Sewall Stephen (12 results)

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. 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. Reprinted from 1796 edition. 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 and contains approximately 40 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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. Language: English.

52, 8 pp. Two funeral sermons on the death of Harvard President Edward Holyoke. Evans 11161 & 11461. Stitched. Crude front paper wrapper. Lacks half-title. Title chipped and torn with no loss of text. Significant staining throughout. Corners rounded. Small hole in final leaf affects four words.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. In as-is condition. Boards are quite worn with scuffing, severe edge wear. Spine cracking along bottom extreme. rubbing and loss. Paper wraps are soiled and cracked. "Phineas Wright 1768" "The Property of Richard T. Edes" on front flyleaf. Missing pages 25/26, 31/32, 33/34, 39/40. Notations throughout in old hand with nearly split bidning. A very fragile, well-loved text. Please see photos. Stephen Sewall (1734-1804) was professor of Hebrew at Harvard and was one of the leading scholars of his day, specializing in Oriental languages and Hebrew. In 1761, Sewall succeeded Judah Monis as instructor in Hebrew at Harvard, a position Sewall held for more than twenty years. This is the second Hebrew grammar produced in America, preceded only by a work by Monis published in 1735. Rosenbach asserts that the Hebrew types used in it were destroyed by fire in 1764. The final twenty-three pages are comprised of a study of Hebrew poetry. This book has an interesting provenance! Phineas Wright owned this in 1768. he was member of Harvard's Class of 1772. Wright's home still stands and operates in Bolton, Massachusetts. The Edes family, of Richard T. Edes, lived at the estate and became minister of the First Paris Church after Phineas died.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1763 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: 96 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: 96 Sewall, Stephen, 1734-1804.

An interesting association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Ensign Mann's Book. A Gift of ye. Revd. Timo. Harrington." Timothy Harrington (1715-95) was long-time minister of the First Church in Lancaster, Massachusetts, from 1748 until his death. The recipient, Ensign Mann (1740-1829), added his own inscription in Latin. Mann was a well-known schoolmaster and tutor in Lancaster until 1768, when he settled in Petersham, Massachusetts, and became leader of the Sons of Liberty there. Stephen Sewall (1734-1804) was professor of Hebrew at Harvard and was one of the leading scholars of his day, specializing in Oriental languages and Hebrew. In 1761, Sewall succeeded Judah Monis as instructor in Hebrew at Harvard, a position Sewall held for more than twenty years. This is the second Hebrew grammar produced in America, preceded only by a work by Monis published in 1735. Rosenbach asserts that the Hebrew types used in it were destroyed by fire in 1764. The final twenty-three pages are comprised of a study of Hebrew poetry. ROSENBACH AMERICAN JEWISH 43. GOLDMAN, HEBREW PRINTING IN AMERICA 172. EVANS 9514. ESTC W20434. SABIN 79458, 42873. Contemporary half calf and marbled paper boards, raised bands. Binding rubbed and worn. Contemporary gift and ownership inscriptions on front pastedown, front free endpaper, and titlepage. Two-inch tear to upper margin of leaf D4 (no loss to text). Some tanning and foxing. About very good.

v, [1], 83pp. Interleaved with several blank pages. Lacks the half title. 1 vols. 8vo. This copy bears the ownership signature of "David Pulsifer, 3d. 1830. Mar. 4." on the front free endpaper. Pulsifer (1802-1894) a noted antiquarian, historian, and expert in chirography, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He was known for his expertise in early handwriting, and played an important role in preserving and publishing colonial New England records.Pulsifer also studied Hebrew, as is shown by this heavily used this copy.It is interleaved throughout with blank pages, many with extensive notes, though the majority of his work seems to have been done on the text leaves themselves, which contain cross-outs, corrections, and writing. Stephen Sewall (1734-1804) was professor of Hebrew at Harvard and was one of the leading scholars of his day, specializing in Oriental languages and Hebrew.In 1761, Sewall succeeded Judah Monis as instructor in Hebrew at Harvard, a position Sewall held for more than twenty years.This is the second Hebrew grammar produced in America, preceded only by a work by Monis published in 1735. Rosenbach asserts that the Hebrew types used in it were destroyed by fire in 1764.The final twenty-three pages are comprised of a study of Hebrew poetry. Rosenbach American Jewish 43; Goldman, Hebrew Printing in America 172; Roth Magna Bibliotheca Anglo Judaica p. 365, #30; Evans 9514; Naip w020434; Sabin 79458, 42873. For Pulsifer: Appletons' Cyclopaedia V, pp.134-135 Nineteenth century three quarter green-dyed calf and marbled boards. Early nineteenth century ownership inscription on front free endpaper; text heavily annotated by a student (see below). Tanning, scattered foxing. Good v, [1], 83pp. Interleaved with several blank pages. Lacks the half title. 1 vols. 8vo.

[SEWALL, Stephen]. An Hebrew Grammar, Collected Chiefly from Those of Mr. Israel Lyons.And The Rev. Richard Grey.To Which Is Subjoined A Praxis, Taken From The Sacred Classics, And Containing A Specimen Of The Whole Hebrew Language: With A Sketch Of The Hebrew Poetry, As Retrieved By Bishop Hare. Boston: Printed by R. and S. Draper, for the Honorable and Reverend the President and Fellows of Harvard-College, 1763. [2],v,[1],83pp. Half title. Contemporary half calf and marbled paper boards, raised bands. Binding rubbed and worn. Contemporary gift and ownership inscriptions on front pastedown, front free endpaper, and titlepage. Two-inch tear to upper margin of leaf D4 (no loss to text). Some tanning and foxing. About very good. An interesting association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Ensign Mann's Book. A Gift of ye. Revd. Timo. Harrington." Timothy Harrington (1715-95) was long-time minister of the First Church in Lancaster, Massachusetts, from 1748 until his death. The recipient, Ensign Mann (1740-1829), added his own inscription in Latin. Mann was a well-known schoolmaster and tutor in Lancaster until 1768 when he settled in Petersham, Massachusetts, and became leader of the Sons of Liberty there. Stephen Sewall (1734-1804) was professor of Hebrew at Harvard and was one of the leading scholars of his day, specializing in Oriental languages and Hebrew. In 1761, Sewall succeeded Judah Monis as instructor in Hebrew at Harvard, a position Sewall held for more than twenty years. This is the second Hebrew grammar produced in America, preceded only by a work by Monis published in 1735. Rosenbach asserts that the Hebrew types used in it were destroyed by fire in 1764. The final twenty-three pages are comprised of a study of Hebrew poetry. ROSENBACH AMERICAN JEWISH 43. GOLDMAN, HEBREW PRINTING IN AMERICA 172. EVANS 9514. ESTC W20434. SABIN 79458, 42873.

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