The temple
Subtitle: sacred poems and private ejaculations
By:  by Mr. George Herbert.
Contributors: Adcock, George Henry, fl. 1836-1849.; Harvey, Christopher, 1597-1663.; Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834.; Whittingham, Charles, 1795-1876 (printer); Chiswick Press.
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Pickering
Published: 1850
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Other titles: Works of George Herbert : vol. II. : the temple and other poems; Herbert's poems
Notes: Half-title and t.p. printed in red and black.  T.p. printed within wood-engraved decorative border.

Preliminary steel-engraved plate with imprints: "Engraved by G. Adcock from a sketch by G. Hafsell." and "London, William Pickering, 1836."

Plate was also used in editions of "The remains of that sweet singer of the temple " by the same author published in 1836 and 1848 by Pickering.  See McLean D 0500 and McLean D 0502.

Includes "The synagogue or The shadow of the temple sacred poems and private ejaculations in imitation of Mr. George Herbert [by Christopher Harvie M. A.]": p. [259]-343.  With separate t.p. printed in red and black.

Includes "Notes on The temple and synagogue by S. T. Coleridge.": p. [345]-350.

Includes wood-engraved decorative head-pieces, tail-pieces and initials.

MASS copy 1: Bound in half brown morocco and marbled paper; a.e. stained red.  Edges of morocco and spine tooled in gold and black.  With marbled endpapers.  With ownership inscription: "Fianach Lawry".

MASS copy 2: Bound in black morocco tooled in blind with the spine title tooled in gold; a.e.g.  Spine with imprint: "London  1850".  With ownership inscription: "L. Mitchell". Lacking upper board.