Daughters own book practical (7 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. Stipple engraved lithographic frontispiece engraved by Pendleton. 12mo (seems to have collation in both 12's on a numerical basis and in 8's on alphabetical) (135x82mm) tan roan with gilt ruled spine and black label (hinge cracked/cover held by cords/tips worn) 240pp. Corner loss to p55/6 with loss of a few words to both side of this page on the bottom 8 lines. *Very moral - novel reading is BAD, read sermons instead! Plus a lot about chosing a husband - don't marry a spendthrift, nor a miser. 1 volume. Hardcover.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Hardcover. Light gray paper over boards with red stamping. About half of spine strip is missing, revealing binding beneath; remaining portion is quite chipped along edges. Rear hinge is split, and cover is about halfway detached. Title page dated 1833. 240 pages. In fair condition. Previous owner's inscription on first flyleaf. Pages are quite foxed and toned, but still in fair reading condition overall. A scarce, early edition with chapters on early friendships, "independence of mind", self government, preparation for death, etc.…

12mo (14cm). In original purple ribbon-embossed cloth, faded to brown, with title in gilt on paper spine label, all edges gilt; yellow coated endpapers; [i]-viii [9]-240pp; lithographic frontispiece by "Pendleton's Lithography Boston," with tissue guard. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "Eliza A. Bailey A birth day present from her Father." Tight and fresh, with two one-cm perforations to front joint and two smaller perforations to rear joint; cloth faded; internally bright, with occasional foxing to margins; overall Very Good. Originally published as Letters on Practical Subjects to a Daughter. Sprague, a pastor, published numerous sermons and edited and wrote The Annals of the American Pulpit, which contained biographical information about hundreds of American clergymen (ANB). The Pendleton brothers introduced lithography to Boston in the 1820s and trained the next generation of American lithographers; Peters writes that they "may almost be spoken of as the founders of American lithography" (Twyman p.366, Peters p.312-4). …