19th Century from Turtleman Used Books

Former library book (Campbell Union High School, Campbell, CA). Library stamp on the title page. The spine has been reinforced or repaired with librarian's tape. The olive fabric covering the boards has worn through at the corners and has a few stains on the front. The pages are mostly clean and tight, with a few small stains and a scattering… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. A former library book, where the spine was once repaired with librarian's tape, as can be seen in photo #2. The only date on the copyright page is of the original Scribner edition, as is common with Grosset & Dunlap books of that era. A pencil notation on the dedication page gives the date of 6/6/1924, which… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Generally in good shape, although there are splits after the endpapers, front and rear, showing the binding fabric (front split shown in photo #6). Green fabric boards show mild wear at the corners. Front and back decorated with embossed designs. Has a gilt signature on the front and gilt print and decoration on the spine. The pages… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Maroon fabric covered boards, showing wear at the corners (boards peeking out) and at the top and bottom of the spine. The pages are generally clean and tight, with just a little bit of penciled marginalia ending after a handful of pages. Quite a bit of writing on the front endpaper, including the owner's name, with a… Read more about this item

George Cavendish was in Cardinal Wolsey's employ from 1526 until the Cardinal's death in 1530. Cavendish then retired to write this biography, completed about 1557, but not published until 1641, credited at that time to George's brother William. This 1852 edition corrects that and other errors from earlier publications. This volume has been expertly rebound in leather. New material was added… Read more about this item

Brown (or maybe dark red) fabric covered boards with wear along the edges and at the corners and a split along the upper rear edge of the spine, about 4 cm long (see photo #2). Hinge splits in the endpapers, front and rear, as shown in the final two photos. The front free endpaper has been lost. … Read more about this item

A rare edition. All I have found online are editions from the early 20th century. This would be a great sourcebook for quiz nights. I was a teacher for 40 years, but some of these questions stump me. No dust jacket. The tan fabric covered boards show just mild wear at the edges and corners, and there… Read more about this item

This book has been rebound, with salvageable portions of the original cover glued to the new binding. Looks like a very good job was done of it. The red in the photos is the new material, the original stuff is brown. The pages are all original inside the new endpapers and appear tight and intact, with minor stains, tanning and… Read more about this item

First edition. No dust jacket. Deep green fabric covered boards with gilt decorationon the front and gilt print on the spine. Boards showing through at the corners and the fabric is splitting along the upper rear edge of the spine (about 4 cm, see photo #4). The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A tear on the title page was… Read more about this item

First edition thus. No dust jacket. Translated from the original German. The famed evolutionary zoologist's equally famous book of philosophy, evolution and religion. Green fabric covered boards with gilt on front adn spine, showing mild wear at the corners. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, other than the owner's name on the front endpaper. The binding is still strong.… Read more about this item

A small, pocket-sized book containing a collection of 12 religiously tinged stories. The author claims the stories to be true, but I have my doubts. The author does clearly express a low opinion of Catholics and the Catholic Church. There is no date within the book, but an inscription before the frontispiece is dated 1868. This… Read more about this item

Published as campaign material during Lincoln's campaign for his first term in 1860. Cover of stamped dark brown fabric with gilt on the spine. Spine states "Honest Old Abe" followed by The Life of Abraham Lincoln and the authors name. A gilt axe and portrait of Lincoln precedes the publisher's name at the base of the spine. The free portions… Read more about this item

This short book shows a lot of its 148 years of wear. Paper covered boards have significant wear at the corners and edges. Fabric over the spine, part of which is tearing away at the base (see photos). Hinge splits in the endpapers, front and rear. Foxing on most pages, which remain tight and unmarked. Contains many black and white… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Fabric over the spine has taken its leave at some point in the past 160+ years. The remaining cover is quite worn, of an indeterminate color due to many stains. A small group of pages, including the cover page and frontispiece, has come loose. The remaining pages are tight and intact, with a lot of spotting and… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. The exterior of this book has experienced some wear, most significant being that the fabric and backing over the spine has come totally detached (see photos). I still have that piece and will send it should you wish to attempt repairs. In other places, the fabric has chipped along some edges and has several stains. This is… Read more about this item

The covers are paper and leather with lots of wear. Leather over spine shows some wear but remains intact, while the leather over the corners is worn through in three of four. Decorative endpapers. Page ends are decorated but darkened to be almost indistinguishable. Many illustrations in the form of etchings of actors in their Shakespearian… Read more about this item

A book from before the Civil War. Reading textbook, in both prose and poetry. Leather covers, scraped and worn. The leather has worn off at the corners, allowing the boards to peek through. The covers are held on by the stitching, as the leather is no longer connected to that of the spine. Some of… Read more about this item

Book shows wear as might be expected after over 125 years. The cover is two-toned tan and blue fabric, with gilt print and decoration on the front and spine. The fabric over the spine is shiny and unworn (seems to have some kind of coating) while it is dull and pitted on the front and rear. There is some wear… Read more about this item

The binding is very loose, with endpaper splits front and rear. Pages are clean, intact, yellowed and a bit brittle. Owner's name inside the front cover. This is two books in one. The Parlor Book of Magic and Drawing-Room Entertainments runs 117 pages, followed by the 96-page Parlor Pastimes; or, the Whole Art of Amusing.… Read more about this item

Red fabric covered boards with black and yellow decoration on the front and spine and gilt print on the spine. A small smudge of something on the front, possibly paint. Wear at the corners and head and tail of the spine, fairly mild for the book's age. Pages are clean and yellowed. Stitching is still solid, but a split is… Read more about this item