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Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1527613860ISBN 13: 9781527613867
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Fifty Years Among Authors, Books and Publishers. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Forgotten Books, 2017
ISBN 10: 1333600453ISBN 13: 9781333600457
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Fifty Years Among Authors, Books and Publishers. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Published by Alpha Edition, 2020
ISBN 10: 9354008127ISBN 13: 9789354008122
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New.
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Published by Other, Other
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NY, Carleton, 1884. 739 pages, binding crudely repaired with taped spine, corners, joints and hinges. Suitable for reading, reference or rebinding. 739 pages, many engraved portraits, contents clean and in good condition.
Published by University Press of the Pacific, 2004
ISBN 10: 1410218759ISBN 13: 9781410218759
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Condition: New.
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Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1886 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 794 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1884 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 830 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1884 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 750 Language: English Pages: 750.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1885 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 754.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0266657273ISBN 13: 9780266657279
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 New York: G W Caleton. London: S Low Son & Co, 1884
739[1] pp, occasional portrait plates. Authors presention copy. Original blindstamped purple cloth gilt, patterned endpapers, bevelled edges. 24 cm x 17 cm. Wear with loss to spine tips, corners & edges, severe random marks to cloth, front board starting to pull but holding firm, contents lightly age browned with some random spotting.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0484118757ISBN 13: 9780484118750
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Published by G.W. Carleton, New York, 1884, 1884
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. A Firm copy of this limited edition in blue cloth with gilt titles. Some light wear at top spine. Nuber 313 of 500 copies. 739pp 8vo.
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co., NY, 1884
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: G+. No Jacket. 739 pp, b/w portraits with a tissue guard, the book and contents are solid and tight, the pages are clean, the front endpapers are stamped with "Property of W.I.S.F. OO and Feb 8- 1900", the date also appears on the third front free e.p. and the stamp on the top margin of a contents page, the front free e.p. also has an inked name and date in 1886 on it, the covers are tight and have scuffing and soil along with some bumped corners and edges, the spine has the remains of a worn 1/2" x 3/4" sticker, there is no writing on it, the book is a solid and usable copy of this bookman's 50 years of reminescences.
Published by New York-London, G.W. Carleton & Co. Publishers. 1884, 1884
Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
Original publisher's brown cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine and frontcover, thick large 8vo: frontispiece steel-engraved portrait, 740pp., introduction, 75 biographies, 10 other steel-engraved portraits, conclusion, index. Ex-library copy. Fine copy.
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co.
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Used - Very Good. 1884. Decorated cloth. 4to. 739 pp. 11 plates. First edition. Modest shelf wear and mild scuffing to boards, with noticeable wear to head and tail of spine. Corners slightly bumped. Gilt stamped lettering and decoration clear and bright. Binding is solid. Previous owner's inscription to blank page following ffep. Some noticeable foxing to few initial pages, with text otherwise clean, bright if slightly toned, and unmarked. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition.
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co., New York, 1884
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Full Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. 739pp. Full pebled purple cloth with gilt lettering and design on the front cover, moderate to heavy wear at the extremities, with corners bumped and chipping to the top & bottom of the spine, Previous booksellers bookplate on the front endpaper with a hand-written list of the portraits included: James C. Derby, Henry Ivison, James Harper, Danel Appleton, Robert Bonner, George W. Carleton, George P. Putnum, J.B. Lippincott, George W. Childs, Wille See, A.S. Barnes. Penciled bracking in the marginson many pages. Overall in GOOD MINUS condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
Published by M. A. Winter & Co, Hartford, CN, 1885
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 739pp. A literary feast of books and book publishing in the 19th century. Many long forgotten authors, book publishers, and Civil War Generals that became authors. In cinnamon cloth, with gilt letters and front panel device (some rubbing, and bent corners).
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co.; [etc.] January 1884, 1884
Seller: Pelican Bay Books, Anacortes, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by New York: G.W. Carleton, 1884., 1884
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Octavo. 739 pp. Engraved portraits. Original gilt-decorated cloth. Spine faded, pencil signature. Very good. First edition.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Orange cloth with gold gilt title on spine and cover. Foxing to fly leap and tissue adjacent to frontispiece.
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co., 1884
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. "Fifty Years Among Authors, Books and Publishers" by J.C. Derby. 1884 1st edition; G.W. Carleton & Co.; New York. The book features numerous full-page engraved portraits with protective tissue guards. Decorative end papers. "Derby discusses the histories of various American publishing houses and their relationships to several of the prominent authors of the time. The book is also a personal and professional memoir for Derby which discusses his introductions to and friendships with several writers and literary figures." Here are some of the authors and publisher's that are included: Jefferson Davis; Harper & Brothers; Horace Greeley; Charles Scribner; William Seward; William Cullen Bryant; D. Appleton & Co.; Alice and Phoebe Cary; Houghton Mifflin & Co.; George Bancroft; G.P. Putnam; J.B. Lippincott; Joel Chandler Harris; Harriet Beecher Stowe; Henry Ward Beecher; Ticknor and Fields; Little, Brown & Co.; Benson Lossing; The Century Co.; Generals who became authors.and many more. Condition: Fraying to the top and bottom edges of the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the hinges between the end papers and pastedowns resulting in the covers being shaky. The pages are in great condition and nearly appear unread - clean with no issues found.
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers, New York, New York, 1884
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. First Edition. 739 pages; illustrations; index; brown cloth with gilt lettering and design. James C. Derby was a noted publisher during the 19th century. The book records his life, which is a lengthy volume of memoirs containing reminiscences of a great number of nineteenth-century book trade, literary, and public celebrities. Very good clean copy. See - Blanck - Bibliography of American Literature #19197.
Published by ARKOSE PR, 2015
ISBN 10: 1344000177ISBN 13: 9781344000178
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Book
Gebunden. Condition: New.
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Published by G. W. Carleton, New York, 1884
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition, thick 8vo, pp. 739; frontispiece portrait; very good in slightly worn and rubbed original maroon cloth gilt. From "A Book Clerk at Fifteen," Derby traces his bibliophilic life in chapters headed by the names of important book people; among them are William H. Seward, Harper & Brothers, Horace Greeley, William Cullen Bryant, D. Appleton & Co., George Ripley and Charles A. Dana, Alfred S. Barnes, and William D. Ticknor.
Published by G.W. Carleton & Co, New York, 1884
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
First Edition
thick small 4to. original blue cloth stamped in gilt. 739 pages. First edition, one of 500 numbered copies printed on better paper. Hinges tender. Minor wear to the head of the spine. Minor rubbing to covers. A very good copy. Derby was a bookseller in New York State during the early part of the 19th century and later became a publisher. Excellent reference book for someone interested in the booktrade of this period. The numbered edition contains portraits which aren't in the regular edition. original blue cloth stamped in gilt.
Published by G.W.Carleton, 1884
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine Copy First Edition in Brown Decorative Cloth.Classic on Books About Books Excellent Copy.
DERBY, J. C. Fifty Years among Authors, Books and Publishers. Original cloth. New York: G.W. Carleton & Co., 1884. First edition. A very good copy.
Published by New York: Carleton, 1884, 1884
First Edition
First Edition. Moderate cloth wear, especially at the top of the spine; very good copy in publisher's cloth; one of 500 numbered copies. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Published by Carleton, New York, 1884
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
1 vols. Thick 8vo. Condition: Original purple cloth. First trade edition. First trade edition. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. Important account of nineteenth century American publishing and book trade history. BAL 19197 (for R.H. Stoddard contrubtions).