Abernethie Thomas (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st ed. Edinburgh: King James his College, by George Anderson. Bound in later 1/4 calf over marbled boards. Small 4to. 48 pages. "And thou Britain especially Scotland, my dear country, the purest portion of Christ's Church in the world this day, assure thyself, and I assure thee, for I know it, that thy good people are as sheep in the midst of wolves." P. 17. A reformed (Early Presbyterian) anti-Catholic tract by a Scottish minister. In historical context, in 1638 during the year this tract was printed by Aberthany, King Charles Star Chamber sentenced other Puritan writers and pamphlet distributors to public flogging. The King raised an army to combat the Scottish Covenanters, but finding difficulty financing it was forced to call upon Parliament. In 1639m Parliament's refusal to adhere to Royal dictates created a constitutional crisis and piled the tinder for the English Civil War. Refs: Pollard & Redgrave 72; Hazlitt II, page 2. Abernethy.

He receives the briefest of obituaries in the Gentleman's Magazine, July 1840: 'May 10. At Exeter, aged 81, Col. Thomas Abernethie, K.H. on the retired list of the Royal Marines.' 3pp, 4to. Bifolium. On aged and discoloured paper, with the usual damage to the second leaf from the breaking of the seal. Addressed on reverse of second leaf, with postmark, to 'Messrs Cox & Son / 20 Bartletts Buildings / Holborn / London'. Signed 'Thos. Abernethie' and docketed 'Maj: Abernethie / 16 March 1811'. Begins: 'Gentlemen / I have requested a Cap. Falcon of the Navy to purchase for me a Qr cask of Madeira - should he [?] and to draw upon you per the Amt. which you will please to honor -'. He continues: 'Lord Wellington is in full pursuit of the French - but I scarcely think he will follow them further than the confines of Portugal - should they escape thither - we have no certain intelligence of the Armies till we receive it in an official shape from England - Cap. Cox is well - we rode together yesterday to see the palace of Queluse [sic] about 8 miles from Lisbon - a very charming spot -'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Black leather spine & corners over marbled paper-covered boards, binding probably 19th or early 20th century, 7-1/2" x 5-3/4"; [2], 46, + 48 pp. Different devices to each title page, page edges stained red & they appear to be untrimmed. Two anti-Catholic tracts: Ramsay's is theological, and Abernathie "sometime Jesuit, now penitent sinner" is more sensational, and more typical of converted-Catholic tracts. "I speak nothing of their brutish and Sodomistic life, worse than that of the Pagans, described by the Apostle, which although it be not universall thorow all the popes dominions; yet it is common and notorious in the privie chamber (that is Italie) ofthe Babylonish whoore, and to me by auricular confession. Neither touch I that superstitious and hypocriticall life in publick of their ghostly Fathers, and their odious licentious lives in their private cloisters and chambers.almsot hourely familiar conference with women of all conditions, both publickly and privately." Ramsay was sympathetic to King Charles I, and was deposed from his various positions twice for it.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1639 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 17 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 17.

Condition: Very Good; From David Ramsay's "Histoire de la Revolution d'Amerique par rapport a la Caroline Meridionale," the 1787 first French edition of Ramsay's account of the war as an active participant. It was published in English in 1785 as "History of the Revolution of South-Carolina." and engraved by Thomas Abernethie .Ramsay, a field commander and surgeon, was twice elected South Carolina's representative to the Continental Congress.The French version is engraved by French royal geographer Charles Picquet.Fine detail on the deciding battle of the war, showing the positions of all forces involved, including a key to the precise positioning of British warships. All key sites are identified. Headquarters of the principals are marked, including those of Washington, La Fayette, Rochambeau and Clinton. Shown also is the Moore House ("Maison de Moore") where the opposing sides met to draft the Articles of Capitulation surrendering York and Gloucester to the victorious Continental Army. , Size : 230x210 (mm), 9.06x8.27 (Inches), Hand Colored, 0.