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The poor man's Spiritual Instructor, In a letter From a Young Man to his Sister. To which is added, An Epistle to a Thoughtless Youth, who makes no Profession of Religion; An Earnest Address to all those who attend on Gospel-Ordinances, and have only a Profession: with A Short Account of the Author's own Experience of Divine Things
by RALLING, J[ohn]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Buckland et al., 1780. vi, [1], 8-132pp. Later calf, morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Very slight rubbing to extremities. Very occasional pen-trials to margins, spotted The revised and enlarged edition of the first published work of John Ralling, of whom little is known. First printed in 1775, the book, as the editor George Wright makes clear, demonstrates the 'evangelical Truths and Doctrines of the everlasting Gospel, which are able to make us wise unto Salvation, in a plain, but faithful, practical, and instructive Manner'. We are told that the 'pious Author' is 'only a Lady’s coachman...desirous of telling others what God has done for his soul'. ESTC records a single copy of this second edition in the British Isles (BL), and one further in North America (Emory). A single copy of the first edition is known (BL). ESTC T82654. Second edition. 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ17567
- Title
- The poor man's Spiritual Instructor, In a letter From a Young Man to his Sister. To which is added, An Epistle to a Thoughtless Youth, who makes no Profession of Religion; An Earnest Address to all those who attend on Gospel-Ordinances, and have only a Profession: with A Short Account of the Author's own Experience of Divine Things
- Author
- RALLING, J[ohn]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Buckland et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1780
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- Christianity, Religion
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
Antiquates Ltd
Biblio member since 2008
Wareham, Dorset
About Antiquates Ltd
Mail Order and Internet, but in normal times we have an antiquarian bookshop in the Dorset countryside.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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