Description
Title: Thoughts for the Thoughtful.
Author: Old Humphrey (George Mogridge)
Publisher: Robert Carter, New York
Published: 1844
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: 4th edition
Number of Pages: 240
Catalogs: Religion, Essays
: Fourth edition. Original blind-embossed brown cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Spine ends are worn and frayed. Corners are exposed and there is a little pest damage on the top edge of the rear board. Evidence of old dampstain on early pages. Foxing throughout. Otherwise in good condition; no marking or marginalia. This book is a compilation of short essays and anecdotes, mostly with a religious or spiritual intent. George Mogridge (1787-1854) was a prolific writer, poet and author of children’s books and religious tracts, publishing 46 titles using the Old Humphrey pseudonym, and many more under other names, such as Jeremy Jaunt, Ephraim Holding, Peter Parley, and Old Father Thames. Hardcover, acceptable condition due to historic dampstain. 240 pages plus publisher’s list, 16mo.
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