A Liturgy Collected for the Use of the Church at King's Chapel, Boston.

LITURGY; Unitarian.

Published by Boston: Joshua Belcher, 1811

About this Item

Second edition, expanded, in a lovely contemporary Boston binding executed for Christopher Gore (1758-1827), Massachusetts lawyer, Federalist politician, and U.S. diplomat. Gore's name is stamped in gilt on the front cover, and his ownership inscription is on the half title. Born in Boston, Gore was educated at Harvard and closely allied with figures like John Adams and Rufus King. He was known for his support of the Constitution, commercial interests, and Anglo-American cooperation. Before serving as a U.S. Senator (1809-1813), he worked as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts and a commissioner under the Jay Treaty, helping resolve post-Revolutionary War disputes between the United States and Great Britain. He died in Boston and his sermon was preached at King's Chapel on 11 March 1827. Provenance: Stephen C. Massey. Octavo (217 x 130 mm), pp. [viii], 360. Contemporary Boston green straight-grain morocco, smooth spine divided by gilt fillets, ornaments in compartments, covers bordered with gilt rolls, "C. Gore" in gilt on front cover, board edges and turn-ins gilt, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Old pencil ownership inscription on initial blank. One corner slightly bumped, initial leaves foxed, contents mildly toned. A very good copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Liturgy Collected for the Use of the Church at King's Chapel, Boston.
• Publisher: Boston: Joshua Belcher, 1811