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New York: R. H. Russell. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1898. Front hinges starting; Previous owner's name on front fly paper, cover soiled .

R.H. Russell, 1898. Hardcover. Good. . Some tanning to boards. General shelf wear. Pages clean.

8vo in decorated cloth with gilt top edge. 375 pp. 24 plates: 10 photographs and 14 drawings by C. Allen Gilbert. VG. Minimal wear. Light soiling to spine and rear board. Binding is strong. Text block is clean and tight. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. A nice copy. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.

R.H. Russell, 1898-01-01. hardcover. Used;Very Good/Missing. 0x0x0. New York, 1898; white cloth covered boards; edge and corner wear; covers; shelf darkened; no dust jacket; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; top edges gilt; hinges split; 454 pages.

New York: R. H. Russell. 1898. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". F Maude Adams Edition Used. H Original Cloth. Very Good. Maude Adams Edition bound in tan cloth with cover pictorial label framed by thistles in gilt, spine titling in gilt, t.e.g., hinges tender, slight wrinkling to cloth at rear corner, 8vo, 375pp. Included in this edition are six souvenir scene reproductions in original letterpress printed envelope (envelope ages and torn at seams).

R.H. Russell, 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . heavy wear on the cover (some staining/shelf wear)

New York: R.H. Russell, 1898. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Gilbert, C. Allen. Front board soiled along top edge, hinges starting, title page loosening but still holding. 1898 Hard Cover. 375 pp. Maude Adams Edition, with plates from photographs that appear here for the first time, as well as drawings by C. Allen Gilbert. The Little Minister is set in Thrums, a Scottish weaving village based on Barrie's birthplace, and concerns Gavin Dishart, a young impoverished minister with his first congregation. The weavers he serves soon riot in protest against reductions in their wages and harsh working conditions. Warned by Babbie, a beautiful and mysterious Gypsy, that Lord Rintoul, the local laird, has summoned the militia, the weavers prepare for a fight. During the ensuing melee, Dishart rescues Babbie from the soldiers. Dishart and Babbie fall in love, he never suspecting that she is really a well-born lady who is unwillingly betrothed to the old Lord Rintoul. After many trials, the two… Read More

New York: R. H. Russell: Publisher, 1898. First Edition Thus Illustrated. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Good +/None. G. Allen Gilbert. Small 4to, decorative tan buckram with gilt spine and dark brown lettering with gilt-blindstamping on front cover & medallion photographic portrait of actress Maud Adams, special full-page B&W illustrations on glossy stock drawn by G. Allen Gilbert & others from photographs of stage performances now first appearing, t.e.g., ribbon page-marker, 375 rough-cut pages. Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (1860 - 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. This edition celebrates Maude Adams (1872 - 1953), who came into stage prominence starring as "Lady Babbie" in J. M. Barrie's, The Little Minister (1897). She continued her stardom leading roles in other Barrie hits: Quality Street, What Every Woman Knows, and she defined the role of Peter Pan on Broadway in 1905. Her splendid… Read More

Caldwell Company, 1898. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Former owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Some detached tipped in plates. Russell edition, 1898.Top edge gilt. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.