Published by John Prentiss, Keene, NH, 1803
Seller: Lux Mentis, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No DJ as Issued. First Edition Thus. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Published by the founder of The New Hampshire Sentinel (1799). Printed in two columns with boarders. (Shaw & Shoemaker 3808) Unclear if this predated the 1803 Thomas & Andrews (Boston) imprint. Noted flaws notwithstanding, a very presentable copy of this scarce imprint. Light shelf/edge wear, light rubbing, corners gently bumped, moisture stain involving endpages (not textblock), thumb-sized chip at fore-edge of ffep and title page (does involve three lines of text near bottom), a few closed tears at fore edge, even toning to leaves, sporadic foxing throughout, owner mark at rfep, else tight and clean. Full brown leather boards, gilt decorative elements. 12mo. 214pp. Index.
Published by Printed by William Butler, Northampton, Massachusetts
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original, leather HARDCOVER, GOOD; light wear, age toning. 233 pp. ORIGINAL 1799 FIRST EDITION of ISAAC WATTS 'The PSALMS of DAVID, IMITATED in the LANGUAGE of the NEW TESTAMENT and Applied to CHRISTIAN STATE and WORSHIP. Together with HYMNS and SPIRITUAL SONGS, in Three Books.' GOOD condition, with light wear, age toning to pages and normal corner bumping; overall SOLID, COMPLETE and TIGHT. PSALMS, SERMONS, HYMNS, SPIRITUAL SONGS, for MINISTER, REVEREND use, and in WORSHIP. CHRISTIANITY, CHRISTIAN FAITH and VALUES, BIBLE, SCRIPTURE, PSALMS. ORIGINAL, vintage RELIGIOUS REFERENCE.