F. M. Unwin — Ada Vachell of Bristol

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this biography of Ada Vachell, a worker for people with disabilities, complete with illustrations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with frontispiece and sixteen plates. Collated complete. The biography of Ada Vachell, a worker for people with disabilities in Bristol. Vachell discovered her life's work when she visited Grace Kimmins who was working in East London. In 1913 Vachell's charity, the Bristol Guild of the Handicapped, built what is now called the Guild Heritage Building in Bragg's Lane in Bristol. Written by F. M. Unwin. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Wear to spine label, but additional label present to the rear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .