Christoph Christian Sturm

Reflections for Every Day in the Year on the Works of God, and of His Providence throughout all Nature. Translated first from the German of Mr. C. C. Sturm, into French; and now from the French into English by A Lady. Volume III. [1790]

Edinburgh: N.R. Cheyne, 1790. Volume III only (of 3 volumes). Full leather binding with gilt-stamped decorative border upper and lower boards, gilt decorated panels and gilt-stamped title label spine, marbled endpapers, pp vi, 346, some creasing to upper corners of pages pp.207-238. Leather of spine is rubbed, including loss of a decorated / lettered panel near centre of spine. Corners bumped and rubbed, head and foot of spine fragile. Inscribed initials first blank endpaper, gift inscription second blank endpaper (dated 1842). A very nice tree calf binding with contemporary hand made marbled endpapers in very good condition.

Christoph Christian Sturm (1740 - 1786) was a German preacher and author: "Reflections on the Works of God in Nature" is his best-known work. (Beethoven owned a copy, which he annotated heavily.) This translation was first published in 1788: this is the second edition. The work is divided into religious and philosophical thoughts for contemplation for each day of the calendar year. This last voume begins on September 1 and ends on December 31. Item #106095

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