METHODISM. CLARKE (Adam): - Memoirs of the Wesley Family, Collected principally from Original Sources.London: Printed by J. and T. Clarke..., and sold BY. Jerkshaw..., 1823. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 215 x 125 mms., pp. xv [xvi errata, xvii blank, xviii list of 22 facsimile autographs], engraved frontispiece (slightly off-setting on title-page, folding leaf of facsimile autographs, one other full-page engraved plate, in contemporary smooth maroon calf, spine gilt decorated but faded and dulled. A good copy. The Imperial Magazine for 1823 was rather enthusiastic about the work: "[T]his work is highly miscellaneous, displaying great diversity of character, and marking the spirit which these revolutionary periods generated.... In narrative, it is plain and unambiguous; in incident and anecdote, interesting and entertaining; in historical allusions and references, highly instructive; and in reflections, appropriate, animating and profound." GBP 220.00 [Appr.: EURO 261 US$ 279.31 | JP¥ 43958] Book number 9378is offered by:
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