How a Penny became a Thousand Pounds.

PHILP, Robert Kemp (1819-1882).

London: Houlston and Stoneman, 1856. [Self-Help] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.96. Publisher's blind-decorated brown cloth with one decoration stamped in gilt to upper. Yellow-coated endpapers. Black ink ownership to flyleaf, dated 1856. Light browning throughout - a minor ink note to final page. Light rubbing to cloth. Very good. A notorious Chartist in his youth, Philp settled down to become a publisher of cheap pamphlets in London, scoring particular success with 'Enquire Within Upon Everything' (1856). Item #54975

Price: £85.00