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Click here to see our other books! A second guide to heaven : shewing, that it is every mans indispensable duty and interest to secure heaven for himself; because whoever misseth it, and is lost, is utterly undone, and miserably wretched, and the whole world is nothing to him, to help, or comfort him. And the man that is sav'd is unspeakably and eternally blessed· Likewise representing to consideration the common and notorious neglects and mistakes about this business of so great concernment the saving or losing self. By S.H. the author of the former Guide to heaven. Samuel Hardy 1687 A Churchill : London 7" by 4.5" [14], 272pp SUMMARY An extremely scarce edition of Samuel Hardy's Second Guide to Heaven. Very Scarce Overall Condition: Good Only This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage : £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION Lacking title page, title so author and publisher's information sourced from Copac. Collated, lacking title page, final twenty pages and errata. Final twenty pages include the rest of chapter XIII and chapter XIV. The full title reads as: A second guide to heaven : shewing, that it is every mans indispensable duty and interest to secure heaven for himself; because whoever misseth it, and is lost, is utterly undone, and miserably wretched, and the whole world is nothing to him, to help, or comfort him. And the man that is sav'd is unspeakably and eternally blessed· Likewise representing to consideration the common and notorious neglects and mistakes about this business of so great concernment the saving or losing self. By S.H. the author of the former Guide to heaven. Misbound, with the spine label allocating authorship to Baxter, presumably English Puritan, Richard Baxter. Spine label also lists title as 'Grand Interest', the title to the main section of this text. Samuel Hardy (1636/7-1691) was a nonconformist minister from Frampton, Dorset. He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford from 1656 to 1659. Upon graduation he became chaplain to the Trenchard family of Wolfeton House, Charminster near Dorchester. Prior to this publication he wrote another Guide to Heaven. CONDITION In a half calf binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Lacking title page and final twenty pages. Pages are rather age toned with minor loss to corners, not affecting text. Leaves A2, A3, B2-B5 with amateur repair to corners and leaf A2 laid down onto newer paper. scattered spots throughout. Overall Condition: Good Only GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques