teller thomas editor george tuttle (2 risultati)

Pamphlet. Condizione: Used - Acceptable. New Haven: S. Babcock, no date, ca 1848? 64 pages. Lossing engraved titlepage, 8 plates. 5.5 x 4.5", engraved wrapper by E. Purcell, publisher advertisement. Wrap worn, soiled, 2 gutter-margin staples, corner chips, plates tanned, foxed, fair.

Sewn wrappers. Condizione: Good. 32mo, 64 pages, variant printed orange-ish wrappers with blue endpapers, with plates 50 & 59 on cream or matching uncolored paper, tidal lines on front and rear wrappers, very light short stain at bottom edge of early pages. spine chipped Issued as number five in the new series. "The interesting and instructive 'Stories about the elephant, ' which I am about to tell you, were written by a worthy clergyman of one of our beautiful little inland towns, and were printed in a somewhat larger book than this, several years ago . I thought, if I could add these, and the 'Stories about whale-catching, ' by the same gentleman, to my already long list of 'Teller's tales, ' I should be doing you all an acceptable favor. I am happy in being able to tell you, that the author has very kindly given me permission to do so."--"To my young readers," title page verso, signed by "Thomas Teller" (i.e., George Tuttle), and dated at Roseville Hall, 1845. "Published by S. Babcock New Haven 121 Chapel Street"--Variant imprint statement, cover. Sidney Babcock published at 121 Chapel St., New Haven, between 1845 and 1861. Pagination includes [8] leaves of plates. Some plates printed on colored paper. In printed stiff-paper cover.Title page wood engraving signed by Benson J. Lossing. Cover illustration signed by "E. Purcell" (i.e., Edward B. Purcell?). "Teller's tales. Teller's amusing instructive and entertaining tales."--Series title, at head of upper cover. Series list, lower cover.