Meditations and Contemplations. In two volumes. Containing,. Meditations among the Tombs. Reflections on a Flower-Garden; and, A Descant on Creation. Contemplations on the Night. Contemplations on the Starry Heavens; and, A Winter-Piece. The fifth edition.

HERVEY, James.

Verlag: Printed for John and James Rivington. 1749, 1749

Beschreibung

Two volumes. xxxii, 104, [4], cix-cxii, [1], 116-285, [1]p, engraved frontispiece, one full page illustration in text; xxiii, [1] errata, 106, [2], cix-cxiii, [2], 116-287, [9]pp, frontispiece. 8vo. Old ink splash p.272 vol. I & sl. foxing, traces of wax seals to inner board & lacking following e.p. vol. I. Full contemporary calf, gilt ruled borders, raised bands, red morocco labels; spines sl. chipped, upper hinges cracked but firm. ESTC T27774, BL, National Library of Wales and Kentucky only. Presentation inscription on the front-end-paper, 'the gift of the Author to his dear sister Mrs Mary Hervey'. Mary, his youngest sister, later married the Rev. Robert Knight, but at this date was still living at home, as a letter from James to his father includes the request that 'I would not have Mary clean my study, lest she should displace or lose any papers'. Mary died in 1799. James Hervey, 1714-1758, clergyman & writer, influenced by Wesley but remained an Anglican. This was his first work, modelled on Robert Boyle's Occasional Reflections. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 58326

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Titel: Meditations and Contemplations. In two ...

Verlag: Printed for John and James Rivington. 1749

Erscheinungsdatum: 1749

Einband: Hardcover