Autobiography and Personal Recollections Of John Lemley

Covers his wanderings in the Midwest from 1852 to early 1860s and later in the West speaking and publishing. Has publication date of 1875, -7, -8. First and second editions were little more than pamphlets; this is the first complete biography. Flyleaf excised. No marks; title page and a few others foxed.

Rockford: By the Author, 1875. Book. Good+. Cloth. First Ed.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 400 pages, cloth is showing wear on edges and top of backstrip. There is light wear to edges. A fascinating 19th century showcasing the difficulties that the author endured..

Rockford, Illinois, 1875. Enlarged Third edition. Hardcover. good cloth. portrait frontispiece. Octavo, 400 pages, embossed green cloth with pebbly texture; Printed by Marder, Luse & Co., Electrotypers, Chicago; later yellow endpapers, covers scuffed, worn near heel of spine Alger-like story of a German immigrant beggar-boy who becomes the founder of the Christian newspaper, The Golden Censer,… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

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

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

Wentworth Press. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing