Victorian Diamond Jubilee Book Of Common Prayer - 1897 - Antique Theology Book

Victorian Diamond Jubilee Book Of Common Prayer - 1897 - Antique Theology BookThe Victorian Diamond Jubilee Book Of Common Prayer Of The Church Of EnglandPublished by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons: London 1897Printed In An Easy Reporting Style Of Pitman's ShorthandGeneral wear and rubbing to cover and spine as shown. Pages are clean and well presented with minimal light foxing to prelims. There are no loose pages. Good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.Size 19cm x 13.5cm x 2.5cm

1850 Mental & Moral Excellence & The Way To Attain It Antique Theology Book

Mental and Moral Excellence and The Way To Attain It, Exhibited in Memoirs

Of The Rev. John Hessell

Consisting Chiefly Of Extracts From His Journal and Correspondence.

By The Rev. Joshua Priestley

Published by Hamilton, Adams & Co: London 1850 Third Edition

" Mental and Moral Excellence and the Way to Attain It is a Victorian moral and religious work presented through the life and reflections of the Rev. John Hessell, a figure held up as an exemplar of disciplined Christian character and intellectual seriousness. Compiled chiefly from Hessell's personal journals and correspondence, the book offers an intimate portrait of a nineteenth-century clergyman striving toward moral improvement, self-command, and spiritual clarity within the everyday pressures of life and ministry. Rather than abstract moralising, the work grounds its lessons in lived experience, making virtue something to be cultivated through habit, reflection, and faith.

Edited and arranged by the Rev. Joshua Priestley, the volume reflects a strong evangelical and didactic tradition common to mid-Victorian Britain, where biography was frequently employed as a moral instrument. Priestley shapes Hessell's writings into a coherent guide to mental discipline and moral excellence, emphasising perseverance, humility, and the formation of character over time. The tone is earnest and reflective, encouraging readers to view moral improvement not as an innate trait but as a lifelong pursuit requiring conscious effort and moral accountability.

Published in 1850 in this Third Edition, the book sits squarely within the flourishing genre of Victorian moral literature aimed at young men, clergy, and serious-minded lay readers. Bound in its original decorative cloth and clearly intended for thoughtful domestic reading, it offers valuable insight into nineteenth-century religious thought, personal piety, and the era's belief in self-improvement through faith and reason. This work would particularly appeal to collectors of Victorian religious literature, historians of moral philosophy, and readers interested in personal journals as vehicles for ethical instruction."

Light wear and fading to covers and spine as shown. Lacks blank endpaper (no loss) with book commencing at half title page. Pages are clean and well presented with no foxing. Minor tears to top of title page edge from separation phase. Binding is secure and there are no loose pages. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.