Old Creole Days

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good. 1892. Hardcover. Covers show wear at edges. A spot of discoloration in the cloth can be seen on the front cover along with light soiling. Many pages have dampstaining as much as 1/3 up from the bottom. Tightly bound and easily readable. .

NY: Scribners, 1906. Bound in green cloth, stamped in gold, which is still bright. The top edge is gilt (still bright), some minor fading to spine. The unusual aspect of this book, is that it is in great condition. Contains eight full page illustrations and 14 half-page ones, all tissue protected. 234 pp.. Early… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. First Illustrated Edition: 1 of 204 copies printed on Japan paper #173. Decorative vellum. Very Good +. Albert Hertler. Quarto (10 1/8" x 7 1/8" x 1 1/2"); vellum with gold lettering and decorative title on spine and front cover with Art Deco flower; illustrated with B&W lithographic frontispiece and six comparable… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner's, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscribed by Cable opposite the title page. Very Good, sunned on the spine and back board, a small chip to the head of the spine, unmarred gilt on the spine and front board. Square, minor wear on the binding, gilt top edge, bookplate inside the front board. A collection of 8… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. First Edition. Cloth. Good/good. 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm), green embossed cloth, with gilt lettering on front and spine, front has embossed picture of a tree with Spanish moss drapping from its limbs. A picture of a pelican in the corner. Wear to extremities. The cover is a little… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. Later printing. 12mo (17cm); original green cloth with white cameo device to front board; top edge gilt; 330pp; frotispiece etching by Percy Moran. Cloth just touched at corners and spine ends, else a truly lovely copy, straight and clean, very Near Fine. Reissue, in Scribner's "Cameo" series, of Cable's first book (originally published… Read more about this item

David Douglas, 1894. Paperback. Acceptable. 1894. Author's Edition. 260 pages. Illustrated paper covers. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges and reverse of covers. Moderate cracking and light staining to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Paper covers have light edge-wear and corner curling with mild tanning… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. First Edition. First state, lacking the publisher's ads at rear. Octavo; brown 'S' cloth, with titling stamped in gilt and decorations stamped in black on spine and front panel; [viii],299,[3]pp. Some light rubbing to edges, with a touch of faint spotting to preliminary and terminal leaves; hinges sound - Near Fine. An attractive… Read more about this item

1879. CABLE, George W. Old Creole Days. Original brown pictorial cloth. N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. First edition of the author's first book. BAL 2330. A very good copy in a cloth folding box. With a 1pp A.L.S. from Cable Northampton May 22, 1901 to a Mr. Rideing talking about a manuscript that is being delivered. Also included is… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879. First Edition, First State. Hardcover. Octavo, [i-viii], [1]-229 pages. In Good condition. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering and black stamped decorations. Boards have fraying and chipping to spine edges, bumping and rubbing to corners, sunning to spine, and mild edge wear and shelf wear. Textblock has sticker on front pastedown, splitting… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1897 260 pages plus ads. SIGNED and inscribed by Cable on the half-title page: "To Sir George Reid / with the warmest regards of / G. W. Cable / Edinburgh, June, '98." This Reid may have been the Scottish artist of the same name. With an interesting non-authorial gift inscription on the same page: "And to /… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

Arcadia Publishing, 1991. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Arcadia Publishing, 1991. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Very Good. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Later printing. Signed at half title by Cable with brief inscription and dated March 22, 1893. Octavo. 303 pp. + advertisements. Frontis with tissue guard. Maroon cloth stamped in orange. Ex-library copy though with no external markings. Light rubbing to boards and joints and… Read more about this item

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1897.. No. 2 of 204 copies on Japan Paper.. publisher's full gilt vellum, t.e.g., in plain cloth wrapper.. Boards very slightly bowed; but a very attractive copy.. 8vo,. With illustrations by Albert Herter. Inscribed by G. W. Cable to his wife (1897) and daughter (1920).

New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1898. An early printing, this copy INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR AND WITH PLEASING ASSOCIATION PROVENANCE. Frontispiece etching by Percy Moran. 8vo, publisher's original green cloth with gilt rules to the covers and gilt lettering to the spine. Ivory colored cameo stamped on upper board. In a green cloth clamshell box… Read more about this item

Penguin Publishing Group, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Arcadia Publishing, 1991. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. Hardcover. Good. . Some rubbing/shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.