Violet Brooke-Hunt — Lord Roberts: A Life for Boys

London, James Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1901. First edition. Leather. First-edition prize binding of this detailled biography on the famous Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts. First edition.In full-calf prize binding with marbled endpapers. Bound by Dickers & Son, Leicester with a binder's stamp to the rear of the front free endpaper.With the following inscription to first page: "Walter Welch, 1st Form Prize. Farnborough School, Dec. 1907."Illustrated with a frontispiece and five further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Comprehensive biography of British field marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, leading military figure, who became an emblem for the British Army in the lead up to the First World War. From English writer and social worker, Violet Brooke-Hunt. This work was originally intended for a younger audience, stating in the introduction that "my desire has been to give to boy readers the general idea of a career", although in later reprintings the book was retitled to Lord Roberts: A Biography. In full-calf prize binding with marbled endpapers. Binder's stamp to the rear of the front free endpaper. Externally, with slight bumping and rubbing, front joint cracked but firm and a small closed tear to head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to first page: "Walter Welch, 1st Form Prize. Farnborough School, Dec. 1907." Very bright and clean with the odd spot, concentrated towards the first and last few pages, and a faint mark to the last page. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .