Rev Brownell (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. Full leather. Small chip at head of spine, leather somewhat dry, some foxing, Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Journal Reprint. 51 page controversial "charge" by the then Episcopalian Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. Inked name atop front cover, light edge wear, cover fading, light foxing within. Paper.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Two volumes in one regarding two British people's visits to the colonies. Two volumes bound as one. Written during the British Victorian era and a time that America and Canada's colonies were vastly developing due to people from Europe emigrating. The first title, Mrs Jameson's work, depicts her time in Canada. Mrs Jameson was summoned to Canada by her husband, the Court of the Chancery of Upper Canada. She spent eight months travelling and writing in Canada meeting many emigrants and indigenous people. Much of her interactions with the native people are discussed in this text. The second title, edited by Reverend J Abbott tells the tale of Philip Musgrave's work as a Church of England Missionary in the North American colonies. Both of these works are an interesting depiction into the Victorian European view of the colonies and the indigenous people of Canada and America. In a red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minimal shelfwear. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Title page for Jameson's work has detached but is present. Otherwise, binding loosening to first few gatherings and firmly bound throughout. Pages are slightly age toned to edges and clean throughout. Library stamp to title page, 'Forbes Library Northampton Mass' and a date stamp to the preface April 16 1896. Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hard Cover. Very Good. Approximately 90 pages of handwritten sermons and other manuscript material written by Thomas Church Brownell, third bishop of Connecticut. Also includes a funeral address in honor of Brownell written by George Burgess, Bishop of Maine, published at Cambridge in 1865, and Extract from Bishop Brownell's Address published in Hartford in 1847. Library binding and markings. Once owned by E. E. Bownell of Philadelphia. Important manuscript material for the history of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Manuscript materials date from 1818 to 1841.…