Published by Pa.: Lancaster Press, 1929, 1929
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 12mo, vellum spine and boards, 16pp., a facsimile of the 1743 edition, about Fine, limited to 200 number copies (29/1).
Published by Lancaster Press, (Lancaster, PA, 1929
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
small 8vo. cloth, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (ii), 16 pages. Limited to 200 numbered copies. (Original Evans 5288). Facsimile reprint from the original in the library of Thea Heye of New York. Originally printed by Rogers and Fowle, for D. Henchman, 1743. A proposal by Revd. Sergeant, of Hadley, Massachusetts, for education American Indian children by teaching them English to instill into them "a more lasting impression, the principles of virtue and piety." Written in the context of the Great Awakening of the 1730s-40s. Includes Colman's reply to Sergeant's letter. cloth, top edge cut, other edges uncut.