An Apology for the Bible, in a Series of Letters Addressed to Thomas Paine, Author of a book entitled, "The Age Of Reason, Part the Second, being an investigation of True and of Fabulous Theology
by R. (Richard) Watson
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Newburgh (NY): David Denniston, 1796. First American edition. Leather_bound. Good. 24 mo. in original full tree calf covered boards 232 pp. (text is the first 222 pages in this printing followed by 10 pp. Subscriber List) The ownership signature of one John Kemp appears at the top edge of the first page of text. Bookplate from the private library of Henry F. Clark front pastedown. The binding is well worn about the the spine, especially the edges and has some other spotting here and there on the boards. The text is generally clean without appreciable foxing. Highly popular response and refutation of the second part of Paine's "Age of Reason" and his deist criticism of "revealed religion". One of the first American editions, published the same year as the British. The American edition was published by a number of American printers in 1796 with, we believe, priority undetermined.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E28355
- Title
- An Apology for the Bible, in a Series of Letters Addressed to Thomas Paine, Author of a book entitled, "The Age Of Reason, Part the Second, being an investigation of True and of Fabulous Theology
- Author
- R. (Richard) Watson
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- David Denniston
- Place of Publication
- Newburgh (NY)
- Date Published
- 1796
- Keywords
- religion, deiest, deism, philosophy, bible, thomas paine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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