Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Little Journeys by Elbert Hubbard


Little Journeys by Elbert was published in 1899, published by Roycrofters, Erie Co.,New York.
Little Journeys is a beautifully crafted book with wonderful illistruated details. The book is in good condition, the pages are slightly tanned due to aging.

William Morris was a british author who wrote poetry, ficition and translations of ancient and midevil text.

Monday, March 26, 2012

John Keats Odes Sonnets & Lyrics


Beautiful leather bound, gold embossed edges, published by The Century Co., New York 1908.
The binding is frayed and there are some tears at both ends of the spine. One of the blank pages an inscription is written " from Horace, 1908. The pages are modestly tanned, due to age. The book contains 130 pages of beautifully written words with such sonnets as, Ode To a Nightingale.

   



Sunday, March 25, 2012

A Kentucky Colonel by Opie P. Read

A Kentucky Colonel by Opie P. Read was published by F.J. Schulte & Comapny Publishers, 1891.

This hardcopy book has a loose binding and a few pages have come loose. The pages are slightly tanned, due to aging. There is a stamp on a blank page with the words Ernst Teofil Skarstedt Collection and on the adjoining page another stamp which reads trade this book.

A few years ago a co-worker of mine gave me this book because she was cleaning out her collection. I adore this book and have read it twice, but it's time to pass it on. Read More about this book.

The Girls of St. Bedes by Geraldine Mockler


I have a 1929 first American Edition of The Girls of St. Bede's by Geraldine Mockler, published by The World Syndicate Publishing Co.,Cleveland and New York. My edition has red cloth boards, pulp style paper with illustrated line drawn fontis.