The Christian Oeconomy, Translated from the Original Greek of An Old Manuscript, Found in the Island of Patmos, Where St. John wrote his Book of the revelation.
London.
Printed for T. Waller, 1760.
8vo.
96pp. Contemporary straight-grain black morocco, tooled and lettered in gilt, A.E.G. Rubbed, old paper label label to head of spine. Marbled endpapers, later bookplate of Mary Flower to FEP, with her inked ownership inscription to foot of title page, scattered foxing.
The second issue of an anonymous devotional guide, first published in 1754, in clear imitation of bookseller Robert Dodsley's (1704-1764) immensely popular The Oeconomy of human life, translated from an Indian Manuscript, written by an ancient bramin (1750), though in this instant with pretended connections to the Patmos and the disciple John. The Monthly Review (Vol. XI, 1754) found the book wanting, stating that it 'affords little either for the improvement or entertainment of a rational mind.
All editions and issues are remarkably scarce, with this second being no exception; ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles (BL), and one further in North America (LoC).
All editions and issues are remarkably scarce, with this second being no exception; ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles (BL), and one further in North America (LoC).
ESTC T77565.
£ 375.00
Antiquates Ref: 16596
