THEOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL DIVINITY: With Exctracts of Several Treatises Written by Jacob Behmen, The Parable of a Pilgrim, taken from an ancient Author and Divers other tracts taken from different Authors
London: Published by Gentleman retired from Business, 1769. pp. (Four parts individually paginatted) [x] (blank), title, xii, 134, 92, 120, 50; Note on pastedown reads, "The Editor of this Volume, and Mr. Brother, head of steward to the
Grandfather of the present Duke of Bedford, 4 Nov. 1805 the information of Mr. Sam Mills to H. S. who also said, that Mr. Hartley wrote the latter part of the Volume. Mr. Mills was well acquainted when he lived in Bath, with Mr. Cranham & who used then to attend by Mr. Chas. & Mr. Whitefield, preachers." (Names may not be exact); Oddly, there appears to ba second pastedown with a cutout making this note visible; A similar thing has been done at the rear exposing a few notes from the text.; It does arrear to have been rebacked; Ownership signature on title page of Dr. Elmira Y. Howard, a Nineteenth Century woman physician. Item #26902
Good condition; Covers quite worn; Front board loose; Some marginal notes which appear to be from very early and some later pencil marginalia; Textblock rippling.
Price: $1,200.00