Beauties and Achievements of the Blind
Rochester, NY: Published for the authors, 1874. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 387 pp. Original blue pebbled buckram boards with gilt decor on cover, reverse gilt lettering on cover, gilt on spine, blind-stamped title and blind-stamped decor on back cover and beveled edges. Gilt edges. Frontispiece engraving with tissue guard. Tipped-in page of scripture Isaiah XLII, 16. in raised Roman alphabet letters by N.B. Kneass, Jr, Printer, Philadelphia, before title page. Includes memoirs of eminent blind authors, Homer, Ossian, Milton, Rev. Richard Lucas, T. Carolan, Thomas Blacklock, Huber, Holman, Wilson, and others. In addition it elaborates on achievements of the blind in learned professions, industrial pursuits, in poetry and music, an autobiographical sketch of Lemuel Rockwell, and a collection of poems by I. V. Hall and other blind authors. Light wear along edges of binding, rubbing to covers and spine with light fraying of head and tail of spine. Corners lightly bumped. Water staining to right bottom corners of pages, descending up to page 90, frontispiece image not affected. Creasing to some interior pages. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition. g to vg. Item #45643
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