Rev Alfred Brunson (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Back cover missing but all other pages are present. Top and bottom skin of the spine are peeled. Water stains to front cover, spine and outer page edges. Water stains to the first few pages; after that they diminish until they disappear altogether. The same is true of the last few pages. Interior pages are lightly toned but clean. There are a few chips and small tears to the last couple of pages. Light soiling and some spots to front cover and spine. Tears along spine at the top and bottom edges of the spine. The review will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Motley's John of Barneveld" (Second article) by Rev. R.H. Howard; "Georg Stjernhjelm: The Father of Swedish Poetry" by Prof. Bernard Moses; "Mr. Wesley's Ordination of Dr. Coke" by Rev. Alfred Brunson; "The Religion of the Christ" by Rev. A.C. George; "'A Statesman' of the Period" by Rev. J.F. Richmond; "Our Next-Door Neighbor" by Rev. Thomas Carter; plus "Synopsis of the Quarterlies"; "Foreign Religious Intelligence"; "Foreign Literary Intelligence" and "Quarterly Book-Table".

Hardcover. Condition: Good/Very Good. Mismatching set. Volume one brown boards are in good condition. Title in gilt on spine. Wear and rubbing to boards. Boards exposed at corners and head and foot of spine. Front gutter cracked, binding still intact. Volume one contains various ex-library markings. Volume two is in very good condition. Title in gilt on spine. Sunning to spine, volume is lighter than volume two. Wear. Binding tight. "Incidents of the life and times of Rev. Alfred Brunson A.M.D.D. embracing a period of over seventy years, written by himself." Howe 8. Graff 465.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5 x 7.75in. 418pp.; 413pp. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt titling. Both volumes are in VERY GOOD condition showing the extremities shelf rubbed with corners showing, spines lightly toned, former owner name neatly on the front blanks, otherwise the bindings are strong and tight, the text-block are clean and exceptionally unmarked, and the boards remain distinct. As pictured.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Octavos. 2 volumes: [1], 418 pages, [2]. Volume II: [1], 413 pages, [2]. Brown cloth hardcover stamped in blind on the front board volume 1. Volume II covers not stamped. Gilt titles on the spines. Cloth chipped head and base of the spine volume 1. Corners are worn both volumes. Edge wear to the covers. Pencil notes written on rear yellow end sheet volume 2. Howes B 897; Graff 455 - "Although essentially a religious autobiography, there is much of interest to the historian of early times in Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and particularly Illinois and Wisconsin.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Both volumes in the first edition, first printing, 1872 & 1879 respectively. Original blindstamped 8vo cloth. 418pp + 413pp. Original old private library printed label on front paste down of vol. 1: "287 JE KETCHUM'S LIBRARY." Wiki says, "Alfred Brunson (February 9, 1793 - August 3, 1882) was an American Methodist circuit rider, lawyer, and territorial legislator. Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Brunson served in the War of 1812. Brunson was a Methodist church circuit rider in Ohio and Pennsylvania. In 1835, he moved to Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory and was a Methodist circuit rider. He studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1839. He served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature from 1840 to 1841 as a Whig. During the American Civil War, Brunson served as a chaplain of the 31st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He retired from the ministry in 1871. He also wrote including his autobiography. His son was Ira B. Brunson who also served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature. His son in law was Thomas P. Burnett. Brunson died in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin." There is extensive information and commentary of Brunson's travels among the Indians of the upper Great Lakes and with material on Indiana, Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania. Some wear to heads & toes of spine and corner exposed and in cast of vol 2 soft. Nevertheless these two volumes are in remarkable, vg, condition and the hinges are sound. Quite scarce in this condition.