1770, COLLECTIONS & OBSERVATIONS CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, RUTGERS, BRODHEAD, NEW YORK

Description: Collections and Observations Concerning the Worship, Discipline, and Government of the Church of Scotland. In Four Books. by Walter Steuart of Pardovan. Unto which are added, The Form of Process in the Judicatures of the Church, with Relation to Scandals and Centuries; and, The Second Book of Discipline; or, Heads and Conclusions of the Policy of the Kirk, approved of by Act of Assembly 1581; Also, A Chapter of a celebrated Treatise, concerning the Causes of the present Corruption of Christians, and the Remedies thereof. By the Reverend Professor Ostervald at Neufchatel in Switzerland. Edinburgh: W. Gray and R. Inglis 1770 With the ownership bookplate of John Remeyn Brodhead (1814-1873). Brodhead was an American history scholar who transcribed a large quantity of documents relating to the early history of New York. Those documents were published as a 15 volume series "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of New York" between 1853-1883. It is considered the most important collection of primary documents on New York's colonial period. Octavo, xvi, 304 pages, period full leather with raised bands to spine. Compartments ornately lettered and decorated in gilt. Formerly in the library of Rutgers College (which Brodhead attended and was the trustee of from 1853 to 1873.) with their bookplate. Hinges cracked, damage and loss to top of front board, scuffs, rubbing and wear, leather on the rear board drying and cracking, foxing and discoloration, else in good condition. If you have any questions feel free to ask and don't forget to check out my other listings.

Price: 385 USD

Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania

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