The Successful Merchant; the Story of the Life of George Moore, Merchant and Philanthropist by Samuel Smiles (Creator) - 2012-08-01

George Routledge and Sons, London, 1878 Book. Very Good. Decorative Hardcover. First Not Stated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Unmarked, clean and solid copy. Green covers with red decorations on edges and black lettering. Spine sunned to a darker green. Gold lettering on spine good. Pages evenly tanned from age with edges a little more tanned than text..

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. fair. Octavo. XVI, 460pp. Original burgundy-stamped teal cloth with gold lettering on spine and black lettering on front cover. Frontispiece portrait protected with a tissue guard. Remarkable work on the life of George Moore. The third child in a family of five, George Moore served an apprenticeship in a Drapers in Wigton before going to London to seek employment. He was first employed by Mr Ray of Flint, Ray & Co. whose daughter, Eliza Flint, eventually became his first wife. George Moore's biography relates his success in business and tells of how he became a senior partner in what became known as 'The Firm of a Merchant Prince'. He became fabulously wealthy and built a Mansion House in Kensington Palace Gardens in London. He also acquired the Whitehall Estate near Mealsgate. During his lifetime he undertook numerous charitable works and donated generously to numerous good causes. Binding partly discolored and damp-stained.… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.