Practical Discourse Private Prayer (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Octavo. First edition, second issue. Bound in 18th century sheep. House in modern black cloth slipcase. Wear to edges, boards detached, chipping loss to bottom half of spine. (14), 452, 153-163,(1), 465-551, (1)pp. Lacking half title (A1). Foxing thoughout, heavy at times, toning. The English Puritan Thomas Cobbet (1608-1685) was born in Newbury in Berkshire. He studied under the prominent clergyman and theologian William Twisse (1578-1646), and travelled to America in 1637. He became one of the leading New England Puritans & was commended by Cotton Mather. He was preacher at Lynn and later at Ipswich, Massachusetts. Wing C4779, ESTC R209593 and Sabin 13868.

First Edition. First edition, small 8vo, pp. [2], vi, viii, 128; contemporary full red goat with an all-over "cottage-roof" design, enclosing a gilt coronet central and the initials "A. F.", unlettered spine elaborately decorated in gilt in 6 compartments, a.e.g.; edges rubbed and minor wear at the ends of the joints. A penciled note on the flyleaf identifies the coronet and initials on the covers as those of Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, one of the sons of George III (b. 1773). We have not been able to confirm this. Nonetheless, this is a rare devotional book dedicated to Princess Anne, the eldest daughter of George II; she was ten when the book appeared. OCLC records 3 copies: Oxford, BL and the National Library of Scotland. ESTC adds no others. No copies located in the U.S.