Short Talks on Character Building
by Howerton, G. T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine rubbed and lightly faded, small spot of insect damage at lower front gutter, date in penci
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Fowler and Wells Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine rubbed and lightly faded, small spot . of insect damage at lower front gutter, date in pencil on flyleaf, two . pages of text partially obscured by stickers (which are in the shape of . pennants from Dyke College).. 1892. First Printing. Hardcover. Maroon pebbled cloth, titles in gold. iv, 227 pages + 6 pages of publisher's ads. Illustrated endpapers in green and black and white illustrations. Howerton who was the founder of the Phreno-normal College, Beuna Vista, Mississippi notes, You can not spend your time better than in the pursuit of Phrenology. Such study is the best way to obey that old saw, Know Thyself; and it will enable you, also, to know much of the other fellow. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38526
- Title
- Short Talks on Character Building
- Author
- Howerton, G. T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine rubbed and lightly faded, small spot of insect damage at lower front gutter, date in penci
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Fowler and Wells Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Phrenology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Spine
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.