St. Paul and Protestantism with an Introduction on Puritanism & the Church of England

Matthew Arnold. St. Paul and Protestantism with an Introduction on Puritanism & the Church of England. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1870. First edition. 8vo. xxxix, 176 pp. Original brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. “This work originally appeared in the Cornhill magazine, and has since been revised, with additions and a preface, by the author.” Treatise on St. Paul, Puritanism and the Church of England, the ‘Evangelical’ Party, Puritans and the Nonconformists, transformation, politics and the power of a national church. Slight staining to boards. Corners and head and tail of spine very slightly rubbed. Pages iii-x have a minor tear near spine, underlining in pencil throughout. Writing in pencil on the rear fly-leaf paper. Boards in very good (tight copy), interior in very good to near fine condition. vg. Hardcover. (25211) $60