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1917 O. Henry Short Story Collections and Other Antique Books

Item Details

An assortment of twenty-four antique books. This collection features thirteen short story collections by O. Henry in a uniform flexible red leather binding, all published by Doubleday, Page & Company of New York in 1917. Other books include The Book of Christmas (Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1888), The Mikado and Other Plays by W. S. Gilbert (New York: Boni and Liveright, c. 1917), a two-volume edition of Knickerbocker’s History of New York by Washington Irving (New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, c. 1893) and more.

Binding Leather
Number of Books 24

Condition

- broken front hinges on Mrs. Wiggs and The Christmas-Gift; front cover of Waifs and Strays detached; various writing and inscriptions; significant wear to leather and cloth; varying degrees of general shelf wear throughout.

Dimensions

20.0" W x 8.25" H x 6.0" D

- measured stacked.

Item #

17STA066-126

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