Item Detail
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J.G.F. & J. Rivington
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2
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Adams, William
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The Shadow of the Cross
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4 volumes in one, sm. 8vo
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contemporary half calf
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London
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1843
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Third Edition
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106 p.
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16 cm.
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823.08 Ad19 1843-48
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Tipped in at end is a two-page manuscript poem "In Memoriam - W.A.," presumably by the recipient of these volumes. Adams died at the arly age of 34. These are his "Sacred Allegories," novels of a religious nature which had a great vogue. they went through many editions and were popular in translations abroad.