11-21-2023 07:57 AM
11-21-2023 09:49 AM
This may be a later edition, since the title page (which is somewhat obscured in your photo) appears to be missing the elaborate "Riverside Press" imprint, which is normally found at the lower midcover of the title page, following the title of the book and the author's name, but before the publisher information near the lower edge of the title page.
Photos of the actual Library of Congress copy can be viewed at -- https://www.loc.gov/resource/gdcmassbookdig.witwisdombeautie00shak/?sp=7&r=-1.528,-0.046,4.056,1.936...
11-21-2023 09:58 AM
11-21-2023 10:00 AM
does this help? Has Riverside press Cambridge
11-21-2023 10:05 AM
I was just wondering on a value this may bring as I have not found one that sold all I see on ebay are reprints of the book.any suggestion on a start price .I appreciate the help as I just got some very old 1800s and early 1900 books I'm going to list and cannot find alot of them on Google or ebay 😞
11-21-2023 12:27 PM
The illustration on the title page does not match the illustration on the title page of the Library of Congress first edition, so I'm going to assume that yours is a later printing.
Until about halfway through the 20th Century, publishers did not bother updating the printing plates for the copyright page, as this was considered an unnecessary expense; so most publishers simply used the same plates over and over and over again.
In addition, most published pre-1900 books were not considered sufficiently significant to merit an extended publishing history -- except for the "classics" and "special editions," most pre-1900 books were simply not considered to be "collectible."
It wasn't until the scramble in the early 20th Century to fill collectors' book shelves with "first editions," that some publishers began distinguishing the variations in publishing history; but not necessarily on the copyright page -- some used a distinguishing mark on the title page, or on the last page of the book, or elsewhere inside the text, and so on.
So it can be quite a challenge to resolve true first editions for books published before 1900 -- especially for books having very little literary value.
Other later printings of this title (from around that period, at any rate) seem to be priced in the $40.00 range; however, those seem to have less spine damage, as well as less damage to the endpaper hinges. So your book may be worth only about $15.00 to $20.00 in my estimation.
Hope that helps out.
11-21-2023 12:32 PM
It helps alot! Thanks ever so kindly for your knowledge!Warmly,Karen