AN APOLOGY FOR THE BIBLE, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, ADDRESSED TO THOMAS PAINE, AUTHOR OF A BOOK ENTITLED, THE AGE OF REASON, PART THE SECOND..

  • New York: Swords, 1796
By Watson, R.
New York: Swords, 1796. 178, [1- publ. advt.], [1 blank] pp, with the half title as issued. Disbound. Good+

The Lord Bishop of Landaff goes after Paine, whom he praises for his "energy of language, and acuteness of investigation;" but whose blasphemy he deplores. This is one of about fifteen 1796 printings.
Evans 31569.

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Title

AN APOLOGY FOR THE BIBLE, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, ADDRESSED TO THOMAS PAINE, AUTHOR OF A BOOK ENTITLED, THE AGE OF REASON, PART THE SECOND..

Author

Watson, R.

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

Swords: New York

Date

1796


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