[Rarebooks] FS - Early Ronald Knox satire

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*KNOX, Ronald Arbuthnott. /REUNION ALL ROUND; Or, Jael's Hammer laid 
aside and the Milk of Human Kindness beaten up into Butter and serv'd in 
a lordly Dish: Being a Plea for the Inclusion within the Church of 
England of all Mahometans, Jews, Buddhists, Brahmins, Papists, and 
Atheists, submitted to the Consideration of the British Publick / by 
their humble servant/* *// the Authour of / "Absolute and 
Abitofhell"./*  In original decorated stitched stiff paper wrappers. 
London. 1915. 8vo, pp. 32.

Knox (1888-1957) was an English theologian, priest and crime writer. He 
singlehandedly translated the "St. Jerome Latin Vulgate Bible" into 
English. His 1928 essay "Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes" 
was the first of the genre of mock-serious critical writings on Sherlock 
Holmes and mock-historical studies in which the existence of Holmes, 
Watson et al. is assumed. Our offering is another of Knox's satirical 
essays. It "mocks the fabled Anglican tolerance in the form of an appeal 
to the Anglican Church to absorb everyone, from Muslims to atheists, and 
even Catholics after murdering Irish children and banning Irish marriage 
and reproduction." (see Wikipedia, and Hubin, "Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: 
A Comprehensive Bibliography", p. 235).

This item is presented in the fashion of an early printed broadside. The 
stitching is a bit loose. The paper covers are quite curled and frayed 
at the edges, with light general soiling. There is an initialed 
inscription at the top of the title page. The contents have age-toned. 
There is a former owner's name on the half-title page. Overall, a good 
copy of a very scarce title.

Price:  $175.00.

Terms of sale - The price is in USD. Payment by check or credit card. 
Postage and packing charge is $7.50. Returnable within seven days of 
receipt if not as described.

 
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