The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations
by George Herbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£175.00£157.50
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About This Item
London: Seeley & Co. Limited, 1894. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Albert Durer; Marcantonio Holbein. A very smart edition of this collection of sacred and religious poetry from Herbert, with illustrations. Illustrated throughout with over seventy engravings. A collection of private ejaculations and sacred poems on subjects such as: the altar, sacrifice, the sinner, Good Friday, Easter, nature, faith, temper, the Holy scriptures, love, offerings, discipline, and much more. Written by George Herbert, an English poet, orator, and Church of England priest. With illustrations from Albrecht Durer, a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance, Marcantonio Holbein, an Italian artist, and others. Bound in full brown calf. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and the odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 876T80
- Title
- The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations
- Author
- George Herbert
- Illustrator
- Albert Durer; Marcantonio Holbein
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Seeley & Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Temple Sacred Poems Private Ejaculations Herbert Sacred Poems Holbein
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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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