Ellis, Billy Sunday The Man His Message 1914 illustrat.
"Billy Sunday, The Man and His Message" Authorized Edition, by William T. Ellis L.L.D., no publisher imprint on the title page, copyright 1914 by L.T. Myers [publisher in Swarthmore, PA]. Stated Authorized Edition with admonition against any other printings; illustrated with 64 plates.
Billy Sunday (November 19, 1862 - November 6, 1935) was an American athlete who, after being a popular outfielder in baseball's National League during the 1880s, became the most celebrated and influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century.
Born into poverty in Iowa, Sunday spent some years at the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home before working at odd jobs and playing for local running and baseball teams. His speed and agility provided him the opportunity to play baseball in the major leagues for eight years, where he was an average hitter and a good fielder known for his base-running. Converting to evangelical Christianity in the 1880s, Sunday left baseball for the Christian ministry. He gradually developed his skills as a pulpit evangelist in the Midwest and then, during the early 20th century, he became the nation's most famous evangelist with his colloquial sermons and frenetic delivery. Sunday held widely reported campaigns in America's largest cities, and he attracted the largest crowds of any evangelist before the advent of electronic sound systems. Sunday was a strong supporter of Prohibition, and his preaching likely played a significant role in the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919.
Over the course of his career, Sunday probably preached to more than one hundred million people face-to-face- and, to the great majority, without electronic amplification.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) -------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c. 2-6 weeks) -- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board; black lettering on spine and front board with columnar drawing on front board outlining photo [spine ends wear, some cloth wear: see photos]; 6” x 8.3/4”; front endpaper is missing, large corner fold of the frontispiece, 451 pages + 64 plates on glossy paper, some soiling, several page corner folds, very good condition.
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"Billy Sunday, The Man and His Message" Authorized Edition, by William T. Ellis L.L.D., no publisher imprint on the title page, copyright 1914 by L.T. Myers [publisher in Swarthmore, PA]. Stated Authorized Edition with admonition against any other printings; illustrated with 64 plates.
Billy Sunday (November 19, 1862 - November 6, 1935) was an American athlete who, after being a popular outfielder in baseball's National League during the 1880s, became the most celebrated and influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century.
Born into poverty in Iowa, Sunday spent some years at the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home before working at odd jobs and playing for local running and baseball teams. His speed and agility provided him the opportunity to play baseball in the major leagues for eight years, where he was an average hitter and a good fielder known for his base-running. Converting to evangelical Christianity in the 1880s, Sunday left baseball for the Christian ministry. He gradually developed his skills as a pulpit evangelist in the Midwest and then, during the early 20th century, he became the nation's most famous evangelist with his colloquial sermons and frenetic delivery. Sunday held widely reported campaigns in America's largest cities, and he attracted the largest crowds of any evangelist before the advent of electronic sound systems. Sunday was a strong supporter of Prohibition, and his preaching likely played a significant role in the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919.
Over the course of his career, Sunday probably preached to more than one hundred million people face-to-face- and, to the great majority, without electronic amplification.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) -------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c. 2-6 weeks) -- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board; black lettering on spine and front board with columnar drawing on front board outlining photo [spine ends wear, some cloth wear: see photos]; 6” x 8.3/4”; front endpaper is missing, large corner fold of the frontispiece, 451 pages + 64 plates on glossy paper, some soiling, several page corner folds, very good condition.
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