Apr 21, 2009 - Sale 2176

Sale 2176 - Lot 36

Price Realized: $ 270
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Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
COLERIDGE, SAMUEL. The Statesman's Manual; or, The Bible the Best Guide to Political Skill and Foresight: A Lay Sermon addressed to the High Classes of Society. 65, [1]; [2], xlvii pages. "Blessed are ye that sow beside all Waters!" A Lay Sermon, addressed to the Higher and Middle Classes, on the Existing Distresses and Discontents. [2], xxxi, [1], 134 pages, including half-title. Together, 2 volumes in one. 8vo, slightly later cloth, covers sunned, needs rebacking; contents clean. London: Gale and Fenner et al., 1816; 1817

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first editions. The first work "examines the use and relevance of biblical interpretation in the context of everyday life and political decision making" (DLB). Tinker 695, 696.