1786 Psalms of David + Hymns Watts Isaiah Thomas Worcester Massachusetts Imprint

Isaac Watts

Edité par Isaiah Thomas, 1786

The Psalms of David, Imitated In the Language of New-Testament, and Applied to the Christian State and Worship. Together with Hymns. And Spiritual Songs, In Three Books: I. Collected from the Scriptures. II. Composed on Divine Subjects. III. Prepared for the Lord\u0092s Supper. With Indexes and Tables complete. By Isaac Watts, D.D. The First Worcester Edition. Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, By Isaiah Thomas, 1786. 224 p + 1 p publisher\u0092s adverts. Full leather binding measures 7.25 x 4.5\u0094, 12mo. In fair condition. Boards normally scuffed at edges and worn\/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine bumped; gilt ruling on spine moderately soiled. Front hinge cracked at head. Water or tea dampness staining found mid-way down gutter from front paste-down to approximately page 8. Old-hand ownership signatures found on front end-page & fly-leaf: \u0093Lavinia B Chase\u0094 and \u0093Lavinia Boyden\u0092s Book\u0094. Normal toning and some age-staining through text-block. Small losses of text on pages: 97-98 (Top corner); 169-170 (tail of gutter); 181-182 (bottom edge). Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Isaiah Thomas (1749 \u0096 1831) was an early American printer, newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts, and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. He was the founder of the American Antiquarian Society. Wary of the Tories' growing resentment of the independence of the Spy, on April 16, 1775 (three days before the Battle of Lexington, in which he took part), Thomas took his presses from Boston and set them up in Worcester. His other property was destroyed. In Worcester, he published and sold books, built a paper mill and book-bindery, and continued the paper until 1802 save for gaps in 1776\u00961778 and in 1786\u00961788. The Spy supported George Washington and the Federalist Party. He was also postmaster for a time. Assumed provenance of: Lavinia (Boyden) Chase (1783 in Auburn Worcester, MA - 1851 in Massachusetts). RAREA1786FNOX - 09\/25 - HK2670. N° de réf. du vendeur RAREA1786FNOX

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Titre : 1786 Psalms of David + Hymns Watts Isaiah ...
Éditeur : Isaiah Thomas
Date d'édition : 1786
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Fair