(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT) Richard Steele An Antidote against

Sale 2646 - Lot 158

Price Realized: $ 531

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(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Richard Steele. An Antidote against Distractions. [8], 128 pages. Small 8vo, disbound; tightly trimmed with occasional loss of catchword, moderate dampstaining and wear. In modern custom folding case. New York: J. Parker and W. Weyman, 1754

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First American edition of a sermon which went through 4 London editions starting in 1667. Steele was a Puritan minister who was often in conflict with civil authorities after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. Evans 7323; Sabin 91147. ESTC shows holdings at 4 institutions; none traced at auction since an incomplete copy was offered in 1904.