Autobiography and Personal Recollections of John B. Gough, with 26 years' experience as a Public Speaker by Gough, John B

Dark red cover with faded gilt lettering on front and spine. Pages unmarked, though tanned with age. Cover well rubbed, edges, corners and spine ends worn. Former owner's name stamped on fly leaf; dime size damp spot through back few pages; 1.5 inch tear at top, rear of spine .

Springfield MA: Bill, Nichols & Co., 1869. Embossed boards are very rubbed on edges, leather is detatched from spinecover, front board detatched. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Springfield: Bill, Nichols & Company, 1869. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo. xvii, 552pp, ads, illustrated, engraved frontis portrait, three-quarter leather with marbled edges, pastedowns, and end papers, extremities worn, spine leather split 5-inches at bottom hinge of front cover, leather scuffed. Temperance at its finest from this English immigrant..

Springfield, MA, USA: Bill, Nichols & Co., 1870 Moderate cover wear, cloth chips at top and bottom of spine. New end sheets. Binding strong. Content generally clean, but with scattered light smudges/stains in margins. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Bill, Nichols & Co.. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (autobiography, biography, literature) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Springfield, Mass: Bill, Nichols and Company, 1869. By the age of 25, Gough was unemployed, homeless, and a confirmed drunkard. In 1842 he attended a temperance meeting in Worcester, Massachusetts where he took a pledge to totally abstain from liquor. He began to tell his story to eager audiences and soon embarked on a career of lecturing against the evils of drink.During his career, Gough delivered some 9,600 lectures to more than nine million people in America, Canada, England, Scotland, and Ireland. He became the most sought-after temperance lecturer in the country. When he died in 1886, the New York Times wrote that he "was probably better known in this country and in Great Britain than any other public speaker." Mr. Gough was one of this country’s most influential social reformers who helped to solve one of America’s most pressing problems. 552 pp. Covers are rubbed as are all edges, but solid and intact. Corners rubbed, 2 of them to boards. Overall covers are Good. Front… Read More

Springfield MA: Bill, Nichols and Co., 1870. first edition. Hardcover. Very good. 6 x 9 in. Half calf with raised spine bands and labels. Condition is VERY GOOD ; cloth a bit spotted, some wear to leather but joints are excellent. Binding tight, text very clean, Mem. Stax.

IL: Bill, Nichols, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. Spine ends and board edges and corners are worn and rubbed. Top spine edge is torn. Pages browned. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: A. H. Hovey, 1870. Hardcover. Fair. Cruikshank, George. Heavy wear to edges of cover. Previous owner's name written on first page in ink. Pages have age spots and are age toned. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Springfield: Bill, Nichols & Co.. 1870. First Edition. G- with rubbing to cloth and a gouge at bottom corner of rear cover, foxing to frontispiece, title page and several other pages, front endpapers have an abraded spot, o/w contents are generally clean, binding solid. ; 8vo, publisher's brown pebbled cloth with facsimile gilt signature on cover, engraved frontispiece portrait of John B. Gough, illustrated by George Cruikshank and others, 552pp. .