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Published by W. B. Conkey Company, 1895
Seller: Mark Henderson, Olathe, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book.
Published by W. B. Conkey Company, 1895
Seller: Light and Shadow Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hinges repaired. Stain to outer edge of leaves, bleed a little into top corner of some pages. Text is clean. Book.
Published by Geo. M. Hill Co., Chicago
Seller: Blue Moon Books, Stevens Point, WI, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: Poor. Poor/no dust jacket as issued. Circa 1900s. Large 50 cents written on front endpaper with the ghosts of tape marks on endpapers. (Tight but may have been re-glued at one time) Fraying to corners and spine ends. Moderate edgewear. 774 pages. Hardcover copy.
Published by J. B. Ford & Company, New York, 1875
Seller: Underground Books, ABAA, Carrollton, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Uncle Consider (illustrator). First Edition. Uncle Consider. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 5/8" X 5 1/8". 248pp, plus 18pp ads. Presumed first. Red cloth over boards, stamped in black to upper board and spine. Heavy wear to binding, with heavy edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed to boards, chipping to head and tail of spine, heavy scattered rubbing, and heavy soiling. Previous owner's inked note to front free endpaper. Occasional smudge to pages, else clean and unmarked. Tissue guarded frontispiece. Profusely illustrated throughout by "Uncle Consider" after models by "those designing young men," Nast, Darley, Fredericks, Eytinge, White, Stephens, and others.
Published by Sheldon & Company, New York, 1872
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Lumley, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Covers have light wear to the top spine end, slight wear to the lower spine end and outer corners. Rear cover has some slight staining. ; Wright 2-1505.
Published by Haldeman-Julius Company, Girard, Kansas, 1926
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Pamphlet. 63p., stapled wraps, 3.5x5 inches, evenly toned, rear wrap lightly foxed else good condition; variant with large union bug on rear wrap. Little Blue Book no. 959.
Published by Werner Co., Akron, OH, 1899
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Jacket. Illustrated by Frontis. (illustrator). First Edition. VG- in pict. cloth (ink inscr., some foxing & wear) 8vo 305pp Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1333495196ISBN 13: 9781333495190
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Book
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Published by Star Publishing Company ca1890, Chicago, IL, 1890
Cloth. Condition: FR/No Dustjacket. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). Chicago, IL: Star Publishing Company. FR/No Dustjacket. ca1890. . Cloth. 8vo., 754 pp. + index, cover soiled, stianed, edges rubbed, hinges cracked and weak, page toning .
Published by Haldeman - Julius
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. This is "Masterpieces of American Humor", being a selection of short stories. It is Little Blue Book no. 959, published by E. Haldeman - Julius. The use of one staple for the binding, and the picture of Mr. E. Haldeman - Julius tells us that this is a reprint of the original 1929 edition, that was issued circa 1947 - 1951. There is also a small Union label at the bottom of the rear cover. ****************************************** CONTENTS : That Faithful Wife of Idaho . a poem by Joaquin Miller / Doctors' Wit and Humor . by "Eli Perkins" / The Fairs . by John Hay / The Society upon the Stanislaus, To the Pliocene Skull, Her Letter, Plain Language from Truthful James or the Heathen Chinee . all by Bret Harte / An Unnecessary Invention . by William L. Alden / Portsmouth Originals and the Railroad / The New Netherlanders . by Chauncey Depew ****************************************** SERIES : Little Blue Books (No. 959) / TITLE : Masterpieces of American Humor / AUTHOR : Joaquin Miller, Eli Perkins, Bret Harte, John Hay, William L. Alden, Robert Henry Newell, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Chauncey M. Depew/ IMPRINT : Haldeman - Julius Publications / PLACE : Girard, Kansas / DATE : No Date [ but circa 1947 - 1951] / EDITION : Reprint / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Petite Paperback; 64 pages (last page is a list of Little Blue Book Titles): Pagination includes Title Page; approx. 3 2/8" x 5" ; printed manilla colored wraps with 1 staple, printed in black. Has a picture of E. Haldeman - Julius, and a small union label on the rear cover. *************************************** CONDITION . Pocket Series and Little Blue Books were issued using inexpensive materials and thus are almost always found with toned and faded paper. Other small defects such as slightly chipped corners, printer's smudges, and such are common. Any flaws beyond the normal for these will be detailed. Little Blue Books often did not have blue covers - or the blue has faded to gray. Please remember that vintage paper items are more fragile than their modern counterparts, and thus require proper care in handling. THIS COPY - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book That remains clean and presentable. Weathering along the spine, slight, minute spotting at lower front corner area - else clean and unmarked.
Published by Star Publishing Co., 1892
Seller: Royal Oak Bookshop, Front Royal, VA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Embossed graphic cover, marbled page tips, frontispiece, illustrated, cover loose/apart at front gutter, heavy edge wear and corner bumps, marble page tips, pencil marks to rear end papers, content clean.Brick and mortar bookshop since 1975!.
Published by Sheldon & Company, New York, 1872
Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard cover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Arthur Lumley (illustrator). First edition. Includes illustrations. Book Condition: good. Clean inside and sharp cornered. Dj Condition: no dj. Inside crack at spine. Binders tape on spine. Chipped at corners of cover boards.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Gray covers with gilt titles and gilt and black decoration with similar features on spine. There is light edge and corner wear with some scuffing at top of spine. Overall aging and light toning/soiling on covers (see scan. ) Book is square and binding is secure which is unusual in this book. ; B&W Photographs & Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 570 pages; Book features short, several page biographies, reminiscences, photos and illustrations of famous speakers of the day, including: Twain, Bill Arp, Josh Billings, Bret Harte, Robert Ingersoll, Dwight Moody, Sam Jones and many more. This is an entertaining read as well as a great reference work on celebrities around the turn of the 20th century. This is a later, non-specified, edition, possibly the Second. The First appears to have been in 1893.
Published by Cassell NY 1891, 1891
Seller: Gaabooks, West New York, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. VG condition. Bound in brown cloth with decorative cover and spine. Page tops are dusted.
Published by Star Publishing Co., Chicago: (1901)., 1901
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. pp. 754 + Plus Index and portrait photo frontis of contemporary humorists. Illustrated with full page drawings. Text beginning to brown. Tall 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, slightly soiled. HUMOR 7 0.0.
Published by The Werner Company, Chicago, 1900
Seller: James F. Balsley, Bookseller, Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Later Printing. This is the third printing by this publisher, originally published by Belford-Clark in 1890. Green decorative cloth cover with gilt lettering and gilt with black decoration is clean with light wear at head, tail of spine. Binding sound. Pages clean and unmarked. Lacking DJ. ; Drawings, photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 570 pages.
Published by The John C. Winston, Philadelphia, 1952
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Book
Wraps. Condition: Very Good +. Floyd James Torbert (illustrator). Reprint. slimmed down tom sawyer with pictures.
Published by Star Publishing, Chicago, 1883
Seller: BOOKER C, Kalamazoo, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Tan colored cover with Green Ivy decorations. Cobblestone texture to the boards. Cover are loosening from spine but still connected. 774 PP. plus advertising pages. Clean pages. Fragile Binding. Picture available on request.
Published by New York: Wynkoop Hallfnbeck Crawford., 1904
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Condition: Good. 32mo. 7 pp., Paper Wraps, Very Good, slightly creased with staining. Stamped Apr 7, 1905 on cover.
Published by Thompson & Thomas, Chicago: (1901)., 1901
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. pp. 438 + Plus portrait frontis. Numerous drawings. Paper browned. Front inner hinge cracked. Tall 8vo. Original full pictorial green cloth binding embossed in dark green and red. A nice copy in spite of the browning. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! HUMOR 7 0.0.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0483949744ISBN 13: 9780483949744
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Book
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Published by R.S. King Publishing Co.
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Worn cover edges in nicely decorated embossed boards. Great pictue of Mark Twain et al. nice unmarked text block. Great volume.
Published by The Werner Co., 1900
Seller: Randall's Books, Cathedral City, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Werner Company, Chicago, 1900. Hardcover, 570 pp. Quarter leather, embossed gold titles, decorative marbled text block on all sides (faded). Illustrated with portraits of the author-orators and with numerous small marginal illustrations throughout. With highlghts from the great preachers and speakers of the 19th Century. Includes works by Artemus Ward, Henry Ward Beecher, Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Moody, C. H. Spurgeon, et al. With mini-biographies. Good with cracks beginning at board edges near spine, edge wear, loss at head of spine, rubbing and loss to lower board corners. The text block is still firmly attached to the boards; there are no interior breaks. Two or three pages had old flowers pressed inside, with resultant browning on those pages. Interior is otherwise unmarked. A thick and heavy volume. See all photos.
Published by The Werner Company, Akron, Ohio, 1899
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Werner edition. Originally printed in 1891 by Cassell. Pictorial yellow cloth decorated in brown and red, gilt-stamped lettering on front and spine. Cloth moderately soiled, else still very good.
Published by G. W. Dillingham, Publisher, Successor To G. W. Carleton & Co., New York And London, 1887
Seller: Open Door Books MABA, Bath, ME, U.S.A.
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Good to Fair. First Edition Early Printing. Green/Red Paper Covers. Worn To Edges And Spine. Binding Tight. "Multum In Parvo" Series Valuable Books For Little Money. Many Humorous Illustrations. 348 Pgs Ads Rear. Very Rare Worldcat Finds 0 Copies.
Published by Sheldon & Company, New York, 1872
Seller: Popeks Used and Rare Books, IOBA, Oneonta, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Arthur Lumley (illustrator). Inscribed and signed by illustrator, artist Arthur Lumley, who contributed 200 photo etchings. Heavy foxing and soil, as well as water stains. Owner's name on front endpaper, some penciling. Page 95 has a closed tear. Size: 5.5"x8". Signed and Inscribed By Illustrator.
Published by Sheldon & Company, New York, 1872
Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. NY: Sheldon & Company, 1872. vii,(250) pages. Many comic drawings. 8 x 5.5", black, gold & blind stamped pictorial orange cloth. 'To M.A.L. Munson, Treasurer "Jockey Club" from The Author, "Eli Perkins", Melville D. Landon, Fifth Avenue Hotel, Oct. 1, 1874' on blank & pencil lines along few passages about jockeys. Letters to New York Commercial Advertiser on horse races, gambling, Congress Spring, Round Lake Camp Meeting, poker, dress, park benches, Clarendon Hotel, preaching, flirting, etiquette, ball, hop, intemperance, cant words. Wright, American Fiction 1505. Edges frayed, cloth soiled, text foxed, few adhesive marks on blank, G.
Published by The Werne Company, Akron, Ohio, 1899
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First Edition. xi, 305 pages; portrait; illustrated publisher's cloth with wear to the exterior. Eli Perkins, pen name for Melville Landon, noted for his platform humour, opened speaking engagements for the famous Beechers. See= Blanck - Bibliography of American Literature #11226. Very good clean copy.
Published by Star Publishing, Chicago, 1883
Seller: BOOKER C, Kalamazoo, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Tan colored cover with Green Ivy decorations. Cobblestone texture to the boards. Cover are loosening from spine but still connected. 774 PP. plus advertising pages. Clean pages. Fragile Binding. Picture available on request.
Published by New York.Sheldon & Company. 1872, 1872
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, 19.5cm, first edition, vii,250p., with 200 drawn illustrations from wood engravings, in the original orange cloth,gilt titles and black stamped illustrations and decorations on the spine and upper cover, top and bottom spine edge chipped otherwise a very good to fine clean sound copy. (am) A satire on upper crust society in Saratoga, New York by American humorist, Melville D. Landon(1839-1910), Writing much in the style of Mark Twain, Landon was given the pseudonym, Eli Perkins, by Artemus Ward. The extensive Lumley drawings were printed by Leggo & Co., Photo-Steam Litho, Montreal.