Hocking Silas, Signed (2 results)

Book Condition ? Near Fine: A used, read copy that remains in fantastic condition. Some marks across the original red binding, but gilt lettering, decorative artwork and borders are in excellent condition. Library stamp across top of text block, but page edges are good. Library stamps throughout, but otherwise pages are clean, tidy and tightly bound throughout. All illustrations remain blemish free. First Illustrated Edition, 1902. Signed and inscribed by the author. A wonderful collector's item. The Wizard's Light by Silas K. Hocking is a moral and religious novel that blends spiritual reflection with dramatic storytelling. Centered on themes of faith, temptation, and redemption, the book uses symbolic elements and emotional conflict to convey a Christian message about inner transformation and the power of moral choice.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Albumen print, carte-de-visite measuring 3 1/2 by 2 1/4 inches on slightly larger cardstock mount. Image depicts Silas K. Hocking, bearded, facing the camera, from the chest up. Photographer's blind stamp on recto, "Banks," and imprint on verso, "R. Banks, 73 Market St. and at Rembrandt House, Alexandra Road, Manchester." The photograph and mount are lightly foxed, else in near fine condition. Inscribed by Hocking on the verso: "Yours very truly, Silas K. Hocking." Hocking was a prolific novelist and Methodist preacher. In 1870 he was ordained as a minister, preaching in different parts of England over the next few years. He wrote his first novel, *Alec Green,* while living in Liverpool, in 1878. He gained much fame with his second novel, *Her Benny,* a story of the street children of Liverpool, with sales in excess of a million copies.