Discourses delivered at South Place Chapel. [Ten separately printed and paginated tracts, each with its own title-page, including 'Intellectual Suicide', 'The Criminal's Ascension' and 'The Modern Analogue of the Ancient Prophet'.]
12mo. In original brown-cloth binding, with 'South Place Discourses' blind-stamped on spine. Internally tight, on aged and spotted paper. In worn, discoloured binding. Preceded by title and contents leaves to the collection. Waterlow and Sons are named as printers in six items: Item One at their premises in Great Winchester Street; Items Three, Four, Five, Six and Seven at London Wall. The first six items are by Conway. ONE: 'Intellectual Suicide', 16 pp. TWO: 'The First Love Again. A Discourse Delivered in the Church of the Redeemer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 28, 1875, on the Occasion of the Re-union of the two Societies, which had divided Fifteen years previously, chiefly on the issue of Supernaturalism', 21 pp. THREE: 'Entering Society: [...] 29th July, 1877.', 16 pp. FOUR: 'The Religion of Children. A Discourse, with Readings and Meditation, [...] October 21, 1877', 23 pp. FIVE: 'What is Religion? (F. Max Muller's First Hibbert Lecture). [...] May 5th, 1878', 19 pp. SIX: 'The Criminal's Ascension. A Discourse given March 2nd, 1879', 20 pp. SEVEN (by Picton): 'The Transfiguration of Religion: [...] June 2nd, 1878', 21 pp. EIGHT (by Coupland): 'The Conduct of Life. [...] December 26th, 1875', 17 pp. NINE (by Freckelton): 'The Modern Analogue of the Ancient Prophet [...] February 27th, 1876', 24 pp. TEN (by Wicksteed): 'Getting Through and Getting Over [...] January 30th, 1876', 16 pp. An uncommon assemblage: no copy of the collection in the British Library or on COPAC, which does however list Conway's 'Farewell Discourses' (1884-1887), as well as A. J. Ellis's 'Discourses delivered at South Place Chapel, Finsbury'.