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$1,800
$1,800
Mather, Cotton (1663-1728) Coelestinus. A Conversation in Heaven Quickened and Assisted with Discoveries of Things in the Heavenly World . Boston: S. Kneeland for Nath. Belknap, 1723. Octavo, first edition, in contemporary calf, front board detached, contents evenly toned. The forward was written by the author's father, Increase Mather (1639-1723), just before his death in August of 1723. The dedication is to London's Thomas Hollis (1659-1731), a great friend and benefactor to the Harvard College Library in the eighteenth century. Collated, complete.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-11-18
