Published by Thomas B. Mosher; Printed by Smith and Sale, 1900
Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Stiff Wrapper Binding. Condition: Very Good +. First Mosher Edition. LIMITED FIRST EDITION, MOSHER, 1900. Old World Series. This first edition is on Van Gelder, laid paper and was limited to 925 copies. Binding is a stiff wrapper board in an off white color with brown illustration and lettering on the cover and spine. All edges deckled, more prominently, however, at the foredge. Red and black title page with small black and white illustrative engraving. Illustrated with several photos occasionally throughout in black and white, protected by a tissue leaf, laid in. Frontispiece is a portrait of Ernest Renan, from the painting by Henri Scheffer (1860). Contents include: "Preface", "My Sister Henrietta", and two appendices, "The Mission to Phoenicia", and "Renan's Death". Also contains a list of illustrations. xii, 79 pp. Cover shows some discoloration and light wear, yet leaves are beautifully and evenly toned, unmarked, and are quite bright for their age. A delightful copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
Published by Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, ME, 1900
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Paper Back. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited, Numbered. 79pp.; SC string-bound-cardboard covers w/sml.flaps on foredge; white w/brwn.-design cover; slight rub w/spine sunned; bookplate; clean,tight pgs. Memoir. illus. "Of this book 100 copies are printed on Japan vellum. This is no.77" Old World Series.