Edgar saltus introduction (16 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Early Modern Library book. Text is unmarked; pages are bright, though the page edges are age toned. Binding is tight and square. The pastedowns are coming unglued from the inside of the cover. Covers are edgeworn, showing mostly around the corners and at the head and base of the spine. 321pp.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Early edition with matching dates (1919) but with Modern Library List at the back through #112, ca. 1925. Clean and tightly bound in flexible dark blue leatherette with gold titles. Very slight wear to the cover edges and unmarked contents. The pages show light age-toning.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. 1st Edition. First edition in fair condition. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. 18mo. Light shelf wear. Pages and back cover show evidence of water damage. Bottom edge of covers bumped. With card from The Aldus Book Co., Ltd. This title comes from a collection of books by Edgar Saltus previously owned by the author's descendants. The collection contains first editions, rare titles and books signed by Saltus. To view, search our Abe store for 'Saltus'. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. 2nd Edition. Hardcover second edition in fair condition. Shows light shelfwear.Paper torn at front hinge inside front cover, back hinge torn at spine but attached by cover. TEG. Original blue cloth tooled in silver. With card from The Aldus Book Company, Ltd. This title comes from a collection of books by Edgar Saltus previously owned by the author's descendants. The collection contains first editions, rare titles and books signed by Saltus. To view, search our Abe store for 'Saltus'. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. RARE "NEW MODERN LIBRARY EDITION" **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION** This is a 1937 printing of The Plays of Oscar Wilde in a Toeldano Type 7 balloon cloth binding and Kent end papers. The book is VERY GOOD, binding is nice and tight, pages clean and bright with NO writing, marks or book plates. The red topstain in nice. Gilt is bright and perfect on board and spine. The dust jacket is VERY GOOD- with chipping at extremities and spine darkening. 246 Titles mentioned on back matching this to a 1937 printing. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. This book is part of the Modern Library collection from the Boston Book Company which comprised 1,917 modern library volumes and was used to create A Descriptive Bibliography of The Modern Library: 1917 - 1970 by George M. Andes in 1989. If you see anything else you like in my store let me know before you order as I always offer discounts to repeat customers! **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. VERY RARE TRANSITIONAL BINDING 1927/1928 MODERN LIBRARY EDITION IN DUST JACKET A Bed of Roses by W. L. George. New York: The Modern Library, 1927/1928 Reprint. RARE TRANSITIONAL BINDING. Bound in purple balloon cloth but a spine type 6 usually associated with leatherette bindings with Bernhard endpapers. Typical transitional bindings are known to exist from 1928-1929 but this book and dust jacket are from 1927 as titles on the inside of the dust jacket list titles from 1927 but none from 1928 indicating a 1927 printing or the earliest printing of 1928. The book is in VERY GOOD condition - spine is solid and boards are clean, gilt is very bright and nice. Minor spine split starting at title page but still intact. Matching topstain is nice. GORGEOUS AND APPEARS UNREAD. The dust jacket is VERY GOOD+ with minor chipping on top and bottom but otherwise extremely nice and bright and complete. On the inside of the dust jacket titles from 1927 are listed but not from 1928 indicating a 1927 printing WITH THE TRANSITIONAL BINDING. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. VERY RARE EARLIEST TRANSITIONAL BINDING! **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. RARE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET Salome: The Importance of Being Earnest: Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde. Introduction by Edgar Saltus. New York: The Modern Library, 1920. Early 1928 Reprint. Bound in green leatherette (spine #4) the book is in NEAR FINE condition. Solid binding with slight wear at extremities, bright gilt, bright matching green topstain. Contents are clean and bright with no owner's name or other writing in text. APPEARS TO BE UNREAD! The dust jacket is VERY GOOD with chipping at spine and boards - otherwise extremely clean and bright! The inside of the dust jacket contains titles from 1928 but not 1929, indicating a 1928 printing. **HARD TO FIND MODERN LIBRARY LEATHERETTE OF A DESIRABLE TITLE IN THIS CONDITION** **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. RARE EARLY 1932 "NEW MODERN LIBRARY EDITION" **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION** This is a 1932 printing of The Plays of Oscar Wilde in a Toeldano Type 7 balloon cloth binding and Kent end papers. The book is VERY GOOD, binding is nice and tight, pages clean and bright with NO writing, marks or book plates except owners initials and date of 12-31-32 on title page. The blue topstain in perfect. Gilt is bright and perfect on board and spine. The dust jacket is VERY GOOD with chipping at extremities and spine darkening. 210 Titles mentioned on back matching this to a 1932 printing. Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. This book is part of the Modern Library collection from the Boston Book Company which comprised 1,917 modern library volumes and was used to create A Descriptive Bibliography of The Modern Library: 1917 - 1970 by George M. Andes in 1989. If you see anything else you like in my store let me know before you order as I always offer discounts to repeat customers! **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. EXTREMELY RARE 1919 FIRST MODERN LIBRARY BONI & LIVERIGHT EDITION WITH DUST JACKET! Salome: The Importance of Being Earnest: Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde. Introduction by Edgar Saltus. New York: The Modern Library, 1919. THIS IS A FIRST MODERN LIBRARY EDITION. Bound in brown leatherette (spine #2) with BL on cover and title page, Brodzky endpapers. The book is in VERY GOOD+ condition. Solid binding with slight wear at extremities, bright gilt, bright matching green topstain. Contents are EXTREMELY clean and bright with no writing in text. Small neat owner bookplate of ffe. VERY CLEAN! The dust jacket is GOOD with obvious chipping and unfortunate spine loss - otherwise extremely clean and bright! This is a 1919 b2 dustjacket confirming a FIRST MODERN LIBRARY PRINTING. EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND FIRST MODERN LIBRARY LEATHERETTE OF A DESIRABLE TITLE IN ANY CONDITION **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, Over 20+Years of EXCELLENCE. BOOK: Navy Blue Leatherette, Yellow and white Leaping Maiden Endpapers. Nice clean copy of this almost 100 year old classic. PER SALTUS "The Russian Czars are one long carnival of cruelty and lust." That hasn't changed much has it.…

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1st Limited Numbered Edition, 1925, Dates Match on Title & Copyright pg, #188/750 Copies, NF+/GOOD+, AS-IS, Brown Decorated & Titled with Black Dustjacket including Book Reviews on Front DJ light small chips Bottom Edge Across Front with Light Crease ,Back DJ tiny chips here & There but O/W Nice,Brown Boards with Paste-On Lable in Blue Decoration with Title & Author inside, Cvr with Blue Cloth spine with White Paper Label with Title & Author, 238 pgs, Interior nice tight Clean light Fox, Wear, 8 vo. DJ protected in Clear Mylar Brodart, .Includes such titles as Phantoms, Kings of the Highways and High Seas, The Champion Prisoners, The Heart of Manhattan, The Mystery of Beauty, The Gold Book, Aloes and Ambrosia, etc. Includes a short bibliography of the works of Edgar Saltus.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition in very good condition. A rare copy. 18mo. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Light shelf wear. Inscribed with note in Latin on FFEP by John B. Stanchfield, prominent NY lawyer and contemporary of Saltus. Stanchfield's bookplate inside front cover. With card from The Aldus Book Co., Ltd. This title comes from a collection of books by Edgar Saltus previously owned by the author's descendants. The collection contains first editions, rare titles and books signed by Saltus. To view, search our Abe store for 'Saltus'. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. INCLUDES Salome - The Importance of Being Ernest, Lady Windermer's Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband , HBDJ, UNDATED very Early around 1934, STATED NEW MODERN LIBRARY EDITION ON COPYRIGHT PG, 1st Edition, VG/GOOD+, Brown Balloon Cloth with Light rub & wear & Running Streamer Man on Front, LIGHT RUB SCUFF GOLD GILT SPINE CVR ,BACK DJ MENTIONS 225 TITLES, with PRE Zip Code coupon on back , 220 PGS + ADS END WITH AMOK , then Modern Library Giants end with G14 Bulfinch?s Mythology, Book is in VG condition. , Straight and tight, slight cracking between front board and end-paper. no loose pages and appears unread.There is no underlining or writing in the book .Not an ex-library, not a book club, no stamps, no stickers. Very minor rubbing/ shelf wear. No discoloring, no remainder mark. original price on jacket is $0.95 ,Jacket in new brodart protective sleeve, 4 1/2 X 6 3/4 IN.DZj ligvht wear FOX, tiny chips tears edges. …

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE SURVIVING DUST JACKET IS NOW PROTECTED BY MYLAR came apart at the seams (See Scan) but the information it yields is hugely interesting and valuable i.e. the DJ states "Limp Binding"; "Gold Decoration" and "Hand Bound"; titles listed on inside. BOOK: AN EQUALLY INTERESTING BOOK covered in RARE Royal Blue cloth; binding #1; Blue topstain' Bernhard Endpapers. PER SALTUS "The Russian Czars are one long carnival of cruelty and lust." That hasn't changed much has it. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20+ YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. VERY SCARCE, ONE OF A KIND SURVIVING BOOK WITH DJ. BOOK covered in green LEATHERETTE; spine #4 (1925-29); small gold torchbearer on front (1925-29); green topstain; Bernhard Endpapers; lower front right corner is bent, but otherwise a bright, clean copy. FRAGILE DJ is protected by mylar cover; has many chips, tears, side seam worn thru and is missing front inside flap but enough is left to figure out that this is an AUTUMN 1928 edition with 150 titles listed; Per Scot Kamins it has Apuleuis' The Golden Ass, but does not have Dostoyevsky's Brothers Karamazov. I photocopied and matched it up with another front flap from a 1928 book in order to show this (SEE SCANS). SUMMARY: One day young widow Victoria meets an old friend of her husband's in the park. He suggests that Victoria become his kept mistress and then she can stop working, regain her health, and be set financially. She feels this - or marriage - is the only way for a woman to get ahead, financially, in life. But she soon sees that this arrangement is just another type of job and her life is no bed of roses: He has involved her in prostitution. THIS WAS A BEST SELLER IN IT'S DAY AND MADE W.L. GEORGE RICH. AS IS. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. First Edition. Tales Before Supper by Theophile Gautier (First Edition) A firm copy with mild wear to spine edges and corners. Mild tanning to spine and offset tanning to endpapers. Age-toned pages. No jacket present. Title page dated 1887. Copyright 1887. Subtitile: And Delayed with a Proem [Introduction] by Edgar Saltus. Brown cloth with gilt lettering; fore-edge rough trimmed. 224 pp.Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier 30 August 1811 ? 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic. Myndart Verelst(Translator) Edgar Saltus(Introduction) (ilustrador). BOOK. …