Spurgeon, C. H. John Ploughman's Talk; or, Plain Advice for Plain People. New York: Sheldon & Company, ca 1860. [10142]
Faded maroon cloth, frayed at the ends & corners, 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches, tight. Small ticket on front paste-down, "Pond & Guernsey, Druggists and Booksellers, Winsted, Conn."
Blotch of white-out on front paste-down, recent "C. H. Spurgeon, 1834-1892" in blue ink on ffep. 177 clean pp., 14 pp. publisher's catalogue. Good. Hardcover.
The publishing house was founded by Smith Sheldon, initially to publish Baptist literature. After a few organizational changes, the name "Sheldon & Company" was adopted in 1859. The firm also published many juvenile series books.
24 chapters of plain talk on Christian themes, by the brilliant preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon.