Latest Victim (23 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Loring's Tales of the Day. "With some account of their ways innocent, crafty, angelic, impish, witching, and repulsive. Also, a partial record of their actions during ten days of their existence." Fair, front wrap torn at spine about 3/4s of way up, back wrap missing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, bound in brown cloth 206 pages plus 2 pages of publishers ads. Bright color and bright gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Slight gutter crack between title and dedication pages, fore edges of front endpaper and title page slightly worn. Obituary of author glued onto preliminary blank page. Hinges sound, contents clean. Author referred to on title page as "Their Latest Victim.".…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. George Routledge and Sons, London, 1877? Pictorial paper boards, rubbed."Helens Babies with some account of their ways; innocent, crafty angelic, impish, witching and repulsive" -by their latest victim. Boards well rubbed, interior actually bright and clean. lots of ad's for sixpenny novels and in "fancy" covers for one shilling. A different style from a different era.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. AN5 - Book cover has wear, wrinkling on the spine and corners, fading, pencil writings on the front fixed end paper and first page, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. The Ruby Series. Helen's Babies with Some Account of Their Ways. Innocent Crafty, Angelic Impish, Witching and Repulsive also A Partial Record of Their Actions During Ten Days of Their Existence. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. …

Hard Back/Hard Cover. Condition: With All Faults (W.A.F.). No Dustjacket. 206 pages + 2 pages publisher's adverts to rear. Spine covering is OFF/missing. Front board attached by one thread, rear board sound but hinged on cords. Blue marbled boards, dark brown leather to hinges & corners with heavy wear to corners & chips to hinges. Text ha one or two slight marks, otherwise very clean. Binding very sound. Needs repair.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Undated. 186pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Sun-faded spine, lightly bumped ends and front corners. Wear to covers. Top text block edge dusty. Binding a bit loose, gutters stretching. Foxing front endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Story of what happened when a man went to take charge of his nephew and niece whilst they went on vacation. 16mo. Tuck, H (illustrator).…

Boston. Poor with no dust jacket; Cloth; Loring Pub ; 1876. Green cloth with black & gilt design, cloth split on outer hinge, title page loose, end page missing, signatures loose, soiling, 206 pgs . Poor with no dust jacket; Cloth; Loring Pub ; 1876.

Half Leather & Marbled Boards. Condition: Fair. 185pp. Interior in nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions but armorial bookplate of Whitmore. All edges marbled. Picture of this book available.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition .. no date but probably 1867wear to covers and cover edges, presentation note front endpaper, page 15-18 loose from book, otherwise book clean and tight Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Spine slightly cocked, boards lightly smudged.; Helen's brother-in-law narrowly survives a day of babysitting. ; 206 pages.

Leather. Condition: Good. 124pp. Still well bound. Interior in nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions. Red speckled edges. Gilt titling to spine. Author's name not shown but now known to be Habberton.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. y Near Fine. n. London: Epworth Press Book. Good. Red Cloth Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Undated copy, but inscription to inside front cover is dated Xmas 1924. Account of an uncle left to care for his two young tearaway nephews. Black design and lettering to front board and spine. Corners, spine and edges worn and bumped. Page edges tanned and internal pages discoloured. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Green boards with gilt design and lettering. Front board is curled & warped and cracked with a damp stain. After that the book is in good shape. No loose pages with a firm binding.

Full Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Presumed FIRST EDITION. The original publisher's decorative black and gilt stamp decorated green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, cloth slightly spotty with light wear. Brown endpapers, pages slightly age-toned. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 206 pages. Some wear to the covers, mainly at edges, but altogether a complete and clean example of a fragile book. Rare first edition in paper covers that reproduces the title page with "Loring's Tales of the Day." above the title and "Price, 50 Cents." at the bottom.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Original maroon faux leather on boards, which has cracked full length of joint but is still secure. This is a gently whimsical account by a 28-year-old bachelor of two weeks' babysitting his sister's darling boys, Budge and Toddie. 185 pp. of good, clean fun, for the reader, at least ! Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. H. Tuck, Engraved By Dalziel Brothers (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Loring Publisher, Boston, 1876. Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Very good. Green Cloth with gilt lettering. Some rubbing to edges, but overall excellent condition. Books for Young Ladies listed in the back as well as ads for English Novels. An obituary is pinned in the back concerning Habberton's son, "Toddie", in the book. He was only five at the time of his death. (CK).…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. BLUE CLOTH BOARDS WITH GOLD LETTERING & DECORATIONS. QUITE CLEAN WITH NAME & PLACE IN OLD PENMEMNSHIP AND NAME ON PAGE FOR DEDICATION. HAS SOME NUMBERS IN PENCIL ON LAST ENDPAPERS. HINGES TENDER. 45 pp. A VERY ODD BOOK.SCANS ON REQUEST. THANKS. …

Hardcover. 16mo.Emerald green cloth with gilt and black lettering and decorations. 206pp, (6pp ads). Very good. Mild edgewear and touch of rubbing; tiny chip on front flyleaf and odd glossy bookplate of a J.D. Williamson on front pastedown; nonauthorial gift inscription on inner flyleaf. A tight, attractive later state of the first hardbound printing (6 ad pages instead of 2) of this popular humorous novel. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair - Cash. Beautiful green cloth cover with gold and black text/embellishments. Heavy wear to cover, corners and edges, exposes the boards. Has soiling to cover and pages, with creases. Cracking between the cover and pages exposing the webbing. The ffep has a large part torn off. Small inscription and a name written inside. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG, 1st edn, brown cloth covers with black ornamental borders and gilt titles, spine reasonably clean and readable, ads, minor spotting along edges and rust discoloration along 25% of rear cover, bp of f/o on pastedown, Indiana dated 1877.

Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. HB NODJ, 1877, 1st UK edition, Green embossed decorated cloth with Gold Gilt lettered in black & Gold Gilt, VG-/VG, AS-IS, NODJ, Cover some rub wear & tiny dings extremities, some internal Fox intermittently thruout O/W NIce, Tight Clean.…

Condition: Good. Engraved frontispiece of Budge and Toddie to Other People's Children. Two Volumes (PRESENTATION COPY of Other People's Children from the AUTHOR) housed in double SLIPCASE with red chemises/gilt letter spine labels, from the ESTELLE DOHENY Collection. 1st Title: small octavo grey with fancy gilt titles to cover & spine & black decorations (tips bit worn) 206pp + publisher's ad leaf captioned "Books for Young Ladies" p207 and "Loring's Standard English Novels" p.208 Neat name J.E. Heard & repaired tear without loss to fly leaf. Leather gilt bookplate of Estelle Doheny. 2nd Title: red cloth with gilt children's heads & black lettering to cover and gilt titling to spine (tips worn/rebacked with one hinge split and spine relaid) vii +303pp +[8]pp publisher's books, endpapers have further publisher's lists. First six leaves with tiny corner off. Inscription reads "Thos. B. Preslau, with hearty regards of John Habberton" and ex libris of Estelle Doheny. *A bachelor's vicissitudes looking after the two children of his sister and written in "baby talk". A lovely set of the first books that were a literary success by this author and became a great humorous classic in rather scarce first editions and one with nice inscriptions. From the library of Estelle Doheny (1875-1958) a noted bibliophile whose magnificent collection was sold by Christie's in 1988. 2 volumes. Hardcover.…