[Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison. 1825 - 1899] - RECREATIONS Of A COUNTRY PARSON. Second Series

London: Parker Son and Bourn West Strand, 1861. 1st Edition. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped spine letterin & boards stamped in blind. iv, 382, [1 (advert)] pp. T.p. printer's ornament. Head- tailpieces. Decorative initial capital letters. 8vo. 8" x 4-7/8". Gilt bright. A bit cocked. Armorial bookplate of Edward Taylor. A VG - VG+ copy. Concerning the parson's choice between town and country -- Concerning disappointment and success -- Concerning giving up and coming down -- Concerning the worries of life, and how to meet them -- Concerning the dignity of dulness -- Concerning growing old -- Concerning Scylla and Charybdis; with some thoughts upon the swing of the pendulum -- Concerning churchyards -- Concerning summer days -- Conclusion.