Possession and Profession: Noon-day Meditations for the Thoughtful and the Thoughtless, A Suggestive Companion for Summer Strolls or Winter Firesides
by A Roving Bee [Sophia Holworthy]; with a Preface by Charles Hesketh
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: James Nisbet & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library, Riwaka Library (a small 19th century provincial New Zealand library, Riwaka is situated 5km from Motueka, in the upper part of New Zealand's South Island.) Rebound in 19th Century half-leather library binding. Chipped paper library label on spine. Moderate rubbing and fading to boards. ; Uncommon. Christian philosophical thoughts and musings. Includes quotes from other Christian writers, including Leighton, St. Augustine, Archbishop Trench; Rev. J. Ryle, Rev. H. Elliot. x, [2], 418 pages + errata slip. Lacking the half-title page. Half-leather binding. Page dimensions: 165 x 111mm. Contents: The Call; The Conflict; The Work; The Songs; The Book; The Joys; The Companions; The Recreation; The Occupation; The Sayings; The Cross; The Crown. (One section for each month of the year).; Ex-Library; 8vo .
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- Seller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11747
- Title
- Possession and Profession: Noon-day Meditations for the Thoughtful and the Thoughtless, A Suggestive Companion for Summer Strolls or Winter Firesides
- Author
- A Roving Bee [Sophia Holworthy]; with a Preface by Charles Hesketh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James Nisbet & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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