A really beautiful, four volume half leather set of Mosheim's church history classic.
von Mosheim, John Laurence. Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, by John Laurence von Mosheim, D.D. Chancellor of the University of Gottingen. A New and Literal Translation from the Original Latin, with Copious Additional Notes, Original and Selected, by James Murdock, D.D. Edited with Additions, by Henry Soames, M.A. Rector of Stapleford Tawney, with Thoydon Mount, Essex. Second Revised Edition. In Four Volumes. Volume 1. Primitive Period. Volume 2. The Medieval Period. Volume 3. The Reformation. Volume 4. The Modern Period. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans; Hatchard and Son; F. and J. Rivington; Hamilton and Co; Simpkin and Co, etc. 1850. 500pp + 682pp + 587pp + 624pp.
Very attractive chocolate brown half leather bindings with contrasting title and volume labels in morocco. Raised bands. Some light rubbing, corners a bit bumped and rubbed. Heel stamped from Dr. Bray's Lending Library, then with a fine press printed label from Dr. Bray's Lending Library on pastedown, and again a fine press lithographed Lending Rules on the rear pastedown. All very nicely preserved. Textually very solid and clean with some occasional neat, early pencil markings.
Early price on ffep of $595.00.
