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About this Item
a well-read copy with a gift inscription from the actress Harriette Johns to her husband on the front end-paper which reads: "For Philip on May 1st 1944 with very much love from Harriette". She was an actress, known for A Night to Remember (1958), Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954) and An Ideal Husband (1947). Maisie Ward's biography of Gilbert Keith Chesterton has long been a cornerstone in Chesterton studies, as well as in the publishing house she and her husband, Frank Sheed, founded in 1926. Originally published in 1942 (NewYork), just six years after Chesterton's untimely death, this book combines Ward's unique perspective as the author's friend and publisher with an examination of his personal correspondence and interviews with his closest friends and family. Chapter contents; list of Illustrations & Introduction to front. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. viii + 574. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Gilt titles spine with gilt facsimile of signature to front cover. covers have light edge wear& some fading to to extremities. brown cloth; 13 illustrations (2 in colour) b/w. photo's. & drawings. Includes appendices, bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Britain/UK; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 4651. Member of the P.B.F.A. Seller Inventory # 4651
Bibliographic Details
Title: Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Publisher: Sheed & Ward, London
Publication Date: 1944
Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition.
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