An Extract of the Christian's Pattern, or, A treatise on the Imitation of Christ. Written in Latin by Thomas a Kempis. Stereotype Edition.

Edité par 'Printed for the Publisher' [John Wesley / Methodist Episcopal Church], 1828

Image de l’article 1 de 5

Vendeur : Flamingo Books, Menifee, CA, Etats-UnisFlamingo Books

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 22 août 2013

Livre relié

Etat: Occasion - Satisfaisant

EUR 110,71

EUR 4,48 expédition 
Expédition nationale : Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

A propos de cet article

1828 'Printed for the Publisher' [Wesley and the Methodist Episcopal Church] (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 2 5/8 x 4 1/4 inches tall brown leather hardcover, gilt ruling and gilt-lettered red leather label to spine, vi, 208 pp. Slight soiling, and moderate to heavy rubbing and edgewear to covers, with spine caps lacking and cracking to both front and rear hinges, which appear to have been glued at some point and hold firm. Moderate bumping to tips. Slight staining to fore page edges, and slight, mostly marginal, staining to a handful of pages. Marginal pencil tick marks to a number of pages, easily erased. Otherwise, a very good copy of this rare early nineteenth century American Methodist issue. This edition not in Baker, Union catalogue, 2nd ed. (1991) 26, OCLC or CoPac. The only 1828 issue listed was from a New York publisher. ~SSS~ [1.0P] A rare 1828 Philadelphia issue of John Wesley's 'extracts' from the fifteenth century devotional classic The Imitation of Christ. Anglican cleric and theologian John Wesley (1703-1791), who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism, made a full translation of The Imitation from Latin to English in 1735 as one of his first published works. After the birth of the Methodist movement in 1738-39, Wesley produced this greatly abridged version, entitled 'An Extract of the Christian's Pattern,' first printed in 1741 and reprinted dozens of times thereafter in mostly tiny, pocket-sized editions like this, most of which did not survive heavy devotional use by adherents and are therefore rare today in the market. Wesley produced four different editions of Kempis?s work and considered it indispensable in achieving true religion of the heart. The Imitation of Christ was written (or at a minimum, transcribed) by Catholic monk Thomas a Kempis (circa 1380-1471), as four separate books completed between 1420 and 1427, at Mount Saint Agnes monastery, in the town of Windesheim, located in what is now the Netherlands. He wrote these works for the instruction of novices of his Augustinian monastic order, followers of Geert Groote's Brethren of the Common Life. But the writings quickly became popular among all the literate faithful. They were copied together in one manuscript as early as 1427, by Kempis, and copied (and later printed) together fairly consistently thereafter. Soon after hand-copied versions of the Imitatio Christi initially appeared, the printing press was invented, and it was among the first books after the Bible to be printed. There is probably no other book other than the Bible which has been printed in so many editions and translations.…

N° de réf. du vendeur KMP-0612-12083

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
An Extract of the Christian's Pattern, or, A treatise on the Imitation of Christ. Written in Latin by Thomas a Kempis. Stereotype Edition.
Auteur
John Wesley
Éditeur
'Printed for the Publisher' [John Wesley / Methodist Episcopal Church]
Année de publication
1828
État de l'article
Good
Reliure
Hardcover

Flamingo Books

Menifee, CA, Etats-Unis

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 22 août 2013

Frais d'expédition à l'intérieur de ce pays : Etats-Unis

Article4 à 14 jours ouvrés2 à 4 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 4,48EUR 8,51
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Chèque
  • Facture
  • Mandat
  • Paypal
  • Traite bancaire
  • Virement bancaire

Description de la boutique

Flamingo Books specializes in scarce and unusual nonfiction books and ephemera, with an emphasis on the natural sciences, religion, history and antiquarian titles.

Spécialité

History, Law, Engineering, Mysticism, Philosophy, Author Signed, Antiquarian, Anglican, Catholic, Geology, Archeology, Paleontology, Genealogy

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Flamingo Books

45613 Clubhouse Dr.
Temecula, CA Etats-Unis 92592-5934