Search Results: Classic lit from Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library

9 volumes, part of a 10 set book club series involving various publishers. Unjacketed hardbacks, covers as shown with this listing. Some cover are rubbed and bumped. Edges aged, binding firm, text appears unmarked. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (O-4)

Published in Oxford's The World's Classics series, this copy from the 1928 reprint. Unjacketed hardcover as shown with this listing. Binding is firm, text appears unmarked. Printed on Bible paper. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (M1)

Circa 1900 hardcover as pictured. A handsome volume that has seen moderate use but remains very readable. Translation by Charles Jarvis. Binding is intact. Red cloth boards embossed with black and gold stamping are lightly soiled with gently bumped corners. Head and tail bands. Text block with gilt edges. Patterned endpapers. Front hinge is cracked and has been repaired with cloth tape. Rear hinge is cracked. Text appears clean and unmarked. Includes many illustrations by Tony Johannot. No dust jacket. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. OD4

1842 leather bound two book set as pictured. Gils Blas recounts the education and swashbuckling adventures of an adaptable young valet as he progresses from one master to the next, making his way from naive youth to cunning servant to landed proprietor and nobleman--with a stint in jail, bereavements, and fits of remorse along the way. Finally, our hero learns compassion and achieves tranquillity in a life in the country. This edition contains volumes 1-4 in two books. Bindings are intact. Deep brown leather boards with gilt stamping on spine are scuffed, rubbed and quite worn. The leather hinges are cracked with the front board of book one detached. Pieces of the spines are detaching from book one. Owners name on FFEP of book one. Text is age tanned and mottled but appears otherwise unmarked. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sON4

As new in shrink wrap, brown leather with gilt embossing, 5 raised bands on spine. Bound in satin bookmark, moire endpapers. Your purchase helps our small village library. g (AR)

Undated hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm though front hinge is cracked at title page. Tan embossed cloth boards stamped in black and gold over front and spine show wear at edges. Corners bumped. Gilt edge of text block. Text is tanned. A few pages have spots but the text appears otherwise clean and unmarked. A beautiful edition. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

Undated, Alta Edition published by Porter & Coates. Cover as shown with this listing is rubbed and bumped. 256pp as 16pp front matter, 224pp text plus 16pp Porter & Coates adverts. Binding is firm although there is some cracking. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi(AR)

2001 softcover as pictured. Binding is firm, spine uncreased. Covers show only light shelf wear. Text appears clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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Undated hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm. Brown cloth boards with gilt design on front and gilt stamping on spine are rubbed and soiled with wear at edges and slight fraying at head of spine. Pictorial endpapers are lightly soiled. Front hinge cracked at half title page. Text is age tanned but unmarked. Edge of text block is soiled with a water stain at top near spine that extends into the top quarter inch of the final 600 pages. Includes 8 full color illustrations by Helen Mason Grose. Rear endpapers have extensive pencil notations. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

2012 hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm. Quarterbound black and tan boards with gold stamping are clean with minimal edge wear. Edge of text block marked. Text itself is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is complete with only slight shelf wear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

1921 hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm. Green cloth boards with paste on label on spine are rubbed and lightly soiled with some edge wear. Rough cut text is age tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

Undated hardcover as pictured. Volumes 1 and 2 in a single book. A handsome volume. Binding is firm. Deep red cloth boards with black and gold stamping are lightly soiled and show minimal wear. There are a number of pinpoint white spatters on front cover and spine. Patterned endpapers with sellers stamp on FFEP. Text is age tanned but clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

1875 hardcover as pictured. This is a handsome edition of the Dickens Classics. Three quarter bound in marbled paper and tan leather with gold stamping. Spine with raised bands, head/tail bands and black and red paste on labels. Binding is intact though front hinge is lightly cracked. Marbled paper board is rubbed with some edge wear. Leather is scuffed and stained, dry over spine with a chip in one paste on. Marbled edge to text block and endpapers. Pencil notation on FFEP. Text appears clean and unmarked. Includes 12 tissue guarded illustrations by Phiz. We have several other volumes from Carleton's New Illustrated Edition in our store. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OB2

1971 hardcover as pictured. Blue faux leather boards with gold stamping show light edge wear. Slight mottling of endpapers. Text appears clean and unmarked. Ribbon faded. No dust jacket. Includes notes by LoisAmos and drawings by the author. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

1875 hardcover as pictured. This handsome small volume is part of a multivolume Dicken's set. It is in fair condition given its age. Three quarter bound in marbled paper and tan leather with gold stamping. Spine with raised bands, black and red stamped paste on labels and head/tail bands. Binding is intact though front hinge is partially cracked. Marbled boards are rubbed and scuffed in places. Leather is scuffed in a few places as well. Leather spine is age tanned and dry with cracks at top of spine and large chip in one paste on. Marbled endpapers and edges of text block. Pencil notation on front endpaper. Text is age tanned but appears otherwise clean and unmarked. Includes 12 b&w tissue guarded illustrations by Phiz. We have several other volumes from the Carleton's New Illustrated Edition set in our Biblio store. These are listed by title. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OB2

1995 hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm. Boards are lightly rubbed. Some fading over spine. Top edge of text block is mottled. Text is clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

Set of three-quarter bound hardcovers as pictured. Copyright 1934 by The Limited Editions Club Inc., who gave permission for this reprint. Each book contains 2 volumes. Bindings are firm. White cloth and patterned paper boards with black stamping show minimal wear. Colored edges, head and tail bands. The spines are lightly soiled and tanned. Texts are clean and unmarked. Each book is housed in a black cardboard slipcase. The cases are intact but show edge wear. Price includes extra shipping cost due to weight. our purchase helps support our small village library. s (AR)

An attractive looking hardover set of nine books written by Sir Walter Scott the titles are: Bride of Lammermoor, Guy Mannering, Heart of Midlothian, Kenilworth, Old Mortality, Red Gauntlet, Rob Roy, The Abbot and The Talisman. Red cloth binding with gilt stamping on the spines, some shelf wear to the spines, see photos. Gilt tops, edges aged, some mottling to endpapers, text appears unmarked. Each volume has previous owner name on first free endpapers. Bindings are firm. Price includes extra cost for mailing. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (AR-under D)

1928 hardcover as pictured. A nicely made edition that has seen some use. This book includes Candide as well as Cosi-Sancta, Memnon, Bababec and the Fakirs,The Story of Scarmentados Travels, Jeannot and Colon and Lord Chesterfields Ears. The text also includes 12 macabre illustrations by Norman Tealby. Binding is intact. Black cloth boards with gold stamping are rubbed with fraying at edges and corners. A small piece at top of spine is detached but present. Previous owner's name and notations on front endpapers. Rough cut text appears unmarked. No dust jacket. Price reflects condition. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR

2006 hardcover in slip case as pictured. Text is in Italian. A beautiful small volume. Binding is firm. Head and tail bands, with blue placemarker ribbons. Blue boards with gold stamping are clean. Inscription in Italian on half title page. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Clear mylar dust jacket. Slip case shows light shelf wear. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR