Benham W M Ed (2 results)

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. 8vo. Green cloth binding, slight shelf wear. Gilt lettering, borders and logo on backstrip. Patterned end papers with brown cloth tape. Front and back hinge splits. Several pages stained and taped. Pencil and pen markings on first and end pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First edition. The first edition of Archbishop Tait's loving memoir on his late wife and son, both virtuous figures who led inspiring lives. The first edition of Catherine and Crauford Tait: A Memoir, a loving biography on Archibald Campbell Tait's wife and son. Written by Tait, the first Scottish archbishop of England. Edited at his request by W.M. Benham. Published by Macmillan and Co. in 1879.In quarter calf. A frontispiece of an engraved portrait of Catharine by English engraver Charles Henry Jeens. A plate showing an engraved portrait of Craufurd Tate appears between pp.480-481. Collated complete.Tait's biography follows the pious and generous life of his philanthropic wife Catherine Tait, nee. Spooner, who advocated for struggling families and children across communities that Campbell worked in, including Rugby and Carlisle. She also established the charitable Ladies' Diocesan Association in London, to help bridge the gap between rich and poor. Following this, he delves into the life of his son, Crauford, an earnest clergyman who showed a sunny kindness in his endeavours. The book urges readers to follow both Catherine and Crauford as inspiring models.Published shortly following the deaths of Catherine and Crauford, who both passed away in 1878, the memoir is also a portrait of grief. In quarter calf. Externally, smart. A couple of marks where calf has lifted near to joint of front board. Wear to joint of front board, with signs of splitting. End papers are generally clean, with slight offsetting front free-end paper and minor spotting to rear end papers. Internally, firmly bound. A closed tear to bottom edge of title leaf. Pages and bright and generally clean, with the exception to ink smudged final leaf. Very Good. C.H. Jeens [Charles Henry Jeens] (illustrator). book. …