Ofspring Blackall D D (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. The Third Edition. An ORIGINAL early 18th Century sewn pamphlet. Complete. Possibly disbound, but could have been published 'as is'. It does state after the Printer's details - "For the Benefit of the Poor". Generally very good, but with light browning and splitting at the spine, most pages loose, and a slightly ragged edge to the blank fore-edge of page 1. The Third Edition. 8vo. 16 pp including the covers. Published by Her Majesty's Special Command. Pages lightly toned with age. Ofspring Blackall was Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty. Blackall who died in 1716 was a Cambridge man, opponent of Toland on Scripture, Boyle lecturer, somewhat of non-juring sympathy. This sermon before the Queen is based on Matt.5.3. See Images. ; 000015; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. The Third Edition. An Original early 18th Century pamphlet. Complete. Possibly disbound, but could have been published 'as is'. It does state after the Printer's details - "For the Benefit of the Poor". Generally good, but with browned pages, most pages loose and splitting at the spine and a slightly ragged edge to the blank fore-edge of page one, with some small losses to the top and bottom of the blank spine edge. The Third Edition. 8vo. 24 pp including the covers. Published by Her Majesty's Special Command. Pages browned with age. An old Institutional stamp to the last page = ".of South Wales". Adds at the End the information that - "The foregoing Sermon being too long to be Preach'd at once, those parts of it which are thus enclosed [ ] were omitted when it was preached before the QUEEN." . Ofspring Blackall was Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty. Blackall who died in 1716 was a Cambridge man, opponent of Toland on Scripture, Boyle lecturer, somewhat of non-juring sympathy. See Images. ; 000015; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. THE SUFFICIENCY OF A STANDING REVELATION IN GENERAL, and of the SCRIPTURE REVELATION IN PARTICULAR. Both as to the Matter of It, and as to the Proof of It; and that New Revelations cannot reasonably be desired, and would probably be unsuccessful. In Eight Sermons, preach'd in the Cathedral-Church of St. Paul, London; at the Lecture Founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle Esq; in the Year MDCC. By OFSPRING BLACKALL, D.D. EIGHT SERMONS IN ONE VOLUME, with SEPARATE TITLE-PAGES, and with Errata at the bottom margin of the last page of each Sermon. These were the eight BOYLE LECTURES for 1700. LONDON: Printed by J. LEAKE, for WALTER KETTILBY, at the Bishop's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1700. First edition. Lacking covers though the spine leather covering is still partially present with its five raised spine bands, 4to, 6x7.5". The eight sermons are paginated individually, with the exceptions of numbers 4 & 5 and 7 & 8 that are paginated consecutively. PAGINATION: [2] (title page for this eight sermon book, blank verso), [4] (title page to first sermon, blank verso, author's dedication), 24 (first sermon); 30 (second sermon); [2] (ad and blank verso) 31 (third sermon), [1 ad]; 68 (fourth and fifth sermons); 36 (sixth sermon); 64 pages (seventh and eighth sermons). Condition: Lacking covers, as noted above; lacking the blank endpapers; textually complete including the two first title pages (see pagination above); the first 8 pages and the last signatures consisting of pages 33-65 of the final sermon are disbound (i.e. present but laid on loosely); the first title page is worn and chipped at the edges with a torn bottom corner that affects one word; the second title page (the title page of the First Sermon) is also worn and chipped along its edges, but not affecting text; the inner pages are lightly age toned with heavier toning at the edges; about half of the pages have noticeable shorelining / water staining to their front upper area, covering about 1/3 to 1/2 of the page, but the text is always clear and fully legible beneath; there is some edge wear, corner creases, corner tip loss, and a spot or two, here and there throughout. A great copy for a fine rebinding, being a complete copy with both first title pages, and text that is bright and clear throughout. A Scarce First Edition of this Important Work. You can read about the BOYLE LECTURES on Wikipedia, and elsewhere online.