COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor. Aids to Reflection, in the formation of a manly character on the several grounds of prudence, morality, and religion: illustrated by select passages from our elder divines, especially from Archbishop Leighton. 2nd edn. Hurst, Chance, & Co. 1831
Half title, final ad. leaf. Uncut in orig. drab boards; corners bumped, spine & paper label defective, front board detached. Signature of Edward Vansittart Neale on title. Externally poor, but internally clean & fresh.
¶Wise 59. Text extended from 404 to 408pp. Coleridge was a devotee of the teachings of Archbishop Robert Leighton, 1611-84, the Scottish preacher and theologian, and draws heavily on him in this volume of aphorisms. This copy bears the ownership details of the renowned English barrister and Christian Socialist, Edward Vansittart Neale, 1810–1892.
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