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= LITERATURE, MOSTLY 19TH CENTURY =

Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey & Persuasion. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. With an Introduction by Austin Dobson.

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909 [1896]. Five volumes. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, introduction by Austin Dobson. Later printing, first printed in “Macmillan’s Illustrated Standard Novels.” Finely bound in three-quarter blue calf and blue cloth boards, with gilt tooling to spines, top edge gilt, blue and pink marbled endpapers. Very good, each volume with rubbed corners, some additional scuffing to spine heads on Mansfield Park, Emma, and Northanger Abbey & Persuasion, Mansfield Park with more scuffing to top edge and a scratch to upper cover, small scuff to spine of Northanger Abbey. Overall, a very attractive set, finely bound and with charming illustrations.

This collection includes the four major novels Austen published during her lifetime, along with Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which were published together posthumously.

Hugh Thomson first created over 150 illustrations for Pride and Prejudice, in 1894. Although it was published almost a century after the first edition, this edition is cherished because his signature pen and ink style perfectly captures the zeitgeist of the waning Victorian Era. He was known to complete meticulous research for his work, visiting the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum to view clothing, architectural details, and furniture. After the success of his illustrated Pride and Prejudice, he went on to illustrate the rest of Austen’s novels, which are presented here in a complete set. Thomson’s illustrations are so beloved that he is even credited with bringing Austen’s work back from obscurity; her popularity has endured ever since. Item #JA023 $1,500

Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew). A Window in Thrums.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1889. First edition. Publisher’s dark blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt, dark green endpapers. Very good, a few light spots to lower cover, spine lightly cracked before half-title, corners very lightly worn, pages clean and bright. A sturdy and attractive copy. In a custom half-leather slipcase with folding chemise that matches the book.

J. M. Barrie was a Scottish author best known for his Peter Pan stories. He received his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a journalist and drama critic before he gained celebrity for his fiction. He began writing stories about the Scottish town his mother grew up in, which were published in the St. James’s Gazette. These stories were expanded into this first three novels, Auld Licht Idylls, A Window in Thrums, and The Little Minister. Barrie served as Rector of the University of St Andrews and as Chancellor of his alma mater. He bequeathed the rights of his Peter Pan works to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which receives revenue from them to this day. Item #JMB023 $100

Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew). Sentimental Tommy. The Story of His Boyhood.

London: Cassell & Co., 1896. First edition, first issue with publisher’s catalogue dated “6G-8.96”. Publisher’s dark blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt, gray and white patterned endpapers. Very good, with toning to spine, light rubbing to spine ends and corners, some light soiling to cloth, spine lightly shaken but otherwise sturdy, interior bright and clean.

J. M. Barrie was a Scottish author best known for his Peter Pan stories. He received his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a journalist and drama critic before he gained celebrity for his fiction. Sentimental Tommy is a semiautobiographical novel that follows the life of the “celebrated” Tommy Sandys from his childhood in London through his young adulthood as an author. Sentimental Tommy and its follow-up, Tommy and Grizel, contain themes that Barrie would use again in Peter Pan; specifically, a young man who is strongly attached to fantasies from his childhood. Barrie bequeathed the rights of his Peter Pan works to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which receives revenue from them to this day. Item #JMB022 $75

Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew). Courage. Rectorial Address delivered at St. Andrews University May 3rd, 1922.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1922. First edition. Publisher’s cream cloth stamped in red. Good or better with some light wear to spine ends, toning to spine, upper cover uniformly darkened, former presentation inscription dated in year of publication to the front endpaper, interior clean and free of foxing. A presentable copy in original cloth.

J. M. Barrie was a Scottish author best known for his Peter Pan stories. He received his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a journalist and drama critic before he gained celebrity for his fiction. He served as Rector of the University of St Andrews, during which he presented this acclaimed address, “Courage.” Afterward, he was appointed Chancellor of his alma mater. Barrie bequeathed the rights of his Peter Pan works to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which receives revenue from them to this day. Item #JMB024 $25

Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew). The Entrancing Life. Address Delivered on Installation as Chancellor of Edinburgh University, October 25, 1930.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1930. First edition. Publisher’s cream cloth stamped in dark blue. Very good, with light soiling to cloth, some light foxing to pages, a small smudge to front free endpaper, offsetting to rear free endpaper, lean to spine. An attractive copy in original cloth.

J. M. Barrie was a Scottish author best known for his Peter Pan stories. He received his M.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and worked as a journalist and drama critic before he gained celebrity for his fiction. He served as Rector of the University of St Andrews, during which he presented his acclaimed address, “Courage.” He then became Chancellor of his alma mater, giving this address upon his appointment. Barrie bequeathed the rights of his Peter Pan works to the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which receives revenue from them to this day. Item #JMB025 $25

Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (“Phiz”). Finely bound in 19th century full polished green calf, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. An excellent copy, extremities lightly rubbed, with the usual foxing and some staining to the plates, text otherwise very clean and bright. A very attractive copy.

Nicholas Nickleby is Dickens’s third novel, which he began writing while Oliver Twist was still in progress. Characteristic of Dickens’ work, Nicholas Nickleby is a whirlwind of social satire with a complex network of characters and plotlines. The book highlights the controversy that surrounded Yorkshire boarding schools in the 1830s as news stories brought to light the abuse and neglect that was common among these institutions, known for accepting unwanted children from parents who paid high prices to send them anywhere they could. Dickens’ villain, Wackford Squeers, was based on Walter Shaw, the real-life headmaster of Bowes Academy, one of the schools reported for allowing rampant abuse of its pupils. The book has since been adapted for theater, television, and film and remains one of Dickens’s most well- known works.

This first edition in book form was bound from the publisher’s parts with the stab holes from the original wrappers present and all the points called for by Smith, meaning that it is one of the earlier issues of the first edition. Furthermore, this copy was bound from the earliest states of the publisher’s parts, for, as Hatton and Cleaver note, “There are two distinguishing features only, which point out early printings from later issues”: the substitution of “visiter” for “sister” on page 123 and “latter” instead of “letter” on page 160; both of these errors were corrected while Nicholas Nickleby was issued in parts, causing Smith to cite these points as “in some copies.” This copy has both “visiter” and “latter,” deeming it a scarce first edition bound from the first state of the publisher’s parts. Item #CD118 $1,000

Dickens, Charles. Master Humphrey’s Clock.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1840. Illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Knight Browne. First edition, first issue, with all the issue points called for by Smith. Three volumes bound in one. Bound in contemporary three-quarter brown calf over matching marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt with a contrasting red title and author label, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. A good copy with wear and rubbing to the extremities, hinges cracked and holding; internally, very clean and bright with only some light scattered spots, else very good. Smith I, 6.

Originally published in the form of weekly periodicals, Master Humphrey’s Clock tells the story of the lonely Master Humphrey, who houses his collection of manuscripts in a long clock, and starts a club where members read their manuscripts aloud to one another. It is illustrated with black and white woodblock prints designed by Hablot Knight Browne (figure pieces) and George Cattermole (architecture), including a unique frontispiece for each volume. Item #CD125 $350

Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne (“Phiz”). First edition, with £100 to the frontispiece. Finely bound in contemporary three-quarter tan calf over marbled boards, with five raised bands to the spine, contrasting red morocco label lettered in gilt to the spine, with gilt decorations to the spine bands and compartments, all edges marbled. A very good copy with wear and rubbing to the spine and edges, light rubbing to boards and several small scuffs; internally, extremely clean and tight, and with the usual foxing to the plates. Smith I, 7.

Originally published serially in nineteen monthly installments 1883-1884, Martin Chuzzlewit tells the story of Martin Chuzzlewit and his upbringing under his grandfather and namesake Martin Chuzzlewit Senior. Although it was one of Dickens’ favorite works, Martin Chuzzlewit was, much to his surprise, less of a popular success than his earlier novels. The plot is notable for portraying a harsh depiction of American culture and has been pegged by some to be Anti-American, although Dickens, who had just returned to Britain from the United States, considered this on par with the satirical criticisms of cultural institutions found in his other novels. Item #CD123 $450

Dickens, Charles. The Cricket on the Hearth.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. Illustrated by John Leech, Richard Doyle, Clarkson Stanfield, Daniel Maclise, and Edwin Landseer. First edition, first printing. Publisher’s red cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, pale yellow coated endpapers. A good copy with wear some shallow loss to the spine ends, spine a bit darkened, rubbing and rubbing along the edges, corners a bit frayed; internally, front hinge cracked, small contemporary former owner signature to front endpaper, and bookplate to front pastedown. Smith II, 6.

The Cricket on the Hearth is the third volume in Dickens’ Christmas Books series. Centered around the Victorian home, this novella tells the story of deliveryman John Peerybingle and his young wife Dot, who have a mystical cricket on their hearth that chirps when the couple’s home life is harmonious and is silent when there is strife. Like the “staves” of A Christmas Carol (1843) and the “quarters” of The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth is divided into “chirps” instead of chapters. Item #CD128 $375

Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. Illustrated by Richard Doyle, John Leech and several others. First edition, fourth vignette title page. Finely bound in contemporary three-quarter tan calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, red speckled edges, brown endpapers. A near fine copy with some rubbing to the board edges and covers, early former owner bookplate to front pastedown. A very bright and attractive copy.

The Battle of Life if the fourth book of five in Dickens’ Christmas Books series and the only book to not have the religious or supernatural elements of the other books. Each novel in the Christmas Books series is marked by a strong moral and social message, the transformation of a hardened character to a more caring individual, and, of course, the holiday season. Unusual for Dickens, all of the Christmas Books were published first as novels without prior serial publication. Additionally, they are all illustrated in black and white, with the exception of A Christmas Carol, which contains plates with color illustrations. Item #CD124 $450

Dickens, Charles. Dealings with the Firm Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail, and Exportation.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne (“Phiz”). First edition. Bound in contemporary three-quarter brown polished calf over brown marbled boards, with four raised bands to the spine, contrasting dark green leather title label lettered in gilt, spine decorated in gilt and ruled in blind, all edges speckled. About very good with some light general wear and rubbing; bound without half title, front hinge cracked and holding after front endpaper, frontispiece foxed and stained, text generally clean, plates generally foxed and toned along outer margins as usual. Smith I, 8.

Dombey and Son is a novel about the wealthy Dombey family who owns the titular shipping company Dombey and Son. The text follows Paul Dombey, Sr., who has high hopes for his sickly son, Paul, as a future business partner, and neglects his healthy daughter, Florence. Throughout the text, Dickens explores the relationship between one’s personal and professional lives as well as the relationship between parent and child. Considered the text that solidified his reputation as a renowned author, Dombey and Son is regarded as Dickens’ first artistically mature work, with carefully plotted serial installments and a preplanned outline for the entire work. Dickens wrote this book in various locations including Switzerland, England, and France. Dombey and Son contains 40 illustrations by Browne, published and signed under the pseudonym Phiz, including two plates that were etched as well as drawn by the illustrator. Dombey and Son also marked a successful experiment in new illustration techniques; it contains the first published example of a “dark plate,” appropriately titled “On the Dark Road” (page 547), “which was created by a machine process that tinted the etched plate and heightened its black-and-white contrast.” Additionally, Dombey and Son is the first example of Browne’s horizontal illustrations for Dickens’ novels. He would continue to use both of these techniques in Dickens’ next novel, David Copperfield. Item #CD127 $375

Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne (published under the pseudonym Phiz). First edition, with all of the earliest issue points called for by Smith, except “screwed” on page 132 and the vignette title page in the later state. Publisher’s green cloth variant binding, stamped in blind with three-line rectangular borders and chain design with, spine lettered in gilt. About near fine, with some wear to the corners, moderate toning to spine, very minor repairs to spine ends, covers very clean and bright; internally, extremely bright and clean without the usual foxing to the plates, a few minor and some very slight toning, front hinge repaired. Housed in a custom maroon cloth folding case. Smith I, 9.

The Personal History of David Copperfield was the author’s eighth novel, originally published serially in nineteen monthly installments in a total of twenty parts (one double issue) from May 1849 - November 1850. The novel follows the life of David Copperfield from youth to adulthood, the events of which are said to mirror those of Dickens’ own life, leading some to refer to the text as pseudo-autobiographical. Regardless of whether or not he intended this similarity, Dickens definitely showed an unusual attachment to David Copperfield, claiming, “Of all my books, I like this the best… like many fond parents I have in my heart of hearts a favorite child. And his name is David Copperfield.” This copy includes the forty illustrations, including a frontispiece and vignette title page, by H. K. Browne, who had also designed the cover illustrations for the serialized story. All but three of the illustrations, which include one dark plate with high black-and- white contrast and twenty-one horizontal illustrations, are clearly signed by the illustrator’s pseudonym Phiz. David Copperfield is the second Dickens novel in which Browne uses the dark plate and horizontal illustration techniques. Item #CD130 $2,250

Irving, Washington. Wolfert’s Roost and Other Papers, Now First Collected.

New York: G. P. Putnam and Co., 1855. First edition, Blanck’s second printing with frontispiece and vignette title page inserted (not pasted to stub of excised leaf), with publisher’s earlier address of 12 Park Place and error on p. 383, line 3 from bottom “tho” for “the” (present in all 1855 and 1856 printings.) Publisher’s primary slate-green cloth, with central vignette in gilt surrounded by blind stamped rococo frame to upper cover, title and author to spine in gilt, light yellow endpapers, frontispiece by Darley and wood-engraved vignette title by J. W. Orr. Very good, cloth lightly rubbed and with some faint soiling, but generally bright and clean. BAL 10188.

This book contains pieces by Washington Irving that were previously published in periodicals, and collected here in book form for the first time. Included are his stories on Bermuda, the American South, “Recollections of the Alhambra,” and “Sketches in Paris in 1825,” plus many more. The titular piece, “Wolfert’s Roost,” refers to the estate of Wolfert Acker (1667- 1753), located in what is now Irvington, NY in Westchester County. Eckar Street (another recorded spelling of his name) in Irvington is also named for him. Wolfert Acker was privy counselor to Peter Stuyvesant, and later a deacon and elder at the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, NY. The Acker family is referenced in Irving’s story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The structure of Wolfert’s Roost was burned by the British and no longer stands, but Washington Irving himself bought some of the land and built his estate, Sunnyside, from one of its original buildings. Item #WI018 $150

Masson, David. British Novelists and Their Styles: Being a Critical Sketch of the History of British Prose Fiction.

Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1859. First edition. With prefatory note by author, one-page author’s catalogue at rear. Finely bound by Riviere and Son in full brown morocco, boards ruled and spines stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Fine, clean and fresh interiors, just touch of light foxing to a rear end leaf.

The content of this book was formed from lectures given by Dr. Masson to members of the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh in 1858. It comprises analysis of Thomas More’s Utopia, Paul Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, works by Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, and Henry Fielding, Oliver Goldsmith’s The Vicar of Wakefield, plus many others, with comparisons to works by contemporary authors including Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, and William Thackeray.

David Masson was a Scottish author and professor of literature, who taught at University College in London and the University of Edinburgh. He also served as Historiographer Royal for Scotland, Chairman of the Scottish History Society, and President of the Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club. He is best known for his work on John Milton, having penned the six-volume Life of Milton in Connexion with the History of His Own Time (1858), and also edited his Poetical Works (1874). He was a supporter of the women’s suffrage movement, alongside his wife, Scottish suffragette Emily Rosaline Orme. Item #DMM001 $175

Masson, David. Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, and Other Essays.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1875. New edition. With prefatory note by author, and two-page author’s catalogue and four-page publisher’s catalogue at rear. Finely bound to match British Novelists by Riviere and Son in full brown morocco, boards ruled and spines stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Near fine, with only a few very light spots to leather, light spotting to endpapers, pages clean and fresh otherwise.

This work contains previously published essays by Dr. Masson on the work of William Wordsworth, the Scottish influence on British literature, and theories of poetry and prose. Added for the first time in print are his Life and Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley and Life and Poetry of John Keats. Item #DMM002 $150

Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander). Now We Are Six.

London: Methuen and Co., 1927. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. First edition, first printing. Publisher’s red cloth, with an illustration of Christopher Robin to the front board in gilt, illustration of Pooh and Piglet to the rear board in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, pictorial pale pink endpapers with illustrations of Christopher Robin and Pooh in blue, pale green dust jacket lettered and decorated with illustrations in blue. An extremely bright copy with a touch of wear to the extremities, tear to middle rear endpaper, former owner bookplate to front pastedown; in a fine dust jacket with only the slightest wear at the corners. A very attractive copy in an exceptional example of the dust jacket.

Now We are Six is a collection of thirty-five children’s poems and verses that comprises the third of four volumes in The Pooh Books, Milne’s series of children’s books featuring the adventures of the teddy bear character Winnie the Pooh and his friends of the Hundred Acre Wood. Like the rest of the books in the series, Milne wrote Now We are Six for Anne Darlington, the daughter of family friends whom both families hoped would marry Milne’s son Christopher Robin; while the first Pooh book When We Were Very Young was dedicated to Christopher Robin, Now We Are Six is dedicated to Darlington. As Milne alludes in his introduction, “We have been writing this book for three years. We began it when we were very young… and now we are six.” Although only a few of the poems feature him, Winnie the Pooh frequently appears in Shepard’s decorations. As Milne explains, Pooh “thought it was a different book; and he hopes you won’t mind, but he walked through it one day, looking for his friend Piglet, and sat down on some of the pages by mistake.” Item #AAM069 $1,500

Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First edition, first printing. Publisher’s light green cloth, top edge stained red; in the original green dust jacket designed by Michael Kennard (issued simultaneously in red, without any priority between them), lettered in white. Near fine with some light fading along edges and a few minor spots to the fore-edge; in an unclipped jacket with some wear and rubbing to the spine, spine chipped with some minor loss, several small chips along upper panel edges and rubbing along folds. A very good, completely unrestored copy. Fenwick A12.a.

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a novel about a dystopian future in the year 1984. In the future Orwell has created, the totalitarian government controls the civilian population with a detailed system of mental and physical control, including omnipresent two-way TV screens that keep the citizens under constant surveillance. Any criticism of the government is strictly illegal, and independent thought is persecuted as a “thoughtcrime.” Even the newly adopted language, “newspeak,” which abbreviates many phrases and eliminates words deemed inessential, served “not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view” of the new totalitarian regime, but also “to make all other modes of thought impossible…. that is, a thought diverging from the [state approved] principles…should literally be unthinkable, in so far as though is dependent on words.” This first British edition was published five days before the first American edition. Item #GO027 $5,000

Stevenson, Robert Louis. Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751.

London: Cassell & Company, 1886. First edition, first issue. Original publisher’s red cloth, with the color map bearing a “Sketch of... the probable course of David Balfour’s Wanderings” bound into the text in front of the title page, publisher’s ads at rear dated “5.G.4.86.” A very good copy, with some fading to the spine, extremities a bit rubbed, some soiling and a few small stains to the cloth; internally, some light scattered foxing, rear hinge starting, but a tight and sturdy copy, free of any repairs or restoration.

Kidnapped is a historical fiction novel that is presented as the semiautobiographical adventure tales of David Balfour, whose surname is Stevenson’s mother’s maiden name. The novel is set in the aftermath of the Scottish Jacobite uprisings and is loosely based around real characters and events. It is considered the sequel to the author’s bestseller Treasure Island. Item #RLS016 $750

Titmarsh, M. A. (Thackeray, William Makepeace). Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo, by way of Lisbon, Athens, Constantinople, and Jerusalem: Performed in the Steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Company.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1846. First edition. Illustrated with black and white illustrations throughout plus a hand- colored frontispiece. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in full tan calf, cover and spine elaborately tooled in gilt, green morocco labels and five raised bands to spine, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, with original red gilt cloth from both covers and spine bound in at rear. Near fine, with light wear to bands on spine, a few light stains to leather, some wear to outer hinges, former owner’s bookplate to rear pastedown, just a few light spots to pages, interior else extremely clean and bright.

William Makepeace Thackeray published this travelogue under one of his early pseudonyms, Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo is his satirical account of a trip to Egypt and the Middle East, which reveals both Britain’s growing interest in trade and travel to these regions and the popularity of travelogues among Victorian readers. Thackeray’s scathing mockery of English customs would become his trademark, in his travel writing as well as his novels, including Vanity Fair (1848). Item #WT018 $275

Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel). A Tramp Abroad.

Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1880. First edition, second state (with “Titian’s Moses” to frontis illustration). Original publisher’s gilt-illustrated and lettered cloth, all edges gilt. An excellent copy, extremely sturdy and bright copy with light wear to the lower spine, mild rubbing to the extremities, cloth lightly faded, else near fine. BAL 3386.

A Tramp Abroad is Twain’s third travel book, which he said was “written by one loafer for a brother loafer to read” (The Routledge Encyclopedia of Mark Twain). Specifically, it tells the story of the author’s adventures through the Alps with his fictional friend Harris. A combination of fiction and autobiography, the plot is based on Twain’s summers in Europe with his family and especially his tours of the Black Forest and Switzerland with Joseph Twichell, who served as the inspiration for Harris. Item #MT106 $650

INSCRIBED BY EDITH WHARTON

Wharton, Edith. The Fruit of the Tree.

New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1907. First edition; special issue bound for the author lacking the illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by Wharton on front free endpaper: “To E. L. W. / from E. W. / [flourish] / October 1907.” and additionally inscribed by author on front pastedown: “One of 12 copies bound / for author without illustrations / [flourish]”; below that is a former owner’s signature of Harriet Johnson. Publisher’s red cloth with gilt titles (binding B, no priority); as it lacks the illustrations, it also lacks the List of Illustrations leaf and the title page appears in six lines instead of seven, omitting “With Illustrations by Alonzo Kimball”. A good copy, with corners and edges of spine worn and frayed, spine faded and with a light stain, some light spotting to cloth (mostly on lower cover), bottom edges and text block worn, both inner hinges cracked but expertly repaired, a few spots of staining to interior but generally clean. Garrison A14.I.a I.

Edith Wharton’s tremendous writing skills are on full display in this novel, as she weaves stunning psychological narratives into her skillful social portraiture. The Fruit of the Tree tells the story of John Amherst, the owner of a textile mill in New England, and his wife Bessy. Moral dilemmas abound, as John aims to better the labor conditions for his workers, and likewise care for his wife and young daughter. The most memorable plot twist concerns Justine Brent, a volunteer nurse at the local hospital who begins work as a live-in tutor with the Amhersts. The Fruit of the Tree is Wharton’s third novel, and was likely completed while she lived at The Mount, her estate in Lenox, Massachusetts which she designed herself. Item #EW083b $3,500

= BASEBALL =

Spalding, A. G. Spalding’s Base Ball Guide and Official League Book For 1881. Base Ball Topics, and the Professional Season’s Statistics for 1880.

Chicago: A. G. Spalding & Bros., 1881. First edition. Original publisher’s salmon printed wrappers. An excellent copy with a tiny chip to the upper front wrapper and the lower spine, early former owner’s inscription to the preface, else fine.

Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide was an annually issued baseball guide first published in 1877 by sporting goods magnate A. G. Spalding’s American Sports Publishing Company. During the 19th century, Spalding and Reach’s guides were the primary source of sports statistics and analysis of the prior year; they also included the rules and regulations for playing the game. Spalding and Reach fully merged by 1942 to form The Sporting News.

The 1881 guide includes comprehensive statistics, featuring the 1880 pennant winners, Chicago White Stockings, led by player-manager, Cap Anson. Players also included future Hall of Famers John Montgomery Ward, King Kelly, and Buck Ewing. Item #AGS006 $1,000 Spalding, A. G. Spalding’s Base Ball Guide and Official League Book For 1883. Base Ball Topics, and the Professional Season’s Statistics for 1882.

Chicago: A. G. Spalding & Bros., 1883. First edition. Original publisher’s tan printed wrappers. An excellent copy with very slight wear and minor soiling, else very fine and extremely scarce in this condition.

The 1883 guide includes statistics for 1882, the first year of the American Association (AA) and the expansion of baseball from 8 to 14 teams, which includes the Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, and the Philadelphia Athletics. The Cincinnati Red Stockings moved from the National League to the American Association, and won the pennant the same year. Item #AGS005 $1,000

Spalding, A. G. Spalding’s Base Ball Guide and Official League Book For 1884. Base Ball Topics, and the Professional Season’s Statistics for 1883.

Chicago: A. G. Spalding & Bros., 1884. First edition. Original publisher’s tan printed wrappers. A very good copy with some wear and minor loss at the corners, very minor soiling and the first several leaves dogeared at the upper corner.

The 1884 guide includes statistics for 1883 for the National League champion Boston Beaneaters and the American Association champion Philadelphia Athletics. Notable statistics include John Montgomery Ward becoming the first pitcher to hit two home runs in a single game, the Providence Grays defeating the Philadelphia Quakers 28-0 in the biggest shutout in MLB history, Hall of Fame pitcher Tim Keefe of the New York Metropolitans winning both games of a double-header giving up a combined 3 hits, and Cap Anson’s Chicago White Stockings setting a record number of doubles in a single game with Anson contributing 4 of the 14 doubles. That same year, the American Association further expands to 12 teams, which includes the original Washington Nationals. Item #AGS004 $600

LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY MICKEY MANTLE

Mantle, Mickey; Pepe, Phil. My Favorite Summer 1956.

New York: Doubleday, 1991. First edition, first printing. Limited Collector Edition, one of 129 individually hand-numbered copies from the Greer Johnson Collection. Signed by Mantle in gold marker on the front cover. Original publisher’s navy blue morocco with photo overlay to front board. About fine with only a small tear to the fore edge, bearing the corporate seal of Mantle’s agent, Greer Johnson, to the half-title page. An excellent copy.

My Favorite Summer 1956 is Mickey Mantle’s autobiographical reflection of the 1956 New York Yankees baseball season. Mantle won the triple crown (batting .353, 52 home runs, and 130 RBIs) and the American League MVP, and led the Yankees to a World Series championship over the Brooklyn Dodgers, which included assisting Don Larsen to pitch a perfect game 5. Item# MMAN003 $950

SIGNED BY WILLIE MAYS

[Mays, Willie]. Einstein, Charles. Willie’s Time.

New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1979. Book Club edition. Signed by Willie Mays on the title page. Near fine with some light rubbing, fore-edge and top edge lightly soiled; in a very good jacket with some brown spotting along upper edge of rear panel and a touch of wear to the upper spine.

“This memoir is a single story. It deals with a man and his occupation and his times-- three separate subjects. But when the times reflect the great civil rights revolution of America’s post-war era; and when the occupation is baseball, so unique to the United States that in truth it triggered that revolution; and when the man is Willie Mays...then in fact it is one subject, not three.”

Willie Mays’ Major League Baseball career started in the Negro Leagues with the Chattanooga Choo-Choos and the Birmingham Black Barons. When he joined the New York Giants at centerfield in 1951, he became the NL Rookie of the Year. After serving in the military for most of the following 1952-1953 seasons, Mays made a triumphant return to lead the league with a .345 batting average, winning the National League MVP and the World Series for the Giants in 1954. Nicknamed “The Say Hey Kid,” Mays was one of the greatest all around players baseball has ever seen. He finished his career batting over .300 (.303 lifetime), was fifth all-time in career home runs (660), and he led the league four times in both home runs and stolen bases. He was one of only three players to record over 3,000 career hits and 500 home runs. He won 12 Gold Glove Awards and his second NL MVP award in 1965. Mays was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, in his first year of eligibility. Item# WMH001 $275 = END =