Lot 220: Isaac Watts, Two 18th Century Titles: Memoirs, Miscellaneous Thoughts

A) Memoirs of the Lives, Characters and Writings of Those Two Eminently Pious and Useful Ministers of Jesus Christ. Dr. Isaac Watts and Dr. Philip Doddridge. Peter Edes for David West, Boston, 1793. Brown leather, morocco label with gilt lettering. Boards scuffed and worn, interior with foxing and stains, but complete and intact. 301pp. plus one leaf of advertisement. B) Miscellaneous Thoughts, in Prose and Verse on Natural, Moral and Divine Subjects; Written Chiefly in Younger Years to which is added Remnants of Time Employed in Prose and Verse. ISAAC WATTS, DD. Printed for William P. Blake (Boston) by Charles Peirce, Portsmouth, 1796. First American Edition with large additions. Hardcover, 4 1/2" x 6 3/4", full leather, gilt on morocco label to spine. 304pp. Good condition, last gatherings stitched together.

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