The authority of tradition considered, at the lecture founded by the Hon. Judge Dudley, in Harvard college, November 5, 1777 - Price Estimate: $300

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Anti-Catholic Revolutionary War imprint, Boston 1778

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Title:

The authority of tradition considered, at the lecture founded by the Hon. Judge Dudley, in Harvard college, November 5, 1777

Author:

Wigglesworth, Edward

Place:

Boston

Publisher:

Printed by Thomas & John Fleet

Date:

1778

Description:

39 pp. 17x11 cm (6¾x4¼"), later quarter sheep & marbled boards. First Edition.

An uninhibited attack on Roman Catholics and their Church, reflecting the then-current revolutionary temper that opposed authority imposed from abroad. Evans 16171; Sabin 103908.

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Condition:

Rubbing to spine, front joint defective; bookplate, very good.

Item number:

298275a

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