Third and best edition. Uniform with the above.
178 Gay's Poems. Poems on Several Occasions. By John Gay. With finely engraved copper-plates. 2 vols. Post 8vo. old calf, gilt backs with leather labels. London, 1767. $5.00
A neat set with fine impressions of the plates.
178A Great West. The Early Empire Builders of the Great West. By Moses K. Armstrong, a Pioneer Congressman. Compiled and Enlarged from the Authors' Early History of Dakota Territory in 1866. Many interesting illustrations. 8vo. cloth. St. Paul, Minn., 1901. $1.50
Contents: Early History of Dakota Territory; Natural Resources of the Northwest Territories as Seen in 1866; Early Elections; Pioneer Legislatures and Indian Wars; Sketches of Travel and Early Hardships; A Journey to Sioux Falls and the Red Pipestone Region in 1864; Sketches of Congress and Western Empire; Speeches in Congress on Behalf of the West; After a Quarter of a Century—Two Capitals: Washington and Richmond; Racy Sketches of Southern Life, etc.
A most interesting and authentic narrative on the Early West.
179 Henry (O.) Complete Writings. Beautifully printed, exquisitely illustrated with full-page photogravures. 14 vols. 8vo. Half vellum, cartridge board sides, and vellum corners, gilt tops, uncut. New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1917. $119.00
The last two volumes contain stories that never appeared in any other editions—in fact, are first issues.
The first complete edition ever published. The illustrations are by the celebrated artist, Mr. Gordon Grant.
The prince of short story writers—every story's a masterpiece—considered by many critics the greatest short story writer of modern time; his common sense and irresistible humor; the pathos; the richness of his style surpass all modern writers of the short story.