Biographical Sketches of Remarkable People, Spencer T. Hall, 1873

A collection of biographical essays, reminiscences, and literary pieces by Spencer T. Hall, drawing in part on personal recollection. The volume includes short biographical sketches of notable figures such as Florence Nightingale and Erasmus Darwin, alongside a range of miscellaneous papers and poems. An engaging assemblage of nineteenth-century biography and personal observation, reflecting contemporary interest in character, achievement, and intellectual life. Includes illustrated plates.

Fair Condition. Brown cloth with gilt titles. Pages are lightly tanned with occasional foxing. Page 1 is loose. Neat previous owner inscription to front end paper dated 1929. Binding is otherwise firm. Boards have some notable wear with splits to spine ends and edges. Some bumping and fraying to corners. Light marking to cloth.