Companion For The Festivals And Fasts Of The Church Of England: With Collects And Prayers For Each Solemnity by Nelson, Robert - 2015

J. Buckland, 1773. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1773. 23rd Edition. 560 pages. Fully bound in brown leather. Front board is detached. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Brown and black staining to pages throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Some marks to boards. Visible peeling leather to all. Water staining to boards.

London: W. Bowyer for R. Bonwicke, J. Walthoe, B. & S. Tooke, etc., 1722. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, June 24 (sale item)* xxii, [3], 636, [16] (index) pp., frontis. of an apparent believer being stoned; contemporary full leather, now lacking the front cover, text age toned, good only. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

London: F. C. and J. Rivington et al, 1811. Leather. Good Only. 9" by 5". None. The thirty-first edition of this particular companion for the religious Festivals and Feasts The thirty-first edition. Robert Nelson (1656-1715), was an English philanthropist and religious writer. For many years he was an intimate friend and correspondent of Archbishop Tillotson, though not in agreement with his views; and he was also on terms of friendship with the astronomer Halley and other men of science. Nelson's sympathies were with the Jacobites; and after his return to England he associated himself with the nonjurors, under whose influence he produced several of his writings on religious subjects. He was an active supporter of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and similar associations, and he used his influence largely in the establishment of charity schools and the building of churches in London. In 1687 he had published a controversial work… Read More

London: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington [Et Al]. Fair with no dust jacket. 1807. Thirtieth Edition. Disbound. [vi], xv, [iii], 520 pages + [16] page index. Full calf binding with green morocco spine lettering piece. Spine title: "Nelson's Festivals". Front board detached. Rear board nearly detached. Title page and front free endpaper detached from rest of text block (but attached to front board) . Spine lettering piece chipped and creased. Chips to leather at corners and edges of boards. Internally good. Rubber stamp of the Littlemore Club on front free endpaper, together with the inscription "Littlemore Club Feb 8 1856". "I think myself so far obliged, by that Respect that is usually paid to the candid and charitable Reader, as to acquaint him, before he engages, with what he may expect from the following Treatise: The Design whereof is an Attempt to rescue the Festivals and Fasts of the Church of England [...]" - from the preface.; 8vo .

London: C. Hitch & L. Hawes, 1757. 21st Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good. Octavo (standard book size). Nelson was a lay minister in the Anglican Church. He was a nonjuror which meant he refused to swear allegiance to the crown. Ex library with emboss on title page but no other marks. Leather scuffed, edge wear, hinges weak, corners bumped. Front fly leaf missing. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 673 pages. ESTC N27269. Full refund if not satisfied.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.