william boyd carpenter bishop ripon (11 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. xi, 250 p.; 21 cm. (William Belden Noble lectures ; 1913) Good ex-lib. orig. maroon cloth.

Hardcover. New & cheaper. vii, 332 p.; 20.5 cm. [First printed in 1911: illustrations omitted in this reprint] `There are shops where once I went which now see me no more, for I have been driven away by the obsequious obtrusiveness of such irrepressible interrupters of one's peace. Not that the shopmen of new-book shops are all of this type--far from it. There are some excellent, intelligent and understanding men who take pains, know how to be silent, and get what you want with cheerful appreciation. My picture is, however, drawn from experience, and, as a rule, to go from the new-book shop to the old is a step from storm to stillness. My love for the old-book shop is the same as my love for a library, and this dates probably from my early associations.' (p. 127 f.) -- One Sunday during Morning Prayer the skylight showed a chimney next door catching fire, and panic ensued. `Selfish cowardice showed itself in the deliberation with which a young man picked up his hat, coat, and umbrella, and stole quietly out the the pew and out of the church, leaving two or three ladies who occupied the same pew to look after themselves. Sheer superstitious panic showed itself when a lady flung herself into the vicar's pew in a sort of vague belief that, if harm fell elsewhere, it would pass over the clergyman's lot. When the smoke began to curl across the ceiling (the Litany, be it remembered, was being read) the man said to his wife: "My dear, the church is on fire." The wife replied, "Nonsense, my dear," and then, devoutly going on with the responses: "Good Lord, deliver us." (p. 322 f.) Good orig. green cloth, spine and edges heavily abraded.

Hardcover. viii, 222 p.; 20 cm. Good orig. maroon buckram, spine and front cover heavily spotted.

Hardcover. 247 p.; 19.5 cm. VG faintly spotted orig. maroon cloth, spine bright. Gilt top.

No Binding. Zustand: Very Good. A fine original photgraphic portrait. From an original photograph by W & D Downey. Mounted (matted) and ready to frame. A splended opportunity to purchase a portrait of this eminent personage. "He is a man whose influence to a large degree is silent, but strong and deep".

Good orig. blue cloth. Tear at head of spine repaired. lxiv, 423 p.; 23 cm. (Bampton lectures ; 1887) Contents: Introduction -- Lecture I. Probable permanence of religion -- II. Some essential elements of religion -- III. Essential elements of religion witnessed in the history of three universal religions [Islamism, Buddhism, Christianity] -- IV. The relation of the three universal religions to the essential elements of religion -- V. Religion and morality -- VI. The necessity of religion -- VII. Religion and personality -- VIII. The religions of the future. 1st edition. Binding is Hardcover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Illustrated with thirty-three black and white illustrations and photographic plates including tissue-guarded frontispiece showing: Queen Elizabeth from the portrait (painter, unknown) in the National Gallery, as called for. ***Very good in grey-blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and black decoration to spine and front board. A few underlinings and the odd word in pencil (can easily be erased). Pages clean. Top edge of last two pages uncut (can be carefully cut open). Edges of boards slightly rubbed. Head and tail of spine slightly rubbed and nicked. Spine tight. ***200mm x138mm. xvi prelim pages including two-page preface by the author plus 517 pages including chronological table and index to rear. ***Contents: Chapters: I. The Making of The Race; II. British Christianity; III. The Coming of Augustine; IV. The Revival from the North; V. Theodore and Wilfrid; VI. The Times of the Danes; VII. The Danes and the Anglo-Saxons; VIII. The Church Under Norman Influences; IX. Church and State Conflicts; X Anselm and Becket; XI. Henry II and Becket. XII. Struggles for Constitutional Freedom; XIII. The National Revival; XIV. The Awakening of England; XV. The Period of Struggle; XVI. Darkness and Dawn; XVIII. Henry VIII and the Reformation; XVIII. The Struggle for Supremacy; XIX. Reform and Reaction; XX. Elizabeth; XXI. Through Conflict to Victory; XXII. James I. XXIII. Plots and Struggles; XXIV. Charles I.; XXV. The Rise of the Commonwealth; XXVI. The Restoration; XXVII. James II; XXVIII. William and Mary; XXIX. Queen Anne; XXX. George I and George II. XXXI. The Religious Revival. XXXII. Philanthropy follows Religion; XXXIII. The Beginnings of the Century; XXXIV. The Oxford Movement. XXXV. The Social Philanthropy. XXXVI. From the Gorham Case to the Vatican Council; XXXVII. Liberal Thought on Trial; XXXVIII. Eucharistic and Ritual Controversies; XXXIX. Public Progress; XL. Some Last Words: Past, Present, Future; Index. ***First impression of the true first edition, profusely illustrated, in complete original condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Drawn by Spy. Original colourtype. Page size approx. 38 x 26.5cm. Image size approx. 32 x 19cm. With original leaf of biographical text.

3pp., 12mo. Bifolium with mourning border. Aged and grubby. Written with purple pencil. He begins by thanking her for the 'letter & two Photographs', and is 'looking forward some day to see my god child whom the photographs picture as very bonny'. He is 'obliged to write on the train & to use this ugly pencil', and thinks there is little chance of his 'seeing you, or anyone else', as he has 'incessant work & numberless engagements till the middle of Novr.' After that he hopes 'to go somewhere and get a bit of quiet as the long journeys & constant preachings & talkings are most unsettling and, I almost think demoralizing I have travelled more than 900 miles since the beginning of this month & I have given 10 Sermons & Speeches The bliss of silence & stillness I hope to attain next month somewhere'.

2pp., 12mo. He begins by apologising for being unable to give any information regarding Shettle, who 'only came into Ripon Diocese in 1911, theh year in which I resigned'. He is unacquainted with Shettle's books, none of which are credited to him in Crockford's. He agrees with Lang's 'letter & notes on Church & Education matters': 'the War is constantly disclosing how far astray our Education & Church method has been. No high spiritual ideals have been fully & widely recognised in our schools & our churches have been used too often as nurseries of narrow & pedantic theology or as political hotbeds'. William Robert Lang, the probable recipient, was born in Scotland and educated at the University of Glasgow. He became Professor of Chemistry at the University of Toronto and took an active part in the First World War. He was a member of the Canadian General Staff and commanded the University of Toronto contingent of the Canadian Officers Training Corps.

Both items with text clear and complete, on aged and discoloured paper. First letter (12mo, 1 p, 14 lines): He informs Stocks that he will be 'delighted to do what you ask [.] it will be a sincere pleasure to me - There is only one "If" - which I hope will be but a formal one'. He will be on duty at Windsor Castle till 15 December, but has 'no doubt the Dean will take my place'. Second Letter (12mo, 1 p, 11 lines): He is 'grieved to hear of this sad loss [.] Walter Stocks was a good and true fellow I always had a warm place in my heart for him'.