Apologia Pro Vita Sua : Being a Reply to a Pamphlet Entitled "What, Then, Does Dr. Newman Mean?"
by John Henry Newman
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£145.00£130.50
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1864. First edition. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition in book form of Newman's spiritual and theological defences against Charles Kingsley and the Church of England. The first edition in book form.John Henry Newman's ardent defence of his religious opinions, written as a response to attacks from Charles Kingsley. Newman quit his position as an Anglican Vicar of St. Mary's, Oxford, in 1845, alongside some of his followers. He was welcome by the Catholic Church and converted to Catholicism, where he became an influential priest and religious leader based in Birmingham, later being created a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII. An important insight into the religious strife of the nineteenth century, and the Oxford Movement. Label of the Grundy Library, Malvern College, to the front paste down.Ink note to the verso of the front endpaper In a full morocco binding. Externally, rubbed. Crack to the head of the front joint, smaller crack to the tail. Small surface cracks to the head of the spine. Torn label to the tail of the spine. Bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Front hinge is strained. Rear hinge is starting. Library label and bookseller's label to the front paste down, with further institutional labels to the rear paste down and verso of the rear endpaper. Rear endpaper and rear free are working loose. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots, to the first and last few pages. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874P1
- Title
- Apologia Pro Vita Sua : Being a Reply to a Pamphlet Entitled "What, Then, Does Dr. Newman Mean?"
- Author
- John Henry Newman
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Apologia Pro Vita Sua john henry newman anglican catholic john henry newman charles kingsley
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....