Thayer, William M. From Boyhood to Manhood: The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Boston: James H. Earle, 1890. [8372]
Fine publisher's binding in brown cloth, bright gilt & black decorations & titles, 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches, 497 clean pp. with frontis & plates, tight. Text pages dark due to paper quality. A near-fine example of a publisher's binding from this period. Near fine. Hardcover.
"Log Cabin to White House" series.
William Makepeace Thayer (1820- 1898), orthodox Congregational minister, graduated at Brown (1840), developed throat trouble that led to his leaving the pastorate; he then devoted himself to writing and editorial work at age 38. He was a member of the Mass. State legislature in 1857 and 1863, and was Secretary of the Massachusetts Temperance Society form 1860-1876.
“The circulation of his books is said to amount to nearly a million volumes.” – Allibone.
