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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

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Lot 38

[BLASPHEMY]. The Blasphemer’s Punishment: being a true and ...

Estimate: $250 - $350

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[BLASPHEMY]?THE BLASPHEMER?S PUNISHMENT: BEING A TRUE AND FAITHFUL ACCOUNT OF ELIZABETH DOVER.?Pitts. Printer, Wholesale Toy and Marble Warehouse, ca. 1780s?. Broadside, text in three columns, illustrated with a woodcut. An account of ?A Knight and Baronet?s Daughter, Twenty Two Years of Age,? tempted to ?all manner of ill-courses, such as drinking, whoring, and blaspheming the Sabbath day,? signing a pact with the Devil, and after falling into a ?swoon? for three days cries out for the Lord?s mercy. With a prayer and sermon by Dr. Bone and Dr. Jones, Ministers of St. James Church. 14? ? 9". Backed on paper. Creases and slight discoloration.