KEMPIS, Thomas ABiblio.com
Of the Imitation of Christ; four books.
1849réf. AQ35945Oxford: John Henry Parker 1849. x 351pp 1. Title page in red and black; text within red border. Bound for Parker of Oxford and London in contemporary blind-stamped calf contrasting tan morocco lettering-piece carmine edges marbled endpapers. Rubbed and marked surface wear to extremities scoring to boards light damp-staining to spine. Early gift inscription to verso of FFEP. Light spotting and staining to initial leaves. A new edition of this translation first printed in 1763 of De imitatione Christi the greatest and most widely-known work of late-medieval German Catholic monk Thomas A. Kempis 1379/80-1471. An ascetic manual of devotion rooted within the German-Dutch mystical school the work is cited as an influence to numerous significant Christian conversions including Methodist founder John Wesley and abolitionist John Newton. . A new edition. 8vo. John Henry Parker hardcover
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