Magnalia Christi Americana Ecclesiastical History New-England 1820 Cotton Mather

Description: Magnalia Christi Americana: or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-Englandfrom its first planting in the year 1620, unto the year of our Lord 1698.by Cotton Mather Hartford: Published by Silas Andrus, 1820First American edition, from the London edition of 1702. (Only the second edition overall) Seven books in two volumes. Volume 1 has a fold-out map facing the title page, which appears somewhat newer than the book: the paper is a brighter white, and the text from the title page is actually ghosted onto the page that the map is set between--the map was apparently not there long enough for the ghosting to happen. Condition: Hardcovers; leather cover boards have surface wear, rubbing to edges and corners, spine titles only barely legible, a few small chips. Interiors are unmarked save for a few pencil notes on the endpapers of Volume 1, and a previous owner signature on the title page of Volume 2 (John Chickering?). Minimal foxing, but pages are age-toned/darkened. Bindings are secure; the hinges on Volume 2 are noticeable cracked from the outside, but remain secure. wiki: "Cotton Mather FRS (February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728) was a New England Puritan clergyman, theologian, and writer. Beginning his Harvard College undergraduate education at age twelve, he is the youngest person ever to be admitted there. In 1685, he joined his father, Increase Mather, who eventually became the sixth President of Harvard, as minister of the Congregationalist Old North Meeting House of Boston. He preached there for the rest of his life. Cotton Mather is remembered as one of the most influential Puritan ministers of his day, and was overall, a highly influential figure in early America. Magnalia Christi Americana (roughly, The Glorious Works of Christ in America) is a book published in 1702 by the puritan minister Cotton Mather (1663–1728). Its title is in Latin, but its subtitle is in English: The Ecclesiastical History of New England from Its First Planting in 1620, until the Year of Our Lord 1698. It was generally written in English and printed in London "for Thomas Parkhurst, at the Bible and Three Crowns, Cheapside." It consists of seven "books" collected into two volumes, and it details the religious development of Massachusetts, and other nearby colonies in New England from 1620 to 1698. Notable parts of the book include Mather's descriptions of the Salem witch trials, in which he criticizes some of the methods of the court and attempts to distance himself from the event; his account of the escape of Hannah Duston, one of the best known captivity narratives; his account of the captivity and ransom of Hannah Swarton; his complete "catalogus" of all the students who graduated from Harvard College, the story of the founding of Harvard College itself; and his assertions that Puritan slaveholders should do more to convert their slaves to Christianity. Mather's first edition of the book was published in London in 1702. A second edition - the first published in the United States - was printed in 1820 in Hartford, Connecticut by Silas Andrus and Son, who also produced a third edition in 1855." Will be shipped priority mail to insure safe delivery. Check out the photos to get a better idea of what you'll be getting. Let us know if you have any questions!

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