CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE.  …………………………………………….7

Bond’s early life, 1833-1859.

CHAPTER TWO.  …………...………………………………25

The start of a career as a professional artist, 1852.

CHAPTER THREE……….…………………………………46

Marriage, 1860.

CHAPTER FOUR………….………………………………102

First travels to Holland, 1878.

CHAPTER FIVE.  …………….……………………………164

The well respected and established artist, 1891.

CHAPTER SIX.  ……………...……………………………190

A move back to Liverpool, 1899.

CHAPTER SEVEN.  …………………………………… …222

Retires to Formby, 1914.

CHAPTER EIGHT.  ………….……………………………225

Bond’s obituary and legacy, 1926.

BOND PAINTINGS INCLUDED IN THE TEXT.  .…….234
Listing by year, title, and page number.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND THANKS.                     240

Bibliography

NOTES
Front Cover.  Making for Harbour before the Storm, Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead.
Back Cover.  Unloading the Catch, Private Collection.