Kaina Kai Palaia = Sacred Contemplations in Three Parts . . . To Which is Added, An Appendix, Containing Explications of some Difficulties in the Works by Adam Gib
Philadelphia: Printed by W. Young and J. M'Culloch, 1788. Hardcover. xii [sic], [3], 18-388 p.; 21 cm. Contemporary calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: "Gib's Contemplas." "I. A View of the Covenant of Works . . . II. A View of the Covenant of Grace . . . III. A View of the Absolute and Immediate Dependence of All Things on God . . . ." Early American Imprints, 1st Series (Evans), 21114. Error in paging: page x misnumbered xii. Subscribers names, pp. [385]-388, including Samuel Culbertson and James Culbertson of Letterkenny, Franklin County, Pa. Former owner Joseph Culbertson's name is written on endpapers, blank leaf preceding title page, blank page facing Appendix, and title page. Joseph Culbertson served as sheriff of the county from 1826 to 1829. Dickinson College Library stamp on front fixed endpaper; 5-digit number written at lower edge of first page of Preface; library stamp on back fixed endpaper. In Good+ Condition: edges rubbed; minor loss at head of spine and upper corners of boards; foxing and soiling; solid. Good +. Item #006141
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