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![[AMERICANA]. WISE, John (1652-1725). Sammelband of Three Pre-Revolutionary Titles. Boston: John Boyles, 1772.](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3740/37409300.jpeg?t=1WwG3y)
Lot 114
[AMERICANA]. WISE, John (1652-1725). Sammelband of Three Pre-Revolutionary Titles. Boston: John Boyles, 1772.
Estimate: $400 - $600
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$1,062.50
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[AMERICANA]. WISE, John (1652-1725). Sammelband of Three Pre-Revolutionary Titles. Boston: John Boyles, 1772. 8vos. 80; 96; 68, [1, ads] pp. Each title with its own title-page. Bound in full contemporary calf. SECOND EDITIONS OF THESE RARE TITLES, RE-ISSUED DURING THE CHAOTIC PRE-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, DEFINING THE ROLE OF THE CLERGY IN A NASCENT DEMOCRACY. Wise was a Congregationalist leader and activist, protesting against British taxation, during the earlier colonial period. His works were re-issued during the foment of rebellion (they were first published ca. 1717). Titles include: A Vindication of the Government of New-England Churches; The Churches Quarrel Espoused: or, a Reply...; A Platform of Church-Discipline... On the loose ffep., there is an ownership inscription (dated 1774) by Henry Clark; on the fp., there is a bookplate from the Library of The Sources and History of The Constitution of the United States and its Makers.
Condition
Front board detached, rear board nearly detached, spine worn, ffep. is loose, text toned, worn, soiled, foxed. Fair. Sold as-is.
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