A Brief Summary of the History and Doctrine of the Holy Scriptures

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A Brief Summary of the History and Doctrine of the Holy Scriptures

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A Brief Summary of the History and Doctrine of the Holy Scriptures, Right Rev. Dr. Milner — 1st Edition

Publication: London, W. E. Andrews, c. 1819

Formatting: 8vo.

Condition Report: Fair. Bound in the original printer's drab boards with untrimmed, deckled text block edges. The binding is heavily worn, with the spine covering largely perished, exposing the underlying sewn gatherings, though a partial printed paper label clings to the upper edge of the front board. The boards themselves are rubbed and lightly soiled, with bumped corners and typical edge-wear. Internally, the binding remains intact but delicate. The pages are predominantly clean, featuring intermittent spotting and minor foxing typical of the paper stock, as well as occasional edge-creasing to the uncut margins.

Catalogue Note: First Edition [c. 1819]. The front paste-down bears a contemporary ink presentation inscription reading, "Chs. Blundell Esqr / with the author's respects". This marks the volume as a presentation copy from the author, Bishop John Milner, to Charles Robert Blundell of Ince Blundell Hall, a notable Lancashire Catholic landowner and art collector.

Printed by W. E. Andrews, a prominent publisher of Catholic literature during the era of Catholic emancipation, the volume survives in its original, unsophisticated drab boards. The text offers a comprehensive summary of scriptural history and doctrine from the perspective of an Apostolic Vicar.

Standard copies of this work are uncommonly found on the open market, making this inscribed presentation copy a notable survival.

A rare presentation copy of Bishop John Milner's A Brief Summary of the History and Doctrine of the Holy Scriptures, c. 1819. Inscribed by the author to the Catholic art collector Charles Blundell, this early 19th-century volume survives in its original, unsophisticated printer's boards, offering a fascinating intersection of English Catholic history and antiquarian bookmaking.

Book Condition: Fair

Book Authors: John Milner

Book Publisher: W. E. Andrews

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Religion & Spirituality

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: Yes

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Book Publication Year: 1819

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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