Recent Arrivals from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, two volume set with volume 1 still having its original dust jacket. Also present is the presentation card which reads "Complements of The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Daniel Willard, President". The dust… Read more about this item

New York: Hearst's International Library Co., 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Dark orange cloth boards show scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner wear/toning. The internal binding is overall good with the exception of some pulling and a crack starting at the front hinge,… Read more about this item

New York: Peter Smith, 1941. Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show some spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The small spot in the center of the front board and the spine shows fading. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues.… Read more about this item

New York: H. K. Fly Company, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, orange cloth boards decorated in gilt and white. Exterior is still attractive with only minor spotting and scuffing. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good at hinges… Read more about this item

Springfield, IL: Published by the Authority of the State Legislature / H. W. Rokker Printer, 1889. Hardcover. VG-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Tall hardcover, original binding of beveled green cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. The exterior shows some scuffing spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. There's… Read more about this item

Waynesburg, PA: Committee Greene County Historical Society, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, volume 1 & 2 only. The third volume large folio map book which is not present. The books had the original binding of black cloth which shows spotting and scuffing along with… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1884. Hardcover. Good-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Tall and thick hardcover with original binding of the leather. The exterior is in its original untreated state with the leather finish peeling on all sides and cracking to both exterior hinges. The spine edges, particularly the… Read more about this item

New York: Johnson, Wilson and Company, 1871. Hardcover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Large and heavy hardcover, volume 4 only of the 1871 edition. The exterior shows scuffing and spotting with wear to the leather on edges and spine, particularly along the exterior hinge areas and highlights. The interior is… Read more about this item

New York and London: The Masonic History Company, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Tall hardcover, blue cloth boards show scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues other than some light pulling and spots. Page number starts at 457 and end… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Edward L. Osgood, 1886. Hardcover. Poor. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, two volume set in the original binding of pebbled brown cloth with leather to spine and corners. The exteriors of both volumes are in poor condition with vol. 1 having the rear board detached in… Read more about this item

Oil City, PA: Derrick publishing Company, 1900. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, exterior boards show some scuffing spotting along with edge and corner bumps. Spine is chipping at top and bottom with topping the worst. There is also a tear at the exterior front hinge top and bottom… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Thomas Wardle, 1842. Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Large thick hardcover, this is volume 1 ONLY of the 1842 edition, which was published in two volumes. The exterior shows scuffing and spotting, with numerous chips and tears along the spine, edges and corners, which are also worn.… Read more about this item

New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1876. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, beveled brick red cloth boards innately decorated in black and gilt. The exterior shows spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The top and bottom of spine shows fraying. Interior binding… Read more about this item

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, inscribed and signed by the author on the title page: "To his old-time friends Mr. and Mrs. D. Harry Sheldon with the complements of the author, William Cleaver Wilkinson, September 1, 1897. ".… Read more about this item

Rock Island, IL: Augustana Book Concern, 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, volume 1 only. Blue cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. The book would grade as VG+ to near fine but exterior spine show some fading and loss to the finish,… Read more about this item

New York: Johnson, Wilson and Company, 1873. Hardcover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Large and heavy hardcover, volume 3 only of the 1873 edition. The exterior shows scuffing and spotting with wear to the leather on edges and spine, particularly along the exterior hinge areas and highlights. The interior is… Read more about this item

New York: Belford Company, 1890. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Thick hardcover, great cloth boards show quite a bit of spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is complete but does have some issues: the hinge is cracked at the front… Read more about this item

W. E.Scull, 1909. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards with pictorial label on front. Exterior shows some spotting and toning, spine does show some fading, but paper label image on front still has good color. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The internal binding does have… Read more about this item

New York: The Century Co., 1891. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, volume 2 only of a two-volume set. Green cloth boards with gilt on front and spine has some minor scuffing and spotting along with light edge and corner wear. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues… Read more about this item

Akron, OH: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Helen Nyce and Jan Cragin. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ shows chipping and wear along the edges along with scuffing and toning. The front flap of the jacket also has a small price… Read more about this item