Society In America

London: Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street, 1839. Second Edition. . Leather Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. xix, 364; vi, 369; vi, 365 pages. Hardcovers rebound in 3/4 burgundy morocco leather with raised bands on the spines and burgundy marbled paper-covered boards. Elaborate gilt tooling in the compartments on the… Read more about this item

London: Saunders and Otley, 1837. Second edition (first published the same year). 12mo. 3 volumes: xix, 364; vi, 359; vi, 365 pp. During a two-year stay in the United States, 1834-1836, with an object to "compare the existing state of society in America with the principles on which it is purposedly founded" (she found it wanting), Martineau traveled through… Read more about this item

London: Saunders and Otley. Good. 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards soiled, spine labels browned and chipped; front hinge of vol. I, partially cracked but holding firm; chip slong the joint of vol. III; thumb size scuff to top front corner vol. III; two ink signatures in each volume; vol. I with Glasgow bookseller's label for John Smith… Read more about this item

London: Saunders and Otley, 1839. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, Three Volumes. In Good plus condition. Spine is purple with gilt lettering. Boards protected by mylar coverings. Boards show minor rubbing to front and back boards, minor bumping to head edge corners of all volumes, and minor bumping to tail edge corner of front board on Vol I. Ownership bookplate… Read more about this item

1837. Second Edition. London: Saunders and Otley, 1837. Second Edition. 3/4 Calf Octavos. Vol I. 364; Vol II. 369; and Vol III. 365 pages. Morocco labels with raised bands on the spine, gilt tooling used on all six spine compartments with publication date tooled onto the bottom of the spine as well. End papers are also marbled. Slight rubbing… Read more about this item

Transaction, 1981. Reprint Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 357 pp.; 8vo; wrappers. Still in original shrinkwrap.

Peter Smith, 1968. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1968. Reprinted. 357 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Beige cloth. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Light thumb marking and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have… Read more about this item

London, 1837. Three volumes. xix,364; vi,369; vi,365pp. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spines gilt, leather labels. Internally clean. Near fine. Well-known British writer Harriet Martineau went to the United States in 1834 and stayed for two years. This work is the synthesis of her experiences, discussing American life in broad strokes of government, economy, civilization, and religion, with… Read more about this item

MARTINEAU, Harriet. Society in America. London: Saunders and Otley, 1837. 3 Vols. 1st ed. xix,364; vi,369; vi,365 pp. Contemporary 3/4-leather and marbled boards, gilt decorated spines. Some edgewear and light rubbing to boards, else a very good set. HOWES M-350. Martineau (1802-1876) was a well-known English writer and philosopher, abolitionist, and feminist. She spent two years travelling through America… Read more about this item

Peter Smith, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. In light tan cloth..

London: Saunders, 1837. hardcover. 3 volumes. Small 8vo, original drab boards with paper spine labels, uncut edges. London: Saunders and Otley, 1837. Second Edition. Spines rubbed and soiled with dampstain at foot of 3rd volume; private library plates at front, still a very good set.<br/> <br/> ...Harriet Martineau landed in New York on September 19, 1834. ... Society in… Read more about this item

London: Saunders, 1837. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes. Small 8vo, original drab boards with paper spine labels, uncut edges. London: Saunders and Otley, 1837. Second Edition. Spines rubbed and soiled with dampstain at foot of 3rd volume; private library plates at front, still a very good set.<br/><br/> ...Harriet Martineau landed in New York on September 19, 1834. ...… Read more about this item

New York: Saunders and Otley, 1837., 1837. 2 Volumes. 12mo. pp. 1 p.l., xv, iv, 395; 1 p.l., ii, 420. original cloth (spines faded & chipped at head, some foxing throughout). Fourth Edition. Sabin 44941. cfHowes M-350.. Hardcover.

London: Saunders and Otley, 1837 . First edition. Leather. Fine. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A complete set of the first edition of Harriet Martineau's nineteenth century study of American society, wonderfully bound in half calf. The first edition.Bound by Period Bookbinder's, Bath, in a lovely half calf with marbled paper-covered boards.Complete in three volumes. One of the… Read more about this item

London: Saunders and Otley, 1837. Boards glued bacck on at the gutters and spine. Spine has a crack which cuts through the label but is held in check by the glue. Hings starting. Textblock clean. Penicl notes at rear page and rear pastedown. Rear flyleaf missing. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping… Read more about this item

New York / London, Saunders and Otley, 1837. 8°, XV, IV, 395 u. VI, 365 S., Priv. Kart. u. HLdr. d. Zt., Rückenkanten durchgerieben, Rücken von Bd. 2 gespalten u. m. Verlusten, in. Bd. 1 Schild a. Innendeckel, in Bd. 2 vord. Gelenk geplatzt, Titelbl. mit folgendem Bl. lose; stellenweise etw. stockfl. Jeweils EA. Vorhanden ist «Vol. 1» mit… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. The British scholar Harriet Martineau spent two years travelling throughout the United States before writing this 1837 commentary on American society. Her three-volume work was the culmination of intensive research into the state of US politics, economics, civilisation and religion sixty years after the nation's birth.

Peter Smith. Hardcover. Near Fine. Beautiful copy, neat, clean and unmarked. "Edited, abridged and with an introductory essay by Seymour Martin Lipset

Anchor Books, 1962. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Transaction Books. Fair. 1981. Notations. Soft Cover. (Q183) .