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17740103234London 1774. Leather Bound. pp. 252. 16mo. Leatherbound. Boards detached along with end blanks. Text block remains sturdy. Title page shows some loss and an ink name John Comax dated 1781. Contents complete and unmarked though the last several pages show a tide mark to the top margin. A Christian devotional book composed in the 15th century presenting the core principles of the spiritual life. "with the exception of the Bible . one of the most influential works in Christian literature." -Britannica. unknown
179025576<p><strong>1790 ENGLISH John Wesley Kempis Imitation Philadelphia Boston PROVENANCE Rev War</strong></p><p>"Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be." </p><p>― Thomas à Kempis <em>The Imitation of Christ</em> </p><p>Thomas a Kempis's most famous and important work has for centuries been '<em>The Imitation of Christ.</em>' It has widely been known to have influence important Christian conversion including that of John Wesley and John Newton. This 1790 English edition of Kempis was edited and translated by Wesley who published it in Philadelphia. A rare early American edition of Kempis!</p><p>Item number: #25576</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>KEMPIS Thomas a</p><p><strong><em>An extract of the Christian's pattern; or A treatise of the imitation of Christ</em></strong></p><p>Philadelphia: Printed by Prichard & Hall 1790.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->vi 7-306 12</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Handwritten </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><em>Anna Fitch 1790</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><strong><em>Thomas S. Diamond 1737-1796 see below</em></strong></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><em>Nancy Fitch</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><em>Mary Diamond 1817</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><em>Nancy Brock 1765</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif--><em>J. F. Jackson 1846</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~4in X 2.5in 10.5cm x 6cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>25576</p><p>Thomas S. Diamond was born about 1737. Antiquarian sources say that he was of Huguenot ancestry was in Boston in 1759and that he settled in Albany after the American Revolution. However he was in Albany by the mid-1760s when his second ward house and lot were noted on the city assessment roll. In 1767 he was included on the roster of the Rensselaerswyck militia company. He was a member and officer of the Albany Masonic lodge.</p><p>He has been called a Boston carpenter who was one of the builders of the Patroon's new home north of Albany.</p><p>In 1771 he was living above the East Manor and was the first clerk of the new town of Lansingburgh. In the years following he seems to have settled in Albany where he lived the remainder of his life.</p><p>His wife was Mary Mc Lane - the mother of his children. He was member of the Albany Presbyterian church. He also witnessed baptisms at the Albany Dutch church where his grandchildren were christened! Albany and regional resident William M. Diamond probably was his sole surviving son.</p><p>We seek information on his activities during the War for Independence. After the war he was accorded a land bounty right in conjunction with the Albany militia regiment.</p><p>In 1779 his first ward property appeared on Albany assessment rolls. During the 1780s and 90s his name appeared on a variety of community-based records and documents. In 1790 his first ward home on the south side of Hudson Street included two men two females and a slave. He also leased a lot south of Wolf Street from the city.</p><p>Thomas S. Diamond died in July 1796 at the age of fifty-nine. He was buried on August 25 1796 in the Presbyterian church cemetery plot. His will identified his wife but not by name son William two daughters and a granddaughter. It passed probate on August 31. His widow died in 1817. - Excerpted from Landmarks of Rensselaer County p. 120:</p><p> Photos available upon request. </p> Prichard & Hall hardcover
1736343534Oxford; London: Printed by John Baskett 1736. Hardcover. Fair. An early Oxford Bible printed by John Baskett in 1736 and owned by the Biddle family a prominent Quaker family from Philadelphia. Quarto. Three parts in one volume: 1. The Book of Common Prayer; 2. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments with an engraved allegorical frontispiece plate and including the Apocrypha; the New Testament has a separate title page dated 1735; 3. A Brief Concordance or Table to the Bible of the Last Translation Printed for R. Ware 1732.<br /> <br /> Signed by Thomas A. Biddle on the front free endpaper with a later owner’s signature just beneath. Bound-in after the Apocrypha are nine manuscript pages giving a record of the Biddle family and related Philadelphia families. Contemporary calf or sheep re-backed with parts of the original spine back laid down; later endpapers. The Book of Common Prayer lacks the title page and one or more final leaves; the Holy Bible has two partially damaged leaves and lacks one text leaf; the Concordance is lacking the final two leaves else overall a good closely trimmed copy with some headlines and catchwords slightly shaved.<br /> <br /> The nine-page Biddle family record begins in 1765 and spans the years from 1755 to 1830. The record also includes names from other prominent Philadelphia families including the Cadwalladers and Dunlaps. The first entries are in the hand of Rebekah Cornell. In 1774 she married Clement Biddle who was a close friend of George Washington and a Revolutionary War patriot. Their sons Thomas and Clement Jr. established the firm of Thomas A. Biddle & Co. Bankers and Brokers in Philadelphia. A well-read family bible with a notable Philadelphia provenance. ESTC T183429 Common Prayer; T81312 Holy Bible; T81465 Concordance. Printed by John Baskett hardcover
