The history of New-England : containing an impartial account of the civil and ecclesiastical affairs of the country, to the year of Our Lord, 1700 ; to which is added, The present state of New-England : with a new and accurate map of the country, and an appendix containing their present charter, their ecclesiastical discipline, and their municipal-laws

Printed for J. Clark, at the Bible & Crown in the Poultry, R. Ford, at the Angel in the Poultry, and R. Cruttenden, at the Bible and Three Crowns, in Cheapside, London, 1720. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition. Book Two vols. Pagination: [1], x, [2], 330; [4], 331 - 712, xv, [1], which lines up with Howe's for the first editon. Volume 1 includes the folded map of New England bound between the Table of Contents and the text (between signatures A and B). The map is in excellent condition with no loss around the edges, but there is a 2” split along the top horizontal fold through the “Bay of Funda” (with a small piece of what appears to be acid-free paper tape just under the fold) and a one-half inch split at the bottom of the vertical fold, not affecting the map. The verso of the last leaf of Vol. 2 is a single advertisement page for “BOOKS printed for John Clark, Richard Ford and Robert Cruttenden,” which include three of Isaac Watts’ books and a notice of a planned collection of previously unpublished works by John Owen. Sabin, 52140; Howe N-26; European Americana 720/178 Neal was an Independent (or Dissenting) minister, educated at Thomas Rowe’s Dissenting Academy. He was friends with other prominent Dissenters of his time, including Philip Doddridge and Isaac Watts. His “History” found an immediate audience in New England, resulting in an honorary degree from Harvard just a year after the work’s publication Size: Small Octavo. 712 pages. 2-volume set (complete). Item Type: Book. The books have been professionally re-bound, quarter-bound with the five panel spines in dark brown leather and the boards in a dark brown cloth. The spines are stamped with the title “Neal’s New England” in the second panel, a floral device in the third panel and the volume numbers in the fourth. The end papers have been replaced sympathetically with tan laid paper. The title page of Vol. 1 has been reattached with Japanese paper. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. There are a few (five by my count, but I may have missed some) pages with penciled notes in the margin or underlining. Note by an early owner in brown ink on the free front end paper of Vol. 2: "Horatio Aldin. | purchased for him in London | by his friend Geo. Oats Esqr. 1826". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Britain/UK; 18th century; History. Main Picture: Neal (1700), The History of New England - Spines and front cover with inset of the fold-out map of New England. Picture 2: Neal (1700), The History of New England - Page edges and rear cover. Picture 3: Neal (1700), The History of New England - Title pages for both volumes. Picture 4: Neal (1700), The History of New England - Fold-out map of New England. Picture 5: Neal (1700), The History of New England - Partial view of the fold-out map of New England facing the beginning of the text in Volume 1. Picture 6: Neal (1700), The History of New England - Folded-up map of New England facing the beginning of the text in Volume 1. Picture 7: Neal (1700), The History of New England - End of Neal's Dedication and first page of the Preface. Picture 8: Neal (1700), The History of New England - End of the Table of Contents and beginning of the text of Volume 2. Picture 9: Neal (1700), The History of New England - Part of the appendices at the end of Volume 2. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1347. .