Search Results: the great conversers and other essays by mathews william

Chicago: S.C. Griggs, 1877. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Gold & black-stamped green cloth. Name inked front flyleaf. Clean text. Solid collectible condition. No dust jacket. Index, ads. 36, 312 shelf

Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Company, 1876. FIFTH EDITION. Full green cloth with gilt lettering on he spine, fraying of the cloth at the top of the spine, light wear. Title page has previous owner's names, Overall a good reading copy.. Full Cloth. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Co, 1876. Hardcover. Very Good +. Sixth edition. 304, [8] p.: map; 20 cm. Publisher's green cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; dark blue ruled decorations on spine and both boards. Dark brown endpapers. Former owner's name on first blank leaf following front endpapers: Mary A. Basto, Boston. Publisher's catalog on final unpaginated 8 pages. Contents: The Great Conversers -- Literary Clubs -- Epigrams -- Popular Fallacies -- Faces -- Compulsory Morality -- The Power of Trifles -- A Peep into Literary Workshops --French Traits -- Peasantry in Literature -- Our Dual Lives -- Merry Saints -- One Book -- Pulpit Oratory -- Originality in Literature -- Is Literature Ill-paid? -- Curiosities of Criticism -- Timidity in Public Speaking -- Noses -- The Battle of Waterloo (with map). Includes index. The author, William Mathews (1818-1909), is best known for his success manual, Getting On in the World, or Hints on Success in Life (1873). He followed that popular… Read More

Chicago S.C. Griggs 1878. 8th ed. Hinge cracking, strained, few edge tears, browned, o/w G. 12mo. 304p+ads. Green cloth. . Good. Hardcover. 1878.

Chicago: S.C. Griggs and company, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. Thirteenth edition. Gray cloth stamped in navy blue. Waterloo map. Front fly creased near gutter, spine ends and corners lightly bumped, else very good.

Chicago:: S.C. Griggs & Co.. Good+ w moderate shlfwr. 1874. 2nd printing.. Green cloth .

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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