The History of My Life by Young, Samuel - 1890

Pittsburgh, Pa.: Herald Printing Company, 1890. . 147 pages. Chocolate brown endpapers. Frontispiece vignette likeness of Samuel Young.The full cloth, green, binding with blind stamped framed and decorated boards have the title and author's name on the top board and spine in gilt.This copy is solid, square, tight, clean and unmarked internally except for a prvious owner's name stamp in the top margin of the title page (M.M. Kaufman).The cloth is lightly soiled, overall, with some minor rubbing along the edges (no fraying, what-so-ever) and some spine toning. Gilt titles remain bright.Text is complete, sharp and clean with all pages firmly sewn in. Sub-titled," ... Being a Biographical Outline of the Events of a Long and Busy Life." Samuel Young was the editor of the Connoquenessing Valley News. Born in 1821 and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., this account is as much a history of commerce and business life in this city as it is a biography of Mr. Young. Facinating, insightful, informative reading, being a first hand narrative of life in Pittsburgh during almost the whole of the 19th century.This is a hard-to-find local history book, in very nice readable, collectible condition.. Edition; None Stated; NAP. Full cloth with gilt Lettering. Very Good++/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Autobiography.