Knox Col Thomas (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Early printing (first published in 1891). Introduction by Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.D. "Illustrated with two hundred and fifty-two engravings from photographs taken from life expressly for this work, mostly by flash-light, and reproduced in exact fac-simile by eminent artists." Blind and gilt-embossed burgundy cloth. Thick octavo. xii, 740pp. Some occasional foxing, stains to the first few pages, front hinge splitting and much rubbing and wear to boards and spine, good only.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. "A Pictorial Record of Personal Experiences by Day and Night in the Great Metropolis".Minor damage at top and bottom of cloth spine, elsewise a tight copy with all text and illustrations clean/unmarked. From the Preface: "This volume aims to give scrupulously exact descriptions of life and scenes in the great metropolis under three different aspects: 1st, "As Seen by a Woman;" 2d, "As Seen by a Journalist;" 3d, "As Seen and Known by the Chief of the New York Detective Bureau." PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in black and white drawings with accompanying descriptive captions. Brown cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and an illustration on the front cover and spine. 740 pages. LE6. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Small quarto. 740pp. Decorative binding with moderate wear including the corners worn through, two short tears at the spine ends, and a drink ring on the lower cover, front flyleaf neatly reattached, about very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Originally published by Hartford Publishing Company in 1895. Very good, with some very slight stains along edge of text block, otherwise clean with no prior owner markings or bookplates. Sturdy binding, good paper, probably acid-free or close to it. Not ex-lib. No dj, as issued for this edition. This reprint was issued in small quantity primarily for sales to the institutional marketplace. …