London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge 1857. Leather. Good. 5.5" by 3.5". None. A scarce copy of this collection of moral and religious verses for young children with illustrations. Scarce work. Illustrated with numerous vignettes. A collection of educational moral and religious verses for young children with titles such as: 'A General Song of Praise to God' 'Praise for Creation and Providence' and 'Praise God for Our Redemption'. Written by Isaac Watts an English Congregational minister hymn writer theologian and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some seven hundred and fifty hymns. In the original quarter calf with paper covered boards. Externally sound with light wear and fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with a light tide mark to the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and the odd handling mark. Light tide marks to the extremities. Good Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge hardcover
58pp. 2pp advertisements. Very Good and clean internally. The cloth boards are bumped to the corners and have superficial loss to the spine. Although there is no mention of earlier printings this book was first published in 1715. ESTC locates copies at the Congregational Library; Theological Seminary Saint Mark's Library; Lilly Library; and Yale University. Not in the British Library. J Buckland; J. F & C Rivington; T Longman; T Field and C Dilly hardcover
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