Essays Of Elia (Signed)
New York / London: G.P. Putnam & Son, 1883. Hardcover. brown cloth boards; hand-written replacement spine title plate. 501 pgs w/ frontispiece & 8 tissue guarded plates. Good+ (front hinge has grey cloth binding repair. lower section of back cover hinge/gutter splitting; both hinges firm. boards scuffed, stained & scratched; edge-worn. corners rubbed. spine ends rubbed & top worn. back lower corner appears to have glue repair.). Item #185339
Deckled edges from opened pgs; edges tanned. Many unopened pages. Pages have occasional instances of foxing; foxing appears concentrated to frontis and plates. Pages remain fairly bright with occasional instances of marks or smudges. Spine label is handwritten. Previous owner's names to flyleaf and a lovely, personal inscription to opening page, dated Christmas 1883. This is copy 195 of 250 signed simply as G.P. Putnam's Sons Nov. 5 1883.
OCLC: 6160396
Price: $90.00