The History of the Man of God, who was sent from Judah to Bethel; a Caution against Religious Delusion. A sermon preached at the visitation of the archdeacon of ely, in The Church of St. Michael, Cambridge, on Thursday, May 19. 1763
by BACKHOUSE, William
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: Printed By J. Bentham, Printer to the University; For T. & J. Merrill, 1763. [4], 19pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Stitched, as issued. Some slight chipping to margins, overall clean and crisp. The first edition of Church of England clergyman William Backhouse's (d. 1789) first published work, a visitation sermon on Kings 1st XIII, 1 delivered at Cambridge before the Archdeacon of Ely, Charles Plumptre. ESTC records copies at only five locations in the British Isles (Cambridge, Dr. Williams's, Lambeth, Oxford, and Senate House), and one further copy in North America (Missouri). ESTC T143650.. First edition. Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ21302
- Title
- The History of the Man of God, who was sent from Judah to Bethel; a Caution against Religious Delusion. A sermon preached at the visitation of the archdeacon of ely, in The Church of St. Michael, Cambridge, on Thursday, May 19. 1763
- Author
- BACKHOUSE, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed By J. Bentham, Printer to the University; For T. & J. Merrill
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1763
- Keywords
- Christianity, Religion
- Size
- Quarto
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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