Sponsors Baptism Confirmation Historical Introduction by Derrick Sherwin Bailey (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in VG dust jacket. Small burgundy cloth hardcover, minimal wear and very clean. Well bound and tight copy. Interior free of markings, pages clean and bright. Dust jacket has short tear, tiny chip, else light wear; now protected in a clear archival cover. An attractive copy. Apparent First American Edition from British sheets.

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. hardback, small octavo, red cloth lettered gilt to spine, File copy from the publisher with label to front pastedown, scattered underlining and thus good only, a tightly bound copy, 162pp.

hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. hardback, small octavo, red cloth lettered gilt to spine, a good tightly bound copy in a price clipped dust wrapper, the text is clean and free of markings, 162pp.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-Library. Wear and browning in all edges of text. Cover slightly worn at upper spine. Else good. 162 pp.

Hardcover. xii, 162 p.; 19 cm. Good orig. maroon cloth in edgeworn and lt. spotted beige dj.

1st ed. Pp.14/162,spotting to endpapers. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. First Edition. Sponsors at Baptism and Confirmation. Heavy foxing to edge. Slight wear and foxing to D/J. Browning to spine of D/J. Contents: Preface. Principal Abbreviations. The Responsibilities and Liturgical Functions of Sponsors - (1) From the Second to the Fifth Century. (2) Pseudo-Dionysius and Caesarius of Arles. (3) Western Continentatl Practice at Baptism From the Sicth Century to the Reformation. (4) The English Church From the Sixth Century. (5) Sponsors at Confirmation. Regualtions Governing Sponsorship (1) The Relation Between Sponsor and Candidate. (2) The Qualifications and Disqualifications For Sponsorship (3) The Number of Sponsors Permitted to Each Candidate. The Theory of Sponsorship. Summary and Conclusion. Appendix - The Language of Sponsorship. Bibliography. Index of Sources. Index of Proper Names. 162 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).