it is not from us. If you would like a photo, please request one. Need to send a gift? We offer free domestic drop delivery, free gift wrapping and card for almost any occasion. Just let us know the occasion and your message. ; Ten Cent Classics; Textbook; Vol. 34; 16mo; 172 pages .

Hartford American Publishing Co. P. 1869. Subscriptiion Only Edition. Hardcover. Poor condition. Selling book AS IS. Covers are badly abused but whole. One side of spine separated. Top of spine gone and only the word Abroad is in gold. Pages are brown and brittle. Front cover partly unhinged. Rear is loose. Free gift wrapping, card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; Poor condition and SELLING AS IS. There are 234 illustrations throughout and many paages in rear with advertisements. Book is still quite solid. Leaving obituary newspaper clipping telling about the death of Daniel Slote a well known book binder. He was the 'Dan" in this bookand a good friend of Mark Twain. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 651+ads pages .

Ginn. P 1893. Softcover. Annotated English Classics with introduction and notes explanatory and critical for use in schools and classes by Rev. H. N. Hudson. Selling book 'AS IS'. Brown covers with black lettering. Several pages are separated and all signatures are loose.Comes with original old school book cover. SV4-104M. ; English Classics; Textbook; 16mo; 205 pages .

Edinburgh London: William Paterson.. VG+. circa 1895. no edition/printing given. Hardcover. Very good condition, No date except for written ownership of Alica Farminton King, Edinboro, July 1895 in all volumes. Four volumes in very good condition. Volume 1-The Lay of the Last Minstrel. Rokeby . Piece of second paper pasteup on spine is missing; Volume II-The Lady of the Lake, The Bridal of Thiermain, misc. Poetry. ; Volume III-Marmion, Harold the Dauntless, misc. Poetry. Small stain at spine foot; Volume IV-Lord of the Isles. Vision of Don Roderick, Ballads from the German, misc poetry. Stain at spine foot. Each book has beautiful burgandy colors of swirling patteers with gold marbling. Endpapers match/coloring is brilliant. Leather spine/corners. Spines have faded along with 1/3 of all backs. Some wear on opening crease/edges but not really too much. Teeny edge nicks. Raised horizontal lines on spine. All paper paste up labels on spine are black with gold lettering and in very good shape… Read More

Edinburgh London: William Paterson.. VG+. circa 1895. no edition/printing given. Hardcover. Very good plus condition, No date except for written ownership of Alica Farminton King, Edinboro, July 1895. Piece of second paper pasteup on spine is missing. Beautiful endpapers with burgandy colors of swirling patterns/gold marbling. Leather spine/corners. Some wear on opening crease/edges but not really too much. Raised horizontal lines on spine. Leaving sepia toned photo of Scott found in book. Free gift wrapping, card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; Vol. 1 only. Very good plus condition with only light usage showing. No date except for written ownership of Alica Farminton King, Edinboro July 1895. Leather spine has normal wear on hinges. Paper paste-up on spine with titles is brown/gold lettering. 2nd paper paste-up is partly missing. Leaving photo of Sir Walter Scott with book. Will look up information if needed. Free gift wrapping, card and drop shipping. Let us… Read More

American Book Company. P. 1896. Poor condition and selling AS IS. Book still together. Green covers/blk lettering. Free gift wrapping, card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; Eclectic School Readings; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" ; 246+ads pages .

Putnam's Sons. VG. 1868. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Blk pebbled covers with nice gold emblem and title on front. Spine and spillover completely sun faded. Minor cover usage. Author's Revised Edition. Also a People's Edition. Text is clean/tight. Frontispiece on front of page instead of across from title. Shows b/w illustration of Arms of Columbus. Protective paper intact. Interesting note on the free frontendpaper by previous owner W. W. Cockey regarding this book and rest of the Washington Irving series as follows 'This set of books written by Washing Irving are to go to my father Ches. S. . Peggih (? ) according to my desire'. ; Vol. 1; 41/2x61/2; 497 pages .

Putnam's Sons. VG. 1868. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Author's Revised edition. Also People's Edition. Blk pebbled covers with nice gold emblem and title on front. Spine with some spillover completely sunfaded. Text is clean/tight. Nice engravure frontispiece of Columbus in Prison. Original protective paper still intact. Inked ownerhip of Cockey dated 1883. ; Vol. 3; 41/2x61/2; 634 pages .

Edinburgh London: William Paterson.. VG+. circa 1895. no edition/printing given. Hardcover. Very good condition, No date except for written ownership of Alica Farminton King, Edinboro, July 1895 in all volumes. Four volumes in very good condition. Volume 1-The Lay of the Last Minstrel. Rokeby . Piece of second paper pasteup on spine is missing; Volume II-The Lady of the Lake, The Bridal of Thiermain, misc. Poetry. ; Volume III-Marmion, Harold the Dauntless, misc. Poetry. Small stain at spine foot; Volume IV-Lord of the Isles. Vision of Don Roderick, Ballads from the German, misc poetry. Stain at spine foot. Each book has beautiful burgandy colors of swirling patteers with gold marbling. Endpapers match/coloring is brilliant. Leather spine/corners. Spines have faded along with 1/3 of all backs. Some wear on opening crease/edges but not really too much. Teeny edge nicks. Raised horizontal lines on spine. All paper paste up labels on spine are black with gold lettering and in very good shape… Read More

Houghton, Mifflin & Co. G. 1897. Hardcover. Riverside Edition. Volume 1 only from a series of 13. Burgandy covers with gold trim. Most of the gold lettering and details on spine are worn off. Covers have normal edge and corner bump and wear. Penciled ownership of Anastasia Mullaney of Elmira NY. Front and rear hinges are splitting making the text shaky but nothing is falling apart. Some foxing and normal page browning throughout. Frontispiece is b/w illustrations of Miriam and Donatello with original onion skin paper. ; Small 8vo; 527 pages .

Gebbie & Company , Publishing. G+. 1893. Later Printing. Hardcover. Rating book good plus HOWEVER covers are not. SPINE IS COMPLETELY GONE. Covers are in very good condition otherwise making for an easy rebind. FEP has 21/2 x 33/4 simple b/w paper pasteup showing library ownership and presented by Mrs. H. Drummer. Because spine is missing front cover is completely separated and rear is literally hanging by a thread. Endpapers are a bit damaged at hinge. Due date and card holder on rear end free page. ; One of 16 volumes. Artists' Japan Edition number 6 of 1,000. Other reprinted pieces included. Steel photogravure illustrations from original designs by Barnard. Rated GOOD PLUS however covers are not. Brown covers with leather spine and spillover. Gold braided detail where leather and cloth meet. Beautiful all edge gilt (AED) . Text is clean and tight despite cover condition. Frontispiece is in beautiful color detail entitled 'Little Nell and Her Grandfather'. Frontispiece is… Read More

Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1883?. Hardcover. Part of a series. People's Edition. Dark green covers with gold lettering/etails on front. Spine is sun mottled but some of the gold lettering can be seen. Also some mottling around front cover edges. Text is clean/tight. Inked ownership dated Christmas 1883. Nice engravure frontispiece not in usual location. Entitled 'Johnson Reading The VIcar'. Protective paper still in place. ; 41/4x63/4; 427 pages .

New York Lane & Tippett for the Methodist Episcopal Church. P/NONE. 1848. Hardcover. Poor condition. Selling book AS IS. Brown leather over cardboard boards. Front board is missing. Rear board is completely separated. Spine cover is damaged and top/bottom 1 1/2 inches are missing. Sewed spine still intact. Pages have some foxing/light browning. ; Text is divided into chapters with an introduction, index, notes, chiefly selected from Bunyan's own writings and a sketch of the author's life by Stephen B. Wickens. Frontispiece is engravure of Bunyan drawn by Derby, England by W. D. Smith. Other engravures throughout book are not signed. A book still worth having repaired. ; 4x6; 478+ads pages .

Putnam's Sons. VG. 1860. Reprint. Hardcover. Printed from the original edition with a preface and notes by Evert A. Duyckinck. People's Edition. Black pebbled covers with nice gold emblem with title on front cover. Spine gold looks worn. Small repairable chink in spine. Minor usage showing. Inked ownership of W. C. Cockey Christmas 1883.nice frontispiece engravure of Salmagundi and friends by Duthie Sculp. The name of Hoppin also appears at bottom of engraveure. Still has original protective page. Text is quite clean/tight. Some minor stains on front endpapers. ; 41/2x61/2; 473 pages .