john e potter (409 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Brown decorative cloth with brown lettering and bright gilt trim on spine, corners and spine ends bumped and worn, spine lightly sunned, cover shows light rubbing. Page edges quite tanned with a small stain. Ex-college-library with the usual indications. Binding breaking at hinges, otherwise tight. Pages somewhat tanned but very clean, no other markings. 426 pages. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking. Oversized or heavy books may require extra postage for priority or international shipment.

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, dark green cloth boards decorated in black on front and spine. Exterior shows scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner wear/bumps. Internal binding is good at boards but there is pulling in several areas of the text pages that shows webbing and binder string. Page 189 is torn at the hinge area by about 50%. Floral end pages and front and rear are free of any handwriting or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting. This book actually contains two titles: "The Way to Prosper" contains 203 pages and the second title "Finger Posts on the Way of Life" contains 214 pages. Pages are toned due to age and some minor foxing is present.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 514pp. Brown pictorial covers, gilt lettering. Covers are faded, lightly soiled and spotted mainly to rear cover, worn along edges. Contents are age-toned, but clean except for some light staining to 4 or 5 lower margins.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. First Edition. (Brown cover.).

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. Seventh edition. Navy blind-stamped cloth with dulling gilt lettering on spine, corners and spine ends somewhat bumped and worn, spine and edges somewhat sunned, cover shows light rubbing and spotting. Page edges quite tan and a little spotted. Binding starting to crack at front hinge and loosening a bit in general, but all pages are present and secure. Pages somewhat tanned and a few are lightly soiled, elaborate gift inscription on early end page is the only marking. 379 pages. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking. Oversized or heavy books may require extra postage for priority or international shipment.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Circa 1900. Green cloth binding with elaborate gold and black stamping. Numerous illustrations. Signatrure onf title page dated 1917. Light wear. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 408 pages; Signed by Not signed; Dark blue cloth hard covers with gold lettering on spine. The covers and spine are faded. There is edge wear to the top and bottom edges of front and back and of spine. Rubbing and bumping of the turn corners. The front and back hinges are cracking. The pages remain fully intact. And are lightly aging. Gift inscription dated 1870. West Jefferson, Ohio borrower's thank you and apology for keeping the book so long on inside.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Exlibrary with usual library markings. Rebound. Some cover wear. Some pages partially loose. Same as later reprint. No date, but probably published in 19th century. Same text as later reprint.; 336 pages.

Embossed Cloth. Condition: G+. No Jacket. None Stated. 418 pp + 4 p ads, b/w frontis of Louis Napoleon, the book and contents are solid and tight, the pages are cleanthe embossed covers are tight and have light soil and extremity wear, the top and bottom of the spine are worn, this is a solid and very usable book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Brown cloth binding with gold and blind stamping. 471pp. + publisher's ads. Brown endpapers. Light general wear, hninges repaired and tight. Gift inscription on front endpaper. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. No publication date. 2 volumes in 1. Brown hardboard has shelf wear, scuffing, wear at the corners , along the spine and heavier wear at the top and bottom of the spine. Small tears at the top of the spine. Price in pencil on the title page, notation on the fly page and prior owner's name on the Preface page. Light foxing. Pages tanned due to age. Spine split. Chipping on the inside covers. Inside pages are clean. Binding is intact. Brown spine with gold lettering. -cb.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Circa 1880 reprint. 500pp + publisher's ads. Several plates. Decorative green pictorial cloth. Back cover dull from moisture but not too bad. Still readable and attractive.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Green cloth hard covers with black lettering and intricate illustrations on front cover and spine. Gold title labels on the spine are faded and worn. Covers exhibit very heavy wear, fraying, soiling and bumping on corners and spine ends. Heavy wear, fraying and soiling on the edges and hinges. Heavy shelf wear and soiling to covers and spine. Page ends are yellowed and soiled. Spine is cocked. Inside front and back cover hinges are cracked and barely attached. Hinges in the text are cracked. Heavy creasing to the ffep. Yellowing and light soiling to text and the many b&w illustrations. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Frontispiece of Napoleon is yellowed. Otherwise clean and unmarked. "A complete history of Bonaparte's great military operations throughout Europe, with the most important incidents of his private and political life. Includes a copy of Bonaparte's Last Will and Testament." All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-lib unless stated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Teal illustrated cloth covered boards with gold title blocks; edges and covers worn and rubbed; mild edge wear, heavier at corners and spine ends; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; no jacket; interior clean and unmarked; 360 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Ex-library book; light wear on cover, heavier on edges of spine with fraying, and more heavily-worn on the back cover. Sound binding; clean pages, other than the usual markings for library discards. We are a library for a Benedictine abbey and seminary in Oregon; we appreciate your business.

Good plus or better, light general wear, soiled. Leather Leather worn and scuffed, spine ends chewed. Front fly torn out, clippings pasted inside covers. Monday, January 25, 2010 11:36:37 AM Prev owner's stamp on half-title.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. READING COPY. With Maps, Diagrams, and Numerous Illustrations. Spine taped with straping tape. Covers worn, pages loose. Shaken. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. (1860), 418pp + ads, illus., blindstamped decorations to cover & spine, slight shelfwear to cover, some foxing to pg edges, contents clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. A nice, clean, tight copy in a handsome binding. Brown illustrated cloth with black and gold lettering and design. Frontispiece. Solid copy. Illustrated. 315pp. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Published in the 1880s. Flowered endpapers. A small library label to the front pastedown.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No author identified. No date given (circa 1880). Original printing, NOT a modern reprint. Light wear to the binding. No distortion from improper shelving. Pages tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. no sun fading. No dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No date giver: circa 1880. Minor wear to the binding. The pages are tight and clean with no marks. Name in pencil on the front flyleaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Later printing. Decorated green cloth covers rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped, top of spine starting to fray. Hniges a little shaken but not cracked, otherwise the interior is clean and tight, pages toned, top dusty, book block slanted.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Edition Not Stated. Corner's bumped, edge wear. Stain on top of page 193. Text very good.

Cloth. Condition: G/NO DUSTJACKET. Not Illustrated (illustrator). Philadelphia, PA: John E. Potter and Company. G/NO DUSTJACKET. (1854). . Cloth. 12mo., 317 pp., (ii), Binding rubbed with spotting and frayed tips; lightly shaken and cracked with occas. foxing; ownership .

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Green decorative cloth boards exhibit very heavy wear on corners, edges, hinges and spine including the spine ends. Front and back covers and spine have heavy soiling. Heavy yellowing to page ends and text due to age. Otherwise unmarked. Hinge is cracked but still attached. Previous owners name and address on ffep. Over 100 illustrations. There are various poems that were clipped out of newspapers tucked in the pages. A interesting one from 1917 is titled WE'LL BE AFTER YOU, JACK PERSHING, In just a little while. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never ex-lib unless explicitly described as such.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Later Edition. A "Good"early rendition of the life of Kit Carson. Hinges moderately strong. Bright gilt lettering on spine but area over "Kit" has a tear. Black lettering on front cover is strong. Wear at top and bottom of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Authorized edition. Solidly bound with some handling and edgewear, corners blunted and rubbed. Rear hinge starting. A .5" hole on the first flyleaf. 12mo. 222pp/218pp.

Half-Leather. Condition: Poor. Heavy chipping and wear to the burgundy spine leather, interior hinges are broken and are held by the cords. F7.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Brown , decorative cloth. Rear endpaper split and hinge weak, initials inked on front flyleaf, else a VG+ copy.