Rev J B Wakeley (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Original brown stamped cloth. A third of the spine missing, front flyleaf missing, some pencil scribbling inside the covers, foxing, Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. William Briggs, Toronto. Undated (c.1890s). Shows signs of wear/aging. Text block appears unmarked and in fair condition. See pictures for more detail.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 1st Edition. See photos. No DJ. Tears along the edges of the cover boards. Gilt title still visible to spine. Chipping to the edges of the cover. Pages are clean but the book is old and needs repair. Binding is fragile. TJ/Jones/Methodism.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. ----------Original brown cloth covers, 7" tall. 391 pages, with frontispiece portrait and 2 other portraits-------------. FAIR CONDITION, binding solid and tight but cloth is worn and discolored, the text and portraits are in original very good condition, but covers are poor-- - ---book is 140+ years old.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Reissue. FACSIMILE REISSUE OF THE 1875 EDITION. Hardcover in brown cloth with spine stamped in gilt. 587 pp. plus original publisher's ads at rear. New introduction for this edition. Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First edition (same date on title and copyright pages; no additional printings listed). Hardcover, dark mauve stamped decorative cloth, 470 pp, 4 pp publisher's ads, illustrated with 3 engraved plates with tissue guards. Good+ to very good. Corners bumped with cardboard exposed there and a few spots along edges of boards, faded along margins and spine, approx 1/4 inch deep fraying at head and foot, two approx 2 inch tears upper joint, two approx 1 inch tears lower, a few lesser ones along center, some soil on cloth. Internally, prev owner's (Benjamin C Gibbs) contemporary pencil signature and inscription, modern signature in ink, paper foxed throughout, 1 or 2 dogears, but o/w tight, clean, unmarked and probably never really read. Popular work in its day, which went through numerous subsequent editions. Biography; history; travel; Americana; Methodist; Victorian.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Front and back hinges well connected. Page 33 folded at top right corner. Inscription on inside front cover. The rest of the interior Text Body has no foxing and no inscription in fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fair condition hard cover, some wear to cover and spine, tanning to pages, spotting to pages, book block loose to spine, otherwise in a good readable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Facsimile reprinting. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 587 pages; 1982. No specific publisher given. In the preface by Abram Sangrey, he references the work of the Boehm historical society in bringing the project to print. Facsimile reprinting of the 1875 edition. Two pages of prefatory material by Sangrey alludes to the forthcoming bicentennial of Boehm's birth. Bound in brown cloth paneled in blind and with facsimile title design in gilt to spine. Prior owner name penned to front endpage. His sporadic ballpoint underlining scattered here and there through the text. Uncommon. Solid reading copy. Good only.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Facsimile reprinting. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 587 pages; 1982. No specific publisher given. In the preface by Abram Sangrey, he references the work of the Boehm historical society in bringing the project to print. Facsimile reprinting of the 1875 edition. Two pages of prefatory material by Sangrey alludes to the forthcoming bicentennial of Boehm's birth. Bound in brown cloth paneled in blind and with facsimile title design in gilt to spine. Bright, tight and fresh; feels and appears generally unread and about as new. NF.…

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Edition Unstated. WAKELEY, THE REV. J.B. Heroes of Methodism, Containing Sketches of Eminent Methodist Ministers, and Characteristic Anecdotes of Their Personal History, New York: Carlton & Phillips, 1856.Octavo, priority unknown to me, pp. viii, 3-470, 4 (ads), 3 portrait plates, brown cloth boards with blind-stamped fleurons on both covers and gilt lettering to spine, former owner's I.D. on free front endpaper. Profiles 23 eminent ministers with portraits of Francis Asbury, Thomas Coke, and William McKendree.Condition of this book:Worn at extremities, cloth splitting at joints, discolored. Internally foxed, good only. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Religion & Theology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53355. …

[no date]. (hardcover) Fair. 391pp, [9p adverts]. Undated (c.1890s). 12mo. Brown cloth boards; spine with decoration in black, lettering in gilt; top board stamped in black with decorative device in gilt at center; bottom board blindstamped. Gilt on spine darkened. Boards show wear: lightly dirtied, rubbed, corners bumped. Pale-yellow EPs. Stamp faintly to front-pastedown; only evidence that this is ex-libris. Early signs of starting at front gutter; starting at Preface. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Internally clean. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; previous owner's address label on ffep; otherwise very minimal wear; brown cloth cover with embossed design and gilt titles on spine; absolute minimal wear; From the introduction: This reprint of Henry Boehm's Reminiscences will make an incalculable contribution to the church. It bring a very rare and almost extinct book which was evaluated by the 1000 people who attended Henry 100th birthday party June 8, 1875 as one of the richest volumes in Methodist literature. It is the 1875 edition - the original 493 pages published in 1865 - plus 100 additional pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Original brown stamped cloth. Large spot on front cover (not unsightly), previous owner's name in pencil, some foxing, Good Plus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Frontis portrait of author, 8 x 5", gilt-dec brick red cloth, 243pp + publ. ads, covers quite worn, extremities bumped and fraying, some water staining to foredge of textblock (and first few leaves), pp toned, but still a good, usable copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original brown stamped cloth. Few very small spots on front cover, foxing throughout, else Very Good. Inscribed and signed by J. B. Wakeley: "To my Friend, Isaac Collard, with the kind regards of J. B. Wakeley. New York Nov 11th 1856.". Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1859 first edition (same date on title and copyright pages with no additional printings listed). Original hazel gray pictorial cloth, stamped gilt lettering, 5 ¼ x 7 ½ inches, 417 pp + 6 pp publisher's ads, illustrated with 3 plates. Hardcover, good. Some irregular fading on cloth, corners bumped with cardboard exposed there, approximately ¼ inch fraying at head and foot of spine, gilt toned. Internally, previous owner's inscription, shaken, front hinge starting to crack, otherwise tight, clean, relatively crisp, unmarked. Religion; Pennsylvania; history; biography; Methodist; Americana.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Brown cloth with some rubbing to extremities. Front hinge reglued.

14 thous. hardback in decorated cloth Nice copy small octavo 406pp., Neat ownership details o/w a nice copy in bright blue decorated boards with bright gilt decoration & titles.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 495 grams. The front hinge is totally bust. The rear one is nearly gone.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Frontis: Steel engraved portrait of author. xv. Illustrations. Appendices. 594pp. Yellow lining papers. Red cloth boards with gilt title and blind decoration on spine and blind decoration on boards. Contains a chapter on Peter Williams with a steel engraved portrait. repaired front hinge a little weak. Repaired crown and foot of spine. Hardcover.…