The Purpose of God.

New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Hardcover irst Edition USA (1936), unstated, but this appears to be a later printing, though no subsequent printings are listed. Very Good: The Book shows ia small, superficial bump at the middle of the rear edge of the backstrip, the gilt titles at same are somewhat muted, but no sunning or rubbing seems to be involved: light shelving wear to the lower extremities; very slight wrinkling and crimp to the heel of the backstrip; the text pages have tanned; the binding is square and remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches). xi, 182 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15.3 ounces. Black cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. The Alexander Robertson Lectures, University of Glasgow, 1935. First Edition (1936), unstated, but this appears to be a later printing, though no subsequent printings are listed. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Walter Robert Matthews (1881-1973) was Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, London from 1934 to 1967. On 2 June 1940 Mathews was the first to employ the term "miracle of Dunkirk". He was praising the rescue of thousands of British soldiers and their allies from being encircled by the German Army in France.