Kings of Fortune or The Triumphs and Achievements of Noble, Self-Made Men by Walter R. Houghton A.M.

Kings of Fortune or The Triumphs and Achievements of Noble, Self-Made Men
by Walter R. Houghton A.M.

Book Description: Occidental Publishing Co., San Francisco, 1885. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine, Giltstamped title and decorative pictorial to cover, black stamped border to cover. Marbled edges and decorative grid design (Tan) to front and back end papers. Black and Whilte illustrations throughout. 1885, Possible First Edition.

Detailed Book Condition: Good, significant edge wear to spine extremes and corners starting to fray, top and bottom edges show minor shelf wear. Some significant foxing from fly papers to the start of chapter 1, but pages remain very clean through 98% of the book. Some mild age toning throughout and a small smashed spider on page 138/139, otherwise book interior is free of marks. Spine straight and binding tight. Overall still a collectible copy of this 1885 title. No Dust Jacket.

Contents: SECTION I - MERCHANTS: I. Stephen Girard II. John Jacob Astor III. Alexander T. Stewart IV. Amos Lawrence V. Andrew V. Stout VI. Jonas Chickering VII. Nicholas Longworth VIII. George Peabody IX. Philip D. Armour X. Marshall Field SECTION II -CAPITALIST: XI. Cornelius Vanderbilt XII. George M. Pullman XIII. Cyrus W. Field XIV. William H. Vanderbilt XV. Jay Gould. SECTION III - INVENTORS: XVI. Robert Fulton XVII. Charles Goodyear XVIII. Eli Whitney XIX. Elias Howe, Jr. XX. Richard M. Hoe XXI. Samuel Colt XXII. Samuel F.B. Morse XXIII. Cyrus H. McCormick SECTION IV - EDITORS: XXIV. James Gordon Bennett XXV. Robert Bonner SECTION V - LAWYERS: XXVI. John Marshall XXVII. James T. Brady SECTION VI - ARTISTS: XXVIII. Benjamin West XXIX. John Rogers XXX. Hiram Powers SECTION VII - DIVINES: XXXI. David Swing XXXII. Peter Cartwright SECTION VIII - AUTHORS: XXXIII. Henry W. Longfellow XXXIV. Nathaniel Hawthorne SECTION IX - ACTORS: XXXV. Edwin Booth XXXVI. Joseph Jefferson -- Description: Biographies of 36 "Noble and Self-Made Men, Whose brilliant careers have honored their calling, blessed humanity, and whose lives furnish instruction for the young, entertainment for the old, and valuable lessons for aspirants of fortune." Illustrated, 621 pages. This copy was published in 1885 by Occidental Publishing Co. in San Francisco, but the original copyright is held by A.E. Davis & Co. 1884. It appears that it was published by both A.E. Davis and Occidental in 1885.

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