Description: True and Infernal Friendship, or the Wisdom of Eve. And the Character of the Serpent, with the Situation, Joys, and Loss of Paradise. Printed by H. Mann and Co. for the Author, Providence, R.I., 1813, 176 pp plus errata, original half leather, 6.5 x 4.25”, 18mo. In good condition. Early Republic New England binding in half leather. Extremities moderately worn with rubbing to corners and edges. Boards lightly scuffed with toning and light staining to marbled paper. Spine abraded with desiccation at joints and ends. Front gutter tender with splitting. Stamp of James S. Wood on front flyleaf, rear second end page, and rear fly along with his signature in old hand. Typically toned throughout with scattered instances of foxing. A few spots of age staining throughout. Old hand notations faintly written on rear end page. Lacking second end paper in rear, torn completely. Binding remains tight and intact. Please see photos. An extremely scarce work of fire and brimstone early Rhode Island poetry. Poetry describes the fall of man and the serpent’s temptation toward satanic sin. No other copies known. RAREA1813BMOX
Price: 500 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Binding: Half Leather
Language: English
Publisher: H. Mann and Co.
Topic: Poetry
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original