The #author 's son called this 1864 #book and the two that preceded it "dime #novels of the #Bible." They were very popular at the time. #Illustrated with #engravings. #OldBookSmell. $75. #Booksky #ThroneofDavid #JHIngraham #oldbooks #prettybooks #religion #blindstamped #gilt

The #American #author of this #scarce 1905 #HistoricalRomance went on to write #screenplays thanks to her #agent being the mother of the #DeMille brothers! Lovely #blindstamped #ArtNouveau cover with #gilt decoration. $50. #Booksky #BeulahMarieDix #fiction #oldbooks #prettybooks

This 1860 #memoir of #NapoleonBonaparte is a #reprint. #Blindstamped on front and back covers, with #gilt decoration on spine. $40. #Booksky #exLibrary #biography #France #oldbooks #prettybooks

The #British #author of this 1852 #book about #books and #authors was a childhood acquaintance of #JaneAusten, and a friend of #ElizabethBarrettBrowning. #MaryRussellMitford was fortunate enough to be able to support her family with her #writing. Lovely #blindstamped cover. $30. #Booksky #oldbooks

This #scarce 1874 #reprint of #CharlesDickens' #TaleofTwoCities and #MasterHumphreysClock has 12 #illustrations by #HKBrowne (aka #Phiz). It's Volume 13 of the 20-volume #GWCarletonandCo #IllustratedEdition. #Blindstamped front and back. #$35. #Booksky #prettybooks #oldbooks #literature #BritLit

This #scarce 1874 #book is a #biography of the #Biblical #King #David. #Blindstamped front and back with the #publisher 's initials. #Gilt lettering. $40. #Booksky #religion #Bible #Christianity #Goliath #prettybooks #oldbooks

Sweet #PocketSize 2-volume #set of #HenryWadsworthLongfellow 's #poems from 1872. Covers are #blindstamped front and back with #gilt lettering. $50. #Booksky #poetry #alledgesgilt #reprint #littlebooks #oldbooks #prettybooks

Pretty 1910 #reprint of #ElizabethVonArnim 's #SolitarySummer about a woman who just wants to spend the summer alone in her #garden... not easy with three #children! #Blindstamped decoration on front and back covers. $20. #Booksky #prettybooks #littlebooks #oldbooks #fiction #gilt

This #scarce 1875 #book for #SundaySchool #administrators features a #foldout plan for a #facility to accommodate 500 #children! #Blindstamped decoration on front and back covers (different designs). $40. #Booksky #religion #ChurchofEngland #Christianity #prettybooks #oldbooks

The #English #author of this 1852 #scarce #historical #novel about the #SiegeofDerry spent two years in #NovaScotia with her abusive first husband (she used her first two names to protect her #writing money from him). Lovely #blindstamped covers. $30. #Booksky #Ireland #StPatricksDay #religion

This 1857 #history of #Palestine features a lovely spine, #blindstamped covers (front and back), and a gorgeous title page! $40. #Booksky #prettybooks #oldbooks #timelytopic #MiddleEast