Search Results: american literary annuals gift books by thompson ralph

Archon Books. Binding sound, text clean, light shelfwear. 190 pages. No jacket. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1967.

New York: The H.W. Wilson Co.. Fine copy. 1936. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 183 pp. .

Archon Books, 1967. 8vo; blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine; hardcover;190 pages; includes: The Atlantic Souvenir, The Talisman, The Token, The Gift , The Diadem, and The Liberty Bell; slight foxing on top page edges else a very good clean tight copy.

The H.W. Wilson company, 1936. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

N.P.: Archon Books, 1967. cloth. 8vo. cloth. (viii), 190 pages. Reprint of the 1936 first edition. With a bibliography. Name in ink on free endpaper.

New York: H. W. Wilson Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1936. hardcover. 183 pp; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books. .

THOMPSON, Ralph. AMERICAN LITERARY ANNUALS & GIFT BOOKS. 1825 - 1865. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1936. 8vo. Cloth. (viii), 181 pages. First edition. The definitive book on the subject with much information about the publicatio history of this phenomenon and a bibliography of specific books in the genre. Very good. (36467).

New York: The H.W. Wilson Co, 1936. cloth. 8vo. cloth. (viii), 190 pages. First edition. Ex library copy with stamp marked "withdrawn." on title page. Else a fine copy. History followed by a bibliography of these bibliographically complicated gift books.

Archon Books, Hamden, CT: 1967., 1967 190p. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding. Essential reference to a collecting genre that deserves more attention. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF4 Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover.. Very Good.

New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1936. [viii], 183pp [previous owner's signature on front free endpaper]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Archon Books, 1967, 1967-01-01. Reprint. Hardcover. Good.

New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1936. Near Fine condition in the scarce original plain paper dust jacket. The jacket is Good with finger soil, slight age darkening, and light fraying/small chips at the extremities. However it has done its job well in protecting the book which still has most of its new book gloss. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently never read. A history of the gift book vogue, their content, publishers, profits, artists and engravers, etc. The Atlantic Souvenir, The Talisman, The Token, The Gift, The Diadem , and The Liberty Bell each merit their own chapter. Also discussed are foreign and minor American examples. Includes an annotated bibliography with 855 entries identifying works by Poe, Hawthorne, Longfellow, Holmes and other luminaries which first appeared in annuals or gift books. Important reference. Tanselle Basic Collection #46. Bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with… Read More

New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1936.. 1936.. Very good. - Octavo, navy blue cloth titled in gilt. The binding is lightly rubbed with some light spotting & 2 white score marks to the rear cover. [viii] & 183 pages. The endpapers are lightly foxed & darkened around the edges. There are some neat red underlinings in the catalog section & an additional typed entry has been glued to one page. There is occasional light soiling. Very good. <p>First edition.

NY:: H.W. Wilson. Ex-lib. with spine & end-page marks; G+ unmarked Hardback;. 1936. ISBN: spine heel frayed; no DJ. 183 pp.. Catalogs: BIBLIOGRAPHY. Keywords: BIBLIOGRAPHY, GIFT BOOKS, TALISMAN, THE TOKEN, ATLANTIC SOUVENIR.

THOMPSON, Ralph. AMERICAN LITERARY ANNUALS & GIFT BOOKS. 1825 - 1865. n.p.: Archon Books, 1967. 8vo. Cloth. 190 pages. Reprint of the original 193 edition. The definitive book on the subject with much information about the publicatio history of this phenomenon and a bibliography of specific books in the genre.

THOMPSON, Ralph. American Literary Annuals & Gift Books, 1825-1865. 8vo. Original cloth. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1936.

New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1936. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (23.5cm). Black cloth stamped in gilt; [viii],[184]pp. Bookplate of George F. Horner. Ticker of the Book Shopp, York, PA. Sound and straight, though lightly rubbed with occasional foxing: Very Good.

New York: Wilson, 1936. First. hardcover. fine. 183pp. 8vo, black cloth. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1936. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Classic text presents a historic compilation of popular gift books and literature annuals, which were very vogue in Europe during that era.<br/><br/>

1 . hardback. Near Fine. 1st ed. NY (H.W.Wilson Co.) 1936. Foxing along edges and bookplate inside front cover. Otherwise near fine.

New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1936. Classic text presents a historic compilation of popular gift books and literature annuals, which were very vogue in Europe during that era. Includes sections on the various publishers, prose and verse, lesser known gift books, catalog, and a listing of foreign gift books. 183 pgs. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Front free endpaper clipped. Gilt spine. Very minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.