author memoir captain vicars (2 résultats)

Hardcover. Presumed American first edition (NAP) . Original blindstamped cloth, stamped gilt decorative spine, 4x6 inches, 106 pp, no illustrations. Fair to good, no dustjacket. Some soil and bubbling on cloth, spine faded, with approximately 1/4 inch fraying at head and foot, 1 1/2 inch tear on lower edge of rear joint, 2 inch tear near front joint. Internally, contemporary previous owner's gift inscription, with another modern previous owner's signature, open 1 inch tear in gutter of title page, 3/4 inch tear off side edge of 1 leaf (text unaffected) , front and rear hinges cracked, endpapers creased, some sporadic foxing and tanning, contmeporary marginal note (in pencil) on 1 page, otherwise tight, clean, relatively crisp and unmarked. Apparently true account (with brief biographical sketch) of a physican who died of consumption (probably tuberculosis) in London in 1852, and the comfort he found in religion. Religion; death bed; Christian; end of life; death and dying.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Original blindstamped violet cloth, 4 x 6 1/4 inches, 106 pp, no illustrations. Hardcover, good, no dustjacket. Relatively large drop marks and some bubbling under cloth, 2 inch closed tear on front board, spine faded,1 ½ inch tear at lower edge of rear joint. Internally, previous owner's inscription, some drop marks on side edges, moderate foxing, tanning on first and last several leaves, 1x1x1 inch open tear at inside corner of title page, otherwise tight, clean, relatively crisp, unmarked. Apparently true account of a physician who died of consumption (probably tuberculosis) in London in 1852, and the comfort he found in religion. Religion; death bed; Christian; end of life; death and dying.