Biografia

Artful Players: Artistic Life in Early San Francisco.

HJALMARSON, BIRGITTA. · 1999 · Chilton Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Los Angeles: Balcony Press, 1999. 1st Printing. "It is a well researched, highly readable treatise on how the American art scene developed in the far West." Pp. 256, 48 plates, 35 chapter illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Dark blue cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

The Passing of Barchester.

DEWEY, CLIVE. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London: Hambledon Press, 1991. 1st ed. A real life version of Trollope. "The Passing of Barchester brings out the attractions of a career in the Church, at a time when this could still provide an ample income and the leisure to pursue scholarly and other interests." Pp. 17/199...

Bible Smuggler: The Story of Brother Andrew.

WALLINGTON, DAVID. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Exeter: Religious and Moral Education Press, 1985. Rep. Faith in Action Series. Biography. Pp. 28, 5 b/w photographs, 1 line drawing + 1 map. P/b. VG.

Origins: Personal Stories of Crossing the Seas to Settle in Britain.

VARIOUS. · 1998 · Chilton Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Bristol: Origins, 1998. 1st ed. "These Origins stories are about living in a new city and an unfamiliar culture, searching for a lost identity, even about missing a favourite food." 23cms. x 21cms. Pp. 143, 29 colour & 20 b/w illustrations. P/b. G+.

Just Men: Historical Pieces.

RUPP, GORDON. · 1977 · Chilton Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

London: Epworth Press, 1977. 1st ed. "Just Men is a series of impressionist historical sketches, occasional pieces evoked by various invitations from Universities and from many churches." Pp. 9/181. P/b. VG.

A Tinker and a Poor Man: John Bunyan and His Church, 1628-1688.

HILL, CHRISTOPHER. · 1990 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 1990. 1st Norton paperback. "A major work - unique in setting the tinker's son from Bedford against the history of his turbulent revolutionary times." Pp. 20/394. P/b has slight sunning to spine. G+.

Man of Peace: The Story of Mahatma Gandhi.

CONSTANT, AUDREY. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.94 | ¥949)

Exeter: Religious and Moral Education Press, 1985. 1st ed. Faith in Action Series. Biography. Pp. 30, 6 b/w photographs. P/b. VG.

In Retrospect: Remembrance of Things Past.

BRUCE, F.F. · 1980 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Pickering & Inglis, 1980. 1st ed. ".. offers an intimate reflection on the life of Professor F.F. Bruce, the highly respected and beloved author and bible scholar." Pp. 8/319, 15 b/w illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

I Wish He Was Black: The Story of Trevor Huddleston.

OWEN, ROGER J. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Exeter: Religious Education Press, 1983. Rep. Faith in Action Series. Biography. Pp. 21, 4 photographs, 2 line drawings. P/b. VG.

The Great Doctor: The Story of Albert Schweitzer.

MARTIN, NANCY. · 1983 · Chilton Books

£3.00 (€3.60 | $3.96 | ¥633)

Exeter: Religious & Moral Education Press, 1983. Rep. Faith in Action Series. Biography. Pp. 28, 6 b/w photographs, 1 line drawing + 1 map. P/b. VG.

God's Special Army: The Story of William Booth.

HANKS, GEOFFREY. · 1982 · Chilton Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Exeter: Religious Education Press, 1982. Rep. Faith in Action Series. Biography. Pp. 29, 4 b/w photographs, 3 line drawings. P/b. VG.

The Childhood Of Queen Victoria.

GURNEY, MRS. GERALD ( DOROTHY FRANCES BLOMFIELD ) . · 1901 · Chilton Books

£48.00 (€57.53 | $63.41 | ¥10,126)

London: James Nisbet & Co, Limited, 1901. Scarce First edition. 8vo. pp.16/238/[2pp. - adverts] . Original turquiose coloured cloth boards, slightly soiled. Front board with with bright gilt crown and small black & white image of the child Victoria. Spine also with gilt titles...

Thomas Birch Freeman: Missionary Pioneer to Ashanti, Dahomey, and Egba.

MILUM, JOHN. · 1893 · Chilton Books

£38.00 (€45.55 | $50.20 | ¥8,016)

London: S.W.Partridge & Co, nd. (C.1893). Biography of the Missionary to West Africa. Pp.160/16(ads), b/w frontis. (felling a fetish tree) and many b/w engraved drawings and photographs throughout, illustrated advertisement endpapers slightly spotted. Red illustrated cloth, gi...

The Mind of John Gibb. A Miniature Portrait.

TOWNSEND, C.M. · 1923 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Nisbet & Co,1923. 1st ed. A look at the life and beliefs of the Presbyterian minister John Gibb. Pp.63, portait frontis. Brown cloth spine, brown boards, d/w. VG/G+.

Harriet Beecher Stowe.

STOWE, CHARLES EDWARD AND STOWE, LYMAN BEECHER. · 1911 · Chilton Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London: Nisbet & Co,1911. 1st ed. The life of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin by her son and her grandson. Top edge gilt. Pp.10/313, portrait frontis. + 7 further b/w plates, toning to endpapers. Red cloth, gilt title to front and spine. VG.

Evening All. 50 Years over a Hot Typewriter.

WILLIS, TED. · 1991 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: Macmillan LondonLtd, 1991. 1st ed. "Full of wonderful stories wittily told by an indefatigable writer, 'Evening All' will delight 'Lord Ted's' millions of admirers." Pp. 244, 14 b/w photographs. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

Fitzgo: The Wild Dog of Central Park.

WILKES, PAUL. · 1974 · Chilton Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

London: Millington Ltd, 1974. 1st ed. "The story of Fitzgo's transformation from wild dog to house pet, his two brushes with a cruel death, and how he came to live with Paul and Joy Wilkes is a captivating and heartwarming story that animal lovers of all ages will treasure." P...

Gypsy and Me: At Home and On the Road with Gypsy Rose Lee.

PREMINGER, ERIK LEE. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

London: Andre Deutsch, 1985. 1st ed. Biography. "Erik Lee Preminger's mother was for years the most famous striptease artiste in the world, but it was not simply her unconventional profession which gave him a story so conspicuously worth telling." 24cms. x 16.3cms. Pp 277, fro...

Winnie Mandela: Mother of a Nation.

HARRISON, NANCY. · 1985 · Chilton Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1985. 3rd imp. "In this authorised biography, Nancy Harrison has told a remarkable story about a remarkable woman." Pp. 181, 9 b/w photographs + 1 map. Turquoise blue cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

The First Woman Doctor: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. (Foreword by Dr. Edith Summerskill, M.P.)

BAKER, RACHEL. · 1946 · Chilton Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1946. 1st ed. "A dear friend of Florence Nightingale, she was much admired by Rossetti, George Eliot and Lady Byron." Pp. 190, portrait frontis. Dark blue cloth, portrait illustrated d/w edges rubbed and chipped. G+/G.