A Continuation of the Exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews:. Viz. on the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Chapters. Wherein Together with the Explication of the Text and Context
by Owen, J., D.D
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Fair [Textblock Good+] in Fine Archival Case
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About This Item
London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1680. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair [Textblock Good+] in Fine Archival Case. First Edition. Hardcover. Richard Boardman was one of the two missionaries (the other being Joseph Pilmoor) sent to America by John Wesly to formally establish the Methodist Church in the US and the first superintendent. Arriving in 1769, Boardman was one of the incorporators of the old John Street M.E. Church of NY and was one of the preachers of that church. (See, e.g. Wakely, The Heroes of Methodism Laid (1857)). Boardman returned to the England in 1774, but this book remained at John Street. Two other names are signed on the front pastedown, Ezekiel Cooper (dated 1787, after Boardman had returned to England, another preacher at the John Street Church) and Aaron Hutchinson (dated 1789, he was also a Methodist preacher). Laid in at rear are two pages with three full pages of hand-written accounts titled: "Cokesbury Circuit - List of the Subscribers to the Century Fund" Front board free at joint, spine missing, moderate wear to edges of boards, front board moderately bowed, front pastedown free (but present), light/moderate toning/soiling at preliminaries, chip from upper fore-edge of title page, ffep missing, light sporadic foxing, tidemarks at very rear, ownership signatures at front pastedown (significant, see below), tipped in news clipping about this volume at front pastedown, else clean. Remains of original full leather boards; brown cloth drop spine archival book-box, brown leather spine label, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 4to. 118pp.
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- Title
- A Continuation of the Exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews:. Viz. on the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Chapters. Wherein Together with the Explication of the Text and Context
- Author
- Owen, J., D.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair [Textblock Good+] in Fine Archival Case
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Nathaniel Ponder
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1680
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- First Edition
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- Spine Label
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Fair
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- Tipped In
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- Title Page
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- FFEP
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- Gilt
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