A Way to Prosper, And Other Tales, Finger Posts on The Way of Life

T. S. Arthur

Language: English

Published by John E. Potter and Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1853

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See photos for condition details. Hardcover, dark green cloth boards decorated in black on front and spine. Exterior shows scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner wear/bumps. Internal binding is good at boards but there is pulling in several areas of the text pages that shows webbing and binder string. Page 189 is torn at the hinge area by about 50%. Floral end pages and front and rear are free of any handwriting or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting. This book actually contains two titles: "The Way to Prosper" contains 203 pages and the second title "Finger Posts on the Way of Life" contains 214 pages. Pages are toned due to age and some minor foxing is present.

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Bibliographic details

Title
A Way to Prosper, And Other Tales, Finger Posts on The Way of Life
Author
T. S. Arthur
Publisher
John E. Potter and Company, Philadelphia, PA
Publication year
1853
Condition
Good-
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Dimensions
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Seller catalogs
19th Century, Philosophy and Religion

Yesterday's Book Shop

CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.

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Yesterday's Book Shop is a small, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in Maryland in 1966 under the name The Collector's Corner, which mainly dealt in older books, stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the main focus became only books and printed matter.

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