Religious Emblems : being a series of Emblematic Engravings, with Written Explanations, Miscellaneous Observations and Religious Reflections, designed to illustrate Divine Truth, in accordance with the cardinal doctrines of Christianity

Holmes, William; Barber, John W.

Published by O. W. Potter, Providence, 1859

Two books bound in one volume, second title below. Red blind stamped cloth, gilt-decorated spine with gilt emblem of the Lord's Supper on front; good joints, some edge-wear, 7 x 5 1/4 inches. Several names on the front end papers. Lovely hand-colored wood engravings as frontis and extra title page for the first book. 159 pages in Emblems, with many wood engravings; 159 pages in Allegories, with wood engravings. Both books have some foxing, a faint top margin tidemark on many pages, and one of the back free end papers is torn at the bottom, lacking about 1 x 3 inches. Bound with Religious Allegories : being a series of Emblematic Engravings, with Written Explanations, Miscellaneous Observations and Religious Reflections, designed to illustrate Divine Truth, in accordance with the cardinal doctrines of Christianity. Boston: Crown and Emery. 1854. Improved Edition.Bible truth taught by pictures and allegories. Here is a sample on "Carnal Security," presented with the engraving of a man lounging in a bed of roses, at the edge of a cliff. "Sin possesses a peculiar faculty to deceive; this is true of sin in all its modifications. It allures, that it may betray and destroy. It meets the youth with smiles only, that it may plunge a dagger more surely in the heart. It promises to the gambler, th erobber, and the murderer, wealth, pleasure, kingdoms. But having filled the cup of hope to the brim, with cruel mocking it is exchanged for the chalice of despair." - p. 80. Seller Inventory # 11507

Bibliographic Details

Title: Religious Emblems : being a series of ...
Publisher: O. W. Potter, Providence
Publication Date: 1859
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: Improved Edition.