Getting on in the World: Or, Hints on Success in Life by William Mathews - 2009-02-11

Chicago: S. C. Griggs & Co, 1878. Hardcover. Good +/No DJ. An 1878 hard cover, published by S.C. Griggs & Co. Clean & tight. Moderate wear to boards. Bumped corners. Light fraying to spine ends. A nice solid copy. No DJ.

Chicago: S. C. Griggs, 1872. 1887 . hard. Very Good+. 29900 shelf. Indexed. "Fifty-sixth Thousand." Tight, solid, best we've seen. very good+, no dj, gold & black-stamped dark brown cloth 365 pgs

Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Co., 1874. Cover bumped, chipped with rubbed edges. Pages pulling loose at inside gutter. Pages with water spots.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1876. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1876. Second Edition. 392 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Stains and markings to some pages. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper and pastedown. Sticker to rear pastedown. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Stains and wear marks overall. Boards are warped.

Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Co., 1879. Brown cloth with bevelled edges. Bottom edges heavily rubbed: VG. 8vo.

Ward, Lock & Tyler Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 240 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Front free endpaper is removed. Pen inscription to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to front hinge and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Heavy tanning to spine and edges. Black marks to boards. Water staining overall. Textblock is shaky.

S. C. Griggs and Company. Very Good. HB VG-/No DJ , standard worn cover/corners, inside tight and clear with some age tanning, very tight book

S C Griggs, 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Publisher's cloth. Near fine binding and cover. viii, 365 p. Clean, unmarked pages. S C Griggs, 1888. NOT A REPRINT. Stamp on ffep.

Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company, 1875. Some foxing. Hinges cracked. Some cover soil and spine ends are worn. 365 indexed pages.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 5"x7.5".

Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Company, 1876. Hardcover. Very Good. Twenty-eighth thousand. 365pp. 7pp. of advertisements in rear. Brown cloth with beveled edges, stamped in black and gilt. Owner's stamp on front pastedown, extremities modestly worn, light soiling, a very good copy.