$6,710
Hartford, CT: American Publishing Co. , 1876. 8vo, original blue cloth stamped in gilt and black, custom matching blue morocco-backed slipcase and cloth chemise. Wood-engraved frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations by True Williams and others. First edition, first printing, printed on wove paper, with half-title and frontispiece on separate leaves, versos of half-title and preface blank; 4-page publisher's advertisements bound at the end, Revised December 1, 1876. Minor rubbing to boards; inner hinges cracked but sturdy; scattered spotting and moderate soiling; repaired 1-inch marginal tear to pp. xi-xiii; boards with color restoration; otherwise a fine copy with only minor wear. BAL 3369
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2011-08-09
