Isaac Watts, D.D.

The Psalms of David

Boston: Manning & Loring, 1812.

Early American edition. 468 [1] pp. Contemporary full sheep, plain ruled spine. Heavy rubbing and scuffing to leather; corners worn; spine abraded; joints worn but holding; text block toned and somewhat wavy; title and table leaves foxed and soiled; staining visible to a few leaves.

Generally known as the Father of English Hymnody, this is Isaac Watts’s influential metrical psalter, long used in American Protestant worship. Issued a mere month before the beginning of the War of 1812, giving the copy added appeal as an American historical artifact as well as an early religious imprint. 

. Good. Item #636

Price: $200.00