smiles samuel 1812 1904 chas gaskell (1 resultados)

Condición: UNSPECIFIED. Likely U.S. Publishing House second edition (per 1882 copyright but 1883 on title page). i-x, 11-644, [6] pages. Hardcover: H 22.75cm x L 15.75cm. No dust jacket. Original red cloth with some rubbing, soiling, and staining; front board decorated with gilt and black stamping; spine cocked with some scuffing/fraying at ends but with its gilt stamping still fairly bright; slender wear at board corners. Marbled text block edges mildly faded; faint stain at lower fore-edge. Floral patterned olive colored endpapers. Occasional foxing and scattered light soiling to interior leaves. Binding stressed between frontispiece and title page but otherwise firm. Still an attractive copy. Preface by Chas. A Gaskell [Charles Arithem Gaskell]; unpaged b/w plates with tissue guard sheets (includes unmarked "Presented To" plates preceding frontis); Index; separately paged concluding three leaf section with promotional blurbs regarding book. Features twenty-seven chapters: "The Art of Living; or Making The Most of Life;" "Healthy Homes;" "Influence of Character;" "Home Power;" "Companionship and Example;" "Work;" "Helping One's Self;" "Leaders of Industry-Inventors and Producers;" "Application and Perseverance;" "Helps and Opportunities-Scientific Pursuits;" "Energy and Will;" "Self Culture-Facilities and Difficulties;" "Workers In Art;" "Men of Business;" "Money-Its Use and Abuse;" "Habits of Thrift;" "Methods of Economy;" "Courage;" "Self-Control;" "Duty-Truthfulness;" "Temper;" "Manner-Art;" "Companionship of Books;" "Companionship In Marriage;" "Example Models;" "Character-The True Gentleman;" and "The Discipline of Experience." Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.25 pounds (1.92 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.