Under the Lantern of "Our Lady of woolnoth" Being a Few Lectures on the Various Epiphanies of God: Together with Some Others for the Most Part Delivered in the Above Church

Langue : anglais

Edité par London: Printed By Bowles and Sons, George Street, Mansion House, E.C., London, 1887

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Size 8¾" x 6¾", 184 pages. Burgundy leather fine binding, with 2 thick gilt frames and large diagonal gilt title on the front cover, gilt frames on the back cover. gilt lines on the cover edges and tiny little gilt flowers on the inner turn-ins. 5 raised bands to the spine with gilt title in the second compartment and gilt flower motifs and corner pieces in the other compartments. All pages edged with thick bright gilt. On thick cream paper, the texts are printed in a red border on each page, with titles at the head of each page in large ornate font, and vignettes and red initial capitals at the start of each chapter. Condition near fine, front hinge repaired else fine, contents very clean, a very attractive book. I could not find another copy of this book for sale at this time, nor much information about the author J.M.S. Brooke though there is this copy of a letter he wrote to the editor of The Times in 1888 "Sir, -- Paying my daily visit to my church this afternoon I was surprised to find the caretaker in a semi-stupified state. Asking her what was the matter, she told me that a man had just entered the church, and finding her all alone inquired whether I was in the vestry. On receiving a reply in the negative he said, "I see you are alone," and immediately took out a pocket-handkerchief and dashed it in her face. The strong smell of whatever liquid it had been steeped in dazed and stupefied her, and she for a moment or two lost her consciousness. The noise of some of the workmen on the roof seemed to have alarmed this scoundrel, and he bolted out of the church. This incident, Sir, perhaps might afford a clue. At any rate, it will warn solitary women who are in charge of churches. I am Sir, your obedient servant, J. M. S. BROOKE. Vestry of St. Mary Woolnoth and St. Mary Woolchurch Haw, Lombard-street, E.C.".…

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Titre
Under the Lantern of "Our Lady of woolnoth" Being a Few Lectures on the Various Epiphanies of God: Together with Some Others for the Most Part Delivered in the Above Church
Auteur
Brooke, J. M. S.
Éditeur
London: Printed By Bowles and Sons, George Street, Mansion House, E.C., London
Année de publication
1887
État de l'article
Near Fine
Jaquette
No Jacket
Reliure
Fine Binding
Langue
anglais
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Literary Collections, Literary Collections::Essays, Religion

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