Pre-1900 Literature from Seneca Valley Used Books & Paper Collectibles
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THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST TABLE - EVERY MAN HIS OWN BOSWELL
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
- Condition
- Used - G/NONE
- Edition
- edition info missing
- Published
- circa 1899
- Binding
- Hardcover; Printing info missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$40.00
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Henry Altemus. G/NONE. circa 1899. edition info missing. Hardcover; Printing info missing. Rated in only good condition due to the title page and free rear endpaper being removed. Also due to the title/copyright page being removed, the frontispiece which shows an oval engraving of Holmes became completely separated. It has recently been attached back in by what… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER WITH STAGE DIRECTIONS AND NUMEROUS ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY C. MOORE SMITH The Mistakes of a Right
by Goldsmith, Oliver
- Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- no edition/printing given
- Published
- 1897
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$18.00
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Frederick J. Spokes. VG. 1897. no edition/printing given. Hardcover. In very good condition with light usage/handling showing. Dark green covers with gold lettering and designs on front cover and spine. Some open wear along covers and spine edges. Front hinge by endpapers is cracked which does not affect text. Illustrations and text are on glossy paper. If… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
SIX YEARS LATER OR TAKING THE BASTILE
by Dumas, Alexander
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- no edition/printing given
- Published
- 1893
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$36.00
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F. M. Lupton. VG+. 1893. no edition/printing given. Hardcover. In very good plus condition. Looks and feels almost new considering age. Solid color pebbled burgandy covers with burgandy/gold marbling on front/back covers. Spine has the burgandy pebbled feel with a solid burgandy banner with gold lettering at top of spine. Center spine has the leaf and… Read more about this item Item Price
$36.00
THE LORD OF THE ISLES,THE VISION OF DON RODERICK, 6 BALLADS FROM THE GERMAN,19 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS AND SONGS,THE POACHER, SONG--VOL.4-THE POETICAL WORKS OF SCOTT WITH NOTES AND GLOSSARIES
by Scott, , Sir Walter
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- no edition/printing given
- Published
- circa 1895
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$45.00
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Edinburgh London: William Paterson.. VG+. circa 1895. no edition/printing given. Hardcover. Very good condition, No date except for written ownership of Alica Farminton King, Edinboro, July 1895 in all volumes. Four volumes in very good condition. Volume 1-The Lay of the Last Minstrel. Rokeby . Piece of second paper pasteup on spine is missing; Volume II-The Lady… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
THE LADY OF THE LAKE, THE BRIDAL OF TRIERMAIN AND 29 POEMS--VOL.2-THE POETICAL WORKS OF SCOTT WITH NOTES AND GLOSSARIES
by Scott, , Sir Walter
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- no edition/printing given
- Published
- circa 1895
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$45.00
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Edinburgh London: William Paterson.. VG+. circa 1895. no edition/printing given. Hardcover. Very good condition, No date except for written ownership of Alica Farminton King, Edinboro, July 1895 in all volumes. Four volumes in very good condition. Volume 1-The Lay of the Last Minstrel. Rokeby . Piece of second paper pasteup on spine is missing; Volume II-The Lady… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
BRACEBRIDGE HALL OR THE HUMORISTS A MEDLEY
by Irving, Washington A/k/a Crayon, Geoffrey
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Published
- 1865
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$25.00
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Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1865. Revised Edition. Hardcover. People's Edition. Author's revised edition complete in one volume. Very minor usage showing. Dark green covers with gold lettering/details on front. Gold lettering on spine almost gone. Covers have mottled fading. Inked ownership of Cockey dated Christmas 1883. Although text is clean/tight there is some normal foxing. Pre-title page… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
TALES OF A TRAVELLER,IRVINGS TALES OF A TRAVELLER
by Irving, Washington A/k/a Crayon, Geoffrey
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Published
- 1865
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$15.00
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Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1865. Revised Edition. Hardcover. People's Edition author's revised edition complete in one volume. Minor usage showing. Dark green covers with gold lettering/details on front. Spine is very faded and gold lettering is gone. Inked ownership of Cockey dated June 1883. Text is clean/tight with very minor browning or foxing. Pre-title page has round… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
ASTORIA OR ANEECDOTES OF AN ENTERPRISE BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
by Irving, Washington
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Published
- 1868
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$28.00
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Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1868. Revised Edition. Hardcover. People's Edition. MAP IS MISSING. Author's revised edition complete in one volume. Very minor usage showing. Dark green covers with gold lettering/details on front. Sine is somewhat faded to a lighter green and gold lettering is not as bright as it should be. Inkrf ownership of Cockey Christmas 1883.… Read more about this item Item Price
$28.00
WOLFERT'S ROOST AND OTHER PAPERS NOW FIRST COLLECTED
by Irving, Washington
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Published
- 1865
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
- Item Price
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$25.00
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Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1865. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Could be a People's Edition. Author's revised edition stated. Almost no usage showing. Dark green covers. Gold lettering/details on front. Spine a bit faded and gold lettering is not as bright as it should be. Pre-title page has round steel engravure showing a moon over water scene. Text is … Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
THE WELL-BELOVED A SKETCH OF A TEMPERAMENT
by Hardy, Thomas
- Condition
- Used - G+/NONE
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1897
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$24.00
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Harper & Brothers. G+/NONE. 1897. Reprint. Hardcover. No edition/printing given. Good plus condition. Blk covers/gold lettering/details on front and spine. Spine gold is somewhat worn and faded from age. Some open wear/rub at corner edges and spine ends. Handling showing on covers and there is a thin white line on back cover. Could be paint. Front… Read more about this item Item Price
$24.00
THE MARBLE FAUN OR THE ROMANCE OF MONTE BENI VOLUME 1 The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne with Introductory Notes by George Parsons Lathrop
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
- Condition
- Used - G
- Published
- 1897
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$9.00
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Houghton, Mifflin & Co. G. 1897. Hardcover. Riverside Edition. Volume 1 only from a series of 13. Burgandy covers with gold trim. Most of the gold lettering and details on spine are worn off. Covers have normal edge and corner bump and wear. Penciled ownership of Anastasia Mullaney of Elmira NY. Front and rear hinges are splitting… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.00
OLIVER GOLDSMITH A BIOGRAPHY
by Irving, Washington
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Published
- 1883?
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$10.00
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Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1883?. Hardcover. Part of a series. People's Edition. Dark green covers with gold lettering/etails on front. Spine is sun mottled but some of the gold lettering can be seen. Also some mottling around front cover edges. Text is clean/tight. Inked ownership dated Christmas 1883. Nice engravure frontispiece not in usual location. Entitled 'Johnson… Read more about this item Item Price
$10.00
THE ALHAMBRA
by Irving, Washington
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Published
- 1882
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$16.00
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Putnam's Sons. VG+. 1882. Hardcover. Minor usage. Part of a series. Author's revised edition. Dark green covers with gold details/lettering on front cover. Spinehas some sun mottles. Text is clean/tight. Frontispiece in different position. Has round engravure of Alhambra. Original protective paper in place. Inked ownership dated 1883.; 41/4x63/4; 496 pages . Item Price
$16.00
THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLOMBUS TO WHICH ARE ADDED THOSE OF HIS COMPANIONS VOLUME 3
by Irving, Washington
- Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Published
- 1868
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$15.00
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Putnam's Sons. VG. 1868. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Author's Revised edition. Also People's Edition. Blk pebbled covers with nice gold emblem and title on front. Spine with some spillover completely sunfaded. Text is clean/tight. Nice engravure frontispiece of Columbus in Prison. Original protective paper still intact. Inked ownerhip of Cockey dated 1883. ; Vol. 3; 41/2x61/2; 634… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLOMBUS TO WHICH ARE ADDED THOSE OF HIS COMPANIONS-VOLUME 1 ONLY
by Irving, Washington
- Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Published
- 1868
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$15.00
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Putnam's Sons. VG. 1868. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Blk pebbled covers with nice gold emblem and title on front. Spine and spillover completely sun faded. Minor cover usage. Author's Revised Edition. Also a People's Edition. Text is clean/tight. Frontispiece on front of page instead of across from title. Shows b/w illustration of Arms of Columbus. Protective paper… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
SALMAGUNDI OR THE WHIMWHAMS AND OPINIONS OF LAUNCELOT LANGSTAFF, ESQ AND OTHERS--PEOPLES EDITION
by Irving, Wm. , Paulding, J. Kirke. , Irving, Washington
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- Used - VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- Published
- 1860
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$25.00
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Putnam's Sons. VG. 1860. Reprint. Hardcover. Printed from the original edition with a preface and notes by Evert A. Duyckinck. People's Edition. Black pebbled covers with nice gold emblem with title on front cover. Spine gold looks worn. Small repairable chink in spine. Minor usage showing. Inked ownership of W. C. Cockey Christmas 1883.nice frontispiece engravure… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
THE DRAMTIC WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN WITH A MEMOIR OF HIS LIFE BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY
by G. G. S. , Sheridan, R. Brinsley
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- Used - G+
- Published
- 1852
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$16.00
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London: Henry G. Bohn. G+. 1852. Hardcover. No edition/printing given. Dark green covers with blindstamped decorations on front/rear covers. Spine also has blindstamping with title in gold. Normal usage showing. Inked ownership of Raymond Wells dated 1905 and Cluff dated 1941. Endpapers have Bohn's Standard Titles printed in blue. There are 2 title pages with the… Read more about this item Item Price
$16.00
TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE
by Lamb, Charles Lamb, Mary
- Condition
- Used - VG+
- Published
- 1885
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$39.50
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Ginn. VG+. 1885. Hardcover. Red cloth boards. Black lettering/details. Edited for use in schools. Inked ownership of 1889 Citadel student. Minor usage showing. Spine has a bit of sun fading. Clean. ; Textbook; Small 8vo; 309+ pages . Item Price
$39.50
JULIUS CAESAR
by Shakespeare, William
- Condition
- Used - P
- Published
- 1893
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$6.00
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Ginn. P 1893. Softcover. Annotated English Classics with introduction and notes explanatory and critical for use in schools and classes by Rev. H. N. Hudson. Selling book 'AS IS'. Brown covers with black lettering. Several pages are separated and all signatures are loose.Comes with original old school book cover. SV4-104M. ; English Classics; Textbook; 16mo; … Read more about this item Item Price
$6.00
THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME DELIVERED UNDER THE SIMILITUDE OF A DREAM
by Bunyan, John. , Wickens, Stephen B.
- Condition
- Used - P/NONE
- Published
- 1848
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Watkins Glen, New York, USA
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$40.00
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New York Lane & Tippett for the Methodist Episcopal Church. P/NONE. 1848. Hardcover. Poor condition. Selling book AS IS. Brown leather over cardboard boards. Front board is missing. Rear board is completely separated. Spine cover is damaged and top/bottom 1 1/2 inches are missing. Sewed spine still intact. Pages have some foxing/light browning. ; Text is divided… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00