Cheever Rev George (30 results)

Condition: Fair. 1846. No Edition Remarks. 392 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with decorations. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Thumb-marking present to some pages, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Board…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. xxxii + 942pp. Front board detached but rest still well bound to spine and rear. Apart from occasional light foxing interior in very nice clean condition. All the plates good except the large fold-out of Bunyan's Dream which is poor, torn and part detached. No names or inscriptions. All edges gilt. Un…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Later printing. VG/-. Green embossed cloth, gilt lettering, beveled edges. Minor rubs at extremities, spine slightly darkened, gilt bright. Contents are clean throughout, prelims lightly foxed, binding and hinges sound. These anecdotes were chosen from a larger volume, pub…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xx, 472p. Original brown cloth over marbled boards.First edition. George Barrell Cheever (1807 1890) was an abolitionist minister and writer. Contemporary ownership of the temperance leader and physical culture advocate Diocletian Lewis 'Dio' (1823-1886) with his signature on the title page. Spin…

Condition: Good. Hardback Rubbed and worn leather binding with raised bands on spine and faded gilt titles. Leather corners are heavily rubbed. Front cover has staining and a short scratch. Page edges are marbled. Front hinge is slightly cracked but the binding is still sound. Many ilustrations including a fold out copy of Bunya…

Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Original blue cloth, pictorial gilt decoration to spine. All edges gilt. Engraved. Frontis and half title inscription dated 1846: 'R. Baudler, a present from Mrs Clegg. June 10th 1846.' Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Good+. Undated Edition, circa 1860. Beautifully Illustrated with Full-Page Engraved Plates and In-Text illustrations. Frontispiece illustrated with a Vignette Portrait of John Bunyan with Charity, Hope & Faith. Part-Colour Illustrated Title Page followed by Printed Title Page. Other Works include "The Ho…

1st prtg. 365p. In the original paper wraps. Lacks rear cover. Old stains on front wrapper and first few leaves; former owner's signature on front wrap; spine chipped and worn. Interior pages generally clean with only a few scattered traces of foxing. A scarce early American work on capital punishment. Issued in paper wraps in 1…

Full-Leather. Condition: Near Very Good. Undated Edition, probably circa early 19th C. Beautifully Illustrated with 26 Full-Page Engraved Plates and In-Text illustrations. Some Full-Page Plates in Part Colour. Frontispiece illustrated with a Portrait of John Bunyan with his hand on the Holy Bible. Part-Colour Illustrated Title P…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Edition. New edition l 4to, illustrated. Full leather with gilded bands and decoration, title missing, abraded wear, small losses to spine, front hinge cracked, binding else sound, marbled eps, very good page condition, large print.The weight being 3. kg, shipping out of UK to be d…

Leather. Condition: Good. A large and illustrated copy of John Bunyan's famous Christian allegory. The Pilgrim's Progress was first published in 1678 and is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature. This text comprises of The Pilgrim's Progress and other works by Bunyan. It includes the prefa…

From the Salem Gazette. Salem: S.n., 1833. A Copy of a Notable Nineteenth-Century Libel Case Owned by a Fellow Minister and Antislavery Activist [Upham, Charles W. (1802-1875)]. The Charge of Ignorance and Misrepresentation Proved Against the Rev. George B. Cheever. From the Salem Gazette. Salem: S.n., 1833. [16] pp. Text in par…

Condition: Good. NY 1846 1st Wiley and Putnam. Hardcover. Small octavo, 365pp., cloth with bright gilt printing on spine. With an Appendix containing a review of Burleigh on the Death Penalty. Pastoral Library Donation bookplate (no other library marks). Good, some light foxing and light water staining throughout, light cover we…