Biografia

Lord Bowen. A Biographical Sketch.

CUNNINGHAM, SIR HENRY STEWART. · 1896 · Chilton Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Printed for Private Circulation, 1896 0. 8vo. 22.5cm x 18.8cm [9" x 7.5"] . pp.4/pp.256 . A very good original quarter leather binding. Maroon morocco spine with gilt titles, over green cloth covered boards ( a little rubbed ). Rough-cut (deckeled) page edges. Light spotting t...

Unstoried in History: Portraits of Some Famous Women of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries.

FESTING, GABRIELLE. · 1901 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London: James Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1901. 0. 1st ed. Includes chapters on Elizabeth,Countess of Rutland(d.1595) and her daughter Lady Bridget Manners (Lady Bridget Tyrwhitt) (d.1604); Brilliana Conway (Lady Harley) 1600-1643); Blanche Somerset (Lady Arundell of Wardour) (d.1649), A...

Portraits and Reflections.

HODGSON, STUART. · 1929 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1929. 0. Collection of essays about famous/important people of the day. Subjects include: King George V; Lloyd George; Aristide Briand; Churchill; Mussolini; Lord Birkenhead; Henry Ford; Senor Capablanca; Austen Chamberlain; Canon Streeter; Mr 'Alf' Sm...

Self-Discipline: A Memoir of Percy Clabon Glover.

GLOVER, REV. RICHARD. · 1889 · Chilton Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

London: James Nisbet, 1889. 0. 1st ed. The author was the vicar of St Luke's, West Holloway, and Percy Clabon Glover was his second son - born in 1856. Percy travelled extensively, going to not only Europe but Australia and New Zealand, and this book details his globe-trotting...

Everyday Life in the Harem.

RULE, BABS. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London; Blond & Briggs, 1983. 085634141X. "Few westerners have been privileged enough to witness at first hand the kind of life that women of the Middle East are forced to live. Mrs Rule has seen it all." Written in the form of letters. Pp.176, pages toned. Black cloth, d/w. G...

Anthony Norris Groves: Saint and Pioneer.

LANG, G.H. · 1939 · Chilton Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

London: Thynne & Co.Ltd/Oliphants Ltd, 1939. 0. 1st ed. "A Combined Study of a Man of God and of the Original Principles and Practices of The Brethren with Applications to Present Conditons." Pp.440, b/w portrait frontis, Oliphants publishing details pasted over original Thynn...

James Wright of Bristol. A Memorial of a Fragrant Life.

PIERSON, ARTHUR T. · 1906 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: James Nisbet & Co, 1906. 0. 1st ed. Pp.xii/268/2(ads), b/w photo portrait + 13 further b/w plates, owners name to fep, spotting to preliminaries, margin tear to pp.61/62 not affecting text. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, wear to top of spine. G+.

Champions of the Truth. Hugh Latimer. A Biography. By Robert Demaus, M.A. New Edition.

DEMAUS, ROBERT . · 1904 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: The Religious Tract Society, 1904 . 0. 8vo. pp.558/[2pp. - adverts]. A very good binding. Original red cloth (with green central panel, gilt titles and decoration. Edges a little rubbed, plus light spotting to page edges. Black & white portrait frontis. Light toning to...

William Carey: Apostle to Neighbourhood, Nation and World.

THOMSON, R.W. · 1963 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Baptist Union of Great Britain & Ireland, nd.(c.1963). Pp.40. Pbk. VG.

Wings Around the World.

VACHER, POLLY. · 2006 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Grub Street, 2006. 1904943543. 1st edition. The exhilarating story of one woman's epic flight from the North Pole to Antarctica. 25cms x 18cms. Pp.160, signed by author to title page, colour illustrations throughout, gift message to title page. Orange hardcover, d/w ha...

Women of the Flag.

CARPENTER, MINNIE LINDSAY. · 1945 · Chilton Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London: Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Ltd, 1945. 0. 1st ed. "The sketches gathered in this book..represent a handful of women Salvationists of half a dozen nationalites, of varied ages, educational levels and vocations." Includes: Catherine Booth's Influence on the Salv...

Back Numbers: A Disturbance of the Dust of Yesteryear Written for Back Numbers by a Back Number.

MACQUEEN-POPE, W. · 1954 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London: Hutchinson, 1954. 0. 1st edition. Memoir by the English actor, manager and theatre historian, Walter Macqueen-Pope. "A stimulating companion, ‘Popie’ excelled in communicating the glamour and excitement of Edwardian theatre-going, and his inaccuracies were forgiven for...

The Good Doctor: Philip Doddridge of Northampton. (A Tercentenary Tribute).

CLIFFORD, ALAN C. · 2002 · Chilton Books

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.49 | ¥2,953)

Norwich: Charenton Reformed Publishing, 2002. 0952671638. 1st ed. "The age of Wesley, Whitefield and Edwards was also the age of Philip Doddridge (1702-51). As a pastor, preacher, theologian, educator, author, hymn writer, philanthropist and patriot, he was a remarkable Englis...

Personal Glimpses of Wesley's World Parish.

EDWARDS, W. LE CATO. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.94 | ¥949)

Gainsborough: nd(c.1985). Personal memoirs involving journeys through Eastern and Western lands. Pp.ii/62, no title page(as published?), 6 b/w photo plates. Pbk, map of India to rear cover. VG.

Arnold Ziff: The Making of a Great Yorkshireman.

WATSON, NIGEL. · 2005 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: Vallentine Mitchell, 2005. 0853037043. 1st ed. "one of Anglo-Jewry's most unforgettable characters: down to earth but driven by high ideals, brisk and bluff but with a wonderful sense of humour, a man of action who not only built a highly successful business but contri...

Oliver Wendell Holmes: Poet, Litterateur, Scientist.

KENNEDY, WILLIAM SLOANE. · 1883 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Boston:S.E.Cassino and Company, 1883. 0. 1st ed. "a treasury of information concerning the ancestry, childhood, college life, professional and literary career, and social surroundings..as well as to furnish a careful critical study of his works." Pp.356, engraved portrait fron...

On the Distaff Side. Portraits of Four Great Ladies.

FESTING, GABRIELLE. · 1903 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

London: James Nisbet & Co.Ltd, 1903. 0. Biographical vignettes of: Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury(1521?-1608); Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Northumberland(1647-1690); her daughter - Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Ogle and Duchess of Somerset(1666-1722); Amelia Sophia El...

Better Than Riches. A Story of Family Possessions.

HENRY, STELLA VITTY. · 1956 · Chilton Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Hartland: Solitarian Press, 1956. 0. 1st ed. Anecdotes and poetry. Pp.90, incribed by the author to front free endpaper, errata slip. Green cloth, gilt title to front. VG.

Margaret Stephen Kennedy.

KENNEDY, JAMES. · 1892 · Chilton Books

£52.00 (€62.33 | $68.70 | ¥10,970)

London: James Nisbet & Co, 1892. 0. 1st ed. Biography of the Indian missionary wife, written by her husband. Pp.12/276, b/w portrait frontis. + 1 b/w plate of Benares. Green cloth, gilt title to front and spine, publisher's labels to front board. Scarce. G+.

Robert Raikes: A Critical Study of the Founder of the Sunday School.

KENDALL, GUY. · 1939 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Nicholson and Watson, 1939. 1st ed. "Robert Raikes is known as the founder of the Sunday School..he was..one of the pioneers of popular education..his life is especially interesting on account of the many eminent people with whom his work brought him into contact: Fann...