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Select Sermons on Doctrinal and Practical Subjects... Comprising Several Sermons Never Before Published. To which is prefixed a Biographical Sketch of the Author's Life
by Samuel Stillman
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring, 1808. Very Good. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring, 1808. First Edition. Quarto. xxiv, 382 [2] pp. Frontis portrait. Contemporary calf with red leather label and gilt tooling to spine. Boards lightly edgeworn with shallow loss to base of spine and general scuffing. Binding is sound. Recent ownership stamp to front pastedown; ownership inscription of Thomas Wright dated 1817 to front free endpaper, with ownership inscription of Elias W. Pratt underneath and inscribed "bought at Thomas Wrights auction (?) Nov. 17th, 1864." Light toning and spotting to endpapers; brief tape repair to frontis verso; interior else legible throughout. Very Good. Includes "Mankind universally apt to trust in their own Righteousness," "Hope the Anchor of the Soul," and "The Last Words of Christ to his Disciples," among others. According to the publisher, eight sermons previously unpublished.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29411
- Title
- Select Sermons on Doctrinal and Practical Subjects... Comprising Several Sermons Never Before Published. To which is prefixed a Biographical Sketch of the Author's Life
- Author
- Samuel Stillman
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by Manning & Loring
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1808
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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