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3 volumes. Early Printings of Vols. 1 and 2, First Edition of Vol. 3 Illustrated throughout with folding maps and plans as well as other charts and tables. 8vo, a superior set, the three volumes very handsomely bound as a set, in full diced calf, the upper covers with double gilt fillet rules at the borders, corner tooling in gilt, the spine panels with raised bands gilt stopped, the compartments fully gilt in hatch designs, two with central gilt ornaments and two lettered in gilt, turnovers rolled in blind, marbled endleaves, all edges gilt. xl, 460; xxvi, 596; [xxxiv], 495, [1] pp. A very fine set, beautifully preserved, a small scuff to the lower board of Vol. 3, internally excellent, and the bindings tight, strong and bright, the text-block and maps and plans very well preserved.

Edizione: a superb study of the history of the jewish people from abraham to the christian era. arthur penrhyn stanley, frs (1815 – 1881) was an english anglican priest and greatly honoured ecclesiastical historian. he was dean of westminster from 1864 to 1881. he was the author of a number of historical works and was. a co-founder of the palestine exploration fund. at the close of 1856 stanley was appointed regius professor of ecclesiastical history at oxford, a post that, with the attached canonry at christ church, he held until 1863. he began his treatment of the subject with "the first dawn of the history of the church", the call of abraham, and published the first two volumes of his history of the jewish church in 1863 and 1865.<br> in 1862, stanley, at queen victoria's wish, accompanied the prince of wales (later edward vii) on a tour in egypt and palestine. the following year, the queen appointed him deputy clerk of the closet. in june 1863, he was elected a fellow of the royal society as the author of – life of doctor arnold – historical memorials of canterbury – syria and palestine in connection with their history – lectures on the eastern churches – and lectures on the jewish churches. the collected works of dean stanley take up 32 bound volumes. <br> he was untiring in literary work, and though that consisted very largely of occasional papers, lectures, articles in reviews, addresses, and sermons, it included a third volume of his history of the jewish church, a volume on the church of scotland, another of addresses and sermons preached in america, "essays chiefly on questions of church and state from 1850 to 1870 (1870) and christian institutions : essays on ecclesiastical subjects (1881), the last two collections some would consider still very relevant today.<br> his history of the jewish people is one of the most important and core works on the subject and is a very readable and pleasing study.