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Weitere BilderYoung Folks' Treasury Vol. XI (1909) - Golden Hours With the Poets - Illustrated
Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie with Edward Everett Hale as associate editor
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: The University Society, Inc., 1909
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: The Archives, Manassas, VA, USAThe Archives
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Zustand: Gebraucht - Gut bis sehr gut
EUR 31,54
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Young Folks' Treasury: Golden Hours With the Poets (New York: The University Society, Inc., 1909) is Volume XI in the famous twelve-volume juvenile literature series edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie with Edward Everett Hale as associate editor. This early printing features the class…ic Art Nouveau-influenced cloth binding in brown with black and green pictorial stamping, ornate gilt endpaper designs, and a vibrant color frontispiece ('The Pied Piper of Hamelin'). The volume collects verse by major English and American poets including Shakespeare, Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth, Longfellow, Tennyson, Browning, Dickens, and many others. Organized thematically for young readers. This copy is clean and structurally sound, showing only light rubbing to the spine ends, mild corner wear, and gentle uniform age toning to text pages; binding remains firm with no writing or loose gatherings. A handsome and well-preserved example of early 20th-century illustrated juvenile literature and decorative publishing. Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) was an American essayist, critic, and editor known for his influential work in children's literature and for promoting accessible literary culture during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A longtime associate editor of The Christian Herald and a prolific writer of literary introductions and anthologies, Mabie devoted much of his career to shaping wholesome, beautifully produced books for young readers. His editorial work on The Young Folks' Treasury helped establish the series as a staple of early American family libraries.
Weitere BilderYoung Folks' Treasury Vol. III (1909) - Classic Tales & Old-Fashioned Stories
Edited by John H. Clifford. General Editors: Hamilton Wright Mabie and Edward Everett Hale
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: The University Society, Inc., 1909
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: The Archives, Manassas, VA, USAThe Archives
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Zustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 45,08
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mabie, Hamilton Wright (editor); Hale, Edward Everett (associate editor); Wheeler, Daniel Edwin (assistant editor). The Young Folks' Treasury, Volume III: Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories. New York: The University Society Inc., 1909. First edition thus. An elegant early 20th-cen…tury volume from the twelve-volume Young Folks' Treasury series, edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie and issued by The University Society in 1909. Volume III: Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories gathers retold and adapted selections from Homer, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Bunyan, and other masters of world literature, presented for young readers in clear prose while preserving the moral and imaginative force of the originals. Includes a color frontispiece ('The Horse Flew Through the Air') with tissue guard and numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout. A partial contributor list notably includes Theodore Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, and Henry Van Dyke, reflecting the series' educational and cultural prestige. Bound in textured tan cloth with an Art Nouveau gilt-and-black design depicting a robed figure and castle; decorative gilt endpapers showing domestic reading scenes beneath radiant torch motifs. A handsome example of early-1900s juvenile publishing aesthetics. Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) was an American essayist, critic, and editor renowned for making classical and moral literature accessible to general readers. A longtime contributor to The Outlook and an early advocate for literary education, Mabie edited several landmark anthologies aimed at cultivating taste and imagination in young readers.
Weitere BilderFamous Travels and Adventures (1909) - Young Folks' Treasury Vol. VI - 1st Ed.
Edited by John H. Clifford. General Editors: Hamilton Wright Mabie and Edward Everett Hale
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: The University Society, Inc., 1909
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: The Archives, Manassas, VA, USAThe Archives
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 5 SternenVerbandsmitglied: ESA
Zustand: Gebraucht - Gut bis sehr gut
EUR 45,08
EUR 5,26 VersandVersand innerhalb von USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Famous Travels and Adventures. Edited by John H. Clifford. General Editors: Hamilton Wright Mabie and Edward Everett Hale. New York: The University Society, Inc., 1909. Volume VI in The Young Folks' Treasury 12-volume series. First edition. A richly illustrated compendium of… classic travel narratives, explorers' journals, and geographical essays written for young readers at the dawn of the 20th century. Includes selections on Marco Polo, Magellan, Humboldt, Paul du Chaillu, and Charles Darwin, alongside a list of recommended works on exploration. Frontispiece in color ('A Public Scribe in Tunis'), additional tinted and monochrome plates throughout. Bound in brown textured cloth with decorative green and black pictorial stamping and gilt spine titling; elaborate art-nouveau endpapers featuring a domestic reading scene beneath a radiant lamp and open book. Condition: Near Fine. Bright gilt and crisp covers with minimal shelfwear; binding tight and square. Frontispiece retains its original printed tissue guard, lightly offset as issued by the publisher - a characteristic design element of early University Society gravure plates. Interior exceptionally clean and fresh throughout. A superior example of this handsome early University Society binding. Edition/Printing: Copyright 1909 by The University Society, Inc. First printing of this volume; no later or revised printings noted. Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) was a distinguished essayist, critic, and lecturer, long associated with The Outlook magazine. His editorial work on the Young Folks' Treasury series shaped American family reading and moral education during the Progressive Era. Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909), Unitarian minister and author of The Man Without a Country, served as associate editor. A noted humanitarian and essayist, he promoted moral instruction and literacy through his writings and editorial projects. John H. Clifford, volume editor, contributed several educational compilations for The University Society's children's and civic reading programs.
