1878 A Letter to Father Ignatius on the Death of his Mother Francis Lyne Sign...

Description: Click here to see our other books! A Letter to Father Ignatius (Rev. Joseph Leycester Lyne) on the Death of his Mother, by his Father Francis Lyne 1878 Printed for the Author : London 8" by 5.5" vii [2], 2-242pp SUMMARY With a touching presentation inscription, this is a very scarce work in which the author mourns the death of his wife, Louisa Genevieve Lyne, and addresses his feelings to his son, the monk Father Ignatius. Author's Presentation Copy,First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION A very scarce first edition work, privately printed, this is Francis Lyne's address to his son, Joseph Leycester Lyne, on the occasion of his mother's death. With touching provenance, to the half title is the author's presentation inscription to a relation, reading: 'To Capt. G. M. Leycester with the author's affectionate love, 23rd July 1878'.Better known as Father Ignatius of Jesus, Joseph Leycester Lyne was an Anglican Benedictine monk remembered for commencing a movement to reintroduce monasticism into the Church of England.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of the mother in question, Lyne begins by explaining 'this book is the production of an afflicted widower, and addressed to one of his bereaved children; for he finds a mournful satisfaction in describing the virtues which adorned the mother'. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping and loss of cloth to back strip head and tail. Further horizontal splits in cloth of back strip. Rear joint starting, with board holding firm. Front hinge starting, with board holding firm. Internally, binding tender to centre of text block. Author's inscription to half title. Spot to title page, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright, with the odd notation. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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