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Divine Providence Evidenced in the Causes, Consequences and Termination of the Late War WITH Divine Favour Claims Great Religious Gratitude
by Warner, Rev. Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Bath: Richard Cruttwell, 1814. Two sermons bound as one - 'Divine Providence', 23pp, [1]; 'Divine Favour', 23pp, [1]. Half vellum and paper over boards, smooth back, title in gilt to spine, with diaper pattern gilt decoration to head and tail of spine, gilt crown to middle of covers, a.e.g., blue endpapers. Slightly rubbed, internally lightly browned but generally clean. The first title has 'Warner's Sermon on the Peace 1814' to head of title. The second title was a sermon published to aid a fund for the benefit of the families of the British soldiers who died at Waterloo, the total of the collection is noted to the foot of the title (98 pounds and four shillings). From the library of Earl Eldon, with his bookplate to reverse of front endpaper. Presentation copy from the author, 'To the Right Honourable Lord Eldon with the profoundest respects of the author'. Both pamphlets are uncommon, the first named at Ox only on COPAC, the second not found on COPAC. Presentation Copy from the Author. First Edition. Half Vellum and Boards. Good+. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000482
- Title
- Divine Providence Evidenced in the Causes, Consequences and Termination of the Late War WITH Divine Favour Claims Great Religious Gratitude
- Author
- Warner, Rev. Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Cruttwell
- Place of Publication
- Bath
- Date Published
- 1814
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Provincial Printing, Religion, Warner, Anti-war, Military, Peninsular War, Napoloenic Wars, Waterloo
- Size
- 8vo
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Diaper
- aka Diapering A decorative design of repeated diamonds or geometric shapes on the cover, usually on cloth boards. The design is...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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