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178111122London: Printed by John Rivington Junior 1781. 14th edition. VG. Lacks binding. xii 36 pp. A - D6 10.5 cm x 16.7 cm. <br/><br/>Stonhouse a quite successful 18th C. doctor & divine; this work reflects advice more of a spiritual nature vice physical. Printed by John Rivington Junior unknown books
177733440Augusta Vindelicorum: Matthaei Rieger 1777. An early edition first published in 1774. Period plain blue paper wrappers. Modest wear. Bit of curling to frist few leaves' corners. Small oval private library sticker to Vol I front wrapper. Withal a VG obviously unread set. 2 volumes xl 668 2; xxxii 605 3 pp. Printed glosses. Eratta concludes each volume. Text block untrimmed & unopened. T.p. printer's device. Head- tailpieces. 8vo. 8" x 5" <br/><br/> Matthaei Rieger unknown books
172522243London: Printed for T. Woodward and J. Peele 1725 1725. First edition. ESTC T36305; NCBEL II 1770. Edges a little rubbed; fine copy. 8vo contemporary paneled calf red morocco spine label gilt lettering. Indes and final leaf of ads P. 362 misnumbered 263. A biography of the 17th century free-thinking English clergyman William Chillingworth 1602-1644 who made significant contributions toward the advancement of religious tolerance in England. The biographer Pierre Des Maizeaux 1673-1745 a journalist who came to England from his native France became well known among the English intelligentsia of the early 18th century including Locke Hume Bayle Anthony Collins and Addison. See the ODNB online for both Chillingworth and Des Maizeaux. Armorial bookplate of Clement Cotterell on the verso of the title-page. <br/><br/> London: Printed for T. Woodward and J. Peele, 1725 unknown books
171922255London: Printed for R. Robinson 1719 1719. First and only edition. ESTC T36304; NCBEL II 1770. Fine copy. 8vo modern black quarter calf and marbled paper boards gilt lettering. This biography of John Hales 1584-1656 the scholar and clergyman known as the "Ever-Memorable" is an early work in English the first recorded in NCBEL by the interesting Frenchman-turned-Englishman Pierre Des Maizeaux 1672-1745 a journalist and biographer who came to England from his native France and became well known and respected among the English intelligentsia of the early 18th century including Locke Hume Bayle Anthony Collins and Addison. See the ODNB online for both Hales and Des Maizeaux. <br/><br/> London: Printed for R. Robinson, 1719 unknown books
177745115Norwich CT 1777. 1st printing Bristol B4457; Shipton & Mooney 43243. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning to paper. Abrasion to lower left of text block tips rounded. Very Good. 22 2 pp. 12mo: A - C4. 6-7/8" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/>Early Colonial publication on the subject in which the author proclaims that the second coming of Christ "is nigh at hand even at the very Door and That it is very probable this glorious Day will begin or commence in America." RBH has no sale record for this work solely noting its inclusion in 'Evans' though technically it was not recorded by Evans being added by Bristol. OCLC records just 3 holding institutions: Yale AAS & the Library Co of Philadelphia. Rare. unknown books
1796102Princeton 1796. Very good. 25419pp. Modern calf gilt leather label. Some chipping and wear to a few leaves light scattered foxing. Manuscript volume of eighty-three 18th-century university theology lectures written in Taylor shorthand. Picking up at the start of the semester in January 1796 the book contains lecture notes through late February with lectures numbered 75 to 158. The volume begins with an extensive table of contents written mostly in English followed by over 400 pages of manuscript notes written out primarily in Taylor shorthand. Taylor shorthand was developed in 1786 by Samuel Taylor in Britain and is comprised of nineteen simplified geometric characters. Though principally written out in shorthand the text is interspersed with words in English Latin and Greek. Lecture 94 dated January 22 mentions Dr. Smith and Jersey College potentially linking this volume to Princeton University. Samuel Stanhope Smith was a Presbyterian minister and president of Jersey College later Princeton from 1795 to 1812. Smith taught at Princeton from 1779 onward first as a professor of moral philosophy and later as a professor of theology; he also served on the board of trustees. He was married to Ann Witherspoon daughter of the previous president of the college John Witherspoon and was elected to the presidency upon Witherspoon's death. An unusual and fascinating artifact of 18th-century higher education. unknown books
