Resultados de búsqueda: autobiography and personal recollections of john de john b gough

Dark red cover with faded gilt lettering on front and spine. Pages unmarked, though tanned with age. Cover well rubbed, edges, corners and spine ends worn. Former owner's name stamped on fly leaf; dime size damp spot through back few pages; 1.5 inch tear at top, rear of spine .

Springfield MA: Bill, Nichols & Co., 1869. Embossed boards are very rubbed on edges, leather is detatched from spinecover, front board detatched. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Springfield, MA, USA: Bill, Nichols & Co., 1870 Moderate cover wear, cloth chips at top and bottom of spine. New end sheets. Binding strong. Content generally clean, but with scattered light smudges/stains in margins. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Springfield: Bill, Nichols & Company, 1869. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo. xvii, 552pp, ads, illustrated, engraved frontis portrait, three-quarter leather with marbled edges, pastedowns, and end papers, extremities worn, spine leather split 5-inches at bottom hinge of front cover, leather scuffed. Temperance at its finest from this English immigrant..

ill. by George Cruikshank et al, Springfield MA, Bill, Nichols, 1869, 1st US edition, hardcover, brown pebbled cloth, steel engraved frontis of the author, inner hinges sound, with rear inner hinge just barely starting to split, top 1-1/2 of the spine is chipped with slight loss, otherwise good to very good, 552 pages, plus ads, 5-1/2""x9"", a decent copy. bixx

Bill, Nichols & Co.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (autobiography, biography, literature) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Springfield, Mass: Bill, Nichols and Company, 1869. By the age of 25, Gough was unemployed, homeless, and a confirmed drunkard. In 1842 he attended a temperance meeting in Worcester, Massachusetts where he took a pledge to totally abstain from liquor. He began to tell his story to eager audiences and soon embarked on a career of lecturing against the evils of drink.During his career, Gough delivered some 9,600 lectures to more than nine million people in America, Canada, England, Scotland, and Ireland. He became the most sought-after temperance lecturer in the country. When he died in 1886, the New York Times wrote that he "was probably better known in this country and in Great Britain than any other public speaker." Mr. Gough was one of this country’s most influential social reformers who helped to solve one of America’s most pressing problems. 552 pp. Covers are rubbed as are all edges, but solid and intact. Corners rubbed, 2 of them to boards. Overall covers are Good. Front… Leer más

Springfield MA: Bill, Nichols and Co., 1870. first edition. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 9 in. Half calf with raised spine bands and labels. Condition is VERY GOOD ; cloth a bit spotted, some wear to leather but joints are excellent. Binding tight, text very clean, Mem. Stax.

IL: Bill, Nichols, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. Spine ends and board edges and corners are worn and rubbed. Top spine edge is torn. Pages browned. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: A. H. Hovey, 1870. Hardcover. Fair. Cruikshank, George. Heavy wear to edges of cover. Previous owner's name written on first page in ink. Pages have age spots and are age toned. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Springfield: Bill, Nichols & Co.. 1870. First Edition. G- with rubbing to cloth and a gouge at bottom corner of rear cover, foxing to frontispiece, title page and several other pages, front endpapers have an abraded spot, o/w contents are generally clean, binding solid. ; 8vo, publisher's brown pebbled cloth with facsimile gilt signature on cover, engraved frontispiece portrait of John B. Gough, illustrated by George Cruikshank and others, 552pp. .

Springfield, Mass.: Bill, Nichols & Co., 1870. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Maroon boards with leather spine and corners. Spine has some wear. Marbled endpapers and page edging. Steel cut engraving of the author tissue protected. Black and white illustrations. Interior is tight and clean. 552 pps. Inventory #4330

Springfield, Mass: Bill, Nichols & Co, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. c.1870. Pebbled brown cloth, gilt titles. 8vo. 552pp. Frontis portrait with tissue guard. Very Good (minus). Moderate rubbing / wear at spine-ends and corners, light rubbing to boards, mild soil to endpapers, signature of S. A. Douglass (a relation of Frederick Douglass?) on title page.

Springfield, MA: Bill, Nichols & Co., 1869. First Edition; Original flat-brown end papers; Textblock lightly aged with occasional foxing, but clean and tight; Original brown cloth binding is lightly bowed and shelf worn; 552p.. First Edition. Brown Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by George Cruikshank and Others. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012-02-23. Paperback. Good.

Springfield, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, PA: Bill, Nichols, & Co.; Bill & Heron ; H.C. Johnson, 1869. Hardcover. Fair. Missing spine, hinges fragile, binding otherwise holdin. (Ironically, Gough was a bookbinder.) Former owner's name stamped on blank page.. Original brown leather boards with stamped design, 552 pp. 9 BW illustrations, including portrait frontis. John Bartholomew Gough (August 22, 1817 - February 18, 1886) was a United States temperance orator...famous for his eloquence. An intense earnestness derived from experience, and his power of imitation and expression, enabled him to work on the sensibilities of his audiences." --Wikipedia.

Springfield: Bill, Nichols, 1869. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo.. (xvii) 552 pages, b/w frontis portrait/tissue guard, full-page b/w illustrations; brown textured cloth. Good condition, titles faded, spine ends cover worn, front inner hinge badly broken, name/1870 date front endpaper, heavy foxing frontis, shaken; contents very good; no dust jacket. Author spoke widely on temperance in U.S., Scotland, England and Ireland.

Boston, MA: Bill, Nicolas & Co, 1869. First Edition, First Printing; brown c w/lite shelf rubbing; in mylar protective wraps; 552 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Engravings. 8 vo; 2.5 Pouinds.

Cornell University Library, 2009-08-10. Paperback. Good.