Author: HESS, JOSEPH F.
Title: Out of Darkness Into Light; Or, the Story of My Life.
Description: Introduction by P.A. Burdick. Toronto William Briggs, 1891?. 1st Can ed. Size [vi, 306p, 4 b&w plates inclu frontispiece, index] (Autobiography of a "prize-fighter & saloon-keeper" who converted to the Christian faith in 1885 at age 34, & becomes a temperance orator based in upstate New York, with final chapters being on his tour of Ontario in 1890.) Red-brown cloth hardboards with gold lettering & black pictorial & floral design, front cover very soiled, back cover very soiled & watermarked, large chip at upper spine leaving 2/3's of title lettering remaining, lower spine end chipped 1/4 inch, spine darkened & soiled, most edges worn through cloth especially at corners, page ends dusted & lightly browned & soiled & not entirely flush, end papers browned & lightly sooted & spotted, text pages & illustrations generally good though some with many smudges & a few with spots, some page borders browned, tight binding & unmarked test, Fair

Keywords: American; New York; Christian religion; autobiography; Canada; temperance; prize fighting; boxing


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