Classic Literature / Fiction from CraigsClassics

This is a handsome, antique set of "Half-Hours with the Best Authors" selected and arranged with short biographical and critical notices by Charles Knight. 1853; John Wiley; New York. Complete set in four volumes. The set is nicely bound in three-quarter leather with marbled covers, gilt lettering and decorations and five raised bands on the spine, marbled end papers, and… Read more about this item

This is a vintage short story compilation, "12 Great Modern Stories" - A new Collection. 1944; Avon Book Company; New York. Softcover with 162 numbered pages. This issue features stories by ERNEST HEMINGWAY, JOHN STEINBECK, Sinclair Lewis, and others - please see the photos for the complete list of contents. Condition: Some very light soiling to the covers. Tight binding with no… Read more about this item

This is an antique set of "NOCTES AMBROSIANAE" by John Wilson. 1859; Redfield; New York. Complete set in five volumes. Four volumes have a frontispiece illustration with a tissue guard; one volume has a fold-out facsimile document in Wilson's handwriting. With Memoirs and Notes by R. Shelton Mackenzie. At the back of volume 5 is a General Index, an Index… Read more about this item

"The Works of LEWIS CARROLL" with its original dust jacket. 1968; Spring Books; London. This edition features the original illustrations by John Tenniel. Works include Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, Sylvie and Bruno, Letters to Child-Friends, The Hunting of the Snark, Original Games and Puzzles, Verses and Acrostics, and more...please see the photo of the dust jacket for the… Read more about this item

This is a vintage copy of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey. 1976 1st edition, 25th printing (stated); The Viking Press; New York. "Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind, including a critique of psychiatry and a tribute to individualistic principles." The dust jacket comes… Read more about this item

This is a handsome, deluxe edition of "Knickerbocker's History of New York" by WASHINGTON IRVING. 1894; G.P. Putnam's Sons; New York. "Van Twiller Edition" - complete in two volumes. The volumes are beautifully illustrated with drawings throughout by Edward W. Kemble (famed illustrator of Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn'); some of the drawings are full-page. Gilt top page edges. Each page… Read more about this item

The is a collection of two first edition books by ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH (each with its original dust jacket), as follows: * THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE - A Confession of Faith. 1940 1st edition, 3rd impression (stated); Harcourt, Brace and Company; New York. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original price intact on the front flap. From the dust… Read more about this item

"Buffalo Bill On A Cold Trail" by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham. 1907; Street & Smith Corporation; New York. No. 187 from the "Buffalo Bill Border Stories" series. Softcover. There is a two-page section titled "In Appreciation of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)" at the front. Condition: The back cover has a light stain at the top-left corner and is attached to the spine… Read more about this item

This is a charming set of the "BEAUTIES OF SHAKESPEARE" by the Rev. William Dodd. Complete set in two volumes. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); Thomas Y. Crowell & Company; New York. Each volume contains a frontispiece illustration with a tissue guard. Nicely bound with gilt lettering and decorations on the covers and spines, gilt top… Read more about this item

This is a scarce detective fiction novel, "An American Penman - From the Diary of Inspector Byrnes" by JULIAN HAWTHORNE (son of famed author Nathaniel Hawthorne). 1887 1st edition; Cassell & Company; New York. First American edition in original publisher's softcover/paperback format. The title character "Inspector Byrnes" was strongly based on Hawthorne's friend and real-life detective Thomas F. Byrnes. There… Read more about this item

This is a richly illustrated, antique copy of "PINOCCHIO - The Tale of a Puppet" by Carlo Collodi. 1916; Whitman Publishing Co.; Racine, Wisconsin. This edition features 40 illustrations by Alice Carsey, some of which are full-page. Illustrated end papers in color. Nicely decorated front cover with gilt illustration and lettering. Condition: Both covers have a light stain at the lower-outer quadrant.… Read more about this item

Nice condition vintage copy of "ANIMAL FARM" by George Orwell. 1961 1st edition, 4th impression (stated); Longmans, Green & Co.; London. With an Introduction by Laurence Brander. Decorative end papers. Condition: Some very light soiling to the covers and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Nice interior - the pages are clean and… Read more about this item

Nice condition antique copy of "THE ILIAD OF HOMER" - translated by William Cullen Bryant. 1898; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston and New York. There is a two-page map showing the "Wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas" at the front. Gilt top page edges. Complete - two volumes in one. Condition: Clean front cover with bright gilt lettering. The gilt lettering on the spine… Read more about this item

Nice condition vintage copy of "Alice's Adventures Under Ground" by LEWIS CARROLL. Circa 1960's (there is no date of publication stated, but the year 1960 is written at the front); Panda Prints Inc.; New York. The book is a facsimile of the original first edition with handwriting and illustrations by Carroll. The title page, dedication page, and chapter headers are… Read more about this item

Nice condition antique copy of "The House of the Seven Gables" by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. 1913; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston and New York. This edition features a frontispiece photograph of the "House of the Seven Gables from Turner Street," and 15 other full-page photographic plates (including exteriors and interiors of Hawthorne's homes) taken by Charles S. Olcott. Condition: Clean front cover; the back… Read more about this item

This is a beautifully illustrated, vintage copy of "DON JUAN" by Lord Byron. 1926; John Lane the Bodley Head; London. This edition features 93 illustrations and decorations by John Austen. Gilt top page edges. There is a "Dedication" section at the front, and a "Notes" section at the back. "Don Juan" is a satirical, epic poem that portrays the Spanish… Read more about this item

This is a nicely illustrated vintage copy of "Twenty Years After" by ALEXANDRE DUMAS. 1929; Dodd, Mead and Company; New York. This edition features 16 full-page illustrations in color by Rowland Wheelwright. Condition: Clean covers and spine. There is a tiny cloth tear below the title on the spine. Tiny cloth tears at the cover corners, and at the top-left corner of… Read more about this item

This is a terrific condition, early copy of "The Friend of the Family - or, Stepantchikovo and its Inhabitants, and Another Story" by FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY. 1923 early American edition; The Macmillan Company; New York. Constance Garnett translation. There is a "Chronological List of Dostoevsky's Works" at the back. Condition: Clean back cover and spine. There is a tiny stain near the top… Read more about this item

This is a Valentine's Day issue of the publication "The Housewife" from February, 1910. The highlight of this issue is an uncommon, early, serialized installment of "ANNE OF GREEN GABLES" by L.M. Montgomery - chapters 10 through 15. This is the 3rd of seven installments. The story features illustrations by Mabel L. Humphrey. Condition: The front cover has some small foxing/stain spots… Read more about this item

Nice condition vintage copy of "THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV" by Fyodor Dostoevsky with its original dust jacket. Circa 1950's (there is no date of publication stated); The Modern Library; New York. Translated by Constance Garnett. From the dust jacket: "Dostoyevsky's masterpiece reveals the summits and depths of the human spirit with such psychological insight and compassion as few works of fiction… Read more about this item