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Beautifully bound hardcover. Very Good. Original decorative cloth, elaborately stamped in black and gilt, patterned endpapers. Previous owner's signature on ffep. Binding is bright and clean with some of the original "shine" to the gilt. Slight rubbing of cover corners. Text browned. Mild foxing of text block edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. No Jacket. 273 pp. + 275 pp.
Part of the "Household Edition" series from this publisher.
Hardcover. Good. Ex-library (University of California); stamp inside front cover & bottom of p. 101; pocket & date due slip affixed to rear endpapers. Previous owner's signature at top of half title page. Text is clean & unmarked. Moderate cover wear with sound bumping of corners. Decorative cover/spine with gilt butterfly/lettering. Mild spine cocking. 247 + 14 pp.
Hardcover. Good. Previous owner's name stamped on ffep. Ex-library with library binding; library notations on Title Page are covered over with black marker. Pocket & Date Due slip removed from back. There are two kinds of paper used for text (see photo). Text is clean & unmarked. 361 pp.
Hardcover. Fair. Previous owner's name & date (1869) written on ffep. A note written in pencil on blank page after p. 106; 3 pencil marks in advertisement section at back of book; text tanned with age. Heavy cover wear with some loosening of spine; boards intact. Circular stain on front cover (see photo). 122 pp.
Hardcover. Good– condition. Light underlining/marks on 21 pages; previous owners' names/date written on ffep. Hinges intact. Rubbing/bumping of cover corners; some fraying to spine ends. Decorative green cloth boards in gilt. No DJ. 367 pp.
Hardcover. Good+ for age. Text is clean & unmarked; tanned with age. Moderate cover wear with bumping/rubbing of corners & spine ends; mild sun-fading along spine. Decorative boards with gilt lettering. No DJ. 225 pp.
Hardcover. Fair+/Good– Underlining in pencil on a half dozen pages; tanning of text with age. Previous owner's name stamped on ffep. Spine is neatly reinforced with clear tape. Two small spots on front & rear covers. Black cloth on boards; gilt spine. No DJ. 546 pp.
Rare hardcover. Fair/Poor. Heavy foxing throughout. Text is clean & unmarked. Handwritten note inside front cover describing book contents. Previous owner's name stamped on rear fep. Cracking/splitting of bottom 3" of front hinge; rear hinge intact. Binding is somewhat shaken. Heavy cover wear with splitting of cloth at mid-spine & spine top. Chipping/wear to spine ends; heavy wear to corners. Dingy green cloth on decorative boards. A reading copy of a historically important book. No DJ. 325 pp.
Rare hardcover. Fair. Ex-library with usual stamps, labels, numbers; "Withdrawn" stamped several times. Previous owner's name stamped on ffep. Moisture staining to upper & lower edges of text, more intense at beginning & end of book (does not affect readability). Text is clean & unmarked. Hinges intact; sound binding. Sun-fading along spine. Red cloth on decorative boards. No DJ. 360 pp.
Extremely difficult to find book. First Edition
Hardcover. Good- Text is unmarked; some foxing especially of endpapers; browning to 4 pages due to papers inserted to mark pages (see photo). Previous owners' names on ffep; spotting of front fep; water mark along top edges of rear fep. Three dog-eared pages. Hinges intact; sound binding. Moderate cover wear with rubbing of spine ends; bumping/rubbing of corners. Maroon cloth on boards, gilt spine. No DJ. 258 pp.
