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1876 first edition thus, Roberts Brothers (Boston, Massachusetts), 3 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches tall red cloth hardbound, no dust jacket (as issued), gilt lettering and black decoration to front cover, black lettering to spine, all page edges red, black endpapers, title page ruled in red, viii, 97 pp. Slight soiling and moderate to heavy rubbing and edgewear to covers, with a quarter-inch chip to the bottom of the backstrip. Otherwise, apart from slight age toning, a good to very good copy of this rare rearrangement, abridgment and selection from the beloved Christian devotional classic The Imitation of Christ (De Imitatione Christi). OCLC (No. 561569379) locates only one copy at institutions worldwide, at The British Library, St. Pancras, in London. The introduction is subscribed M.W.T., whom OCLC is unable to identify. ~KM5~ The Imitation of Christ was written by Catholic monk Thomas a Kempis (circa 1380-1471), as four separate books completed between 1420 and 1427, at Mount Saint Agnes monastery, in the town of Windesheim, located in what is now the Netherlands. He wrote these works for the instruction of novices of his Augustinian monastic order, followers of Geert Groote's Brethren of the Common Life. But the writings quickly became popular among all the literate faithful. There is probably no other book apart from the Bible which has been printed in so many editions and translations. Seller Inventory # KM5-0671-7597
Bibliographic Details
Title: Selections from The imitation of Christ (...
Publisher: Roberts Bros
Publication Date: 1876
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
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