Fire-side piety, or the duties and enjoyments of family religion: containing Part I. Come to Prayer, Part II. Home made happy
by [Abbott, Jacob.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New-York: Leavitt, Lord & Co. 182 Broadway, Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1834. 16mo, pp. 237, [1]; engraved frontispiece; original green cloth, gilt-stamped spine; spine faded else very good and sound. Born in Hallowell, Maine, Abbott (1803-1879) wrote 180 books, largely juvenile fiction (his series of Rollo books were his most famous), biographies, religious books, and even popular science. He was professor of mathematics at Amherst, founded the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829, and with his brothers, a founder, and in 1843-1851 a principal of Abbott's Institute, and in 1845-1848 of the Mount Vernon School for Boys, in New York City. American Imprints 22802.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57392
- Title
- Fire-side piety, or the duties and enjoyments of family religion: containing Part I. Come to Prayer, Part II. Home made happy
- Author
- [Abbott, Jacob.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Leavitt, Lord & Co. 182 Broadway, Boston: Crocker & Brewster
- Place of Publication
- New-York
- Date Published
- 1834
- Keywords
- , , ,
Terms of Sale
Rulon-Miller Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Rulon-Miller Books
Biblio member since 2006
St. Paul, Minnesota
About Rulon-Miller Books
Rare, Fine and Interesting Books in Many Fields from the 15th to the 21st Centuries
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...