{"product_id":"famous-men-of-modern-times-by-the-author-of-peter-parleys-tales","title":"Famous Men of Modern Times: by the author of Peter Parley's Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eParley, Peter; [Goodrich, Samuel Griswold]. \u003cstrong\u003eFamous Men of Modern Times: by the author of Peter Parley's Tales\u003c\/strong\u003e. Boston: Rand and Mann, 1849. [12402]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack cloth with blind-stamped boards, elaborate gilt illustrations to spine, \"Cabinet Library\" and title in gilt to spine, minor fraying at spine top, light edge-wear. Lacks the first front free end paper (blank). Woodcut plates on peach-colored paper of the Walter Scott Monument, and of Napoleon at the Age of Twenty-two. Additional woodcut plates and text illustrations within. 315 pp. plus publisher's adverts. There is a dampstain in the bottom half of most pages, mostly light, dark towards the end of the book, and dark on the closed page edges. The photos will give you a good idea of it. Fair. Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In the following pages, the author has attempted to give the lives of several great men of modern times; MEN OF POWER - those who still live among us by their writings, their fame, their examples, and thus continue to exert an influence on society.\" - Preface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe men are Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Napoleon Bonaparte, Göthe, Robert Burns, Edmund Burke, Samuel Johnson, John Milton, William Shakspere, Lord Bacon, and Cervantes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamuel Griswold Goodrich, alias Peter Parley, (1793-1860); born in Connecticut. Goodrich was a prolific author and publisher of children’s books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“How greatly parents have been aided and encouraged – as well as children instructed and delighted – through the earlier volumes of \u003cem\u003eParley’s Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMerry’s Museum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParley’s Cabinet Library\u003c\/em\u003e, and his numberless volumes of many kinds, who shall estimate?” – Allibone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoodrich was appointed Consul to Paris by President Fillmore. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45183718752322,"sku":"ABE12402","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC08291BackgroundRemoved.png?v=1789044920","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/famous-men-of-modern-times-by-the-author-of-peter-parleys-tales","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}