john brougham elderkin editors (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Original 1875 hardcover in fair condition, with two significant blemishes: a 2.5x1cm piece of the lower front corner is gone, the middle pages are slightly loose, but completely secure. Otherwise, this book is in good condition with light wear, slight fraying of the spine ends, and the original owner's vintage bookplate, otherwise unmarked. 411 pages. The mostly green exterior is decorated with gilt lettering, and the page edges are gilt. [3.3 lbs]. Book.

Full-Leather. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First state with Welch, Bigelow Co. University Press device on copyright page. Extensively decorated full leather boards with gilt and brown imprint. Leather is scuffed with rubbed edges and bumped corners. Spine shaken. Marbled endpapers with some cracking at hinges, all edges gilt with a few scuffs and light soil. Endpapers and a few text pages have light soil, small tears, and light shadows from tissue over plates. This book, a product of the members of the literary Lotos Club, which took its name from Alfred Tennyson's poem "The Lotos Eaters," contains the first appearance of member Mark Twain's short story " An Encounter with an Interviewer." BAL 3363. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 411 pp.