MORE STORIES OF GRIT.

Wallace, Archer, Inscribed.

Published by Musson, Toronto, 1930

About this Item

140 pp, 7 5/8" H, red cloth with black lettering/banding on spine. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To / Maggie ? / With Cordial Good Wishes / From / Archer Wallace / Christmas 1930." "Here are fifteeen stories of men who as boys were handicapped or baffled, who had seemingly lost, but who by pluck came through to success and achievement in the end." Contents: Between Ourselves; An Irish Boy Who Became Canada's Greatest Merchant - Timothy Eaton; Neither Lameness nor Misfortune Could Crush His Spirit - Walter Scott; A Homesick Boy Who Invented Telegraphy - Samuel Morse; He Turned the World's Ridicule into Cheers - Robert Fulton; The Grandson of a Slave Whose Singing Reaches All Hearts - Roland Hayes; A Lonely Man Whom Boys Will Never Forget - Hans Andersen; His Difficulties Paved the Way to Success - William Pitman; He Could Stand Anything Except Pity - Robert H. Babcock; A Blacksmith Who Blazed a Trail for World Peace - Elihu Burrett; A Peasant Boy Whose Fame is Immortal - Joseph Hayden; A Negro Boy Who Fought His Way to Success - William DeBerry; He Valued His Spare Moments - William H. Leaver; America's Brave and Cheerful Blind Historian - William H. Prescott; A Mill-Boy Who Became a Cabinet Minister - John R. Clynes; A Delicate Man Whose Hymns Will Never be Forgotten - Isaac Watts. A small area of 'white-out' at the top corner of the front free endpaper, slight tanning to the pages, light browning to the endpapers, a very small crease/bump at the bottom corner of the front free endpaer and the title page, a small scuff on the fore-edge of the text block and one on the front board, light wrinkling at the top/bottom of the spine along with some slight colour fading at the top edge. Dust jacket has edge wear and chips, holes/ pieces missing in the folds, a piece missing from the spine, a small sticker mark on the front panel, small ink notation on the front flap, two old tape repairs on the inside of the flap-folds, some staining on the inside surface, now protected in removable mylar sleeve.

Seller Inventory # 31209

Bibliographic Details

• Title: MORE STORIES OF GRIT.
• Publisher: Musson, Toronto
• Publication Date: 1930
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Signed: Inscribed by Author.
• Seller catalogs:
  • History and Travel
  • Childrens