Binding:  Publisher's green-blue vertically striped ribbed cloth (predominantly seen in the 1840s, never common). Covers with gilt-stamped foliate and drawer pull frame, spine gilt extra with American eagle and portrait of Washington. All edges gilt.

•  For early eds.: Sabin 3097; Howes B86. On striped bindings, see: Krupp, Making a Case for Cloth, p. [11].   Binding as above, very lightly rubbed, most notably at corners. Front free endpaper with old, closed cuts/slashes and early inked presentation inscription. Plates browned; some signatures foxed, most pages clean. A lovely copy.  (26759)

•  Very good; front cover bright and unmarked, spine notably faded, corners and spine extremities gently worn. All edges gilt. Pages very clean. (1908)

•  Publisher's dark red cloth, stamped in gilt; front cover with a long oval illustration on-lay of a young woman. Covers soiled, front cover illustration lightly scratched. Christmas gift inscription (unsigned) on front free endpaper, dated Dec. 25, 1901. Endpapers soiled, final four pages chipped. Occasional spots of soil inside. Paper tops gilt, other edges deckle. Very good. (5851)

Binding:  Publisher's green cloth, spine and front cover stamped in darker green and silver in an art nouveau design of tall thistle-like flowers. Binding signed “AR” — Amy Richards, fl. 1896–1918.

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•  Wright, III, 317 (for the first ed.).   Binding slightly cocked, very good condition. Front fly-leaf with pencilled gift inscription dated 1899, front free endpaper with later pencilled inscription. Clean and quite nice!  (12905)

Binding:  Publisher's textured tan cloth, covers and spine with stamped in brown with small pictorial vignettes evoking “the road”; title and author stamped in gilt. All edges subtly blue-sprinkled.

•  Spine very slightly darkened and virtually no wear otherwise. One signature loosening; one page with a scrape (with a bit of loss to type), this and a few others with the ink's having offset or adhered pages together (usually separable); and all otherwise clean and crisp. A handsome copy.  (26680)

•  Publisher's yellow cloth, covers and spines variously stamped in black with those famous designs; bindings generally moderately worn (especially to spine tips) and lightly dust-soiled, one volume with spine head (?)nibbled. Many signatures unopened; with a little care and cleverness, reading quite possible despite this. Pages and plates clean.  (26698)

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Binding:  Publisher's dark green cloth, front cover and spine stamped in black and gilt with the cover incorporating an elegant emblematic device featuring Apollo/Hyperion and his horses, and the spine an angel holding a small child; the number 18 can be seen in the right raking light, stamped in blind, within the bottom element of the front cover.

•  Binding cocked, corners and spine extremities a touch rubbed. Page edges age-spotted; pages faintly and evenly age-toned. In fact a bright, handsome copy.  (23190)

Binding: Publisher's brown cloth, front cover and spine stamped in gilt and black in an “Arts and Crafts” inspired design.

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•  BAL 954; Wright, III, 461.   Binding with light rubbing at edges and some light discolorations to covers; ex–social club library with call number on endpaper, pressure- and rubber-stamp on title-page, no other markings. Clean; in fact a nice book.  (26572)

•  American Imprints 36359.   Publisher's quarter ribbon-embossed brown cloth of Krupp's style San5 (var2), with printed paper–covered sides, a bit rubbed and with some discolored spots; spine cloth lost at head (so that construction is clear). Ex–social club library: 19th-century bookplate and call number, one endpaper and two fly-leaves excised, title-page pressure-stamped. Sewing loosening, some signatures starting to separate; still, a remarkably clean, actually nice copy!  (26514)

Binding: Publisher's tan cloth, front cover and spine pictorially stamped in black, white, and red.

•  Spine very slightly sunned, otherwise a lovely copy. Pages clean.  (26919)

Binding:  Publisher's bright blue cloth (Krupp's style Wav3), covers blind-stamped, spines with gilt-stamped title in decorative gilt frame. All edges gilt.

•  On binding cloth, see: Krupp, Bookcloth, 43.   Bindings as above, minor wear to extremities, front cover of vol. V and spine of vol. I with small spots of discoloration. Each front free endpaper with inked gift inscription (“Lizzie C. Alvord From Mother,” dated 1868). Pages clean. A beautiful, very gift-worthy set.  (26864)

•  Publisher's dark blue cloth, front cover with gilt-stamped harp vignette; covers mildly spotted, spine faded, cloth worn over extremities. Last two leaves of advertisements have been excised; guard leaf of frontispiece mostly torn away (as can be seen in image). A few scattered spots; marginalia etc. as described above (5865)

Binding:  Publisher's olive-green cloth, front cover and spine stamped with title and floral decorations in maroon, dark blue, and gilt.

•  Wright, III, 773.   Binding slightly cocked, extremities rubbed, back cover with small spots of discoloration, spine head lightly discolored. Ex–social club library: call number on endpaper, title-page rubber-stamped, no other markings. A few leaves with small spots of staining (tea drops?), otherwise clean. An entertaining read in a pretty, if not pristine, binding.  (26886)

Binding: Publisher's red pictorial cloth, front cover and spine stamped in black, brown, and gilt.

•  Good++: Some soiling to binding; light to moderate foxing internally. (8539)

•  BAL 2482 (second printing state, with plates included in pagination). Publisher's brown cloth, front cover stamped in gilt and green, spine with gilt-stamped title; front cover lightly scuffed, with corners rubbed. Front fly-leaf with inked gift inscription "to My Daughter," dated 1890; newspaper clipping about Carleton affixed to front fly-leaf, poem affixed to back fly-leaf as described above. Several insurance advertisements, religious leaflets, and other ephemera laid in. (14367)

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Binding:  Publisher's green cloth handsomely stamped on front cover and spine in a silver floral vine design with red lettering.

•  Binding as above. Silver very bright. Ex–social club library: rubber-stamp on front pastedown, pressure-stamp on title-page, four-digit number in ink on contents page, charge pocket at rear, no other markings. Attractive!  (26439)

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Binding:  Publisher's blind-stamped black moiré cloth of Krupp's style Moi1, front cover with gilt-stamped title within gilt-stamped floral frame. All edges gilt.

•  Binding: Krupp, Bookcloth in England and America, 1823--50, p. 39.   Binding as above, corners and spine extremities rubbed, back cover with a few small spots; gilt bright. Front free endpaper with early pencilled inscription as above, front fly-leaf with pencilled ownership inscription. Some pages foxed. A pretty “Gift.”  (26650)

Boston-area businesses with full-page advertisements in this publication include a silversmith/jeweler, an apothecary, an upholsterer, a pianoforte manufacturer, and an ink maker; also provided are both an extensive business directory and an index of the smaller in-text advertisements promoting local merchants.

Binding:  Signed binding of brown straight-grained cloth, front cover gilt-stamped with vignette of the city and blind-stamped with two female figures representing Agriculture (holding a scythe) and Law and Order (holding scales), back cover similarly blind-stamped with central stamp of Benjamin Bradley & Co. bookbinders.

•  Drake, Almanacs, 4446; Spawn & Kinsella, American Signed Bindings, 56. Not in Phillips, List of Maps of America.   Binding as above, spine showing minimal wear; clean and beautiful. Front pastedown with ticket of a Massachusetts bookseller. Endpapers with offsetting; map age-toned with offsetting, outer edges slightly ragged; one index page with chip to outer margin, with loss of a few letters. Pages lightly age-toned. An excellent copy.  (26684)

•  Publisher's blue cloth, front cover and spine stamped in black and gilt; cloth a bit rubbed over corners and spine extremities, with spine gilt slightly dimmed, otherwise beautiful. Front pastedown with small bookplate, front free endpaper with contemporary gift inscription. (12985)

Provenance:  Bookplate of Ruth and Loring Dodd on front pastedown.

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•  Publisher's grey-blue cloth, covers and spine stamped in white and black, spine with gilt-stamped title; extremities lightly rubbed, with a small spot to the back cover. Front pastedown with bookplate, front free endpaper with inked gift inscription.  (12990)

•  Signed binding with unfortunately unidentifiable initials! Publisher's quarter brown cloth over paper-covered sides, printed pictorial paper front cover, spine with gilt-stamped title; cream-colored paper slightly darkened, with very minor rubbing over corners. (15006)

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•  Publisher's cloth, front cover and spine decoratively gilt-stamped; spine, lower edges, and corners a touch rubbed. Top edge gilt. A few leaves and plates with waterstaining to lower outer corners, scattered spots of light foxing. (18409)

Binding:  Publisher's charcoal-colored ribbed cloth, front and rear covers blind-embossed with “Carter's Cabinet Library First Series” in a cartouche, and spine elaborately stamped in gilt. Small piece of cloth absent from top of spine.

Nicely done up, with several plates including a rather seductive one of “Mary Wilson.”

•  Binding as above. Ex–social club library: 19th-century bookplate, call number on endpaper, pressure-stamp on title-page, no other markings. Spotting and discoloration in margins of early and late pages; occasional foxing. With that, still, a rather nice copy in a good example of this handsome and delicate American binding.  (26508)

•  Publisher's cloth, front cover with gilt-stamped title and landscape vignette, spine with gilt-stamped title; binding worn over extremities, with gilt showing some rubbing. Pages clean.  (5701)

•  Publisher's green cloth, front cover and spine stamped in gilt, white, and yellow; slightly cocked, with edges and extremities a bit rubbed. Occasional small pencilled marks of emphasis. In fact, quite a nice copy.  (15620)

•  Publisher's embossed cloth, spine with gilt-stamped title; corners and spine extremities showing minor wear, with gilt oxidized. Front free endpaper with pencilled inscription; some page edges with small blotches. Binding very handsome in its subtle way. Impossible! to get a good image of! (12986)

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Binding: Publisher's crimson cloth, front cover and spine gilt- and black-stamped, back cover black-stamped. All edges gilt. Actually, breathtaking.

•  Binding as above, clean and bright with only very faint traces of wear to corners and joints. Pages clean; some lower outer corners slightly crumpled. It is hard to imagine a better copy.  (23709)