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Published by Charles Scribner, NY, 1864
Seller: The Story Shop, Elwood, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Eleventh Edition. Nice binding with light fading of spine. Light foxing to text. ; Small 8vo; 347 pages.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 361 Language: English.
Published by Charles Scribner, New York, 1863
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. LETTERS TO THE JONESES By Timothy Titcomb; Charles Scribner. New York, NY. 1863. First Edition. This book is hard-bound in brown cloth. The binding is solid and tight Light rubbing to the lower spine end. The contents are bright and clean. Spine sunned. Holland was one of the founders of Scribner's Magazine which became Century Magazine. Overall Very Good condition.
Published by Charles Scribner and Company, 1869
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Long before there was Dear Abbey, there was Timothy Titcomb, serving up sage advice for one and all. TIMOTHY TITCOMB was the literary pseudonym of John Gilbert Holland (1819 - 1881), who was one of the most popular novelist / poets of his day. Besides fiction and poetry, Holland was a journalist and wrote a many essays, and non-fiction books. He was an editor of the "Springfield Republican" newspaper in the Massachusetts city of Springfield. He wrote two history books: "History of Western Massachusetts", and "Life of Abraham Lincoln" - the latter being very popular. One of his most popular books, reprinted many times after its initial appearance in 1858, was "Titcomb's Letters to Young People, Single and Married" - this was long, long before any such "Dear Abbey" columns ever appeared in newspapers. That book was so popular that Holland followed it with "Gold Foil, Hammered from Popular Proverbs", the book that is here offered. This is the seventeenth printing of the book, and ten years down the road in 1869 the book was still going strongly. And one can see why, perusing its pages. The advice is solid - down to earth and sage, without being prissy. Holland may have been a poet, but he was a man of the world and his manly advice - full of common sense - went over well with readers. One can imagine parents nodding their heads in approval if they noticed their offspring reading Titcomb's book. ***************** Apropos of nothing, but interesting, is that Holland helped to establish "Scribner's Monthly Magazine" in 1870 (the year after this edition of "Gold-Foil" was issued). He was that journal's first editor. Another point of interest concerning Mr. Holland : He and his wife, Elizabeth, were good friends of Emily Dickinson. Holland, and his alter-ego, Timothy Titcomb, are pretty much forgotten today, relegated to the Dustbin of History, and the even dustier shelves of old libraries. But there remains something to be discovered in Timothy Titcomb. Perhaps the friend and epistolary correspondent of Emily Dickinson wrote some fair poetic efforts himself. Perhaps his novels are more than pot-boilers. Perhaps his advice is as good today as it was back in 1869. TITLE : Gold Foil, Hammered from Popular Proverbs. / AUTHOR : Timothy Titcomb (pseudonym of Josiah Gilbert Holland, 1819 - 1881) / DATE : 1869. / PLACE : New York. / IMPRINT : Charles Scribner & Co. / EDITION : 17th printing [stated 17th edition] / PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : Trade Hardcover. Contains the author's introductory Preface; there are head and tail embellishments throughout; 358 pages; approximately 4 3/4" x 7 1/4" (12mo); mauve cloth with title, etc. lettered in gold on spine; front and rear boards have a simple triple line border stamped in blank; end-papers are colored light powder-pink. ****************** CONDITION -VERY GOOD - A nicely-preserved, clean specimen with the following imperfections noted BOARDS : Mild weathering and surface rub; a bit of near-negligible spotting to rear board; mild shelf wear to bottom edges; - the original mauve colored has much faded - else clean and presentable with bright title. / SPINE : Compression to extremities with fraying just starting - color is much faded - there is a bit of near-negligible spotting - and gold of title, etc. somewhat effaced, but still legible. / BINDING : Fairly solid - the book has obviously been read and the leaves open widely, exposing binding thread at a few points (which, anyway, is the unavoidable structure of the book), but no leaves are detached or loose. / PAGE EDGES : Toned, but clean. / END PAPERS : A bit of small spotting- slight smudging and foxing (most noticeable at rear - the front fly-leaf has a dated gift inscription : To Clara Richards from Phebe E. Birdsige, 1905 - there are two penciled initials above that (FB) . / INTERIOR : Clean and presentable with but mild signs of use -likely scattered small smudges and spots as is normal . A NICE, CLEAN, WELL-PRESERVED COPY.
Published by Scribner NY 1867, 1867
Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
344pp. 8vo Marroon cloth 11th Edition Title and first 20 pages torn at fore edge ca. 1", covers stained/soiled, lightly foxed throughout: Good+.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Charles Scribner: NY 1859. 7.5 x 5", cloth, 251pp, ink name, sunned spine chipped & badly torn at head, couple signatures sprung, corners bumped, some text spotting & toning. FIRST EDITION.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, 1863
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First Edition. 347 pages; 3/4 leather binding with marbled boards. Former owner's bookplate - "Private Library of H. Scofield #18025". and an inscription "Stephen S. Shapps from his brother Will, Christmas 1875". Josiah gilbert Holland (1819-1881) was an American writer, novelist and poet. He wrote under the pseudonym 'Timothy Titcomb'. and was one of the founder's of Scribner's Monthly which became the Century Magazine. During the second half of the 19th century he sold over a half million copies of his works. The volume is composed of a series of letters giving advice to young people and families.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Eleventh Edition. First Printing. Publisher's full brown beaded cloth. Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819 1881) was an American novelist and poet who also wrote under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb. . Spine faded, gift inscription on ffep, else fine; otherwise unmarked and seemingly unread, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 344 pp.
Published by Charles Scribner, New York, 1863
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
First Edition
1st edition (BAL 8592). 347, [1 (blank)] pp. 12mo. Square & tight. Modest shelfwear. Spine sunned, with some light wear at the spine ends. A VG - VG+ copy. Publisher's original brown cloth binding, with gilt title stamping to spine. Pale yellow eps.