Elizabeth Fry; a biography
by Rose, June
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0333238060
- ISBN 13
- 9780333238066
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
MacMillan, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: various. bound in original black papered boards, with a portrait illustrated dust jacket, which has been price clipped. Slight dustiness of the top edge of the text block, otherwise the book itself is free of any damage or annotation. This book was written in the bicentenary of the birth of one of the most influential and enigmatic women in English history, Elizabeth Fry, mother of 11 children and a Quaker minister who drew the world's attention to the plight of women in prison, instituted an order of nursing sisters, and became the figurehead of much of the philanthropic endeavour in the 1st half of the 19th century. This biography, based on the unexpurgated version of her private journals, portrays the "Saint" as she really was. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XIV, 218 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; England; Law & Criminal Studies. ISBN: 0333238060. ISBN/EAN: 9780333238066. Inventory No: 0237678. . 9780333238066
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0237678
- Title
- Elizabeth Fry; a biography
- Author
- Rose, June
- Illustrator
- various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0333238060
- ISBN 13
- 9780333238066
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- BZDB2 prison reform England 18th-century philanthropy Quaker Biography & Autobiography; England; Law & Criminal Studies. various Unbranded ISBN: 0333238060 EAN: 9780333238066 Rose, June Elizabeth Fry; a biography
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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