george d prentice (100 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 3rd Edition. xlv, [50]-240pp, steel engraved frontispiece, green cloth with gilt titles, lower extremities worn thru, front inner hinge cracked, a good copy overall. The author was born in Connecticut in 1802. He attended Brown University, where one of his instructors was Horace Mann, and one of his classmates was Samuel G. Howe. In 1830 he settled in Louisville, Kentucky, where he founded the Louisville Journal, one of the outstanding literary newspapers in the country. His clever and forceful editorials are thought to have been one of the factors that kept Kentucky in the Union during the Civil War. As a poet, he was a master of the blank verse form. See Townsend: KENTUCKY IN AMERICAN LETTERS, and Ward : A LITERARY HISTORY OF KENTUCKY.

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. Outer edge of front cover is chewed. Rear cover has a small touch of chewing. Covers have light wear to outer corners. ; With biographical sketch of the author by G. W. Griffin.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Book has shelf wear. Pages are tanning.

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. A readable copy; front cover has detached from book, and there is mild water damage and staining. Pages have age realated spotting, but are not brittle.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good-. No Jacket. Later Edition. Green boards with gilt pictorial on front and gilt lettering on spine, frontispiece portrait with facsimile (?) signature, 206 pp. Edited with a Biographical Sketch by John James Piatt. Memorial Edition, Fourth Edition, revised and enlarged. Rubbing and edge wear on boards, cracked endpapers, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, rear endpaper has an edge tear, nice interior with clean text and tight binding.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Exlibrary marks. Full leather over boards is heavily shelf worn with splitting at joint between front and spine. Gilt lettering and design on spine still visible. Writing on front and rear pastedowns (rear is damaged). Endpapers missing. Pages clean, tanned, foxed. Life of American statesman Henry Clay Sr. (1777-1852). Author was George Dennison Prentice (1802-1870), editor of the Louisville (Ky.) Journal. Ex-Library; 7.25" tall; 304 pages. Fair in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Hardback Complete reading or binding copy. Questionable authoral inscription and signature on frontis. may be facimilie. smoothe green cloth with gilt letering and decorations. beveled edges. front end page missing. front and back hinge badly cracked, but cheesecloth mainly intact.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. 1884. Bishop Haven was against Slavery and considered progressive about women's rights. 526 Fair. Covers and spine are worn and scraped. The front flyleaf and first 4 pages have ugly, very old, tape repairs. The rest of the contents are very good. No dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Foxing is present on one or more pages. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Frontispiece, 312p. Contemporary stiff paper covered boards with a cloth spine and red spine label. Second edition. Revised. Henry Clay Sr. (1777 ? 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. A few marginal stains. Part of tissue guard torn with loss and smudge marks on the boards. Sabin #65062.

Zustand: fair. Second edition, revised. Small HB. Original leather, gilt spine decorations & title, marbled edges, 312pp. Frontispiece portrait of Henry Clay, tissue guarded. American lawyer and politician. Very worn covers with losses to spine ends, hinges cracked but binding holding though front cover loosening; pages often very browned/stained. An intersting copy in fair condition.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good+. First Ed. 306 pages, lightly toned pages. Humor.

Disbound & Leather. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Full-Leather. No Jacket. Fair (front cover off but there).

Leather. Zustand: Fair. Book is in worn condition with front board detached. Rear board is a bit loose but binding is solid. Pages have some foxing and some staining but no writing noted to text. 304 pages. Marbled page edges. Both rear free endpapers have a one inch closed tear. Reverse of frontispiece has some writing in pencil. Title page has a name and date written [appears to be H.W. Hazzen 1884] and another number written below title. Bottom third of front free endpaper is loose. It also has a name and date written [appears to be Nov 26th 1832 Amasa F Cummings - possibly the Civil War veteran from Maine 1822-1898]. Book could have been a presentation copy form the P. Club (am unable to make out the name).

Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This compelling biography of statesman Henry Clay delves into his influential role during a critical period in America's history. Beginning with his early career as a brilliant lawyer, the book chronicles Clay's rise to political prominence and his instrumental role in shaping laws that de ned the nation's legal and economic landscape. The author provides deep insights into the intellectual battles Clay faced while defending his policies both on and o the Senate floor, showcasing his hard-fought e orts to establish a national bank, protect American industries, and strike a balance between Northern and Southern interests. This book is not only a captivating account of Clay's life but also a valuable examination of the political and social forces that shaped the early United States. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 12mo (large). Full brown pebbled cloth, blind stamped panel decoration to boards, gilt lettering to upper spine and front board. iv, 5 - 306 pp plus [6] ads. Rubbing to spine ends. Very light foxing throughout. Pencil ownerships inscription to ffep. Near Fine condition. A collection of short satirical paragraphs excerpted from the writings of George Prentice, who built the Louisville Journal into a major newspaper.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Wilbur Fisk | American Religious Leaders - Series | George D. Prentice | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2024 | hansebooks | EAN 9783348123105 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

No Binding. Zustand: Good. Homer & Lee, NY, Engravers (illustrator). Circa 1870s, sized about 8 x 10.5 inches, engraved by Homer & Lee, NY. Overall sharp and bright, with minor soiling at upper margin. Suitable for framing.