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Meditations and Contemplations, by the Rev. James Hervey, Containing His Meditations Among the Flowers, Reflections on a Flower Garden, &c., Together with the Life of the Author, Two Volumes in One, Published by J. & B. Williams, Exeter, 1836, 240 pp, continuous pagination, original leather, 5.5 x 3.25”, 32mo. In fair condition. Ex-library of the Lebanon Historical Society. Binding moderately worn with areas of loss, particularly at head of spine. Red rot to edges, corners. Small instance of worming to bottom edge of front board. Leather dulled overall. Spine abraded with red rot and cracking at joints. Interior good with light toning and scattered foxing, typical defects for an antiquarian book. A few small age-stains throughout text. Free of markings. End papers soiled. Ex-library evidence located only at front fly leaf. Binding intact. Please see photos. James Hervey (1714-1759) was an English clergyman and writer. His style is often bombastic, but he displays a rare appreciation of natural beauty, and his simple piety made him many friends. His earliest work, Meditations and Contemplations , said to have been modeled on Robert Boyle’s Occasional Reflexions on various Subjects , within fourteen years passed through as many editions. COLR1836ABCM-variant
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