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Paris: Curmer, 1858. 2 volume set, 10.5 inches tall. A simple but pleasing mid 19th century full vellum with gilt bands, dentelles and all edges gilt. Each page decorated with wide lithographic borders. With the gilt stamp of 'Schafer of Piccadilly', purveyors of luxury items. A fine set of this classic Christian guide based on the monastic practice of devotional reading by the 'Gentleman Saint'.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1911. Full morocco, 8 inches tall. A superb full morocco by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, elegant gilt tooled panels and boards, wide dentelles and top edge gilt. A fine edition of this great English 17th century theologian's select essays.

London: Nunn et al., 1818. 2 volume set, 8 1/2 inches tall. A handsome set of this influential work in half calf with gilt raised bands and beautifully gilt tooled panels. Some scuffing to the boards. With a previous owner's name 'Mr Moon' neatly written in ink on the paste down end paper.

London: George Bell, 1904. Two volume set, 5 inches tall. Full crushed morocco with raised bands, splendid floral gilt tooling to the panels, dentelles and all edges. The upper boards are finely decorated, the lower boards have a simple gilt fillet. Ink inscriptions, dated 1906 on the first blanks.

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1907. Full morocco, 6 1/2 inches tall. A handsome full morocco by Hatchards with raised bands, geometric gilt and blind tooling to the panels and boards. With gilt dentelles and all edges. Slightly rubbed and darkened around the borders of the boards. Beautifully printed by Humphreys on handmade paper. A wonderful edition of this great devotional work.

London: Scott, Webster, & Geary, 1839. Full morocco, 5 1/2 inches tall. A very pretty little early Victorian binding in pristine condition with raised bands and ornate gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt dentelles and all edges. With a neat ink inscription, dated 1842 on the first blank. Sturm's 'Reflections' was hugely popular and influential in its day and has been in print ever since. Beethoven owned A copy of 'Reflections' which he annotated extensively.

London: Cadell and Davies, 1811. 2 volumes bound in 1, complete, 8 1/4 inches tall. Full Regency calf with wide blind tooled raised bands and ornate gilt and blind panels. A series of blind and gilt fillets and rolls frame the boards. With the armorial bookplate of Benj. Philpot Chr. Coll. Cant. Soc. , the neat ink inscription 'Gustavus Wulff from B. Philpot 1832' on the first blank and a partly obscured neat ink inscription at the head of the title page. Some rubbing and marking but still an interesting binding.

London: The Religious Tract Society, 1836. Full Calf, 4 inches tall. A tiny and delightful devotional work in a charming early Victorian binding with gilt raised bands, label and superb extra gilt panels. With the neat ink former owner's inscription 'Mary Ann Ashley, January 1840.

London: Whittaker, 1823. 2 volume set, 6 1/4 inches tall. A neat Georgian full calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and gilt tooled panels. Red speckled edges. Bookplate. Engraved plates. A smart little set of this theological work that highly influenced Beethoven.

London: Crosby & Co., 1811. Half calf, 5 1/2 inches tall. A superb little Regency half calf binding with gilt bands and tooling to the panels and green label. With the binder's ticket of James Condie of Paisley. Engraved frontispiece.

Chiswick: Printed by C. Whittingham for R. Triphook, 1822. Half Calf, 6 1/2 inches tall. A good looking later binding in half mottled calf with a smooth back, gilt pallets, centre tools and label. Gilt top edge. Portrait. Small split to the head of the upper board but perfectly firm and solid. Foxing to the preliminaries. Martyred for his opposition to the Protestant Reformation, More is venerated as a Saint by the Catholic Church.

London: T. Murphy, 1839. 2 volume set, 5 inches tall. A good looking early Victorian half calf with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilding to the panels. Engraved frontispiece and title page to both volumes. A neat set of the great work of this German author and theologian, an influence in his day, most famously on Beethoven.

London: James Parker and Co., 1894. Full calf, 6 inches tall. A splendid little tree calf binding by Bickers with gilt raised bands, label and delicate gilt tooling to the panels. Pink edges. With a gilt embossed prize block on the upper board and prize inscription on the first blank. A delightful copy of this great devotional work.

London: Joseph Masters, 1869. Full morocco, 5 inches tall. A delightful little binding with two gilt raised bands, either end of the title and name, presumably of the original owner. There is dense and fine gilt tooling to the spine at the head and tail. The boards are framed with triple fillets and corner tools. GIlt dentelles and all edges.