Buy this book on-line Lewis, Georgina King : John Greenleaf Whittier: His Life and WorkHeadley Brothers, London, England, 1913
Original publisher's gray cloth binding. 6" x 9." 224 pages (including two pages of advertisements for other books in the back), complete. Index in back. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Former ownership bookplate on front pastedown belonging to A. B. Horsley that shows a ship in a harbor. This is a biography of John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), who was an American poet, a Quaker, and an advocate for the abolition of slavery. Georgina King Lewis (1847-1924) was a philanthropist, Quaker, and supporter of the temperance movement. She was an important figure in Croydon, England, where she helped establish the first Ruskin House, a meeting place for Progressives. This book is referenced in the Bibliography of American Literature (BAL), vol. 9, page 279.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Lewis, Georgina King : John Greenleaf Whittier: His Life and Work. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, livres rares, atlases, first editions and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |