Search Results: RELIGIOUS BIOGRAPHY from Chilton Books

London: Bible and Medical Missionary Fellowship. 1970.. 1st ed. "The purpose of this book is to challenge readers to a deeper insight and a greater understanding of the life of Christians in Nepal and India". Pp 80, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover. P/b. G+.

1959.. A religious biography. Pp 19. P/b, slight sunning to spine, portrait cover. G+.

Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2006.. Michael Yelton was afforded unrestricted access to the archives iof the Shrine to produce thus definitive work which sets out previously unpublished material on Hope Patten's family and background and explores many of the myths which he created about himself. It records the struggles he had - personal and financial - to establish his dream in the Norfolk countryside, the failure of his vision in other areas and assesses his lasting legacy to the Church of England.� Pp.x/255, 48 black & white photo illustrations, owner's name to half-title page, slight toning to pages. Paperback. G+.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1973.. 1st ed. Biography of Ambrose Reeves, chiefly known and remembered for his courageous stand against apartheid during his 11 years as Bishop of Johannesburg. Pp.303, 17 b/w photos. Red cloth, d/w edges chipped. VG/G+.

Worcs.: The Self Publishing Assoc. Ltd., 1992.. 1st ed. A detailed history of Methodism and biography. Pp. 224, 20 b/w illustns. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustd. d/w , slight chipping to edges. F/G+.

Privately published, 1985.. Autobiography. Pp.63, inscribed by the author to contents page. Turquoise laminated stiff card covers, minor creasing to spine edge. VG.

London: Thynne & Co.Ltd/Oliphants Ltd, 1939.. 1st ed. "A Combined Study of a Man of God and of the Original Principles and Practices of The Brethren with Applications to Present Conditons." Pp.440, b/w portrait frontis., Oliphants publishing details pasted over original Thynne details to title page with the inkstamp "From G.H.Lang, Walsham-Le-Willows, Suffolk", gift message to front free endpaper + letter to the book recipients(Miss D. Carter and Mr A Elsom) from S(?)H.Smith loosely inserted. Grey cloth, gilt title to front and spine, corners slightly rubbed. VG.

London: S.W.Partridge and Co, nd.(c.1886).. Autobiography of the English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. 20.5cms x 16cms x 3cms. All page edges red. Pp.xxxii/422/2(ads), engraved portrait frontispiece, minor spotting to preliminary pages. Grey blind-stamped cloth, original red leather label to spine, minor patches of discolouration to boards. VG.

London: Fount Paperbacks, 1986.. rep. "The story of Rabbi Lionel Blue - the man who has brought comfort, hope and laughter to the millions who have listened to his radio programmes or watched him on television." Pp.141+3(ads), owner's label to fep, slight toning to pages. P/b with photograph of author to front cover. G+.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980.. 1st ed. Collection of essays on the life of Father Benson of Cowley. Pp. 8/152, portrait frontis., owner's bookplate to fep. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w has clear protective wrap affixed. G+/G+.

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1970.. In describing her faith the author ranges over an appealing variety of subjects - childhood, early college days, friends who helped and inspired her, the moving death of her minister father, the work and influence of Peter Marshall". Pp 255. Page edges toned. P/b. Creasing to spine. Illustrated cover. G+.

London: Rider (Ebury Press), 1998.. 1st ed. "This is the story of one of the century's greatest spiritual thinkers, the Benedictine monk Bede Griffiths." Pp. 5/308, 24 b/w illustns. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w with clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

Exeter: Religious and Moral Education Press, 1985.. Rep. Faith in Action Series. Biography. Pp. 28, 5 b/w photographs, 1 line drawing + 1 map. P/b. VG.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1972.. 1st ed. Informal discussions between two good friends. Pp. 94, portrait frontis., 23 b/w photos. Photo illustd. laminated boards. VG/G.

London: Hodder & Stoughton. 1998.. 1st ed. "Gives an insight into the lives of those who stand alongside their partners in their work of Christian ministry, giving freely of their time and love, sometimes at great personal cost". Pp 198. P/b. Slight creasing to spine and cover. Illustrated cover. G+.

London: Geoffrey Cumberlege /Oxford University Press, 1954.. The earliest known autobiography of a English person and one of the most engaging of Christian Lives". 15cms x 10cms x 2cms. Pp xxx/349, owner's name to front free endpaper, endpapers toned. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

London: Mowbray, 1982.. Gives an unforgettable picture of The Brethren; also a tender and loving one of people whom she respected but with whom she found she could not stay. The portraits of her own parents, and especially of her father, are ones which few readers will easily forget". Pp.196. Paperback, some creasing to front. G+.

London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1955.. 1st ed. "This is Eugenia Price's own story - the story of a successful, young radio script writer, leading a hectic life of emptiness, who took God at His word". Pp. 221, portrait frontis. Green cloth, d/w with chips and rubbing. VG/G.

Groombridge: The Burrswood International Fellowship. 1963.. A religious biography. Pp 44, inked correction to page 2. P/b, slight rusting to staples. G+.

London: James Clarke, nd.(c.1944).. Modern Christian Revolutionaries series. A brief survey and estimate of the work of Gandhi supporter Charles Freer Andrews (1871-1940). Pp.96, owners details to fep. Green cloth, d/w rubbed with edge losses. G+/G.