My Sermon-Notes – Charles H. Spurgeon – 1885 | First Three Volumes, Original Cloth

My Sermon-Notes by Charles H. Spurgeon, published by Passmore and Alabaster between 1885 and 1886 in London, presents selected outlines from his sermons delivered at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. These volumes contain brief structured summaries of Spurgeon’s preaching, organized by biblical text. These notes were widely used by other ministers during Spurgeon’s lifetime and were valued for their clarity and focus. The original cloth bindings include gilt-stamped titles on the front covers. Each book is octavo in size, with volume numbers handwritten on the front boards.

Spurgeon wrote and published these ‘sermon-notes’ for other preachers to help them with their sermons. According to the preface in the first volume of this extensive work, Spurgeon states:

“I have prepared these frame-works, not to encourage [laziness], but to help a bewildered industry; and I hope that I have not written so much as to enable any man to preach without thought.”

Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Sermon-Notes. A Selection from Outlines of Discourses Delivered at the Metropolitan Tabernacle
• Author(s): Charles H. Spurgeon
• Publisher: London: Passmore and Alabaster
• Edition: First edition, 1885–1886
• Format: Octavo (8vo), three-volumes
• Binding: Cloth boards, gilt titling
• Size:  8.75in x 5.75in (22 cm x 14.5 cm)
• Collation:
  • Vol I: viii, 9–200, 12, [8]
  • Vol II: viii, 201–392, 12, [2], 16 – (first edition)
  • Vol III: viii, 9–200, 8 – (first edition)
• Contents Include:
  • Spurgeon’s notes from Genesis through Acts

Condition:

Good. All three bindings remain secure, with minor wear along edges. Gilt front titles are legible. Volume numbers handwritten on front covers. Fading and discoloration on Vol. III spine and board edges. Interiors are complete, with mild age toning and no loss of text.

Why Collect This?

• First edition of Spurgeon’s sermon outlines
• Representative of Baptist preaching in Victorian London
• Practical use among preachers during Spurgeon’s era and today

Item Number: # 28869