128pp. Blue cloth-covered boards, black titles on spine. Lightly bumped bottom front edge and top corners. Text block edges foxing. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has 2cm closed tear top front, shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 12mo. Part of the ten volume series presenting in a compact and attractive style the inspiring lives of some of the most famous English men and women, past and present. This volume's contents: James Brindley, Herbert Spencer, Sir James Outram, Elizabeth Hardwick, John Flamsteed, Sir Francis Chantrey.
