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Maxims and Sayings of Samuel Wilberforce D.D-sometime Lord Bishop of Oxford and Winchester. Arranged for every day in the year by C.M.S Compiler of "Daily Gleanings of the Saintly Life "Under the Cross"

He was an English bishop in the Church of England, and the third son of William Wilberforce. Known as "Soapy Sam", Wilberforce was one of the greatest public speakers of his day.[1] He is now best remembered for his opposition to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution at a debate in 1860.

This is a Rare Miniature book dated c1882

Maxims and Sayings of Samuel Wilberforce c1882 Rare Miniature Book

£48.00Price
  • Title: Maxims and Sayings of Samuel Wilberforce
    Author: Samuel Wilberforce
    Publisher : St Giles Printing
    Publication c1882
    Format: Hardback

    Condition: A lovely miniature book with dark grey covers and gilt lettering and design. Some light bumping to cornersand spine. Pages are clean and free from ink or pencil marks

    Book measures: 10.5cm x 7cm with 114 pages.

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