1746 Isaac Watts Sermons w/ Sacred Hymns 2 Volumes Early Female Provenance

Description: Sermons on Various Subjects, Divine and Moral: With a Sacred Hymn Suited to each Subject. Designed for the Use of Christian Families, as well as for the Hours of Devout Retirement. By I. Watts, D.D., Formerly publish’d in Two Volumes, and now reduced into One. The Seventh Edition. Boston, New-England, Printed and Sold by Rogers and Fowle in Queen-street, next to the Prison, and by J. Blanchard at the Bible and Crown in Dock-Squre. 1746. VOLUMES I & II BOUND IN ONE; A COMPLETE WORK. 740 pp, original spine & rear board (front board lacking), early Female Provenance, 8 x 5”, 8vo. In poor condition. As is. Front board lacking. Rear board exhibits water dampness staining which has caused rippling to leather covered boards. Head and tail of spine lacking - binding exposed. Title label on spine lacking; leather desiccated. Cording beginning to unravel at raised bands on spine. Front end-page and fly-leaf lacking. Previous provenance, in ink, found on frontispiece (recto): "Mary Melven's Book. Bought at Boston, February 5th, 1747." Clear piece of tape found below inscription to repair tear. Frontispiece detached at tail of gutter - very fragile. Title page and dedication attached by cording only - very fragile. Toning and age-staining throughout text-block. Binding beginning to split between pages 350-1 - attached by cording only. Leaf containing pages 351-2 detached & chipped at bottom edge causing lack of text. Water dampness staining is particularly bad in Vol. II of edition. Leaf containing pages 733-4 lacking bottom half. Rear board detached. Binding is very fragile. Perfect candidate for restoration. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Isaac Watts (1674 – 1748) was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. His works include "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross", "Joy to the World", and "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past". He is recognized as the "Godfather of English Hymnody"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages. Daniel Fowle (c. 1715 – 1787) was a colonial American printer and publisher before and during the American Revolution, and the founder of The New Hampshire Gazette. He printed and co-printed publications such as the American Magazine and Historical Chronicle and The Independent Advertiser. The first issue of The Independent Advertiser was printed on January 4, by Rogers and Fowle. Fowle became the junior business partner with Gamaliel Rogers (1704 - ?) in 1742. They manufactured their own ink used in the printing of their works, and are supposed to be the first printers in America who were successful in that effort. Fowle and Rogers were the first to print the New Testament in the American Colonies, for Daniel Henchman, and the first printer to publish the revolutionary writings of Samuel Adams. 7th Edition, Published by Rogers & Fowle four years after they became business partners in 1742. RAREA1746FMOX 06/24 - HK1779

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