first edition hardcover
1872 · New York
by A BOY [SMILES, Samuel, ed.]
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. First. hardcover. very good(+). Illustrated. Large 12mo, original green cloth, lettered in gilt and with black-stamped decorations. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1872]. First American edition. Spine ends are just a bit worn and there is an 1879 inscription on verso of frontispiece, still a very good(+) copy of this uncommon title.
Author was the sixteen year old son of Samuel Smiles who edited this book. (Inventory #: 326079)
Author was the sixteen year old son of Samuel Smiles who edited this book. (Inventory #: 326079)
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