London: W. E. Andrews, Red Lion Square, 1815. First edition. Disbound journal, sewn, a single issue. No covers. Articles on "The Catholic Question", "Infant Baptism", and several other smaller articles. This was a time of much agitation for Catholic emancipation, and this is reflected in these pages, with the bulk of the articles, initially rejected by Parliament in 1815, the Catholics Emancipation act was finally passed in 1829. A clean and tidy copy, without any significant flaws. Slight edgewear only. The register would suggest that this copy of the journal has come from a larger work. 205 - 244pp. 220 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).

William Eusebius Andrews (1773-1837) was a Roman Catholic journalist, and editor of several Catholic journals. This work ran from 1813 to 1820, when he was forced to suspend publication, despite support from Bishop Milner. He revived the journal in 1834, and it was continued after his death. Andrews was also the founder of several other (mainly short lived) Catholic journals, and "The Friends of Civil and Religious Liberty", a tract society.

London: W. E. Andrews, Red Lion Square, 1815. First edition. Disbound journal, a single issue. No covers. Articles on "The State of Morals in answer to Cobbett's Register", "The continuation of an address to the Laity", "An English Catholic on Petitioning", "Rev. Mr. Martyn on the Nun-baiting order", "Rev. Mr Gandolphy on the Catholic Petition", and several other smaller articles. This was a time of much agitation for Catholic emancipation, and this is reflected in these pages. A clean and tidy copy, without any significant flaws (other than being disbound). Slight edgewear only. The register would suggest that this copy of the journal has come from a larger work. 1 - 40pp. 220 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).

William Eusebius Andrews (1773-1837) was a Roman Catholic journalist, and editor of several Catholic journals. This work ran from 1813 to 1820, when he was forced to suspend publication, despite support from Bishop Milner. He revived the journal in 1834, and it was continued after his death. Andrews was also the founder of several other (mainly short lived) Catholic journals, and "The Friends of Civil and Religious Liberty", a tract society.

London: W. E. Andrews, Red Lion Square, 1815. First edition. Sewn journal, a single issue. No covers. Articles on "The Catholic Question - Conduct of the Whigs", "Dublin aggregate meeting - a lay deputation to Rome", "Irish Gratitude to Dr. Milner.", "Observations on the advantages of a Conventual education", "On the causes of multitudinous Religion Sects in Britain", "On the State of feeling amongst Catholics." and several other smaller articles. This was a time of much agitation for Catholic emancipation, and this is reflected in these pages. A clean and tidy copy, without any significant flaws. Slight edge wear only. The register would suggest that this copy of the journal has come from a larger work. 325 - 364pp. 220 x 140 mm (8¾ x 5½ inches).

William Eusebius Andrews (1773-1837) was a Roman Catholic journalist, and editor of several Catholic journals. This work ran from 1813 to 1820, when he was forced to suspend publication, despite support from Bishop Milner. He revived the journal in 1834, and it was continued after his death. Andrews was also the founder of several other (mainly short lived) Catholic journals, and "The Friends of Civil and Religious Liberty", a tract society.

London: Rivington, 1889. Second (revised edition). Although substantially the same work, Gore addresses the issues raised in two Catholic rebuttals of his original work. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles. 32 page catalogue for Rivington publications to the rear. This book is a defence, in popular form, of Anglicanism, and Anglican Ordinations and Sacraments, against the criticisms of Roman Catholic authorities. The blue boards are mainly clean, with a little fading and rubbing to the spine. A touch of bumping to the head and tail, with very slight fading. The half title has significant foxing to it. There are two pencil inscriptions showing that the book belonged to a convent library. Owner's name to the head of the title page. xviii, [2], 176, 32. pp

Gore (1853-1932) was an influential Oxford theologian. He was ordained a priest in 1878, and was the principal of Pusey House from its foundation until 1893. Under his influence, the Oxford Movement moved towards Modernist lines (a break with the Tractarians). He was also very concerned with social action, and he helped to found the Christian Social Union. In 1901 he became the Bishop of Worcester, in 1911 he succeeded Francis Paget as Bishop of Oxford.

London: L. B. Seeley and Son, 1825. Original diced Russian calf with gilt decoration to spine. Bookplate to the inside board. Contemporary gift inscription to the end paper. There is an engraved vignette to the title page. After the treatise on Prayer, there is around 70 pages with examples of prayers for the faithful to use, and an index.

Edward Bickersteth (1786-1850) was an evangelical Church of England clergyman. He was active in promoting the Evangelical Alliance and was strongly opposed to the Tractarian movement. His son became the Bishop of Exeter.

There is rubbing to the edges of the boards, with a little bumping to the corners. The gilt to the spine has been rubbed and the titles are no longer legible. It appears that the book may have been repaired in the distant past (unsure) the end papers look a little newer. The binding is strong and secure. Internally clean and tidy throughout with just a little darkening. Overall a sound copy.

London: Robert Clavel and James Knaplock in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1704. First edition. Later Vellum with titles stamped to spine. Overall a decent copy. The vellum is clean and tidy, with a little foxing / marking only. A large, uncut copy. Lower corner of leaf D4 torn away, with loss of a few words from six lines of text. Paper flaw to leaves H-H2, with loss of a single word to recto and verso of each.ESTC T75521. 64p pages.
Samuel Wesley (1663-1735), Anglican clergyman and poet. Public outcry to the criticism of dissenting education in his 'Letter from a Country Divine' to his friend in London concerning the education of dissenters in their private academies (London, 1702) led Wesley to respond voraciously, firstly with this work, and then again in A Reply to Mr. Palmer's Vindication (1707).

London: Religious Tract Society. First edition. No date to this publication, but COPAC suggests circa 1825. Hardback. Thin leather spine, with number 100 in gilt to the spine. (This copy from Santon Sunday School Library, presumably their numbering). Inside, it lacks front end paper. Overall clean and tidy. The boards have a touch of rubbing to the edges, but no marking. The inside front board has slight loss to the paper - presumably where labels have been removed., The front end paper has been removed. School library sticker to the inside front board, and recent owner's name. The rest of the book is clean and tidy, with a touch of darkening only. 144 pages.

The Reverend Fletcher was a contemporary of Wesley, and one of Methodism's first great theologians. He was a French Huguenot, (his actual name was Jean Guillaume de la Fléchère.) and came to England in 1740. He spent most of his career as curate of the Parish of Madeley. Although a key Methodist, he always remained loyal to the Church of England.

London: Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 1867. A first edition of this scarce work. Dark brown cloth. Contemporary brown end papers and owner's contemporary gift inscription to the FFEP. A quite reasonable copy. The brown cloth has marking to the corner of the front board, and there is some light fading from water spots to the rear board. The spine has darkened so that the title is illegible (no gilt, if ever any, remains). Internally clean and tidy throughout, with a touch of darkening to the pages only. Foxing spots to the end papers only. X, [1]-212, [ii]. pp
Samuel, Garratt 1817-1907 was also the author of "Signs of the Times" and "World Without End" amongst other works. He was an Evangelist within the Church of England. These sermons were given at the end of his tenure at Trinity Church in Lincoln's Inn Fields, before his departure for Ipswich. X, [1]-212, [ii]. pp