AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF THE REVEREND DAVID BRAINERD; bound with MIRABILIA DEI INTER INDICOS, OR THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF A REMARKABLE WORK OF GRACE AMONG A NUMBER OF THE INDIANS, IN THE PROVINCES OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA, . . .
by Edwards, Jonathan, and David Brainerd
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Worcester, Massachusetts: Leonard Worcester, 1793. 346, 84 pages. David Brainerd was a missionary among Native Americans in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and near Easton, Pennsylvania. In 1746 he published the first portion of his diaries about his experiences. After Brainerd died of tuberculosis at Edwards' home in 1748, Edwards edited and published the remaining portions of the diaries. This Worcester edition reprinted both. The book was recently and sympathetically rebound in full dark brown morocco with a red title patch, new but not obtrusive endpapers, and appropriate blind tooling. The first and last few leaves are browned and tender along the edges; the remaining pages are lightly tanned but quite supple. There is a triangle of faint waterstaining in the margins of many pages. Much nicer than it sounds--a better than acceptable copy of two important pieces of Americana (Wright Howes E56 and B717).. Early Printing. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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- W1195
- Title
- AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF THE REVEREND DAVID BRAINERD; bound with MIRABILIA DEI INTER INDICOS, OR THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF A REMARKABLE WORK OF GRACE AMONG A NUMBER OF THE INDIANS, IN THE PROVINCES OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA, . . .
- Author
- Edwards, Jonathan, and David Brainerd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- Leonard Worcester
- Place of Publication
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1793
- Keywords
- Native Americans Colonial History Missionaries Indians
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native American Studies; Americana; Religion;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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