Biografia

John Constable: A Biography, 1776-1837.

CONSTABLE, FREDA. · 1976 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Lavenham: Terence Dalton Limited, 1976. 0900963549. Rep. "This history of John Constable's life is written by the wife of his great-great-grandson and lays as much stress on the man himself as on his painting." Pp.151, black & white and colour illustrations throughout. White c...

Toothy Goes to War. Memoirs of a Dental Officer 1939-46.

BAGSHAW, ROBERT. · 1987 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Wymondham: Geo. R. Reeve Ltd, 1987. 0900616253. Signed. "Although the theme of the book is mainly autobiographical, it is more than just a record of one man's war. Drama and comedy, tragedy and farce combine to give a factual record of what life was like for the people of Brit...

Christianity for the Twenty-First Century: The Life and Work of Alexander Men.

ROBERTS, ELIZABETH AND SHUKMAN, ANN. (EDITORS). · 1996 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

London: SCM, 1996. 033402613X. "Father Alexander Men, who was assassinated in 1990, was by any standards one of the most remarkable priests to come out of the modern Russian Orthodox Church. His influence as a parish priest, spiritual guide and theologian was enormous, and his...

Memlinc. (Illustrated with Eight Reproductions in Colour).

WEALE, W.H.J & J.C. · 1909 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: T.C.& E.C. Jack, nd.(c.1909). 0. Masterpieces in Colour series. Hans Memlinc (?)1425-1494. Pp.77, 8 colour plates of Memlinc's paintings, toning to endpapers.Grey boards, colour plate pasted to front, small losses to top and tail of spine. G+.

Francis de Witt Batty. The Bishop, The Leader, The Man.

MURRAY, JOAN. (EDITOR). · 1996 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Newcastle(Australia):Diocese of Newcastle, 1996. 187565092X. Memoirs and extracts from his writings. Pp.130/8 photo plates. Paperback, scuffs to spine edge and scratch to back cover. VG.

He Shall with Giants Fight. The Story of John Bunyan.

ARNOTT, ANNE. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Eastbourne: Kingsway Publications, 1985. 0860653838. 1st edition. A biography of Bunyan's life. "..shows how the events of Bunyan's own life shaped his spiritual vision, as he learnt what it meant to suffer for Christ, as well as to know the loving support of others." Pp. 4/15...

Nicolaus Copernicus Heritage. On the 500 Anniversary of Copernicus by the National Organizing Committee in Australia.

BIALOWIEYSKI, M.J.B. & BIEDA, K.(EDITORS). · 1973 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Melbourne: National Organizing Committee in Australia, 1973. 0. Published to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the birth of the Polish scholar and astronomer, Nicolaus Copernik. Includes chapters on: The Copernican Doctrine by A. Przybylaki; Copernicus as a Mathematician by...

Stanley: Sorcerer's Apprentice.

MCLYNN, FRANK. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Constable, 1991. 0094702209. 1st edition. Second volume of Frank McLynn's biography of Henry Morton Stanley, covering the years 1877-1904. "The author does not diminish Stanley's greatness but points up the dark side of the man and shows up the moral gulf that opened u...

A Tapestry of Toil.

MORSE-BOYCOTT, REVD. DESMOND. · 1970 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: The Faith Press, 1970. 0. 1st edition. Autobiography of the Anglo-Catholic Desmond Morse-Boycott. Pp.243, black & white portrait frontispiece + 24 further black & white photo plates, armorial bookplate of the author with his name hand-written below to inside front boar...

Charles Perry. Bishop of Melbourne. The Challenges of a Colonial Episcopate, 1847-76.

ROBIN, A DE Q. · 1967 · Chilton Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,531)

Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press,1967. 1st ed. "This study of Melbourne's first bishop won the Hulsean Prize for Church History at Cambridge in 1964." Pp.10/229,20 plates, maps to endpapers, owners name to fep. Brown cloth, portrait illustrated d/w slightly rubb...

Son of Encouragement.

WILLIAMS, RAY. · 2007 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Baldock: Streets Printers, 2007. "A dramatic event changes the course of the author's life. An enthusiastic schoolmaster feels impelled to train and serve as a priest. His story is illuminated by some acute observation, deepened by conflict, but enlivened with humour." Pp.123,...

The Story of Palissy the Potter.

ANON. · 1887 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: T.Nelson and sons, 1887. 0. Pp. 119,engraved frontispiece, historated capitals to chapters, owner's details to inner endpaper, endpapers browned, mild spotting to closed page edges and very occasionally to margins. Turquoise cloth, decorated title to front with gilt ti...

John Calvin: The Man and His Work.

IRWIN, REV. C.H. · 1909 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

London: The Religious Tract Society, 1909. 0. 2nd edition. Contents include: The World into Which Calvin Came; Calvin's Early Years; The 'Institutes of the Christian Religion': Its Origins and Object; The Teaching of the Institutes; Calvin Comes to Geneva; An Exile in Strassbu...

Isaac Watts Remembered. 1674-1748.

FOUNTAIN, DAVID. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Southampton: Mayflower Christian Bookshop, 1998. 090355657X. 3rd edition. "Isaac Watts became the father of the English Hymn, and the writer of more hymns in popular use than any other man, except possibly Wesley." Pp.112, occasional black & white illustrations throughout. Pbk...

On Our Way Rejoicing!

TROBISCH, INGRID HULT. · 1965 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Hodder and Stoughton,1965. 1st ed. Autobiography of missionaries. Ex libris. Pp.254,16 pages of b/w photos,library stamps. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. G.

The Outspoken Dr Miller.

MILLER, KENNETH. · 2006 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Stanhope: The Memoir Club, 2006. 1841041599. "From an early age Kenneth Miller proved himself a man with tremendous intellect. After gaining a first class honours degree at Cambridge in Engineering.he joined ICI and quickly rose through the ranks to gain a top position with th...

Profiles in Courage.

KENNEDY, JOHN F. · 1961 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

New York: Harper & Row,1961. 0. Pulitzer Prize(1957) winning biography by the President of the United States. Inaugural edition with a new forward by Allan Nevins. "The figures in this book range from the extraordinarily colorful to the near drab; from the born aristocrats to ...

Man of Compassion - Man of Prayer: The Guiding Hand of God in the Life of John Harris of the Leprosy Mission.

SHARP, DOREEN. · 2001 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Carlisle: Paternoster Lifestyle, 2001. 1850784310. "John Harris (1924-1995) spent over four decades working as a missionary doctor amongst leprosy sufferers in Zaire, India and Nepal." Pp.121. Pbk. VG.

Eighteen Years After: Sequel to "A Village Maiden's Career".

WATSON, MRS S. · 1914 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: W.Nicholson and Sons, 1914. 0. Being the Continuation of The Life Story of Mrs Sydney Watson, told by herself. Pp.265/3(ads), pages browned. Red cloth, slight sunning to spine. G.

We Knew Mary Baker Eddy.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING SOCIETY. · 1943 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Boston: The Christian Science Publishing Society,1943. 1st ed. Seven addresses delivered by friends of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science. Pp.8/87,coloured portrait frontis.(reproduced from a portrait by Alice Barbour), decorated endpapers, name to verso front b...