(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT) Mather Samuel The Life of the Very

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(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Mather, Samuel. The Life of the Very Reverend and Learned Cotton Mather. 8vo, later calf in period style, front board detached; marginal wear to final leaves; early owner's signature on title page and next page. With half-title and 2 (of 3) final blanks. Boston: Samuel Gerrish, 1729

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first edition. A biography which also includes a long bibliography of Mather's works, and two ad leaves soliciting subscriptions for Mather's massive Biblia Americana, which never actually made it to press until 2010. Evans 3188; Howes M409 ("aa"); Sabin 46799.