Rev Gervase Smith (4 results)
Language: English
Published by Carlton & Porter, N.D. (Preface Dated 1853)., New York 1853
- Hardcover
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.Pride and Prejudice-Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Original green decorated and stamped cloth. 6 by 4 inches. 168 pp. Ex-Sunday School but only indications a bookplate and a small label on the spine with a number on it, small area of dampstain in the top margin of all pages, Good.
Published by Charlton & Phillips 1855
- Hardcover
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst)
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. 1855; blue embossed cloth covered boards with gold titles; wear and discoloration around edges; corners are scuffed; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on inside of front cover; hinges are cracked; pages are toned with foxing present; 168 pages.
More imagesPublished by Carlton & Phillips, New York 1854
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ellery Center Books, Greenhurst, NY, U.S.A.Ellery Center Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Carlton & Phillips, 1854. A treatise on early piety. Hardcover. Bound in black cloth over blind stamped boards. Title and gilt decoration to spine. Wear to covers with splits and small tears to cloth in spine area. Corners and ends rubbed through. A couple of dings or indentations. Inside…: Missing free end pages. Foxing and scattered stains. One page with a section torn out, affecting about a paragraph of text on each side (page157/158). Inscribed at front: "Vol. 207 Of the Turnpike Sabbath School Library." Good- condition.
More imagesPublished by James Nisbet & Co.,, London 1859
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Malcolm Books, Thetford, , United KingdomMalcolm Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 80.00
£ 28.00 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Hard Back. Condition: Fair/Very Good. Unique First Edition. UNDATED Title page + blank + contents + blank + 22 pages + 39 + i + 30 + 48 + page 61-98 + page 375 407 + blank + 55 + blank + 60 + 47 + blank + 47 + 42 + 23 + blank + 46 pages. Includes lectures of different dates, most undated, and 3 dated 1854, 1858 & 1859 Condition…original maroon hardback binding fair, covers cracked at spine but holding, wear and some light water staining, re-glued spine? .Contents mostly very good, clean & tight. Inside cover is a 1889 gift inscription. A couple of very minor marks to a couple of lectures, rest are very good & clean. Contents lists 1. Criteria of truth by very Rev. Dean of Exeter. 2. History of the Meditation by very Rev. Dean of Chester. 3. Credulities of Scepticism by Rev. Robert Vaughan .4. Lollardie and Wickliffe by Rev. William B. Mackenzie 5. The Spanish Armada by Rev. Gervase Smith. 6. Geology by the late Hugh Miller. 7. Missions and Missionaries of the last Half Century by rev. Marmaduke C. Osbourne. 8. The English Reformation and Archbishop Cranmer by Edward Corderoy 9. Individuality by the Late Rev. Theophilus Pearson. 10. An Evening with the Early Church Fathers and Christians by Rev. Francis J. Sharr 11. The Life of Jesus its own witness by Rev. J.M. M'Culloch.12. The Influence of Society in the Formation of Character by Rev. John Graham Not listed, but between 6 & 7 is The Two Records: Mosiac and Geological by Hugh Miller. Dated February 7, 1854. All lectures have their own title page within the page numbers. The first two lectures not given by author, ie. Criteria of truth by very Rev. Archibald Boyd & History of the Meditation by very Rev. J.S. Howson. . The dated lectures are the extra one. The Two Records: Mosiac and Geological by Hugh Miller. Dated February 7, 1854 No 11. The Life of Jesus its own witness by Rev. J.M. M'Culloch. Dated December 14, 1858 & No 12. The Influence of Society in the Formation of Character by Rev. John Graham. Dated December 6th, 1859. The extra lecture has page numbers 375 407 so from another book, but lecture 6 seems to be from another book too? As pages number 61-98. So not sure what is going on. But does seem this copy is unique, even though most other dealers & many institutions do not bother listing exactly what their books contain. This was an extremely popular series that featured many of the leading Evangelical preachers of the day. These evangelical lectures were on various points of faith, science, and contemporary culture . To sum up, a unique copy. Size: 18.5 x 12.5cm. Approx.
