Self-Help With Illustrations Of Conduct and Perseverance

London: John Murray, 1908. First published in 1859, Scottish author and reformer Samuel Smiles' Self-Help sold 20,000 copies within one year of its publication, and by the time of Smiles' death in 1904, had sold over a quarter of a million. Self-Help "elevated [Smiles] to celebrity status: almost overnight, he became a leading pundit and much-consulted guru". English historian… Read more about this item

London: IEA Health & Welfare Unit. 1996.. 1st ed. "Far from being a shallow exposition of 'economic man', this book is an uplifting study of individual morality brought to life by a myriad of personal examples". Pp 250. P/b. VG.

London: IEA Health and Welfare Unit, 1996. Pb, xv + 250pp. Good, light cover wear, clean contents. Foreward by Lord Harris of High Cross. Reprint of the famous Victorian work on self-improvement, providing numerous examples of people whose achievements are attributed to self-discipline and diligence, and illustrating the old maxim "Heaven helps those who help themselves".. Soft Cover.

John Murray, 1897. Hardcover. Good. 1897. Popular Edition. 415 pages. Full bound red leather. Book has been rebound. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

John Murray, 1936. Hardcover. Good. 1936. Sixty-eighth impression. 347 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. Seventeenth Impression. 347 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth covered boards. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1907. revised edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Revised edition, first printing. Octavo hardback. xxiv, 488 pp. Illustrated School prize binding for London City School White buckram elaborate gilt decorated spine and title panel, School crest on front cover top edge gilt, marbled end papers. Curiously no… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1958. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Jacket is shelf rubbed and has a few very small closed tears, but remains tidy overall. Boards are shelf rubbed with some markings, but remain neat overall. Binding is secure. Foxing on the pages, but the text is not affected. Presents well in cellophane. JHK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked… Read more about this item

Bibliotech Press, 2020-02-24. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Bibliotech Press, 2020-02-24. Hardcover. Used:Good.

London: John Murray, 1906. Some foxing; gift inscr. inside front cover; cloth bit worn on edges and spine, few slight marks on front. Red cloth, embossed, gilt decoration on spine; illustrated with portraits.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

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Bottom of the Hill Publishing, 2011-02-01. Paperback. Good.

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UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.