Biography from Chapter 1 Books

William Heinemann Ltd., London, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Three volumes (complete). Three most pleasing books. Volume 3 published in 1925. The biography won Hendrick a Pulitzer Prize (one of three he was awarded, even though his early journalistic career was generously manured with scandal-exposes). Gilt titling and facsimile signature. The boards… Read more about this item

Henry Renshaw, London, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 256 pages (complete). English translation (translator not named). Recently rebound in full leather. Spine label retained from old binding. New end papers. A most pleasing copy. The contents are smart, clean and clear, assured, confident, certain, fresh, unblemished. fk. Our orders… Read more about this item

Verbo, Lisbon, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. 529 pages (complete). In Portuguese throughout. A placid copy. Softcover with flaps. Previous owner signature on the frontispage. The covers have light user and shelving wear about the edges, some scuffing and rubbing marks. The spine has some user creases along the body. … Read more about this item

Caxton Publishing Company, London. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Four volumes (complete). Half leather. Gilt borders, arms and titling. Imperial scarlet. The corners and spines for all are worn, scuffed, marked. They are benign. The spines are a little sunned. The boards are marked, rubbed, scuffed. The contents for all… Read more about this item

Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., London, 1930. Limited. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 302 pages (complete). Unnumbered copy of a limited de-luxe edition of 110 copies. Full leather. A benign copy. The padded leather boards are comfortable. Gilt titling on the spine. The spine has wear to head and foot. The… Read more about this item

A W Bennett, London / Thomas Brady, York, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed. 556 pages (complete). A confident copy. Inscribed, on the opp-first-free page, by Backhouse: "Philip Darbyshire Harrogate from his frd. Jas. Backhouse of York, 1864". The boards have wear about all edges, corners, seams. The spine has wear to… Read more about this item

Charles H Kelley, London, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 127 pages (complete). A placid copy. The boards have shelving and storage wear and scuffing and rubbing. The stamped gilt titling is benign. The boards are steady and sure. Included: a visiting card for the Weslyan Rev J H Gathercole (once of… Read more about this item

The Author, nd. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Complete. A smart copy of this short biography of the famous bookbinder. Photocopied pages. Text etc on facing pages only. The blue boards are tidy, neat with just light wear about the edges from shelving, light scuffing. The pages are fresh-faced, smart, very clean and clear,… Read more about this item

Societe des Missions Evangeliques, Paris, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Two volumes (of three) only (complete). In French throughout. A genial, pleasing set of this extensive biography of the legendary French missionary. Both are from the Missionsbibliothek Zurich and have a label and stamped number (2190). Volume I: "Enfance et Jeunesse 1834-1861… Read more about this item

A W Bennett, London / Thomas Brady, York, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 556 pages (complete). A placid copy. The boards are much worn, scuffed and marked all about from age, shelving, handling. They are, nonetheless, sound and steady. The contents are pleasing. They are contented, certain, clean, clear, diligent, mildly… Read more about this item

National Headquarters The Salvation Army Inc., New York, 1933. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 254 pages (complete). A much owned copy. The spine has been repaired with a leather strip. The boards are scruffy. They have wear, marks, stains all about. They are however, comfortable and steady. The contents have evidence of… Read more about this item

Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 221 pages (complete). A lovely, handsome copy. Pocket sized. Scarlet full leather. Stamped gilt borders, titling and decoration (benign). The spine has five ridges. These do have some mild wear, as do the spine seams. The boards have scuffing,… Read more about this item

Vernor and Hood; J Cuthell; J Walker; Otridge and Son; Lackington, Allen and Co.; Ogilvy and Son; R Faulder; R Lea; J Nunn; J Cumming; E Jeffrey, London, 1801. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 467 pages (complete). A heroic copy. Volume II of three only. The boards are very worn, marked, weathered all about. The spine… Read more about this item

A W Bennett, London / Thomas Brady, York, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 556 pages plus appendix (complete). A benign copy of this biography of the prominent Quaker by his Quaker friend, Backhouse and Quaker publisher and author, Tylor. Backhouse was considerably energetic as a preacher. Tylor's son-in-law was George Cadbury, the chocolatier. … Read more about this item

The University Press, Aberdeen, 1941. Softcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8 pages (complete). A passive copy of this tribute to poet and administrator, Charles Murray. The booklet's covers have wear, tanning, scuffing, marks, creasing. They are secure and sure. The contents have evidence of much contented use throughout. They have wear, creasing, annotations, occasional marks.… Read more about this item

William Mackenzie, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, 1875?. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 872 pages (complete). A stout, sturdy copy of this book that would not look out of place in spirit and reality, on an alter. Please note that the worthies are Calvinist sayers, preachers, heavyweights. So no Robert Burns for example! Full leather. The… Read more about this item

Geoffrey Cumberledge Oxford University Press, London etc, 1948. 2nd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 663 pages (complete). A sound copy. The blue boards have scuffing, wear. They are benign and comfortable. The contents are pleasingly mellow. They are clean, clear, generous, congenial, diligent. fn.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier… Read more about this item

Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 300 pages (complete). A benign copy. Rebound. The boards are scuffed, worn, marked from use and storage. They are secure. The early and later pages have some wear. The contents in general neat, clean, clear, confident, generous. fk. Our orders… Read more about this item

Mundell, Doig, and Stevenson, Edinburgh (printer), 1807. 2nd Edition98hw . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 268 pages (complete). Scottish printing. Quarter-leather, marbled boards. In benign, affable condition. The leathered corners, spine have wear, rubbing. The boards are scuffed, worn, placid. The front paste down has a previous owner signature. The contents, even… Read more about this item

Methuen & Co., Ltd., London, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 247 pages (complete). A most healthy copy. The green boards are sound and steady. They have gilt-stamped titling and borders. There is wear about the edges from shelving and storage. The boards do have scuffing and general handling marks. They… Read more about this item