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Abide With Me: The World Of Victorian Hymns (SCARCE FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
by Bradley, Ian
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0334027039
- ISBN 13
- 9780334027034
- Seller
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Margate, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: SCM Press, 1997. VG. First edition, first printing. Paperback. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To James Gillespie/With very best wishes/from one Sullivan fan/to another!/Ian Bradley/Hymn Society Conference/York August 1997'. James Gillespie, (1929-2015), was a hymn musician and writer. xvii,299pp. A well-researched and authoritative study into the importance of Victorian hymns in a way that has never been done before. The author traces the importance of hymns in Victorian novels, explores the extraordinary political and sociological ramifications of Victorian hymnody, and assesses the literary and musical importance of this genre. With Appendixes, Bibliography, Index of Hymns and Tunes, and Index of Names. Prevous owner James Gillespies' small sticker on front endpaper; some sunning around spine and upper edge of front cover; else a very good copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and JAMES GILLESPIES COPY.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Greystone Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15334
- Title
- Abide With Me: The World Of Victorian Hymns (SCARCE FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
- Author
- Bradley, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0334027039
- ISBN 13
- 9780334027034
- Publisher
- SCM Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Signed. Autographed. Hymns. Victorian Hymns. Victorian Music. Victorian Culture. Music. Musicology. Church Music. Theology. Hymn Writing. Writers Of Hymns. History Of Hymns. History. Religious Music. Hymnody. Perfroming Arts. Literary Criticism. Cultural
- Bookseller catalogs
- Performing Arts; Literary Criticism; Sociology; Theology;
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Greystone Books
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Margate
About Greystone Books
Greystone Books is situated in Kent, England. We have been selling on the internet since 1999. We sell collectable books and try to stock obscure and scare non-fiction titles.
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