Thomas Bailey 1836 (114 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Very Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Rubbed cloth, spine label a little worn, decal edged laid paper with light foxing along edges. Size: Small 8vo 7?" - 8". 111 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Literature & Literary; Poetry. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Pellet; 1, (1872). Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Prudence Palfrey; a Novel. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This is the novel, "Prudence Palfrey", bound with the short story "A Rivermouth Romance", both by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. It is Volume IV from the Collected Works of Mr. Aldrich, and was issued by Houghton, Mifflin and Company in 1907. The book is graced with a frontispiece which is a handsome photogravure portrait of Aldrich, (after the photograph by Marshall taken in 1875). There are four lovely photogravure reproductions of drawings by Ernest Fosbery; these are particularly well-executed, with sharp details which reveal the skill of the artist. Fosbery was an esteemed Canadian artist. In his day Thomas Bailey Aldrich was one of the most popular authors in America. He was also a long time editor of "The Atlantic" magazine. Through his literary contacts he was friends with and familiar with a great many other authors. He was a close friend of Mark Twain, who was influenced somewhat in "Tom Sawyer" by Aldrich's semi-autobiographical work, "The Story of a Bad Boy". Twain also lent editorial assistance to Aldrich for "Prudence Palfrey". "Prudence Palfrey", originally issued in 1864, deals with the romantic aspirations of the book's heroine, Prudence, who resides in Rivermouth, a staid New England village. It also deals, quite excellently, with an array of amusing New England characters, who are well-drawn and typify various stereotypes of New England gentry. Aldrich has a genial style, and his gentle, yet dry humor permeates the story. What is the story? Well, Mr. Dent, the owner of a brewery, had asked a young woman to marry him, was rejected, only to find she had married his bookkeeper. The two travel to the Caribbean, the husband dies, she gives birth (to Prudence) travels back to Rivermouth , where she dies, leaving the child Prudence as the ward of Mr. Dent. Dent dotes on the girl, and all his energies are bent to insure her comfort. This is all background. Skip ahead some years, and Prudence is a lovely young woman. She has a suitor, of whom Mr. Dent does not approve. The town has grown weary of the old minister, who has become somewhat doddery. They search for a replacement. A dashing young southerner, with affairs in Canada and the North appears in town. Seems according to him that he has been trained for the ministry, yet has been traveling, avoiding the south, with whose racial policies he disagrees. Unknown to all he has a dark past in which thievery and murder are a part. But he charms the village, charms Prudence, and ascends into the pulpit, where his sonorous voice further charms the village. The stage is set. SERIES : The Collected Works of Thomas Bailey Aldrich, (Volume IV) TITLE : Prudence Palfrey, bound with A Rivermouth Romance AUTHOR : Thomas Bailey Aldrich ( 1836 - 1907) ILLUSTRATOR : Ernest Fosbery (1875 - 1960) IMPRINT : Houghton, Mifflin and Company PLACE : Boston DATE : 1907 EDITION : Reprint PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : A single Volume of "The Collected Works"; Illustrated trade hardcover; Contains a photogravure frontispiece portrait (with tissue guard) and four plate illustrations; 319 pages; 5" x 7 1/2" (12mo); dark red cloth-covered boards with lettering and decorative embellishment in gilt on spine.Top edge gilt. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book which remains clean and attractive, with the following imperfections and attributes noted: EXTERIOR - A few thin scuffs to the rear board; mild compression to spine extremities; a few minute nicks to board edges - else bright and clean. Gilt lettering bright; top edge gilt bright. BINDING - Solid INTERIOR - Clean and unmarked. The illustrations display brightly. A previous owner's stamped ex libris displays on the front flyleaf : (John J. Tobin -= Olmstead St., Jamaica Plain, Mass.). Ernest Fosbery (illustrator).…

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12mo. (18.5 cm); 272 pp.; engraved frontispiece. Publisher's gilt-blocked green cloth; chocolate endpapers; owner's name to flyleaf recto. Some mottling to cloth with slight chipping to spine tail. Collection of stories from this poet, novelist and editor.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +++. No Jacket. 108 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Top edge gilt, gilt front board and spine, front board has paste-on pictorial. Frontispiece with tissue paper guard. Very attractive inscription, name and address, of previous owner on front blank.

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First Edition. Poor copy with wear and tear. Text remains clear and unblemished. Physical description; 272 p. Subject; English literature Fiction Miscellaneous. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Previous owner's inscription remains. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 195 pages; Description: viii, 195 p. ; 19 cm. Subjects: Writings of Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Aldrich, Thomas Bailey (1836-1907) . 1 Kg. …

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