An Exposition of the Book of Solomon's Song, Commonly Called Canticles : Wherein the Authority of it is Established and Vindicated, Against Objections Both Ancient and Modern; Several Versions Compared with the Original Text: The Different Senses, Both of Jewish and Christian Interpreters Considered; and the Whole Opened and Explained in Proper and Useful Observations ; to Which is Added, the Targum, or Chaldee Paraphrase Upon the Whole Book.

Gill John

Published by Printed for John Ward, At the King's-Arms in Cornhill, and George Keith, At Mercers Chapel, Cheapside,, London, 1751

About this Item

Soloman's 'Song of Songs'. Full leather, gilt borders and 5 raised bands to the spine. Leather shabby and peeling away in parts with losses to the corners/edges and to the head/tail and other parts of the spine. Scuffed corners through to the boards. Hinges split (front hinge) - front board detached - and rear hinge splitting but strings holding tight on the back board. No title label. Internally this book is COMPLETE, BUT has been damp to the bottom at some point in the distant past, and this has left grubby browned endpapers and smeared browned corners throughout the book. The pages are wavy/wrinkled throughout, but all text is clear and easily read. The bottom edges of the first six or so pages, including the Title and Frontispiece, are very friable, chipped and torn, with a little loss - but only to the blank bottom corner/edges. Throughout most of the rest of the book the bottom blank edge is friable and browned with tears/loss here and there. I have 'strengthened' some of the tears throughout the book with clear archive tape, but the rest of the text is in the main solid and without loss. One front edge with loss to the front side blank margin - page 155. SEE IMAGES. (6) + 564 pp. Full page Engraved Frontispiece and lovely rectangular copper 'cut' across the top of Chapter One. A former owner's name in old browned ink ( W. Williams and ? S12) written on the front free endpaper, and a different name and address, plus "his Book" written in old ink on the rear pastedown. " A discourse on this book of the Bible (The 'Song of Songs') by the prolific Baptist scholar and theologian, John Gill (1697-1771). This was the first volume in his commentary on the Scriptures and was originally delivered in 122 sermons at Horsleydown Church which he headed for over 50 years. It was first published in 1728. Gill was a noted Hebrew Scholar and the author of many other works on Calvinism and the Baptist faith. " . Overall a poor/fair, probably reading/working copy, with the faults as noted above, but it is the Original 18th Century edition with additions, complete, with the frontispiece, and has no underlinings, etc, Generally Sound and reasonably tight. This book is overweight aat 1.3 Kilos and MAY require extra postage depending on your location. See IMAGES. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Exposition of the Book of Solomon's Song, Commonly Called Canticles : Wherein the Authority of it is Established and Vindicated, Against Objections Both Ancient and Modern; Several Versions Compared with the Original Text: The Different Senses, Both of Jewish and Christian Interpreters Considered; and the Whole Opened and Explained in Proper and Useful Observations ; to Which is Added, the Targum, or Chaldee Paraphrase Upon the Whole Book.
• Publisher: Printed for John Ward, At the King's-Arms in Cornhill, and George Keith, At Mercers Chapel, Cheapside,, London
• Publication Date: 1751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: The Second Edition with ADDITIONS.
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography. Essays. Letters. Diaries
  • Theology. Religions. Jewish
  • Antiquarian -19th Century or Earlier