Edward Strahan Editor (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Illustrated Edition. Large folio embossed gilt leather bound book. Front board is splitting on bottom 3rd. 60 photogravures and 28 full page wood engravings + many wood engravings in 187 pages of text. Contents clean with no foxing. Circa 1880. Will require extra postage.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Oversized half leather and pebble grain cloth, AEG, gilt titles, marbled eps. Leather heavily rubbed, points exposed. Outer joints rubbed but not split. Boards are fully attached and secure. Inner hinges have minor surface splitting but are structurally firm. Text block is tight and square. Minor foxing to the title page. The 48 Goupil photogravure plates are generally clean but for slight occasional marginal foxing. Numerous wood engravings.; Folio 13" - 23" tall; vi, xvi, 136,[2] pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A Century After: Picturesque Glimpses of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Including Fairmount, the Wissahickon, and other Romantic Localities, with the Cities and Landscapes of the State. Edited by Edward Strahan and printed in Philadelphia by Allen, Lane, and Scott and J.W. Lauderbach. 1875, 360 pp, 12" x 9.75", 4to, hardcover full cloth. In fair condition, with rubbing and cracking to hinges at front and back of book. Text block remains complete with occasional wear. Beautifully illustrated with a variety of black-and-white scenes throughout Philadlephia. Light marginalia. Nd. ArGeneral age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A great look at Philadelphia's progression in the century following the Declaration of Independence. Includes pieces on the upcoming Centennial Exposition. COLU1875ADFB-1223-aj0792.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Oversized full morrocco gilt, AEG. Edges rubbed, points exposed. A solid copy with mild to moderate scattered foxing throughout. Very heavy. 187 pp plus plates.; Folio 13" - 23" tall.

HB BROWN. Condition: good. General wear--mainly on cover--residue from small bookplate, inventory markings, foxing--otherwise very good condition for its age Illustrated with engravings by Lauderbach, from designs by Thomas Moran, F.O.C. Darley, J.D. Woodward, James Hamilton, F.B. Schell, E.B. Bensell, And W.L. Sheppard and other eminent artists of the day. Includung Fairmount, The Wissahickon, and other "romantic localities" alongside the cities and landscapes of PA DATE PUBLISHED: 1875 EDITION: 360. SEE NOTES (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Includes 60 plates and many wood engravings. Plates are by Charles Baugniet, W.A. Bouguereau, G.R.C. Boulanger, Alex Cabanel, J.L. Gerome, Hugues Merle, and many others. Bound in three quarter dark brown leather over pebbled black cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Rubbing and wear to boards and all leather. Pulls and rubbing to leather on spine and corners. Minor dampstaining to bottom corners of first few pages. Foxing, mostly to margins, of many pages including plates. Occasional smudge marks. Clean overall. Chipping and closed tears to front free endpaper. 187 pages plus plates. This is a heavy, folio sized volume and it may require an extra shipping fee.ART/062019.…

HARD COVER BROWN. Condition: Good. OVERSIZE BOOK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. General wear, black electrical tape on spine, spine strip detached but present, water staining on top corner which doesn't effect the plates DATE PUBLISHED: 1878 EDITION: UNPAGINATED.

Three Quarter Roan Leather. Condition: Poor. Not dated. Presumed issued in 1878. Three-quarter dark brown roan (sheep) leather with gilt lettering on the front cover and the spine. All edges gilt. Front board detached, spine is present but only attached on at the rear, moderate wear. 138 pages of text plus 48 steel engraved plates on heavyweight paper, plus 28 wood engraved plates & 85 text illustrations (illuminations, initials, and portraits), contents are in EXCELLENT condition. A showcase of the 1878 Paris exhibition that featured academic painting and sculpture of the period. Artists included are: E.A. Bayard, E.P. Berne-Bellecour, F.A. Bridgman, E. Burne-Jones, E. Butti, J. DeVriendt, Gustave Dore, P. Dubois, R. Fontana, F. Gerome, J.P. Laurens, Lecomte-du-Nouy, J.E. Milais, G. Moreau, C. Verlat, C. Vernet, etc. etc, Includes description of the buildings of the Exposition and extensive text by the artists describing their art. Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Good to very good condition. Front hinge repaired. Spine tips and cover corners are well worn. A one inch scar and a 1/2 inch scar on back vertical edge of spine. 16&1/2 by 11&1/4 inches. All edges gilt. 138 pages, 48 plates, but two are missing, and 112 other illustrations.…

Flexible cloth. Condition: Fair. All plates and pages are loose. Plates have protective tissue paper. Several spines are faded. Some pages and plates have browining around the edges. ; The copy was printed for Jane Carter of Cooperstown, NY. Each volume has 30-50 pages of text with integrated illustrations, and 10-20 plates, with protective tissue paper, all signed.…