The Power of Faith
New York: Kirk and Mercein, 1819.
12mo. 428 pp. Full contemporary brown sheep, spine ruled in gilt with dark morocco lettering piece. Fourth Edition. Substantial shelfwear, surface crazing, and abrasions to leather boards and spine. Spine ends chipped; corners bumped and worn. Front free endpapers lacking. Title page chipped at upper corner margin. Heavy uniform toning, foxing, and marginal dampstaining throughout text block. Period ink ownership inscription (Sophia Mead) to head of title page, with faint ink offset to copyright leaf.
A complete, unrestored working copy in period American calf. Isabella Graham was a pioneering Scottish-born devotional writer who established some of New York City's earliest charitable institutions, including the Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children and the Orphan Asylum Society. Compiled by her daughter Joanna Bethune and son-in-law Divie Bethune, this popular early nineteenth-century volume brings together Graham's personal journals, spiritual meditations, religious verse, and extensive correspondence. K5.
Price: $75.00