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Tractarian controversy: Wearing of vestments. Letter, 1882, from the Bishop of Manchester.

Bishop of Mancaster

James Frazer, Bishop of Manchester

Original Letter

Letter to the Rev. John Spittal from the James Frazer, Bishop of Manchester, dated 'Jan. 8 1882'.

John Spittal, Tractarian Anglican priest, Rector of Heywood Lancashire 1878-85.

From the Bishop of Manchester James Fraser, Read more about Tractarian controversy: Wearing of vestments. Letter, 1882, from the Bishop of Manchester.

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Corbet Anderson, J. Antiquities of Croydon Church, Destroyed by Fire, January 5th, 1867.

Small 4to. (25.5x17.5cm), (iv) + 84 pages + 8 pages of adverts all of local Croydon businesses + 10 full page plates and many other illustrations within the text. A few spots of foxing, the brown endpapers a little faded. Bound in the original red cloth binding, the title etc. in gilt on the front cover. The cover somewhat marked, rubbed on the corners, the spine worn and frayed at the top and bottom, the cloth split on the front hinge for most of its length and the cloth on the rear hinge split for about 6cm. Read more about Corbet Anderson, J. Antiquities of Croydon Church, Destroyed by Fire, January 5th, 1867.

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A Priced Catalogue of the Whole Stock of Theological Books, for the Most Part Secondhand, of the late firm of Dixon and Higham…

A Priced Catalogue of the Whole Stock of Theological Books, for the Most Part Se

A Priced Catalogue of the Whole Stock of Theological Books, for the Most Part Secondhand, of the late firm of Dixon and Higham…

London, Charles Higham, 1878

Limited to 50 copies on thick paper; this is copy number 12, originally presented to Sion College Library, which was dispersed.

Large 8vo. (24.5x15cm), 8 unnumbered pages+216 pages of text, listing 9,670 books. Generally very clean, the pages slightly browned, the endpaper, half title and title page a little marked and the library stamp on the back of the title page. Read more about A Priced Catalogue of the Whole Stock of Theological Books, for the Most Part Secondhand, of the late firm of Dixon and Higham…

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Huysmans J.-K. Trois Primitifs

Paris, A. Messein, 1905.
24x15.5 cm. 108 pages. The pages rather browned. A small piece missing from the blank before the title page and a small mark in the margin of one illustration.
Bound in red half-leather with matching marbled paper on the boards, the title etc. in gold on the spine. The leather somewhat rubbed, particularly at the head of the spine, with some loss of the red surface. The front end paper cracked at the hinge, so that the cover is coming loose. The original wrapped bound-in. Read more about Huysmans J.-K. Trois Primitifs

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The Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Year 1678.

The Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to t

Kirkton, Rev. Jame

The Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Year 1678.…

Edinburgh, for Longman, Hurst etc London and John Ballantyne Edinburgh, 1817. Read more about The Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Year 1678.

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The Home Tidings of the Young Men’s Christian Institute Volume 1 extremely scarce

The Home Tidings of the Young Men’s Christian Institute Volume 1, 1880, for sale

The Home Tidings of the Young Men’s Christian Institute Volume 1

London, Young Men’s Christian Institute, 1880

27x18cm, iv+351 pages.

Some light browning, never affecting legibility, heavier on the title page and the last leaf, noticeable on the edges of the pages when the book is closed. One corner of the title page creased. Read more about The Home Tidings of the Young Men’s Christian Institute Volume 1 extremely scarce

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Strickland, Agnes Lives of the Seven Bishops

Strickland, Agnes   Lives of the Seven Bishops

Strickland, Agnes

The Lives of the Seven Bishops Committed to the Tower in 1688

London, Bell and Daldy, 1866

8vo. (19.5x12.5cm), iv+393 pages. Slight foxing (particularly to the half title page) and a heavy crease in the margin of the first half of the book; some other light creasing and a little roughness to the edges of some pages from when they were separated. A previous owner’s inscription on the half-title page. Read more about Strickland, Agnes Lives of the Seven Bishops

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Taylor, Jeremy Unum Necessarium Or, The Doctrine and Practice of Repentance…

London, James Flesher and R. Royston, 1655

8vo. (18x11.5cm), A complete copy: 48 unnumbered pages, folding engraving, 1-448, 8 unnumbered pages, 449-690, 8 unnumbered pages Read more about Taylor, Jeremy Unum Necessarium Or, The Doctrine and Practice of Repentance…

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Swedenborgism New Church Essays on Science, Philosophy and Religion…

Boston etc., Otis Clap etc., 1854 Small 4to. (24x14cm), 448 pages. Generally a clean copy, a few small marks, one on the corner of the title page, the endpapers rather dusty, the page edges a little marked when the book is closed and two leaves creased and a little dusty in the corners. Bound in the publisher ’ s blue cloth, somewhat faded and worn, but solid, two small tears (aprox. 1cm long) one at the top and one at the bottom of the spine. Read more about Swedenborgism New Church Essays on Science, Philosophy and Religion…

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