Arms Rev (4 results)

Wraps. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is a lot of 18 Christian tracts written by the Rev. George Wells Arms, D.D. entitled "In Time of Sorrow" published by the American Tract Society out of Oradell, New Jersey. No date, although 1960s or 1970s (the tracts show a five-digit zip code). Each measures 3-7/16" by 5-3/4" and contains six pages including front and rear covers. Rev. Arms begins his discussion with: "Perhaps there is no sorrow that ever enters most human hearts that is greater than when death would break the cord that binds two lives together. All that has been made precious by the secret of fellowship, the joy of communication, the mutual bonds of dependence one upon another, has been taken away. The vase has been broken, and while the scent of the roses still lingers in the memory, it remains true that the vase is broken. The more sacred the relationship the deeper the sorrow.".

Wraps. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Offered is a lot of 34 Christian tracts written by the Rev. George Wells Arms, D.D. entitled "The Glory of Sickness" published by the American Tract Society out of Oradell, New Jersey. No date, although 1960s or 1970s (the tracts show a five-digit zip code). Each measures 3-3/8" by 5-3/4" and contains eight pages including front and rear covers. Rev. Arms discusses the following topics: The Glory of Chastening; The Glory of Abandonment; The Glory of Meditation; The Glory of Strength; The Glory of Discipline; The Glory of Fellowship; The Glory of Answered Prayer and the Healing Christ.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo. Original maroon cloth with gilt lettering to front cover. Dark brown endpapers. Brief autobiography by 19th century Congregational minister. Very good, discoloration to spine; some staining to boards, including one shallow straight line dent spanning back cover. Light foxing. "First Cong'l Church" Library copy as marked in pink pencil on front free endpaper.

Condition: Good. 2 volumes. Folio (263 x 424 mm). Contemporary half roan nd marbled boards, spines with 6 raised bands, morocco lettering pieces, minor rubbing, joints starting, minor chipping.632, 252pp, 23 leaves of engraved plates hors texte in vol. 1 and 10 in vol.2, mostly 2 engravings per plate; numerous half page engravings in the text; Provenance: Rev. Gerald Charles Fenwicke (armorial bookplate, with motto "A Fenwyke! A Fenwyke"); Hoar (armorial bookplate, with motto "Constanter").Ralph Bigland was a noted antiquarian, whose work was mostly focused on Gloucestershire. Over time, he travelled the whole county, accumulating historical information and making it his business to record the inscriptions on everything from great monuments to modest gravestones. Following his death, his son, Richard, attempted to bring the work to print as a county history. A number of instalments of the Historical, Monumental, and Genealogical Collections relative to the County of Gloucester were published between 1786 and 1794 (completing two volumes, dated 1791 and 1794), and further instalments appeared sporadically through the 19th century.Ralph was born in 1712, the son of Richard and Mary Bigland. He was baptised at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney on 30 Jan 1711.On 13 Jan 1737 he married Ann, daughter of John Wilkins. Their marriage took place at Frocester, Gloucestershire.Their son Richard was baptised at St Dunstan in the West, City of London on 6 Apr 1738. . Ann died later that year and was buried at St Dunstan and All Saints on 3 Dec 1738.The artist Thomas Bonnor (c.1740-c.1812) was born in Gloucestershire, later moving to London where he studied under Henry Roberts (d. 1790). According to Bryan's Dictionary, Bonnor was 'celebrated as one of the best of the topographical draughtsmen and engravers of his day.