7.75" (20 cm) Tall Square with tight binding. Pictorial wraps have minor edge wear, light overall soiling, but generally in well preserved condition. Interior clean, no writing or marks, with slight age-darkening to pages (just off-white) and a bit of rubbing to tips of corners. 58 pp. Late 19th century book by the author of "Man without a Country." This book, "Tom Torrey's Tariff Talks," offers eight vignettes in which "Uncle Tom Torrey" explains to the reader why the high protective tariffs in Gilded Age America are good for farmers, workers, and other Americans. http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/670224.jpg

1st Printing. 12mo over 6.75 - 7.75'' tall Arranged for a 7 day tour. Nice Tight Clean copy ! Light rubbing wear at spine ends. 186 pages. 8004

8vo over 7.75 - 9.75'' tall Nice Tight Clean copy ! Does not have slipcase. 55 pages. 8612L

1st Printing. 8vo over 7.75 - 9.75'' tall 2 Volume Memoir of Edward Everett Hale, US author & Unitarian clergyman who wrote "The Man Without a Country"in 1863. Grandnephew of Nathan Hale. Volume 2 ONLY. Nice Tight Clean copy ! 321 pages. 8609

1st Printing. L 8vo over 7.75 - 9.75'' tall 2 Volume Memoir of Edward Everett Hale, US author & Unitarian clergyman who wrote "The Man Without a Country"in 1863. Grandnephew of Nathan Hale. Nice Tight copy ! Grey-green cloth boards, elaborate gold, red and black decor. Top edges gold gilt. Previous owner name. Light rubbing or fraying of cloth at spine ends. 318+321 pages. 8979

Volume 2 Contains Icabod Crane's Adventure by Washington Irving, The Splendor Falls on Castle Walls, Tennyson, Mother and Son, Agnes Repplier, Three Songs, by Thomas Moore, Castles in Spain, George William Curtis, Tom and Maggie, George Elliot, The Story of a Sone, David Starr Jordan, Abou Ben Adhem, Davy Visits the Peggyottys they bought and about twenty five more famous authors with a brief biography and sketch of each. Volume 3 Has similiar famous authors. Volume 2 and 3 are sold together at this price. 3/23/2004 10:27:55 PM 3/23/2004 10:35:48 PM 1

Small scratch on the cover 2/8/2004 8:49:17 PM 2/8/2004 9:01:10 PM 1