Nineteenth-Century Nonfiction Including 1850 "Truth Stranger Than Fiction" by Catherine Beecher
Item Details
A collection of five nineteenth-century nonfiction books. This collection includes Truth Stranger Than Fiction: A Narrative of Recent Transactions Involving Inquiries in Regard to the Principles of Honor, Truth, and Justice, Which Obtain in a Distinguished American University (New York: privately printed, 1850), an account by Catherine Beecher of the recent scandal involving Alexander MacWhorter and Delia Bacon. The other titles in this collection are Clubs and Club Life in London by John Timbs (London: John Camden Hotten, c. 1872); Garden Flowers, How to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand, Jr. (Tilton & Co., c. 1866); Elements of Machine Construction and Drawing by S. Edward Warren (New York: John Wiley & Son, 1872); and The Water-Power of Maine by Walter Wells (Augusta, Maine: Sprague, Owen & Nash, 1869).
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Number of Books | 5 |
Condition
- cap and tail damage; cracked hinges; cover wear; foxing and discoloration; writing and bookplates; general wear consistent with age.
Dimensions
- measures largest.
Item #
17BOS099-178
