The Pocket Letter Writer, Embracing the Practical Illustrations of Epistolary Correspondence suited to the various situations in life, on business, love, courtship, marriage, relationship, friendship, etc., with forms of complimentary cards.
Worcester [Mass.]: Published by S. A. Howland, 1850. A later edition. Original embossed cloth with a chain stripe pattern in purple and red, stamped in gilt, 4.75 x 3 inches, 128 pages, a.e.g. Color lithograph frontispiece by Sharp & Peirce, Boston. Woodcut illustration on the verso of the title page. Joints and corners somewhat rubbed, with some loss of the cloth; some foxing throughout; a very good copy. Item #20160
A popular book from Howland, this version in an attractive striped publisher's cloth with additional decorative detail (an embossed frame plus gilt-stamped ornaments, the lithographic frontispiece) likely meant to help the volume stand out in the stationer's shop. A later owner has added a small neat ballpoint date of 1850 to the yellow coated front free endpaper.
Price: $225.00