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The Meditations of a Recluse: chiefly on Religious Subjects
by Brewster, John (1753-1842)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Worcester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, no.62, St.Pauls Church-Yard, and W. Clarke, New Bond-Street, 1816. Full leather. Very Good. Fourth edition, octavo; viii, 387, [i] pp. In full contemporary calf (lightly worn), flat spine divided by double gilt fillets into six compartments, gilt lettered black leather spine label to second compartment, early bookseller's ticket and early ink inscription to front pastedown, light unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves, a clean and attractive copy of these philosophical and religious reflections.
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- Bookseller
- Lyppard Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000595
- Title
- The Meditations of a Recluse: chiefly on Religious Subjects
- Author
- Brewster, John (1753-1842)
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, no.62, St.Pauls Church-Yard, and W. Clarke, New Bond-Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1816
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- john brewster philosophy religion theology meditations reflections philosophical religious
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian books; Antiquarian Theology;
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Lyppard Books
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Worcester
About Lyppard Books
Lyppard Books was established in Worcester, UK, in 2012, adopting the unusual name from Lyppard Grange, once a farm attached to the monastery of Worcester's ancient cathedral. We maintain a small and select stock of English and Continental antiquarian titles from the dawn of western printing to the 19th century, and aim to offer original, early examples of scarce and sought-after texts.
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