Sermons: Preached Before The Queen At Balmoral
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board worn with significant fading and soiling. Page Condition: Yellowed and tanned, consistent with age (c.1882); FEP missing. Markings: No markings. Binding: Slightly cracked; heavily worn, with rubbing and loss to spine gilt lettering and board edges.
A rare collection of religious addresses delivered before Queen Victoria at her beloved Scottish retreat, Balmoral Castle, this volume represents a remarkable intersection of Victorian faith and royal patronage. Published by Command of Her Majesty, the sermons were composed and delivered by the Reverend A. A. Campbell, Minister of Crathie — the small parish church near Balmoral that served as the royal family's place of worship during their Highland sojourns. Each sermon reflects the earnest, elevated theological tone characteristic of the Victorian era, presenting scriptural meditations shaped by the intimate context of royal worship. The work offers a fascinating window into the private religious life of the British monarchy and the traditions of the Church of Scotland that Queen Victoria held dear. A distinguished piece of ecclesiastical and royal history, this collection stands as both a devotional text and a document of Victorian court life.
Author: Rev. A. A. Campbell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1882, William Blackwood and Sons
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board worn with significant fading and soiling. Page Condition: Yellowed and tanned, consistent with age (c.1882); FEP missing. Markings: No markings. Binding: Slightly cracked; heavily worn, with rubbing and loss to spine gilt lettering and board edges.
A rare collection of religious addresses delivered before Queen Victoria at her beloved Scottish retreat, Balmoral Castle, this volume represents a remarkable intersection of Victorian faith and royal patronage. Published by Command of Her Majesty, the sermons were composed and delivered by the Reverend A. A. Campbell, Minister of Crathie — the small parish church near Balmoral that served as the royal family's place of worship during their Highland sojourns. Each sermon reflects the earnest, elevated theological tone characteristic of the Victorian era, presenting scriptural meditations shaped by the intimate context of royal worship. The work offers a fascinating window into the private religious life of the British monarchy and the traditions of the Church of Scotland that Queen Victoria held dear. A distinguished piece of ecclesiastical and royal history, this collection stands as both a devotional text and a document of Victorian court life.