Hymns
E.P. Dutton & Co., 1888. 16mo, quarter white imitation leather over red cloth boards, decorative gilt titles, floral grey endpapers, [xii], 253pp. Later printing. Minor scuffing to board corners, front hinge soft, toning to pages. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. A collection of hymns by the English Oratorian priest and spiritual writer, cleric of the Oxford Movement and convert from Anglicanism after the example of his friend Cardinal John Henry Newman. This miniature book gathers the prolific output of Faber's hymnic verse, arranged in five parts ranging from the Trinity, the sacred humanity of Jesus, the faith and spiritual life, miscellaneous subjects and the Last Things. Prefaced by a sketch of his life, with illustrations in black and white. A handsome example.
Price: $75.00