Beauties of sturm, in lessons on the works of god, and of his providence. Rendered familiar to the capacities of youth, By Eliza Andrews.
London.
Printed for Darton and Harvey et al., 1799.
[Second edition].
12mo.
[8], 308pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper boards, printed paper lettering-piece. Extremities worn, without upper board, surface loss to spine. Internally clean and crisp.
A series of devotional exercises selected from the writings of German preacher Christoph Christian Sturm (1740-1786), intended for the moral instruction of a juvenile readership. First printed in 1798, the work reached an eighth edition by 1824.
All editions are remarkably scarce, with this second being no exception; ESTC records copies at two locations in the British Isles (BL and Oxford), and one further in North America (Toronto).
All editions are remarkably scarce, with this second being no exception; ESTC records copies at two locations in the British Isles (BL and Oxford), and one further in North America (Toronto).
Darton G890 (2). ESTC T145161.
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref: 20058
