Paper wrappers
1816 · New York
by Whelpley, Samuel [Investigator]
New York: Printed and published for the author. Van Winkle & Wiley, Printers, 1816. First edition. Paper wrappers. Lacking the wrappers, inner edges of first and last leaves reinforced, restitched, trimmed, some faint staining and foxing; a good copy.. 75 pp. 8vo. The first part of what would eventually be five parts (which were issued together in 1817). Samuel Whelpley (1766-1817) a Presbyterian minister, teacher, and writer issued this defence of New England theology with the first section (of 10 in this part) published in the New-York Courier. Sabin 103231. Shaw and Shoemaker 39799. (Inventory #: 28071)