The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838
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The Evangelical Museum or Christian Ladies Complete Pocket Book for 1838



London: Suttaby & Co., 1837. Flexible leather boards with fold-around flap closure, pencil holder and pocket inside the cover. All edges gilt. 4.75 x 3.25 inches. Engraved frontispiece and title page, plus 10 engravings of various city-, sea- and landscapes from Paris to Cornwall printed across 6 leaves. 35pp total, with calendar and engravings inserted between 23-25. Very Good to Near Fine condition with mild rubbing; leather still supple and clasp functional.

Sparingly used as a general diary of important dates, with entries for deaths and weddings noted up through the 1850s, around 15-20 entries in total. Frontis portrait of Rev. Charles Simeon, Vicar of Holy Trinity Church who had died in 1836. A good deal of the opening text is dedicated to his biography, followed with various scriptural and poetic verses promoting Christian piety. List of London-area churches and meeting houses at rear. A particularly uncommon version of the popular "pocket" diary, with handsome engravings to boot.

 


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