The Boyhood of Great Men: Intended as an Example to Youth
[Edgar, John G.
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1854
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Plates, 385pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Among the 40 biographies are those of Johnson, Webster, Scott, Eldon and Mansfield, Wilberforce, Ferguson, Pascal, Franklin, Newton, Gassendi, Nelson, Bonaparte, Handel, Mozart, Banks and Audubon. Original red cloth, spine gilt, covers stamped in blind. Some rubbing and soiling of cloth, yellow endpapers, marginal tear on blank, some light marginal discoloration and spotting, else very good with the signature of Christopher Leroy Havins 1858 on ffep. Seller Inventory # 31489
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Title: The Boyhood of Great Men: Intended as an ...
Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York
Publication Date: 1854
Binding: Plates, 385pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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The Boyhood of Great Men. Intended As an Example to Youth
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W. Kemt and Co., London, England,, 1859
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Seller: Tony Hutchinson, Seale, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Illustrations by Birket Foster. (illustrator). Fifth Edition. 374pp + 8 plates (as called for), + 32 Kent's 1859 catalogue. The front board is almost detached but the content is still well bound together and interior in nice clean condition. Prize bookplate dated 1860 inside cover. Offered as a reading copy or for rebind. Seller Inventory # 08521g
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The Boyhood of Great Men. Intended as an Example to Youth
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Condition: Good. Gilt leather, marbles endpapers and cuts, some b/w illustrations.; Dedication, name and date (1886) on endpaper; spine slightly sunned. Seller Inventory # 265059
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The Boyhood of Great Men: Intended As an Example to Youth
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Harper & Bros., New York, 1856
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Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Contains biographies of about 40 prominent people: Scott, Pope, Webster, Audbon, Franklin, Nelson, Newton, etc. Old owner name in pencil on end paper dated 1857. Author's name not given in books but gleaned through research. Original brown cloth decorated covers. The covers rubbed & worn, spine lettering worn off, extremity wear. Yellow end papers are stained, text mostly clean (a little scattered foxing). ; B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 385 pages. Seller Inventory # 15708
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The Boyhood of Great Men Intended as an Example to Youth
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Condition: Fair. 1859. Fifth Edition. 374 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Page between title page and preface missing. Half title page missing. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Minor tanning to spine and board edges. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends. Seller Inventory # 1689665970ADA
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The Boyhood of Great Men Intended as An Example to Youth.
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George Routledge
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 374 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Seller Inventory # 1777270631ALK
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The Boyhood of Great Men intended as An Example to Youth.
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George Routledge, London
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Seller: LOE BOOKS, Bathpool, CORNW, United Kingdom
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Full Leather. Condition: Very Good. Foster, Birket (illustrator). New Edition. pp. x, 374, b/w frontispiece with tissue guard, 7 other b/w plates all by Birket Foster. Contemporary blue full polished calf prize binding with gilt decoration and red spine label, slight rubbing only, a handsome binding. All edges and end papers in matching red marbling. Contents clean and tight, prize plate to front paste-down. Includes biographies of Scott, Wordsworth, Gibbon, Sir James Mackintosh, Dr. Johnson, Lord Jeffrey, Canning, Daniel Webster, Lord Mansfield, Lord Eldon, Wilberforce, Sir Thomas Powell Buxton, Galileo, Ferguson, Sir Isaac Newton, Franklin, Simson, D'Alembert, Cavendish, Sir Humphry Davy, Sir Joseph Banks, Audubon, Lord St. Vincent, Nelson, Buonaparte, Duke of Wellington, Handel, Mozart, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir David Wilkie, Canova, Thorwaldsen, Sir William Jones, Dr Arnold, Archdeacon Paley, Dr Chalmers, John Hunter and Sir Astley Cooper. A very good copy in a handsome binding. Size: 12mo. Book. Seller Inventory # 005878
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Boyhood of Great Men: Intended as an Example to Youth
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Harper & Brothers
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Jayne's Library, Founder of Lone Tree Iowa. Harper 1855. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1575521134
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The boyhood of great men, intended as an example to youth . With 8 illustrations by Birket Foster. 1853 [LeatherBound]
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 414. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1853 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 414. Seller Inventory # LB100158179529
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The boyhood of great men. Intended as an example to youth 1856 [LeatherBound]
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1856 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 410 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 410 Language: English. Seller Inventory # LB990001061700
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1853 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 424 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 424 Language: English. Seller Inventory # LB990001061699