Fr Brocard Sewell; Rev Kevin Scannell; Robert Speaight; Douglas Woodruff; Christopher Hollis; Renee Haynes; Sylvia Bruce; Dudley Barker; George Heseltine — Spode House Review: Chesterton Centenary

Rugeley, Staffordshire, Spode House, 1975. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce installment of the Spode House Review, published upon the centenary of the birth of G. K. Chesterton in celebration of his life and works. First edition. Very scarce. In the publisher's original coloured soft covers. A rare copy of the Spode House Review celebrating the life and works of George Keith Chesterton, the influential Christian apologist writer and creator of the popular fictional priest-detective Father Brown, upon the centenary of his birth. The Spode House Review was the monthly publication of Spode House, also known as Hawkesyard Priory, the Staffordshire church, home to a number of Dominican Order friars up until the sale of the property in 1988. The present works features contributions from the likes of Friar Brocard Sewell, Robert Speaight, Douglas Woodruff and Renee Haynes. In the publisher's original coloured soft covers. Externally, lovely condition with minor shelf wear and the odd mark, the most visible being to the rear cover. Internally, firmly bound. With the exception of the rare mark or spot, this is a very bright and clean copy. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .