A SALESMAN'S PROSPECTUS FOR "THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF METHODISM.
de (PUBLISHING HISTORY). (SALESMAN'S DUMMY). (METHODIST CHURCH). DANIELS, W[ILLIAM] H[AVEN]
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New York: Phillips & Hunt [and several other publishers elsewhere], 1879. 241 x 168 mm. (9 1/2 x 6 5/8"). 50 leaves, including 6 (blank) lined leaves with columns for subscriber name, address, and binding style preference.
Original burgundy cloth with gilt titling, two tondo portraits, and two medallions with vignettes on front cover, front pastedown with the spine design for the publisher's cloth binding, rear pastedown with the spine design for morocco binding. Many woodcut illustrations throughout. ◆Binding a bit battered and soiled (and with evidence of silverfish visitation), occasional smudging internally, but solid and generally well preserved for an ephemeral item of this sort.
Generally a prospectus like the present item was used by canvassers to sell subscriptions door-to-door for forthcoming publications; Mark Twain had most of the first printings of his books sold this way. But it appears as if the present work might (also?) have been marketed through congregations, with a publisher's dummy like this one being sent to pastors, who could earn some additional income (or at least free copies) by selling subscriptions to their flocks. These samples would contain excerpts from the book, and examples of the bindings available at various prices, with leather at the upper end and cloth the less expensive option (a typed note laid in at the front and dated 1980 says that the cloth binding cost $3 and the leather $4). Not surprisingly, there are no other copies of this prospectus currently on the market, and ABPC shows no records of any sale of one since at least 1975..
Original burgundy cloth with gilt titling, two tondo portraits, and two medallions with vignettes on front cover, front pastedown with the spine design for the publisher's cloth binding, rear pastedown with the spine design for morocco binding. Many woodcut illustrations throughout. ◆Binding a bit battered and soiled (and with evidence of silverfish visitation), occasional smudging internally, but solid and generally well preserved for an ephemeral item of this sort.
Generally a prospectus like the present item was used by canvassers to sell subscriptions door-to-door for forthcoming publications; Mark Twain had most of the first printings of his books sold this way. But it appears as if the present work might (also?) have been marketed through congregations, with a publisher's dummy like this one being sent to pastors, who could earn some additional income (or at least free copies) by selling subscriptions to their flocks. These samples would contain excerpts from the book, and examples of the bindings available at various prices, with leather at the upper end and cloth the less expensive option (a typed note laid in at the front and dated 1980 says that the cloth binding cost $3 and the leather $4). Not surprisingly, there are no other copies of this prospectus currently on the market, and ABPC shows no records of any sale of one since at least 1975..
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- Librería
- Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- ST11462a-245
- Título
- A SALESMAN'S PROSPECTUS FOR "THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF METHODISM.
- Autor
- (PUBLISHING HISTORY). (SALESMAN'S DUMMY). (METHODIST CHURCH). DANIELS, W[ILLIAM] H[AVEN]
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Phillips & Hunt [and several other publishers elsewhere]
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1879
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
McMinnville, Oregon
Sobre Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books an Manuscripts was established in 1978 on a ping pong table in a basement in Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the beginning, its founder was willing to sell a range of material, but over the years, the business has gravitated toward historical artifacts that are physically attractive in some way--illuminated material, fine bindings, books printed on vellum, fore-edge paintings, beautiful typography and paper, impressive illustration. Today, the company still sells a wide range of things, from (scruffy) ninth century leaves to biblical material from all periods to Wing and STC imprints to modern private press books to artists' bindings. While we are forgiving about condition when something is of considerable rarity, we always try to obtain the most attractive copies possible of whatever we offer for sale.
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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....