Biography from Pilgrim Reader Books - IOBA

Tuxford, Saskatchewan.: Self published.. Fine. 2018. Soft Cover. 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 287 pp. "A timid country boy who reached out to God and the unusual path that quest led him on." Illustrated with several black and white photogrpahs. An as-new and unused book. .

Garden City, New York.: Doubleday, Doran & Company.. Very Good. 1936. Hardcover. 8vo - 20 x 14 cm.; 290 pp. A biography illustrated with reproductions of paintings and photographs. This copy has a presentation label on front endpaper from the Bishop Strachan School, an Anglican private school for girls in Toronto, Canada. The label reads "Presented by… Read more

State College, Pennsylvania.: The Pennsylvania State University Press.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0271002646 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; (8) - 150 pp. Charcoal gray cloth over boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine.Translated and with an introduction by Catherine Enggass and Rober Enggass. Illustrated with 8 full page black and… Read more

London, UK.: J. M. Dent.. Very Good-. 1929. Hardcover. 12mo - 17 x 10.5 cm.; 232 pp. The Wayfarer's Library. A collection of 37 portraits of "people of importance" written during the interval between the world wars; some of these are Winston Churchill, Mussolini, Suzanne Lenglen, Willim Morris, Calvin Coolidge, Bernard Shaw, Jix. Gardiner (1865-1946) was… Read more

London, UK.: Bodley Head.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 229 pp. Translated from the French by Richard Howard. "This is a biography and psychological portrait . . . written by . . . a close personal friend and occasional critic of the General for twenty-five years." Among… Read more

Washington, DC.: American Legacy Books.. Good. 1996. Soft Cover. 1886766010 . 8vo - 20.5 x 13.5 cm.; iv - 52 pp. First published in 1995, this is the third printing from 1996. "True Life Stories told by former American Slaves in the 1930's". The interviews were part of the Works Projects Administration project which transcribed thousands of… Read more

St. Petersburg, Russia.: Liki Rossii.. Near Fine. 1998. Soft Cover. 5874170650 . 4to - 26 x 19.5 cm.; 118 - (2) pp. Illustrated with many archival photographs throughout. Translated from the Russian by Paul Williams. Very minor wear and light scuffing to the glossy black covers, else fine. .

Erie, Pennsylvania.: Self published.. Fine. 2014. Soft Cover. 9780986275913 . 8vo - 23 x 15.5 cm.; 161 pp. From the title page: "Written for the 55th year reunion of the MASH class of 1959 on June 20, 2014." MASH is the acronym for the Meadville Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania, just south of Erie. Illustrated with… Read more

Raleigh, North Carolina.: Self published.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 4to - 25.5 x 18 cm.; xx - 117 pp. Light blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and the front board along with a gilt Denissoff family crest on the front board also. Illustrated with black and white photographs and… Read more

London, UK.: Hodder and Stoughton. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. 8vo - 22 x 14 cm.; 536 pp. Charcoal black cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and a gilt episcopal crest on the front board. First published in 1959, this is the second printing. Illustrated with 15 black and white photographs, one… Read more

Sydney, Australia.: Harper Collins Publishers / HarperCollins.. Very Good. 1996. Soft Cover. 0732257573 . 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; (8) - 142 pp. This is the second printing from the same year as its publication. Signed and dated (Xmas 96) by the author on the title page. Minor wear to the covers, otherwise clean with a sound… Read more

Hove, East Sussex, UK.: Wayland Publishers.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 853404364 . 8vo - 21 x 18 cm.; 96 pp. Burgundy coth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. A volume from the pubisher's series "Wayland Kings and Queens". Profusely illustrated with many black and white photographs, 3 page listing of principal… Read more

Dublin, Ireland.: Church of Ireland.. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; 45 pp. Green cloth over boards with black lettering on the spine. Illustrated with 15 black and white photographs. Two page introduction by Arthur W. Barton, the then archbishop of the Church of Ireland. Previous owner's name on… Read more

Toronto, Ontario.: Inner City Books.. Very Good. 1991. Soft Cover. 091912349X . 8vo - 22 x 15 cm.; 110 pp. Three page foreword by Wiliam O. Walcott. A volume in the series "Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts". Previous owner's name on the title page, otherwise near fine and showing a wee bit of wear to… Read more

New York.: G. P. Putnam's Sons.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399142207 . 8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xiv - 226 pp. Green paper over boards with purple paper and gilt lettering on the spine, gilt "EMB" monogram on the front board. A first printing of the first edition… Read more

Kearney, Nebraska: Self published.. Near Fine. 2001. Softcover. 0968855008 . 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; (6) - 259 (3) pp. Terry O'Brien (1949 -2008) writes a gentle, whimsical story of coming to know God's love for him. An interesting life - "Beginning with a near homicide, and a crisis of faith at age seven when he… Read more

London, UK.: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0297788582 . 8vo - 23.5 x 15.5 cm.; (14) - 369 pp. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photogrpahs. Sixteen pages of references, 3 page list of selected works by Chesterton and… Read more

New York.: G. Lane & P. P. Sanford.. Good with no dust jacket. 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - 22.5 x 14 cm.; 797 pp. Rebound in a mottled brown cloth with a faux leather finish over boards and gilt lettering with borders on the spine. Tissue protected black and white frontis portrait engraving of Wesley. Published… Read more

Garden City, New York.: Doubleday.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. 8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; (6) - 320 pp. Light blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and the front board and small red highlights (dots). Illustrated (with photographs) end papers. No additional printings are noted. The story of… Read more

Fine with no dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. 8vo - 21 x 14.5 cm.; 224 pp. Full colour pictorial paper over boards. No publisher given. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Translated from the German "Mutter Olga Viola: Ein erfulltes Leben" by Wolfgang Trautmann. From the back cover: "Mother Olga Viola (1906-1997) grew up as an orphan.… Read more