Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England: with a Discourse on Confirmation by Secker, Thomas - 1840

Dublin: Printed for William Watson, 1789. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. Bound in leather, perhaps tree calf. iv, 379 pages. LACKING all preliminaries to the title page. Title page and on is collated and complete. A collection of theological lectures by this former Archbishop of Canterbury. In GOOD condition, with the aforementioned missing preliminaries. Minor scuffing and wear to the covers. Moderate scuffing and bumping to the extremities with minor loss of leather and some fraying to the head of the spine. Leather splitting along the upper half of the exterior hinges, not affecting the interior. Text block solid with some darkening along the extremities, a few lines and markings( both in pen and pencil) present to the text, mostly in the margins. Small piece missing from the lower fore edge of the title slightly affecting text. Ownership inscription on the rear inside cover and a small paragraph on the inside front cover on the life of Secker.

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William Watson, 1794. Book. Good. Hardcover. 379pp. Full leather. Leather boards very rubbed. School name in gilt to front cover. Prize plate inside front cover. Light foxing to pages. One page is torn across the middle..

London: John and Francis Rivington, 1769. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. The very scarce first edition of Thomas Secker's significant contribution to the Church of England, an insight into the catechism and doctrines. The very scarce first edition.Complete in two volumes.ESTC citation number T76665.Thirty-nine lectures by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Secker. The focus of these lectures is the catechism of the Church of England, exploring and analysing the doctrines of the Church in the centuries after the Reformation.Though this work was published posthumously it became Secker's best known contribution to the Church of England.One page of adverts to the rear of Volume II. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Spines are a little discoloured. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light rubbing to the front boards which has resulted in a little loss of leather. Very small chip to the head of the spine of Volume II. Rear joint of Volume II with small cracks… Read More