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Morris, Charles (Editor).
The Great Republic By the Master Historians, Volumes II, III, IV
New York, Great Republic Publishing Co.,
1913, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Three very clean volumes of American History; for the Great Republic series; illustrated throughout with photos. Containing the periods of American historical moments during the Civil War; American Revolution; Indian Wars; America's Political Development; Spanish American War; America's National Defense system; U.S. influence on Foreign Trade; The U.S. and Cuba, Phillippine Islands, Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, etc. Written by many historical figures and journalists, as: Murat Haltead, Henry Watterson, Gen. Joseph Wheeler, James Fenimore Cooper, Jared Sparks, James Schouler, Benjamin Franklin, Washington Irving, James Grahame, Henry Cabot Lodge, Thomas Jefferson, Benson J. Lossing, and many others. Maroon cloth, gilt to spines, Solid, clean, little wear. Tightly bound. Vol IV. superficial crack to front spine. All else vg. Interest compiliation of Historical events in American History. sm 8vo, each book arond 400 pages
(The Great, Republic, Books, American, History, Historical, Moments, In American, History, Battle, Of, Antietam, Civil, War, Battles, Custers, Last, Stand, Excution, Of, John, Brown, Seminole, Indian, War, Pickett's, Charge, At, Gettysburg, Benjamin, Franklin, In France, Treason, Of, Bendict, Arnold, Whiskey, Insuttection, In Pennsylvannia, War, With, The Cherokee, Indians, Indian, Wars, Siege, Of, Boston, Tea, Tax, And The Boston, Prot, Bill, Stamp, Act, Capture, Of, Philadelphia, First, Shots, Of, The American, Revolution, America, In 1776, The War, With, Spain, Capture, Of, San, Juan, Hill, Sugar, Plantations, In Puerto, Rico, United, States, Nave, In 1898, Constitutional, Status, In Cuba, 1800's, Annexation, Of, Hawaii) Cat No. 1490.
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28.50
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Ferber, Edna.
Great Son
New York, Doubleday Doran,
1945, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Good Plus, Jacket: Good, A generational novel of the Melendys a frontier family, 851-1941. Serialized in Cosmopolitan Magazine. Complete unabridged. Manufactured in accordance with paper conservation orders of the War Production Board. Snellenburgs (Philadelphia department store) stamp to pastedown. DJ looks to have been damp, blue not price clipped, rubbed to boards and spine. Few closed tears and chips to spine ends and edges. DJ pasted to blue cloth boards. Clear text, tightly bound. sm 8vo, 280 pages First Ed. stated
(Ferber, First, Edition, Great, Son, First, Edition, Vinatge, Novels, Vintage, Books, Generational, Novel, Frontier, Novels) Cat No. 1499.
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8.50
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Verrill, Hyatt, A.
The Green Eyes of Bast
New York, G.p. Putnam's Sons,
1923, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Good Plus, The 4th in Verrrill's Boys Adventure Series. First Edition. Illustrated with drawings & photographs by the author. Frontispiece. Green cloth boards & spine spotty fading, rubbing to edges, blue letttering to front title panel. Spine browned, upper 3/4 partial binding exposed, tear across lower end. Previous boys name stamped to front & rear inside boards. Front board shakey, hinge exposed. Binding solid, text clean, mild soil to title page. In protective polyester wrap. A vintage hard to find classic. sm 8vo, 284 pages, Putnam ads to rear.
(Illustrated, Books, The Boy, Adventurers, Series, A., Hyatt, Verrill, Monkey, Men, Boys, Adventure, Novels, First, Editions, Children's, Series, Books, Vintage, Books) Cat No. 283m.
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18.00
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Arlen, Michael.
The Green Hat
New York, George h Doran,
1924, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Depicticting the lavish and provocative postwar life of fashionable London society. Although sophisticated the characters are disillusioned, cynical, and witty. A Jazz Age novel of the 1920s. Brown cloth boards and spine, faded gilt, upper edge bumped, rear hinge cracked, board shaken. Text block tight, clean. 340 pp, sm 8 vo. (1924)
(Age, London, The Green, Hat, 1920's, London, Society, Jazz, Age, Romance) Cat No. 2739.
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17.50
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Hudson, W.H.
Green Mansions, A Romance of the Tropical Forest
New York, Illustrated Editions Company,
Hard Cover,
illus: Keith Henderson, Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, Illustrated by Keith Henderson with beautiful woodcuts, throughout text. Published originally in 1904, the story of a man's adventure in the Amazon jungles, back in the 1800's. A fictional and non-fictional encounter with the beauty of nature and it's inhabitants; reflecting an ecological warning against civilization’s impact on nature. The central character is beautiful Rima the bird girl who is innocent of the world outside a tropical rain forest. Green cloth boards & black cloth spine. DJ in protective mylar, pale green illustrated. Edgewear, Closed tear to upper edge, chip 1/4 inch to upper spineend. Spine mild fading green lettering. Great classic. no date circa 1950's. small 4to, prev owner signature to pre title page. 276 pages, rough cut
(Novels, Literature, Illustrated, Literature, Illustrated, Novels, Woodcuts, Keith, Henderson, Tropical, Jungles, Jungle, Of, South, America, Green, Mansions, Illustrated, Romance, Literature, Rima, The Bird, Girl, Books, To, Film) Cat No. 255m.
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22.50
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