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The Ministry of Life
Maria Louisa Charlesworth
Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London · 1858
First Edition. Nice copy of this classic piece of Victoriana. First edition.
A follow up to Ministering Children which first appeared in 1854 and was a best-seller over the following 50 years. Original High Victorian binding of blue pebble-grained cloth over bevelled boards with elaborate decoration in gilt and blind and gilt lettering. Pale yellow coated endpapers, top edge untrimmed, frontispiece and illustrated extra title page.
A clean, bright copy.
Written by Dr Jeremy Parrott, who has the book in his hands. Nothing here is generated from a catalogue record.
Bibliographic detail
| Author | Charlesworth, Maria Louisa |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, London |
| Date | 1858 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Stock reference | ab_833293778 |