Author: CARPENTER. THE RIGHT REVEREND WILLIAM BOYD. LORD BISHOP OF RIPON.
Title: REVERENCE - THE SECRET OF GREATNESS. A SERMON. Preached in the Church of St. Margaret, Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons, on sunday May 22nd, 1887, in commemoration of the fiftieth year of the reign of Her Majesty The Queen. Printed at the desire of the house.
Description: Henry Hansard and Son. 1887. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (10.9 x 8.4 inches). 27pp. Presentation copy from the author "The Rt Hon W H Smith MP. With Grateful regards W B Ripon. Feb 1888" inscribed on the half title. Printed opposite the title page is a note about a resolution to offer the thanks of the Houses of Commons to Lord Ripon for his sermon and an instruction to print this work, proposed by two people, one of them Mr William Henry Smith, the Bookseller and newsagent, who was the recipient of this copy. Finely bound, with the original printed front wrapper included, by Zaehnsdorf in full dark brown morocco. boards with ten ruled line borders within two gilt ruled ones. Front board with the full title and date lettered in gilt. Spine ruled in blind and gilt. Lettered in gilt. Inner boards with ruled, dotted and wavy lined borders. Gilt binders name to the bottom of the front inner board and their circular gilt stamp to the rear inner board. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A fine copy.

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