The life and letters of Walter Farquhar Hook / by his son-in-law W.R.W. Stephens - [Complete in 2 volumes]

Hook, Walter Farquhar (1798-1875). Stephens, William Richard Wood, (1839-1902)

London : R. Bentley & Son, 1878. First Edition. Finely and sumptuously bound both in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional set; of presentation quality - scans etc. on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description; f2 v : ill, frontis. (mounted photos.) ; 24cm. Subject; Hook, Walter Farquhar, 1798-1875. London. Booksellers. Leeds. Vicars. Notes Walter Farquhar Hook (March 13, 1798 - October 20, 1875), eminent Victorian churchman: Vicar of Leeds responsible for the construction of the Leeds Parish Church and for many ecclesiastical and social improvements to the city in the mid-nineteenth century; a High Churchman. Later in life he became Dean of Chichester. Title vignette. Item #194397

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