CHECKERED LIFE: An Autobiography
Boston: Walker, Wise, and Company, 1864. First edition. Hardcover. Personal narrative of an Episcopal priest and his peripatetic missionary efforts. The second edition of this work, issued by A.L. Bancroft in 1877, was expanded to include Ver Mehr's recollections of his work in California amid the torrid atmosphere of the early 1850s. Inscribed by Ver Mehr on the front flyleaf. From the James S. Copley Library, with the San Diego newspaper publisher and philanthropist's bookplate to the front pastedown. Original green cloth binding, with gilt titles. Faint erasure to a prefatory blank leaf. The rear hinge is just starting and still quite sound. Typical dust staining to the top edge. Some general minor shelfwear to the boards, with a bit of light fading along the spine and a short tear to the spine head; otherwise very good. Very Good. Item #59072
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Price: $50.00