Notes on the Earlier Hebrew Scriptures

Marginalia. Splits to cloth at top of joints. Some small stains to boards. Hinges broken. Provenance: Hardwicke Knight, with his bookplate on the front endpaper. Earlier owner's signature on the title page.; x, 142, [2 (blank leaf)] pages + 43 pages advertisements. Selected chapter titles: On the nature of Mythical History, and on Traditions; The History of Moses; The History of the Creation; The History of the Fall; The Legend of Lamech; The Deluge; On the temporary establishment of the Israelites in Egypt [. . .]; On the interviews of Moses with the king of Egypt, and on the Plagues of Egypt; On the political circumstances of the Israelites during their migration from the Red Sea to the Land of Canaan; On the 'Enquiring of God'; On the building of the Temple, and the general policy of Solomon's reign; Remarks on Bishop Colenso's examination of the Pentateuch. [Seller Ref: KnightCol]; 8vo.