Crockat Gilbert (5 results)

Hardcover. late Vindication of the Kirk [1791]. vi, [7]-126 p.; front. (caricature of Presbyterian worship, after Hogarth); 19 cm. Reset from Rotterdam, 1738 edition, with type-facsimile of that title-page and imprint. [First printed in 1692: Wing C6961] -- A `prelatical' diatribe across the board though mainly against Principal Gilbert Rule (1629?-1701): `But passing those Flowers of Presbyterian Eloquence, let us examine in the next Place, if this Author makes amends for his Stile, by the Truth and Reason that he writes. It would be tedious to trace him though every Page, in which his Nonsense, Contradictions, and Falsehoods abound, and therefore I shall here mention only some Generals. Sometimes, if you'll believe him, Cameronians are zealous godly Men, eminent for their Suffering for Christ: By and by, says he, They are a wild, ungoverned, desperate Rabble, rendered mad by Oppression. The Sum of all is, Revenge is a true Presbyterian Vertue, and Contradictions, Mr. Rule's best Way of Reasoning.' (p. [61]) -- Rule, who had earlier done more serious work in opposing Edward Stillingfleet, put out anonymously against this book: A just and modest reproof, in 1693. His reputation as `a true-blue Presbyterian of the old school' (James Walker) endured. -- Sometimes ascribed to Robert Calder (1650?-1723, who may have edited the 1719 edition): so by a former owner of this copy who added Calder's name below the original pseudonym at end of the dedication: Jacob Curate. This owner's signature, and date: 1878, establish the approximate printing date (given in Copac as 1900?) -- With a few pencilled references in text and notes on endpapers. Good spotted cloth,upper corner stained. Title-piece rubbed away.

Bound in worn printers boards, the front board is detached. The pages are uncropped, the title leaf has a loss to the bottom corner, there is some foxing throughout. 167 Pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 8vo. Pp vi, 129. Cloth-backed boards. Title page printed in red and blue and the text in blue. Binding considerably worn. Prelims foxed. A working copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No copies currently available on-line, this being another interesting item from the library of Gershon Legman. Three-quarters leather binding shows wear, some moderate soiling to and foxing of initials, else quite a clean and unmarked little tome. Title page smudged a bit, and with a penned note ("addenda") rendered after the final words of the title. Some penned underlinings of p. iii, short, closed tear to p. v-vi, another to p. 54-55, two page tips torn at rear endpapers, else complete and quite readable. Octavo in format, with viii, 9-167 [1 p. blank], viii, 123 pp. [1 p. blank].Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Three short books bound into one. All related to presbyterian/catholic animosity in the 17th century. Published 1790, 1789 and 1817 respectively. Some informed notes and marginal markings. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; History. Inventory No: 79254.