Sargent Epes Editor (26 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. Normal aging, including scuffs, light soils, edge chips, light toning around page edges, and rubber stamp of former owner on front pastedown. 414 pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. GOOD / NO DUST JACKET. xxviii, 488 pages. Text clean and unmarked except for gift inscription at front flyleaf. Initial pages foxed. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Frontispiece portrait of Thomas Hood. Brown leather boards, stamped and decorated in dark brown at front and back, five raised bands at spine, lettered in gilt at front and spine. Boards lightly scuffed, edges rubbed, corners worn to boards. Joints and hinges good, binding firm.…

Hardcover. Condition: good. No additional printings . NOT an ex library book. Book with dark blue cover has some rubbing on spine ends. 319 clean pages plus publisher ad.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Set, One of. 5 3/4 X 8. Brown textured binding with impressed bands around cover edges and gold colored print on spine. Gold colored "Aldine Edition" design on cover. 495 pages, plus 12 pages of editorial notes. MDark green marbelized end papers. Small comic illustrations through-out are not attributed. No edition noted but title page date is 1862, same as c. date. Spine ends are worn and spine surface has been severely scuffed marring print. Four corners have slight wear & color loss. Insect hole ,approx 1/10th " on foredge. Illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. brown cloth boards with gold title on spine; edges of boards and ends of spine are worn; crown of spine is torn; markings on endpapers and pastedowns; text is unmarked; 336 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The book is in Good condition for a book that is over150 years old. Pages are clean and unmarked. Title page date is 1862 (same as copyright date.) Impressive book cover with gold printing on brown textured boards - on the first in gold printing is "Aldine Edition." The cover corners are worn and bumped. The spine cover top & bottom is worn/bumped. There are four slight discoloration spots on the front cover. - See Attached Photos. ** The Emporium is an established Brick & Mortar family owned store in historic Canton, MS - We ship within 24 hours of order in a protective box and pride ourselves on our friendly southern customer service**.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. The book is in Very Good condition for a book that is over150 years old. Pages are clean and unmarked. Title page date is 1862 (same as copyright date.) Impressive book cover with gold printing on brown textured boards - on the first in gold printing is "Aldine Edition." The cover corners are worn and bumped. The spine cover top & bottom is worn/bumped. - See Attached Photos. ** The Emporium is an established Brick & Mortar family owned store in historic Canton, MS - We ship within 24 hours of order in a protective box and pride ourselves on our friendly southern customer service**.…

Blue Cloth. Condition: Good. Second Edition. 319 Pp + 2 Pp Catalog At End. Blue Cloth, Spine Gilt, Brown Endpapers. Dated 1867 On Title Page But Copyright 1866 So Assumed To Be A Second Edition. An Uncommon "Gift Book" Bound In Ruled Pebbled Blue Cloth, Bright Gilt Lettering "Gem Series / The Sapphire / Shorey" On Spine. Half-Title Or Possibly Frontispiece Lacking, Otherwise Hinges Sold, Clean, Faint Lightening Of Lower Cloth And Endpapers For About 1 1/2" So Assumed Damp Traces. No Marks Except A Previous Owner's Signature Dated 1889, In Pencil. Wear And Fraying At Corners With 3/16" Loss Across Top Of Spine. Scarce In Any Edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. FAIR/NO DJ Former library book. 460 + 469 pp. Text clean and unmarked except for usual library treatments. Blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine in fair condition. Binding firm.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued. Later printing of the 1862 edition. Bound in red with gilt lettering on the spine. Signature and purchase date written on the ffep. The spine ends and corners are worn with some fraying and chipping. Hinges sound.

Second thousand (as stated at top of title page). 492, [4] pages. Hardcover: H 19.75cm x L 13cm. Contemporary green cloth soiled and stained, slender surface cloth loss along rear joint, spine ends worn with some shallow cloth loss, some rubbing/flaking loss to spine's gilt stamping but still legible, board corners bumped and worn. Toning and soiling as well as patches of surface abrasion to text block edges. Front free endpaper and perhaps a flyleaf lacking; first leaf present is frontispiece. Two leaves of unpaged publisher advertisements at rear with rear free endpaper and probably at least one flyleaf lacking too. Old pencil and antiquarian ink writing on initial and rear leaves; some staining and foxing to pages as well. Binding shows some stress points but otherwise firm. Only a good copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1859 edition. Full leather cover shows moderate wear and tear, edgewear and soiling, cracked joints and loss on the spine. Marbled edges and endpapers, name label on the front pastedown. Signature and stamp of former owner on a blank prelim. Pages are clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good condition. 1/2 inch of cloth is missing at top of spine. Bottom of spine is bumped. Cover corners are lightly worn. Spine and cover edges are faded. Some light stains on covers. Front free endpaper missing three inches at top corner.

Hardcover. Condition: Good or Better. No Dust Jacket. 423+pp. Original brown cloth covers stamped in blind w/ gilt title on spine. Wear to extremities. Covers lightly rubbed. Light foxing throughout. Previous owner's name in pencil on front endpaper. Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece of Henry Clay.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; VG. First Edition. This hardcover book is Fine, being square and tight, except as noted. The green boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The blind stamp on the boards is sharp. The points have moderate touching and there is moderate wear at the extremities of the spine. There is also a slight 1/2 inch split to the cloth at the upper edge of the spine. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. There is some spotting to the first few pages up to the title page. The tissue at the frontispiece is intact. No jacket, as issued. 492 pages with several pages of advertised books. This is stated to be in the fourth thousand printing. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Rebacked. Original black gilt cloth boards. Publisher's ads on end papers. Previous owner's name written inside front cover. Frontispiece portrait. Illustrated. Folding map. No writing in the book. Spine heavily worn with cloth missing. Corners and board edges worn. x, 480pp. Full refund if not satisfied.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 479 pagesm full leather with decorative stamping, marbled endpages and gilt page edges. The front hinge is cracked and the frontis loose. The contents however are bright and complete. Good+.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo. Fine binding. Three quarter binding with leather and marbled paper. Stamped, gilt lines to covers. Stamped, gilt lettering and designs to spine. Beautiful, marbled endpapers. Signed by the author. Very Good. Some soiling to interior. Minor scratching to cover leather. Signed by Author(s).…

Dark blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Brown coated end papers. Shallow chipping to spine ends, some rubbing of cloth, inner front hinge cracking, very good otherwise. Issued in "The Gem Series", edited by Epes Sargent; a companion volume in the same format was "The Emerald". Short fiction and poetry from many sources including Chambers's Journal, Household Words, and Blackwood's Magazine. Authors include Wilhelm Hauff, Edwin Arnold, Emile Souvestre, Florence McCarthy; also many anonymous and "From the French". An uncommon gift annual.…

First edition. 1857. History of arctic expeditions. 8vo. Brown cloth - blindstamp with a nautical theme on front and back. 480 pages. 20 chapters. Text engravings with 7 full page plate engravings with tissues - including one full page plate map of the Arctic. Fold-out tissue map at front - 12" x 9" - "Map of countries round the North Pole." - several repaired short tears along folds, some small chipping along edges. Ad endpapers. 8vo 7 7/8" tall, Orignal embossed cloth covered boards with spine that has been recently nicely covered with a salmon leather. A little wear at cover tips. A few widely scattered fox spots. Text is good. …

8vo. 480 pages. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard; folding map; several plates and text illustrations. Original blind stamped cloth. FIRST EDITION. Chronicles the search of Sir John Franklin in the arcitc, with the contextualization of several other Arctic expeditions during the same time period (including those of William Parry and Sir John Franklin). A very-good copy with minor wear to extremities, spine lightly faded.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First printing. "Including love and lunacy, ballads, tales and legends, odes and addresses to great people, and miscellaneous poems, now first collected." Marbled boards half bound in leather. Five raised bands on the spine. All edges stained red. Lightly scuffed boards. Light shelf wear. The spine lettering is partly chipped off. The front hinge is starting to crack. The endpapers are foxed, with some dampstain. Previous owner's name is written on the second free endpaper. In a square, mostly tight binding. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Later Printing. Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1854. Scottish poet Thomas Campbell (1777-1844) wrote in what might be called a didactic romanticism. In addition to his literary work, he was one of the founders of the University of London. His American editor, Epes Sargent (1813-1880), had a literary career of his own as a member of the "Knickerbocker Group." This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Printing of the First American Edition (from a year earlier). This edition is uncommon, and not usually listed among Sargent's works. . Brown cloth binding, decoratively stamped on the covers and spine. Lettering on the spine is gilt, somewhat faded but completely visible. Clean text; 479 pages. Mildly cocked; with very light wear. A sound copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Half-Leather. Condition: Good. All bound in half leather with slightly marbled cloth. Top edges gilt with gilt titling on the spine and five raised bands. Vol 1: xxviii, 475; vol 2: vi, 496; vol 3: xi, 488; vol 4: vi, 494; vol 5: xvi, 487; vol 6: vi, 506 pages. An exhaustive collection of the works of Thomas Hood, from his poetry to prose works, as well as his writings collected from various magazines. Several volumes with illustrations with illustrated frontispieces present in all volumes. All volumes in GOOD or slightly better condition. Minor soiling to the covers, more so to the fore edges. Volumes 4 and 6 with more moderate soiling. Various amounts of darkening, with several volumes having heavy darkening to their covers. Minor scuffing to the covers with moderate to heavy scuffing along the extremities. Leather is rather worn along all the book hinges, with moderate loss to most volumes and heavy loss of leather along the hinges of volume 3 and 6. All heads are pulled and some are missing minor pieces of leather, with a few minor flakes missing from the spines of the volumes. Volume 6 has a 1 inch split in the upper front hinge of the leather. Text blocks, bindings and pages are solid with general darkening to the pages, very minor sporadic soiling and a few pages with creases. An attractive set in leather in GOOD condition. International shipping will be extra. Please contact for rates.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Six volumes. Octavos. The complete poetical works in Vols. 1-3; and prose works in vols. 4-6. Edited by Epes Sargent. All six volumes are illustrated with an engraved frontispiece plate and engraved title page; volumes 4-6 also include in-text wood engravings. Small contemporary owner's name in ink on front fly leaf of each volume. A handsome set uniformly bound by "Poole & MacLauchlan, Printers and Bookbinders," in polished half calf and marbled paper overs boards, gilt spines with leather titling labels, marbled endpapers and edges. Some darkening and modest wear to the edges of the boards, light toning and dust soiling, very good overall. An attractive, finely bound set.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1871. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol:- Volume 2, Pages:- 537, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume 2 537 537.…