By Year Of Issue / 1860s from Books Tell You Why, Inc.

Springfield, Mass.: Gurdon Bill. Fair. 1866. Third Printing. Hardcover. A later printing in fair condition that is very fragile to handle. The fabric of the book has begun to dissipate while the pages have almost completely separated from the hinge. The stitching is exposed on the spine ; ; 4to; 629 pages .

Boston: Ticknor and Fields. Very Good-. 1866. An edition in very good - condition with rubbing to the boards and chipping to the spine. There is foxing and evidence of insect activity to the pages. There is a small bookplate on the front pastedown; Snowbound, A Winter Idyl is a story about a man and his wife… Read more about this item

Boston: Lee and Shepard. Very Good-. 1863. Hardcover. Very Good- condition with minor edgewear, inscriptions of previous owner to front free end paper ; ; 167 pages .

Boston: Brown & Taggard. Very Good+. 1862. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition with minor edgewear, pages slightly tanned; Arthur's Temptation is the story of a young man named Arthur who is determined to win back a lost goblet from a dragon. The goblet is a very important artifact to Arthur and his kingdom, so he sets out on… Read more about this item

Bern, CH: Verlag von Carl H. Mann. Very Good. 1866. First Edition. 1/4 Cloth. A smart first edition in period marbled boards with rubbing to spine and board edges, worn hinges and lightly foxed pages; Very scarce Swiss book written in German about the sixteenth American president, Abraham Lincoln; 16mo; [1-3] 4-171 [172] pages; GinsID941; ABRAHAM … Read more about this item

West Chester, PA: Edward F. James. Very Good-. 1862. First Edition. Original cloth. First edition in Very Good- condition with rubbed extremities, bumped corners, faded spine, light scattered soiling; lacking front flyleaf. Illus. Frontis. Original decorated cloth; Contains material on balloons, a ride on the western prairies, Judge Story, women, Rufus Choate, etc; Small 8vo; [i-viii],… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co.. Very Good+. 1865. First Edition. Original cloth. First edition in Very Good+ condition with chipped spine head, small tear to upper spine, worn extremities, bookplate, small bookseller's sticker to lower front pastedown, previous owner's name to front pastedown and gutter of front flyleaf, and purple stamp to first leaf. Original… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC: Evans & Cogswell. Near Fine. 1861. First Edition; First Printing. Wraps. An attractive first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with minor soiling to front. (Turnbull, Vol. III, p. 332); The Charleston Orphan House was founded in 1790. It was situated on its original site on the corner of Calhoun and St. Philip Streets in… Read more about this item

New York: M. W. Dodd. Very Good-. 1866. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First, "Author's" edition in Very Good condition, spine top chipped. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her small and unobtrusive inventory number on front paste down. Rather scarce; The World… Read more about this item

New York: Carleton. Very Good+. 1863. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. An attractive first edition copy in Very Good condition, original hardcover with slight soiling and little rubbing, spine somewhat faded, overall a nice, clean copy with hinges intact; The novel of James Robert Gilmore, writing as Edmund Kirke about slavery, subtitled "All of which I… Read more about this item

New York: Oakley & Mason. Near Fine. 1867. Cloth. An intriguing edition of this important work in Near Fine condition. Author Mitchel's name is misspelled on the title page as Mitchell, but is spelled correctly on the spine. Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering. One spot stains the first five leaves at left bottom corner and there… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good. 1869. First Edition. Cloth. Brown cloth cover with moderate wear and rubbing, spine is frayed at top and bottom. Some discoloration of cover. Bumping and slight fraying of corners. Missing front end papers. Slight yellowing around edges, prior owner name; This book provides an overview of the different ways … Read more about this item