Thoughts Manner Spending Passion Week (2 results)

Firth edition, [8], 261, [1] + 2pp., of adverts, with half-title. 2 Vols., in one, small 8vo (160 x 90 mm), cont. calf, rubbed, spine chipped, upper cover detached. Signature of Maria Morris, Clifton, April 1795; Armorial bookplate of Abraham Bower. The first mentioned title is rare, ESTC locates just 5 copies (British Library, Durham, Oxford, Senate House; Yale).…

First edition. 45pp, [1]. Disbound, calf remnants to spine. A clean and crisp copy. The sole edition of an anonymous pamphlet encouraging reflection and devotion across Passion Week, the seven days preceding Easter in the Christian calendar. The British Critic (1795) describes the result as 'doubtless a well-intended remonstrance', but criticises the use of 'many vulgar phrases' and 'incongruous metaphors', as well as the volume's melodramatic description of the crucifixion. ESTC T150122. Size: 8vo.…