george w childs (154 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 1862; Philadelphia; From the collection of John Shy, Professor at the University of Michigan; brown cloth covered boards with gold titles; covers are very soiled and rubbed; edges are worn and chipped; front and rear joints are split and boards are barely attached; marginal notations; 12 mo, 6 3/4"-7 3/4" tall; 458 pages.

Paperback. Condizione: Good+. Original pictorial covers, 57 pp. Paperback, good to very good. Some soil on covers, previous owner's signature on front cover, front cover creased, bit of foxing on side edge, corners bumped, age yellowed, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked; probably never really read. History; ephemera.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. 458+(8) pages, steel engraved frontis portrait of the author plus a number of full page woodcut illustrations. First edition. Black pebbled cloth, gilt lettering on the spine. Good plus condition, light fraying to head and heel of the spine and to corner tips. Light scattered foxing.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 57 pp. Colored, pictorial soft cover, covers soiled, top of spine torn, otherwise VG. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 57 pp. Colored, pictorial soft cover, covers lightly soiled, otherwise VG. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: VG-. 1st Edition. Brown triple-ruled textured cloth. Some fraying at the spine tips. Strong copy with no signatures slipping. Previous owner's bookplate on the front paste-down. Frontispiece of the author with sepia paper covering. 458 pages plus 8 pages of publisher's ads.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Rubbed/soiled cover with sun lightened spine and mild frays at spine ends & corner tips. String binding slightly shaken & cracked in places, otherwise secure with clean pages and light foxing. About 7-1/2 x 5 with 458 pp. plus ads. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 233 pp., index. INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER to Honorable W. B. Mann. Bookplate of George O'Byrne on front end paper. Minor shelf wear to lower edge of spine. Corners slightly bumped and frayed. 5. inch x 2.5 inch piece missing from ffep. Contents very clean and tight.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Brownlow, W. G. : Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Secession with a Narrative of Personal Adventures Among the Rebels. Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1862. First Edition/First Printing. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.5"/19cm h. Bound in publisher?s brown patterned cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Plain yellow endpapers. 458 numbered pp, plus [8] pp ads to end and 14 unpaginated leaves b&w prints to text. Condition notes: A very good, worn first printing. Spine cocked, with separation beginning noted. Sun-fading to boards/gilding. Edges moderately soiled. Bookplate remains to front pastedown, contact tanning to ffep. Pages generally tanned with scattered foxing. Tissue guard removed from frontispiece. Nevins: ?Fascinating experiences of an avowed biased Tennessee Unionist; revealing on conditions in East Tennessee during the first two years of the war.? We personally inspect every book we offer.

458 [8, ads] pp. Frontispiece portrait (foxed) and 13 engraved plates. 12mo, publisher's cloth. First edition. Cloth rubbed, soiled and worn; shaken; a few spots to text.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. This hardcover book, published in 1863 during the middle of the Civil War, is in Fair condition. The front cover is separated from the rest of the book and shows wear. Please see the pictures. The binding and the spine of the rest of the book are tight. I found no markings on the pages. There is no dust jacket. The book comes from a smoke free home. I will ship the book with Media Mail through the US Post Office within 2 business days, usually sooner.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. 913 page, 19th century work on the philosophy and theology of life. The bibliography is by Ezra Abbot. Lacks the flyleaf, soils/foxing on front endpapers, moderate edge wear on the pebbled cloth binding, fading of spine strip. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. 458pp. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt spine title, lower fore-edges of boards are bumped and chipped, the head and foot of the spine cloth show minor chipping, binding cracked at the center of the book but secure. Previous owner's name on the front flyleaf. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. BC.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 458pp. Rear hinge cracked. Severe spine damage, cracked hinges. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 458+ 8 ads. Solid, clean copy with very lightly, evenly toned pages. No markings inside other than name/city/date written on front fly. Hinges still strong inside and out. No notable chips, tears or fringes to lightly worn boards.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Boards are worn to extremities. Spine, spine ends worn and torn. Pen notation on FFEP and rear end paper. Slight spotting to a few pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 458 pages; 22 chapters; several pages of book ads by publisher; Pages and page edges foxed; ; slight warping and moisture stains on end papers; page edges darkened. String bound; Inside spine cease weakened but pages intact. Faded black hard cover with ornate designed border; gild lettering on spine; cover edges, corners and spine ends rubbed and cracked; some dscoloration spots; Outer spine hinges cracked. Portrait of author in oval frame on frontispiece with facsimile of his signature. Chapter contents include experiences among the rebels; the Southern Confederacy; ; recollections of his experiences in the North; positions of the border states; Aboltionists; the Spirit of Secession; Religious fervour; Secession clergymen; Election of Lincoln; War volunteers; , and many incidents occuring in various states, etc. A RARE VINTAGE COPY.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Not First Edition. Original volume, rebound in orange institutional cloth. Paper is age toned but supple. A statistical look at the United States in 1864. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 641 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dustjacket. Presumed First. Presumed first edition w/NAP, hardcover in dark green cloth with embossed decoration, binding is a bit loose with a couple thin cracks starting, but remains solid over all. Book has moderate bumps to spine ends and cover corners with cloth starting to wear through and fray, sunning with some discoloration to spine that obscures title, soiling to edges of text block, some light pencil underlining and short brackets to text block, and a previous owner's name to head of first free endpage with a previous seller's antique label to tail of front pastedown, otherwise a solid Good copy.

hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Philadelphia, 1865. Brown cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; edges worn and covers worn, 1/4" missing from spine ends; backstrip torn across near bottom of spine title; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Free front endpaper has been torn out; hinges strong; text is unmarked; 364 pages.

Softcover. Condizione: Good. Good in wrappers. Paperback, rubbed at spine ends and corners and edges, cover lightly soiled with minor staining, small hole punched in top near spine with cover torn at these holes, pages lightly browned.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Green cloth cover shows minor wear. Bookplate of former owner on the front pastedown, gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Pages are lightly foxed.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Philadelphia: George W. Childs January 1863 Binding: Trade Paperback front cover detatched but present, missing back cover, binding loose,

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good -. No Jacket. First Edition. Normal to moderate age/use wear including some edge scuffs and slightly cocked binding. Light normal age toning with minor foxing marks. 458 pages, illustrated. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. 458pp + book ad pages; b/w illustrations. Former library volume with customary labels and markings. Textually unmarked, clean, tight. Library book tape (red) over spine; black cloth covered boards; rubs to tips. Steel engraved frontis of author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1863, First Edition, Good Only/no dj, thick octavo, 640pp., full brown leather hardcover, bright gold lettering on intact red backstrip title label, exterior hinges cracking but binding tight & solid, covers rubbed, edges shelf-worn, 2 owner's inked names on title pages o/w text clean with little foxing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Inscribed by the publisher and dated, 1873. 233 pages. Green cloth covers with black lettering. Mild edge wear. Chip missing from lower portion front free endpaper. Inscribee bookplate on front pastedown. Map of Fairmount Park present. Signed by Publisher.

hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Poor Condition. Philadelphia, 1864. Brown cloth covered boards; heavy wear and chipping to edges and spine; back strip nearly detached from spine; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; some spotting and finger smudges to page edges; interior is unmarked; 641 pages.