1908 Antique Stories & Parables Gospel Truths George R Stuart Smith Lamar 1st Ed For Sale

Up for sale is a rare, true antique1908 First Edition printing of \"Stories and Parables to Illustrate Gospel Truths\"written by the famed Southern evangelist George R. Stuart.This volume was published in Nashville, Tenn., and Dallas, Tex., by Smith & Lamar, Agents for the Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. It includes a collection of sermon illustrations, an author\'s preface dated 1907 from Cleveland, Tennessee, and an introduction by Dr. Gross Alexander.

• Author:George R. Stuart
• Year:1908 (Copyright 1907)
• Publisher:Smith & Lamar, Agents
• Binding:Hardcover green cloth with embossed border detailing and gold gilt spine/cover lettering. Includes a printed frontispiece portrait page of the author intact.
• Provenance/Markings:Features charming historical provenance markings, including an ink stamp for the \"Library of G.F. Cooper\" and a vintage fountain pen inscription reading\"For Jack Dillard, Midfield, Ala.\"along with a stamped name for\"Rev. Jack Dillard\".
Condition Details (Please Read & See Photos):
• Cover Boards:The green cloth cover is in remarkably good antique shape. The gold lettering on the front and spine remains bright and legible with only minor rubbing/bumping to the corner tips and spine ends.
• Interior Text Block:The pages are clean, square, and free of heavy foxing, water damage, or text highlighting.
• Binding Flaw:The main internal binding hinges have split. The text block has separated from the rear cloth back-strip/spine structure (completely visible in the final photo). The webbing/mesh is exposed, meaning the book needs to be handled gently or re-backed by a collector.
Priced accordingly for its rarity and condition. A beautiful shelf display piece or restoration candidate for collectors of Southern theological history!Ships securely wrapped in bubble wrap inside a rigid box from a smoke-free home.