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Tan cloth-bound Hardback. No dustjacket. Good condition book. Tight sound copy with evidence of glue repair, some brown-spotting, cover soiling and heavy rubs to edges and corners of covers. No statement of later printing on copyright page. Despite condition these books have a real charm and many of the illustrations are quite delightful.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. E. Nesbit (illustrator). The Young Folks' Treasury, Volume IV: Modern Tales and Animal Stories. Edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie, with Daniel Edwin Wheeler as assistant editor. New York: The University Society, Inc., 1909. Hardcover, 8vo. Original textured brown cloth decorated in black and green on the front board, with gilt title and pictorial knight motif on the spine. Decorative Art Nouveau-style endpapers depicting family reading scenes. Contents include contributions by E. Nesbit, W. H. D. Rouse, Sheila Braine, Joan Barrett, Maggie Brown, Emily Bennett, and a full retelling of Undine, among many other stories. Features a mix of full-color plates and finely rendered black-and-white illustrations throughout. Condition: Very Good. Cloth shows light rubbing and a touch of wear at crown and corners; hinges lightly stressed but still sound. Pages show gentle age toning with occasional faint handling marks, but remain clean and supple overall. Illustrations bright and well-preserved. A solid and attractive example of this early volume in the classic 12-book Treasury set. Edition/Printing: Copyright 1909; no later printings indicated, early printing, consistent with the period's standard practice of issuing undated reprints within the same year. Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) was an influential American essayist, critic, and editor whose work shaped early 20th-century approaches to children's literature and moral education. As a long-time editor at The Outlook, Mabie promoted accessible literature for young readers and curated numerous anthologies that blended storytelling with cultural enrichment. His editorial leadership defined The Young Folks' Treasury as one of the most respected juvenile collections of its era.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 370 p., clean and unmarked--but with penciled markings on pictorial back end page; paper strong and only mildly age-toned but with occasional foxing; b&w ill.; binding firm; inlaid "'The Colored Wrapper' by Dalton Stevens for The Crystal Stopper by Maurice Leblanc." Stamped dark green image on child with stag in forest on lighter green board, white lettering. Spine sunned, corners bumped and there is some rubbing along spine.

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 classic 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 215 p., clean and unmarked on strong paper only faintly age-toned yet occasionally foxed; b&w ill.; binding firm; stamped black and orange image of handsome oung man with lion, fox, and bear on clean front beige and rather sunned spine; pictorial end pages in tonalities of green show children with various wild animals; clear black lettering. Binding firm; corners lightly bumped, and slight rubbing at crown and foot of spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Ex-library copy bound in green buckram. Library stencil cut into title page; library markings on dedication page; card pocket on rear pastedown; call letters on spine. One page has a tape repair, several have small edge tears, and the final page (of the bibliography) is missing. Pages are yellowed and smudged, and a few have some penciled markings.

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-century 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.

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.

LeatherBound. Zustand: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1910 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. Pages: 378 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: 378.