Illustrations and Meditations – Spurgeon – 1883 | First Edition

First edition of Illustrations and Meditations or Flowers from a Puritan’s Garden by Charles H. Spurgeon, printed in London in 1883 by Passmore & Alabaster. Spurgeon structured this book as a devotional companion, borrowing ideas and tone from Puritan traditions. Each entry stands on its own, grounded in imagery and metaphor pulled from nature and Christian themes.

This collection of Puritan devotional meditations was written by Charles Spurgeon. Spurgeon designed this book to evoke guilt, but also offer hope to the reader – with the full intent of growing the reader’s faith.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Illustrations and Meditations or Flowers from a Puritan’s Garden
• Author(s): C. H. Spurgeon
• Publisher: London: Passmore & Alabaster
• Edition: First Edition. 1883.
• Format: Size and format
• Binding: Publisher’s original decorative green and gilt cloth
• Size:  6.5 in x 5 in (16.5 cm x 12.7 cm)
• Collation: vii, [1], 280 pp, [4]
• Contents Include:
  • Thematic Meditations on Christian Life
  • Nature-Based Metaphors in a Puritan Style
  • Short Theological Observations
• Provenance: Handwritten inscription by Derek Patton on endpaper

Condition:

Very Good. Publisher’s cloth binding remains intact, with light rubbing at the spine edges and corners. The gilt titling is still sharp. Browning appears on the endpapers and initial leaves, but the text block is otherwise clean. Binding remains secure.

Why Collect This?

• First edition of a devotional volume by Spurgeon
• Published by Spurgeon’s longtime printer
• Compact Puritan-themed devotional in its complete form
• Well-preserved example of Victorian Protestant publishing

INVENTORY NUMBER (SKU): #28782