A letter to his grace the duke of wellington, chancellor of the university of oxford, on the proceedings in the house of convocation, On thursday, the 23d inst.
Oxford.
J. H. Parker, 1837.
First edition.
8vo.
37pp, [3]. Unopened. Stitched, as issued. Lightly toned and spotted.
The sole edition of a pamphlet by biblical scholar Edward Greswell (1797-1869), addressed to Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), then chancellor of the University of Oxford, on the question of initiative in matters of legislature in the institution's House of Convocation versus the Hebdomadal Board, occasioned by a dispute between the two bodies over the proposed appointment of Renn Dickson Hampden (1793-1868) to the Regius Professorship of Divinity.
The usual databases record copies at five locations (BL, California, Cambridge, Oxford, and Toronto).
£ 125.00
Antiquates Ref: 29882
The usual databases record copies at five locations (BL, California, Cambridge, Oxford, and Toronto).
