By Year Of Issue / 1850s from Books Tell You Why, Inc.

Boston And Cambridge: James Munroe and Company. Good+. 1855. A Good+ edition with a starting spine hinge, chips missing from spine and board edges, chipped pages, foxing throughout and other general agewear; BrownAlton Brown's new book, The Magic Word, is a collection of his favorite words and phrases. The words and phrases range from clever to… Read more about this item

Cleveland, OH: Carl Hammer. Very Good-. 1855. An edition in very good- condition with rubbing to the boards and bumped corners. The front cover is separating from the spine. There pages show signs of soiling, foxing, and has multiple damp stains; 240 pages; 1 lb .

Good. 1854. Edition in good condition with bumped corners and spine separation; The Diary of Paulini, a thirteen-year-old boy, tells the story of his life in a small Italian town in the 1940s. Paulini is a typical teenager, full of energy and curiosity. He is also growing up in a time of great change, as World… Read more about this item

London: W. Tweedie. Very Good. 1853. Cloth. The 1853 publication, following earlier editions by M'Glashan and Collins. Very Good overall condition, front flyleaf perished, four pages of ads, xviii+288pp. Original stamped cloth, slightly soiled, edges a bit chipped. A charming presentation; Gordon's Victorian Cookery. A list of foods in season, carving instructions, menus for family suppers.… Read more about this item

New York: A. A. Kelley, Publisher. Fair. 1858. Fair condition with extensive tanning, soiling, and edgewear to the boards and pages with an inscription in the front; This book tells the stories of American generals during the American Revolution. It includes stories of generals such as George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and Horatio Gates.; 407 pages; FSA… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0394587146 . A most attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket with minimal soiling and edgewear; tells the story of three adventurers who set out to cross the continent by ski. The book is filled with… Read more about this item

Richmond, VA: A. Morris. Good+. 1859. First Edition. Original cloth. First edition in Good+ condition in original decorated cloth with mended front joint, chipped upper and lower spine, bookseller's foil stamp on first leaf verso, lightly foxed throughout, and gift inscriptions to front flyleaf. [i-viii] ix [x] xi-xii, [2], [15] 16-139 [140], [4] pages; Contains a… Read more about this item

Jefferson City, MO: W. G. Cheeney, Public Printer. Good+. 1859. First Edition. Original cloth. First edition in Good+ condition with lower gatherings exposed, worn joints and hinges, bumped and scuffed corners, rubbed board extremities, cracked spine, damp staining to top edge and fore edge affecting the top corner of each page, and scattered foxing. Bound in later… Read more about this item

New York: Carlton & Phillips. Good+. 1856. Cloth. Good+ condition, tanning and foxing throughout the aged pages, wear to boards; An examination of more than 120 text of scriptures, in controversy between evangelical Christians and Universalists: A refutation of Universalist theology, and an exposure of the sophistical arguments and other means by which it is propagated;… Read more about this item

New York: Hastings House, Publishers. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. c1956. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with wear to the board edges. In a price clipped Fair dust-jacket that is scuffed with edgewear and small edge chips. Small price sticker on spine; The story of the first Western… Read more about this item

Washington: Buell & Blanchard. Very Good. 1853. First Edition; First Printing. Original Cloth. A handsome first edition in dark green cloth, blind-stamped boards, gilt stamped spine in Very Good condition, mild foxing throughout and trivial edge wear; Adam's fact-based novel about the black British sailor who is incarcerated in Charleston, SC, when his ship sails into town… Read more about this item

Breslau [Wroclaw]: Ferdinand Hirt's Verlag. Good. 1857. First Edition. Cloth. Two inscriptions dated 1857 and 1866. Blue cloth cover with bright gold embossing and lettering. Spine is separated from book and has been repaired with clear tape. Small piece of cover at bottom of spine is missing. Some foxing of pages, bright gilded page edges; a… Read more about this item