Author: Frederick William Bourne
Title: The King&Apos;S Son; or, a Memoir of Billy Bray
Description: London, Bible Christian Book-Room, 1871. Cloth. A scarce early edition of Frederick Bourne's widely popular biography on the uncovnential preacher Billy Bray, the second edition of this work. The second edition of this work, scarce to find this work in an early edition.Frederick William Bourne's immensely popular biography on the life of the unconventional Cornish preacher Billy Bray.This work was reprinted over fifty times, going through many editions and titles over the course of a hundred years.Illustrated with a frontispiece.Postcard showing Billy Brays' grave tipped in to the reverse of the frontispiece. Newspaper clippings about Bray adhered to the verso to the rear endpaper and to the rear paste down.Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down, bookplate of John Blowey to the recto to the front endpaper.One page of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Bookplate to the recto to the front endpaper. Newspaper clippings tipped-in the to verso to the rear endpaper and to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Postcard tipped-in to the reverse of the frontispiece. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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