Bodleys Afoot, First Edition (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1879. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with heavy toning on pages and no dust jacket. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Sml. 4to. 202 pp., plus 4 pp. publ. ads. Frntsp. woodcut engraving, numerous text woodcuts and plates throughout. Colour-illust. boards, cover art w/ oriental motif (vry mnr rubbng & edgewear, scuffng to frnt cvr), still a VG- copy, w/ frmr ownrshp signature on ffep dated 1883. First edition, early printing, of this delightful 4th volume in the Bodley family travel series describing their adventures between 1848 and 1852, by the noted Boston author. Originally appearing in the Riverside magazine, this volume describes trips and anecdotes to Peru, China, walking from Boston to New York, and an excellent section on the Roseland and Santa Fe Railroad.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated black and white paper-covered boards of two figures at a signpost, and red lettering on front cover and black lettering along spine. Boards are quite worn, especially along edges where they've been exposed. Rear gutter is cracked and front feels a bit loose, but muslin is intact. Binding is secure but a little fragile. Flyleaf signed by a previous owner. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece of many figures titled "Conquest of New Mexico". Title page dated 1880. 202 pages. Interiors are clean and unmarked. Black-and-white illustrations that range in size are thoroughly scattered throughout. Horace Scudder is best known for his children's books and the editorship he held of The Atlantic Monthly. He also edited The Riverside Magazine for Young People (1867 to 1870), where several Andersen fairy tales were published for the first time. Overall, a fair and readable copy.

First Edition. Very good fine copy in the original [period] title-blocked pictorial boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat worn and toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans and additional detail on request. ; 202 pages; Description: 202 p. : extensively ill. With copper and steel engraved plates and in-text figures; ill. Endpapers. 22 cm. "By the author of "The Bodleys on wheels" [etc. ]. Subjects: The Bodleys afoot by Elisha Horace Scudder. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. Paper-covered boards with an illustrative design that is an exemplar of how Japanese design influenced book decoration. With it's sever diagonals in black and white interspersed with dream-like illustrations of snow-capped mountains and the moon, the design has, presciently, a Surrealistic or Avant-Garde feel to it. Indeed, a decorative binding - in 1881 - way ahead of its time. Covers soiled, and flaked at hinges, worn at edges all around, foxing to tissue guard and frontispiece, still solidly bound. 8vo, 202p + 6p ads, illustrated, pictorial endpapers too show Japansese influence. Christmas gift inscription 1897 ffe. A solid, unsophisticated copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover 1880 Very Good, pictorial cover whimsical black and white illustrations, previous owner's name.

First Edition. Very good fine copy in the original [period] title-blocked pictorial boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat worn and toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans and additional detail on request. ; 202 pages; Description: 202 p. : extensively ill. With copper and steel engraved plates and in-text figures; ill. Endpapers. 22 cm. "By the author of "The Bodleys on wheels" [etc. ]. Subjects: The Bodleys afoot by Elisha Horace Scudder. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original publisher's pictorial paper boards with Japanese inspired botanical wrapping from cover to spine and rear, and gilt postcard like illustrated squares. Half black, half cream, vellum like. Book is tight and square but edges and corners do show moderate scuffing, shelfwear and general use. Spine is only slightly faded. Endpapers continue with Asian inspired decorations. Frontispiece of old west. Missing one of the endpapers - it was empty. This is the 4th volume in the Bodley family travel series describing their adventures between 1848 and 1852, by the noted Boston, Horace Scudder, who was best known for his children's books and as the Editor of The Atlantic Monthly. He also edited The Riverside Magazine for Young People, where these tales were originally published, and where too several Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales were published for the first time. This volume takes the Bodley family to the Roseland and Santa Fe railroad, Lima, Peru, Panama, Ecuador, China, Boston and New York.