Rev John Dyer (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. xxii ( inc Title page) + contents page + 281 pages Original hardback binding, ornately blind embossed & gilt embossed title etc. to spine. In very good condition, minor wear. Contents mostly very good , clean & tight. Owner name etc. inside front endpage, very light minor foxing to mostly endpages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cranston & Stowe; Cincinnati, 1890. Hardcover. A Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, starting hinges, some handling/scuffing to boards, crimping to spine edges, large tear front joint buckram, spine buckram separating from backing material, age toning to pages, previous owner handwritten ink info front endpaper, few small soiled specks to text block edges, rubbing along board edges, curled board corners, without Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 362pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No jacket. 1st Edition. Author: Rev. John Dyer, Publisher: Cranston & Stowe, Date published: 1891, Hardcover, 374 pages, Condition: Fine, Additional notes: 1st edition. In protective myllar. 8vo. Illustrated. Nice condition. 622.

Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Very small.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. 1st Edition. 362 pages. Frontis. An interesting account of Rev. Dyer's life as a preacher and a mail carrier in the Colorado mountains during the gold rush. Appears to be ex-library with label removed from front endpaper and very light marking on bottom of spine--gift inscription on first blank--there are no other markings in book. Very good in green cloth. Wynar 9078; Howes 631. (001).…

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. Pub for the author by Cranston & Stowe, 1891. NOT exLib. VG-minus cond. hardcover, no dj. Brown cloth over bds w/ bright gilt lettering on spine. Light exterior spotting & wear. Front hinge tender, rear hinge starting, but both are holding well. Textblock binding slightly shaken but holding throughout. P/O's unobtrusive signature inside front cover, o/w book is unmarked. Pages slightly stiff w/ age. Illus in b&w. 374pp. Square, straight, tight, clean & unmarked except as noted, overall VG- cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Five volumes. Half red morocco with gilt stamped spines. Top edges gilt. Some wear to edges and corners; modest rubbing and light soiling to sides; foot of spine on two volumes scorched. Bit of cracking to leather at hinges. Marbled endpapers. Interiors are unmarked. Pages are clean with a few minor exceptions. Each volume includes profusion of fine portraits, each with a tissue guard. Thick 4to. Scarce. pp. 426, 425, 465, 404, 397. Five volumes of the 13 volume set of the Encyclopedia of Massachusetts: Biographical-Genealogical, each featuring the original 1916 title page which credits the American Historical Society's seven-member advisory committee headed by William Richard Cutter (1847-1918), who was also the corresponding secretary and historian of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society (NEHGS). [Later issued volumes featured an undated title page with the generic accreditation: ''Compiled with the Assistance of a Capable Corps of Advisers and Contributors''.] More than 2100 pages of Massachusetts biographies and family histories. The biographical entries are not arranged alphabetically, but a name index is provided at the conclusion of each volume. The publisher did not ascribe the set with unique volume numbers; each of these five volume are here identified by the first name that appears: 1 - Brackett, John Q. A. 2 - Dawes, Henry L. 3 - Guild, Curtis, Jr. 4 - Hoar, George Frisbie. 5 - Newton, James Hale. One of the members of the advisory committee was Eugene C. Gardner (1836-1915), a noted Massachusetts architect. He passed away in February 1915, well before the publication of the series. His obituary states that during his last three years he wrote 60 biographies for the project. …