James Osgood Editor (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Likely First Edition with title page and ads in rear dated 1875. Tightly bound in red pebbled cloth with gold titles. The binding shows chipping at the spine head and overall shelf wear, front inner hinge is slightly separating. Three very good folding maps and four city plans are present, Map #2 (Newfoundland and Labrador) is missing and Map #1 (Maritime Provinces) has one 4 1/2" closed tear. This copy is from a 19th Century private lending institution, the Mercantile Library of New York City. There are no external indications of the library's ownership. A handwritten number and Mercantile Library stamp on the title page and some of the internal pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Set of six hardcover books, covering the complete Faerie Queene Books 1-7, including the Cantos of Mutability. Copyright 1932, these are 4th printings, 1966, by Johns Hopkins Press. Bindings are tight, sturdy, and square. Markings scattered throughout the volumes, moderate shelfwear, including some minor bumping to corners. Book 6 has clear contact paper over the bottom edge of the boards, Book 3 has clear contact paper on bottom edge of back cover bottom. No DJs, don't know if they ever had them. From a private home collection (NOT ex-lib). Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this set extra charges may be requested for international shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, sheep backed boards, worn, covers nearly loose, [viii], 384pp. Some light foxing throughout. Ownership signature of "Maurice Millard, Greenfield, Mass." on ffep. One of the rarer items in the canon of Thomsonian literature, this title ran to three volumes only and was published bi-weekly. ATWATER/HOOLIHAN 375, which cites owning this final Volume III, but not Volumes I & II. WorldCat locates examples only at Yale at and the Countway Library. A good+ copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The Boston True Thomsonian. By James Osgood and printe din Boston by Daniel Lee Hale. 1843, 384 pp, 9.25" x 6", 8vo, hardcover 3/4 leather. In good condition, with rubbing and wear to boards and spine. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well. Some bumping to corners. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce piece of Boston and medical history. A yearlong collection of biweekly issues of the Boston True Thomsonian, based off of the Thomsonian belief of alternative medicine that was popular at the time. This title ran for a total of three volumes, of which this was the last. COLN1843AFHX-1123-aj0648.