Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver: Containing Full and Complete Suggestions for Spiritual and Material Prosperity

Rear board warped, boards soiled, front and end matter a bit foxed. 1894 Hard Cover. 552 pp. 102 illustrations throughout. A collection of literary excerpts with a focus on self-development. Includes: APPLES OF GOLD FOR CHILDREN: Tot's Selfishness; Chubby Dixon's Prayer; Emily's Picnic; A Little Maid of the Revolution; Tom's Make-Up Party; Our Band of Mercy Story; A Real Knight; Frightened Prayers; A Labor of Love; Can't Help it; Her Name; A Child's Vision of Heaven; The Cattle Train; No 'If'; The Time to be Pleasant; What Mary Gave; APPLES OF GOLD FOR YOUTHS: John's Victory; A Clodhopper; Tootin Dick; How He Got His Place; Boys that Succeed; The Power of Song; Kindness Transferred; Kissed His Mothers; First Gave His Own Self; A Boy's Promise; Was He a Hero; What a Boy Can Do; From Bud to Fruit; A Boy with a Future; APPLES OF GOLD FOR LASSES: Sadie Rutheven's Vacation; A Story of To-Day; Swiss Mary's Little Girl; Be Thorough; Kissing Mother; Only a Day; Not Worth While; If and Perhaps; Nothing Without Labor; Beauty out of Ugliness; The Quiet Girl; The Little Weaver; APPLES OF GOLD FOR YOUNG MEN: Burden Bearers; A Humble Hero; His Night Off; Saving the Painter; Live It Down; Followed By His Mother's Love; It Takes Backbone; A Story of a Hymn; Our Thoughts; The Heavenly Mansion; Individuality; The Secret of Health; Dust on the Knees; No Strength in Compromise; Faithfulness; Two Ways; What We Are Here For; Silence About Ourselves; APPLES OF DARK DAYS: Littles; Afraid of a Shadow; Pain; Burned In; Guilty, or Not Guilty; Once for All; Enough; Wanted - Successful Lives; Brain-Tired; Two Men; Unspoken Words.