Reprint Edition. Novel of a midwestern family. This copy inscribed and signed by Aldrich at front endpaper. Very Good in Very Good modestly edge chipped dustjacket. Item #40709

First Edition. Octavo, original illustrated gray cloth, illustrated and printed dustjacket. Collection of short stories including a nautical adventure yarn. Scarce in original dustjacket. This copy with clipped Aldrich signature laid in. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some darkening at spine, top spine end chipped cm deep, few small chips at lower spine end. Item #14101

First Edition. L. Hopkins dustjacket art and silhouette illustrations throughout. Translated from the French of Emile de la Bedolliere. Charming children's story "of Mother Michael and her cat." Near Fine in Very Good Plus dustjacket, spine sunned with few shallow tears along edges. Item #24281

Early Printing. "Francesca Alexander was for years an intimate friend of Ruskin; her work has received high praise in both England and America. These rhymed legends of Florence are lovely and have a deeply religious significance which will appeal to all spiritually minded people". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at edges. Item #22162

First Edition. Mach Tey dustjacket art. The Bound to Win Stories for young adults. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #12099

Volumes 2 and 3 bound in one, January to December 1849. Contemporary 3/4 leather binding, marbled boards, gilt lettering at spine. Contains the three earliest contributions by Horatio Alger to a periodical, and his first published works. "Voices of the Past" (Poem), pp. 278 of Vol. II (June 1849); "Chivalry", a 2-page article p. 123 of Volume II, (March 1849) and "Cervantes", a page article p.241 (November, 1849). (See Gardner Bibliography). Also prints an obituary for Edgar Allan Poe who died in that year. Very scarce Alger item. Very Good volume, outer hinges cracked, front free end papers and title page shaken, text generally clean and free of staining. Item #12854

Bound volume Two of Our Young Folks, 1866-7, including Alger's short story, How Johnny bought a Sewing-Machine. Volume issued with some color plates. Contemporary cloth over boards. Original 3/4 leather and marbled boards. Very Good tight copy, spine leather with surface loss. Item #16921

First Edition. Bound volume, XXIX, January to December 1869. contemporary 3/4 black leather, marbled boards, gilt at spine, raised bands. Contains the complete Alger story, Luck and Pluck; or John Oakley's Inheritance, in 12 parts. Very Good plus tight volume, moderate edge wear. Item #17151

First Edition. Complete run of 14 separate issues, #409 through #422, October 4, 1890 through January 3, 1891. Original printed and illustrated wrappers. Extremely scarce serialized printing and true first appearance of Alger's young adult adventure novel published in The Argosy. Not published book form until 1897 by Henry T. Coates and Co. A Very Good to Near Fine attractive collection, with most issues in clean and crisp condition, some soiling at edges, #417 front wrapper with considerable soiling, #415 lacking wrappers, #411 with top corner of front wrapper with tanning. Item #10335

First American Edition. H. Dixon dustjacket art. Translated by A.R. Allinson. Hubin listed mystery and part of the Fantomas Detective Series. Near Fine but for remnants of bookplate at front free endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, darkening to spine and rear panel, shallow chipping at spine ends and flap corners. Item #20063

First Edition, Publisher's Dummy Copy, printing first 6 pages of text and a few additional blank pages, with proof dustjacket, linen backed by publisher. Frontis by Manning De V. Lee. Civil War set novel of the underground railroad. Uncommon title in an uncommon format. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #37389