One of the most influential Evangelical publications of the 19th century, it was massive, 7 x 11 inches, beautifully illustrated with full-color lithographs, and contains 5 or 6 regular-sized volumes worth of content. 

The Sunday at Home: A Family Magazine for Sabbath Reading. 1876.  London: Religious Tract Society. 1876. 844pp.

Contents include: 

*A beautiful color lithograph of Longfellow’s Wondrous Truths, engraved by Marcus Ward & Co.  

*History of Westminster Abbey by the eminent John Stoughton ( illustrated series ) 

*Hold the Fort – Author and Origin of the Hymn 

*Welsh Preaching and Welsh Preachers. By Edwin Paxton Hood ( series ) 

*A Jew’s First Impressions of England, and First Intercourse with Christians, by Alex Levie ( series, very rare and first published here as a serial. He was converted to Christianity and wrote in the Scattered Nation periodical, etc. )

*Beautiful color lithograph by Birket Foster / Edmund Evans, illustrating ‘All Thy Works Shall Praise Thee, O Lord’ by Keble 

*The Power of Psalmody 

*Old and New; or, the Gospel History Illustrated by the Temple Hymnal and the Synagogue Lectionary by Basil H. Cooper ( extensive series, very interesting in relation to Jewish missions, etc. ) 

*George Herbert and His Mother (with lovely illustration by Charles West cope /  Arthur Lucas ) 

*Henry Martyn’s First Home in India ( nice illustration of his Pagoda. . .I’ve not seen this elsewhere and it’s great ) 

*Life of J. C. Ryle ( illustrated ) 

*Stunning Chromolithographed illustration of the hymn, Just as I Am. Executed by Kronheim & Co., London. 

*Faith’s Plea upon God’s Word by Ralph Erskine 

*History of the Hymn, God Moves in a Mysterious Way, by William Cowper (if you have never read this account, it is amazing!) 

*Life of Christmas Evans, the Great Welsh Revivalist. By Edwin Paxton Hood 

*The Jains and Their Worship ( illustrated ) 

*History of the Hymn Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me. 

*Beautiful illuminated text And as Moses Lifted up the Serpent in the Wilderness, Even So Must the Son of Man be Lifted Up: That whosoever Believeth in Him should not Perish, but have Eternal Life. 

*Moravian Missionary Life in Greenland (illustrated, incorporating original letters by C. Spindler of Lichtenau ) 

*History of the Hymn, Jesus, Lover of My Soul. 

*John Elias – The Great Welsh Revivalist. By Edwin Paxton Hood 

*Whale Fishing ( Whaling, 2pp article ) 

*Nice illuminated text of William Cowper, very minor damage at base. . . barely noticeable. 

*The Parsees and Fire-worship (illustrated ) 

*Jews in Their Present Position ( an address by Alexander Moody Stuart on the Jews at the General *Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland ) 

*The Grave of David Brainerd 

*The Jewish New Year, or the Feast of Trumpets by J. A. ( with full page illustration ) 

*Beautiful chromolithograph of Llandaff Cathedral in Wales. 

*Bicentenary of Paul Gerhardt 

*Pukapuka; or, Danger Island 

*Life of Constantine von Tischendorf 

*Christianity in Bulgaria (beautifully illustrated by A deNeuville and others ) 

*The Apostles Peter and John by Newman Hall 

Etc., etc., etc. 

Good with tear to cloth on front hinge, some general wear. In no danger structurally. Very sound and overall clean.