The Old Brewery, and the New Mission House at the Five Points. by Ladies of the Mission - 1854

Stringer & Townsend, 1854. Stringer & Townsend, 1854, FIrst Edition, 8vo, 304 pages, Book bound in a blue cloth, no dust jacket, frontis with additional illustrations, all edges gilt. Edgewear with some loss of cloth at spine ends, notes on front endpages, else book in good- condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stringer & Townsend. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. New York, 1854; brown cloth covered boards; no dust jacket; titles and decoration on spine badly faded; covers rubbed and worn; ends of spine chipped off; corner tips exposed; frontispiece missing, photocopy of it is laid in book; name in pencil on rear pate down; end papers soiled; interior unmarked but has staining, smudges, foxing throughout; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; 304 pages.

Stringer & Townsend. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. New York, 1854; brown cloth covered boards with gold embossed illustration on front board and spine; blind embossed decoration on front and rear boards; covers soiled; spine ends chipped off; a little tearing in cloth on front external hinge; corner tips exposed; tight binding; interior has light foxing, staining through; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; 304 pages.

Stringer & Townsend, 1854. later tape to spine which is rough, cloth covers have wear, heavy foxing, gold emblem. Brown Cloth/black taped Spine. Good/None. Illus. by Engraved Frontis. Small 8vo-7.75 x 5".

Stringer & Townsend, 1854. Hardcover. Good. Good Solid Copy! Appears to have no marks or writings, has numerous light stains and foxing throughout, little age toning, binding tight and sound. Small chip to both spine ends, moderate wear to spine ends and corners, moderate shelf wear. 304 pp Carefully packaged and shipped in box. M1

Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012-02-22. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Stringer & Townsend. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth covered boards with gilt titles & designs. spotting and 3dge/corner wear but clean. Foxing scattered throughout, threads showing front and rear but boards are attached. Read descriptions carefully. Avoid GLASSFROGBOOKS, ERGODOBOOKS, MORE BOOKS, IRISH BOOKSELLERS, PRO QUO/BAYSIDE BOOKS, BOOKSPLEASE, RIA CHRISTIE, DISCOVER BOOKS, BOOKS2ANYWHERE, BOOKS EXPRESS, CHIRON MEDIA! These "Booksellers" have no books of their own.... they buy honest booksellers' books, upcharge you and have no idea what the book is really like. Support your local and small bookstore owners! .

New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1854. First edition. Spine and board edges sunned and faded; a trifle worn, some light foxing; a very good copy. 12mo (7.38 x 5 inches), original gilt pictorial blind-stamped lilac cloth, gilt lettering, 304 pages. Frontispiece view of the new mission building. Women's mission work in the Five Points neighborhood of Manhattan, with some background on the brutal conditions of life there for the poor. The Old Brewery of the title had long been a notorious tenement and headquarters for gangs (cf. Scorsese); the Methodist mission erected a new building on the site in 1850 and began their work in the area to provide jobs, schooling, and medical care in addition to their preaching. This account, from several women who give only their initials, includes the expected tales of conversion--but also provides some glimpse of the lives of urban poor blacks and Irish immigrants, including a disapproving account of an Irish wake: "I succeeded at last, much to my joy, in breaking up… Read More

New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1854. hardcover. very good. Wood engravings. 304 pages. 12mo, gilt decorated blind-stamped burgundy cloth, spine ends strengthened, some markings on inside front cover. New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1854. First Edition. Very good.<br/><br/>