Seven English Cities by Howells, W. D - 1909

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1909 First Edition. "Published October 1909" on copyright page. Illustrated. 32 full photo page plates. Green cloth stamped in gold and red. Fancy Gothic script on binding. Top page edges gilt. 201pp. Liverpool. Manchester. Sheffield. York. Doncaster. Durham. Cambridge. plus Aberystwyth and Llandudno in Wales. Two previous owner's names on flyleaf otherwise very clean. Tight. Bright. no jacket. Fine condition..

New York: Harper & Bros., 1909. 201pp, illus., teg, ex hospital lib., only lib. markings are bkplt to fep, & card pocket to rear ep, hinges are loosening, wear to cover, smudging to a few pgs.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1909. 200p, cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated, light rubbing to cover edges, very good. First Edition.

New York: Harper & Bros., 1909. 1909, 201pp, illus., waterstain to large portion of front cover, owner's name to fep, front free ep has been removed, waterstain affects contents through 1st 50 pages, some soiling & shelfwear to cover, no dj, consider this a reading/research copy.. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket.

Harpers 1909. Very Good condition. First edition.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1909. First printing. 1909 at title and copyright; stated Printed October, 1909. Scarce original; fine book craftsmanship. Fine green cloth boards, ornate red and gilt cover and spine titles. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece plate w/tissue. Extended writings on Liverpool, Sheffield, Manchester, York, Durham, and general musings on English character. A sort of early travelogue on these cities plus Boston, Doncaster, and two Welsh cities, Aberystwtyh and Llandudno. Intriguing photoplates, etchings throughout. 201 pages. Few stamps for Hampton Library of Bridge Hampton, Long Island, removed card pocket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1909. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, slate green vertically ribbed cloth lettered in gold and red. Top edge gilt. 201 pages. Illustrated with thirty-one full page plates and a frontispiece, with tissue guard intact. First edition, first printing. Howells was an American realist novelist, a playwright and a critic who also produced many charming travelogues of which this is one. Some of the English cities surveyed herein are Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield, as well as the Welsh urban centers of Aberystwyth and Llandudno. Previous owner's name on front free end-paper. A clean, square, fresh and otherwise unmarked copy. Hinges strong and not cracked, pages supple and all illustrations present. A very nice copy. Near fine..

New York: Harper, 1909. First. hardcover. very good(+). Illustraetd. 201 pages, 8vo, green cloth with gilt lettering, t.e.g; lightly rubbed. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First edition. A very good(+) copy.<br/><br/>

1st World Library - Literary Society, 2007-06-15. Hardcover. Good.

1909. 1909 Howells, WD SEVEN ENGLISH CITIES NY: Harper & Brothers, 1909 Published October 1909 201pp, frontis, 31 plates 8vo Sage green cloth stamped in gold and red, upper edge gilt Attractive bookplate on front pastedown page, spine slightly darkened, gilt faded but still legible, Very Good hardcover with minimal shelf-rubbing on corner tips, spine ends.