The Life of Horace Greeley, Editor of the New York Tribune. by Parton, J - 1855

New York.: Mason Brothers., 1855. Hard cover. Fair. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Lower spine chipped or chewed. Restitched binding, secure but unprofessional. Foxing. Age-toning. Reading copy. #199: Tyson VT Library Association.. Swinton, and Waud, A (Illustrator / Engraver).. 1 442 p. Brown pebbled cloth over boards. Gold-stamped printing press, front. Hand w/ Quill, spine. Sepia engravings. Biography of newspaperman Horace Greeley, born into the Scotch-Irish community of Amherst and Londonderry, New Hampshire, in 1811. His family would move to Westhaven VT, having lost their home and assets to his father's decline with rum. An eager student, Horace would become a journalist, then editor of a major New York newspaper, legendary during and after his career. This is an original volume, researched, notes the 19th century author, from over 5000 documents in several states. Extensive contents listings.

New York: Mason Brothers, 1855. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Cloth binding with small gilt graphics on cover and spine. Minor soiling and small chip to top corner of spine, other edgewear. Overall a good copy. Some foxing to frontis engravings otherwise contents clean.

New York: Mason, 1855. Hardcover. Fair. Acceptable hardcover. Hinges cracked. Stamp on front endpaper. Pages are brown with brown spots. Corners on cover are worn and bent. Chipping and fraying to the ends of the spine. Book warped.

New York: Mason Brothers, 1855. hardcover. near Very Good.. Octavo, brown cloth stamped in gilt, xviii + 442 pages. Lacks front free endpaper. Illustrated with 6 black and white plates. Some light scattered foxing. Gilt on covers is bright, but some wear at head and foot of spine. 040414B. Americana, Journalism, Abolitionists

NY: Mason Brothers. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, bookbinder stamp embossed on first . three leaves, owner signature (John M. Parker, 1855) on front flyleaf, . foxing throughout.. 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt decoration and titles. Two frontispiece portraits of Greeley. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 442 pages .

New York: Mason Brothers. Very Good-. 1855. Hardcover. Binding broken pg. 144. Wear to extremities ; Life of the noted newspaper editior and briefly a member of the House of Representatives, best known for the saying, 'Go West, young man!'; 8vo; 442 pages .

(GREELEY, HORACE). PARTON, J[ames]. The Life of Horace Greeley, Editor of the New York Tribune. N.Y., 1855. 1st ed. Illus. 442pp. Very good in orig. cloth. Parton's first book.

Mason Brothers.. Collectible - Good. New York: Mason Brothers, 1855. 1st edition. 12mo. 442pp. Illus. Good book. Owner's name on front free endpage. (publishers, politicians, biographies) Inquire if you need further information.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2005-05-04. Paperback. Used:Good.

New York: Published By Mason Brothers, 1855. The first of several popular biographies written by James Parton (1822-1891). He went on to cover Jefferson, Franklin, and Voltaire among others. His subject here, Horace Greeley (1811-1872) had reformist inclinations, and had become a founder of the Republican Party in 1854. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Brown cloth binding, ruled on the covers, with titling and decorations in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; xviii, 442 pages. There are two frontis engravings, another within, and a facsimile of a handwritten Greeley editorial. Contemporary previous-owner stamp and signature on the front endpapers. Occasional spotting throughout, but generally clear and unfoxed. The corners are bumped, but the most noticeable defect is an ink stain on the front cover; otherwise a solid copy.. First Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.