George Hellman Eds (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Reprint Edition. Vol. I of III. Binding sound, text clean, light shelfwear. No jacket. Book.

Condition: As New. Like New condition. Volume I (Europe, United States, Travel, Description) A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 176pp, printed wrappers. Great prime issue of this essential postwar literary magazine, includes an interview with Lillian Hellman, plus writing by Oppen, Levertov, Creeley, et al. Routing-type initials to front cover (else unmarked), a bit of general wear. Not Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Volume II Only.199 pages, untrimmed and some unopened. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4", brown cloth spine with tan paper covered boards. The spine ends and edges are rubbed and bumped and the covers are slightly soiled. The contents are bright and complete. Near Very Good.

Condition: Good. Prospectus. 8vo. [6 pp.] Folded Sheet with MS Facsimile loosely placed inside. Engraving used for title page, Very Good with toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Volumes one to three of hitherto unprinted diaries - limited to 430 copies for members only. Vol I: Wales, France and the Rhine country. Vol II: France. Vol III: Spain. Comments apply to all three volumes unless state otherwise. For books over one hundred years old, they are generally in a sound condition. Quarter leather bound. Covers are plain and very rubbed. Scuffing at head and tail of spine. Top edge gilt (gold). Fore edge uncut. B/w illustrations (one with tissue guard). Some of the pages are quite tanned; more prominently on the preliminary and final ones. pp. xxv, 225 (v. I), pp. 199 (v. II). pp. 220. 8vo. Ex-libris sticker on the front pastedown. Please note that because of the combined weight of these 3 books, and, depending on destination, we may request an additional payment to cover any extra shipping/postage charges. Proceeds to Amnesty International. Abe2320.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. very clean 3 volume hardcover set. no jackets. no marks. clean texts. solid bindings. very light wear. ISBN matches listing Fast service with confirmation, no international or priority orders over 4lbs.

Condition: As New. THREE VOLUMES COMPLETE Hbks, Volume 1 (Wales 1815 / France 1820 / Aix-la-Chapelle, The Rhine and Dresden): 225pp; Volume 2 (France, August, 1824 to February 8, 1826): 199pp; Volume 3 (Spain, Tour through the West, Esopus and Dutch Tour): 220pp, no djs as issued, fine red cloth boards with gilt spine titles, a new and unread set, excellent, clean, tight and unmarked, as new.

3 vols. Illustrated. 8vo, full green gilt crushed morocco, green and brown morocco gilt doublures and silk moire endleaves, t.e.g. One of 430 copies printed for members of the Bibliophile Society. Spines faded to brown; rubbed at the joints and extremities, but still sound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Private Distribution. 3vol.set: 225,199,&220pp.; HBs cream w/gilt; ruff-cut pgs.; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; 'IOE',spines; some lt.fox w/clean,tight pgs. I: The Tour in Wales-1815, France-1820, Aix-La-Chapelle, etc., The Rhine Country - Dresden, etc. II: France, August, 1824, to February 8, 1826. III: Spain Tour Through the West Esopus and Dutch Tour. illus. The copyright page of all three volumes reads: "As a partial consideration for the copyright of the Irving Journals, The Bibliophile Society, after printing an edition for its members, has issued a few copies to Mr. George S. Hellman for private distribution, of which this is one. The type has been distributed, and no copies were printed for sale." --'edition for its members' (above) was 430 copies. Vol.I Forward reads: "The original manuscript journals of Washington Irving from which this work is printed . After remaining ensconced in the archives of the Irving family for many years, they were recently purchased by Mr. George S. Hellman from Irving's grandnephew, Mr. Irving Van Wart, and soon thereafter they passed into the collection of the late Isaac N. Seligman." Tipped-in, Vol.I ft.endpaper(foxing on slip&pages): "Presented by Mrs. Seligman in memory of Isaac N. Seligman from whose Irving Mss. these books were printed". All volumes have ft.pastedwn.slips reading: "Rosenberg Library/Galveston, Texas/Donated by Mrs. I.N. Seligman/30 Apr. 1920" -- ex-library w/all lib.marks (no card pkts.or check-out slips). This is unbroken provenance from manuscript form, through various owners, to publication, to donation. Unique copy.

First Edition. First printings. Limited to 430 sets for sale to members. Three octavo volumes. Cloth-backed parchment over boards; top edges gilt; 224;199;220pp; numerous plates and text illustrations. Spine gilt slightly dull; very mild dusting to boards, still a tight, clean, Near Fine set, mostly unopened and free of the foxing so endemic to the Society's publications. The first publication of these journals. BAL 10206.