Buy this book on-line Mabie, Hamilton Wright : Christmas To-DayDodd, Mead and Company, New York, 1908
Original publisher's light green boards backed with green cloth. Gilt lettering on the spine. Top edge gilt. Lightly impressed abstract mistletoe decoration on front cover. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4." Seventy- three pages, complete. Printed on copyright page: "Published October, 1908; Composition and electrotype plates by the Merrymount Press, Boston." Pages and covers are very clean and intact overall but have slight age wear and wear from general use. A Very Good copy. A collection of philosophical essays centering on different topics. Some of the essay titles: "The Simplicity of Faith," "Processes & Finalities," "Fortune and the Man," "The Authority of the Expert," "The Diffusion of Disease," "Knowledge and Character," "The Modern Chaos," "Provincialism of Opinion," "Age and Wisdom," and "Power and Love." Hamilton Wright Mabie (1846-1916) was an American writer, essayist, editor, literary critic, and lecturer. He worked closely with a weekly magazine called the Christian Union from 1879 until the rest of his life. He eventually became associate editor of the magazine. Mabie is perhaps best-known for his essays, many of which are reflections upon life and similar topics.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Mabie, Hamilton Wright : Christmas To-Day. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, antiquarian books, used books, collectables and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |