Description: Gems For the Fireside; Or, Choice Miscellaneous Papers, Devoted to Science, Art, History, Biography, and General Literature. By the Most Eminent American Writers, Illustrated and Embellished with numerous beautiful Engravings and Paintings, Published by S.G. Mead, New York, 1856, 358 pp, decorative blue cloth, 10 x 6.5”, 8vo. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with more moderate scuffing to corners and end bands. Spine slightly darkened and rubbed. Gilt finishing bright on front and rear boards. “Louisa J. Cannell” sticker on front pastedown. Foxing and light age-related toning throughout. Foxing heavy at times. Colored plates remain bright. A few tissue guards missing. Free of known markings. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. A scarce gift book. A good copy of this rare edition. Contains the work of Orville Dewey, one of Wordsworth’s American friends. Dewey’s essay, ‘Practical Hints on Reading’, advocates reading a means of improving the lower classes. Harriet Beecher Stowe writes ‘A Sketch’, juxtaposing a rich man, with an ornate, unread bible next to his bed, with a poor woman, with a well read penny edition of the Bible. Too poor to buy wood, she and her children huddle together to read the Bible, achieving a spiritual warmth. Once again, reading for spiritual improvement is emphasized. COLI1856BFIN
Price: 125 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Year Printed: 1856
Topic: Literature
Binding: Cloth
Author: Various
Subject: Illustrated
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: S.G. Mead
Place of Publication: New York
Special Attributes: Illustrated
