ALL SIDES OF LIFE. A VOLUME OF PROSE AND POETRY

Ward, William Henry [1826-1895]

Published by Iowa Printing Company, 1886

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SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR beneath his frontispiece engraved portrait as follows: "Your sincere friend | W. H. Ward." Thick 8vo. 400p. OCLC shows a date of 1886 with copyright 1885, the date that appears on the obverse of the title page in this volume. The name Louise E. Wagner (?) is written in pencil on the rear free endpaper. Brown cloth heavily embossed with the title on the front cover and with decorations on the front and rear covers. Gilt letters on the spine. Some wear to extremities with the corners just barely rubbed through, top and bottom of spine just barely beginning to fray, gilt bright, front free endpaper missing, hinges cracked but textblock firm in its covers, else very good to near fine with no internal markings. No dust jacket. Pages 5-27 comprise an autobiography of the author. Born in Hague, Warren County, New York, not far from Lake George, in 1826, William Henry Ward spent his youth in the area working with his father. In 1856 the Ward family decided to move to Iowa where there were other Ward relatives and settled in what came to be known as Prairieburg in what came to be Linn County. Ward set himself up with a small general store and over the years was elected to various offices in the community: Justice of the Peace (1858-1874); postmaster for fourteen years; town clerk for fourteen years, as well as secretary of the school board for fourteen years. As its first postmaster, he gave the name Prairieburg to his post office. In 1874 Ward suffered a nervous breakdown and was housebound for four years. Ward never married and died in 1895. OCLC shows only 4 holding libraries in the U.S. Seller Inventory # 009054

Bibliographic Details

Title: ALL SIDES OF LIFE. A VOLUME OF PROSE AND ...

Publisher: Iowa Printing Company

Publication Date: 1886

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition