AN APOLOGY FOR THE BIBLE, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, ADDRESSED TO THOMAS PAINE, AUTHOR OF A BOOK ENTITLED, THE AGE OF REASON, PART THE SECOND, BEING AN INVESTIGATION OF TRUE AND FABULOUS THEOLOGY
by Watson, Richar
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New York, 1796. 178pp. plus 1p. of book advertisements. Modern cloth. Final seven leaves with substantial foremargin gnawing, some paper loss, but text unaffected. Else a near fine copy, untrimmed. With the bookplate of William L. Clements. New York printing of this classic defense of the Bible and revealed religion against the pioneering work of that patriotic atheist, Tom Paine. Such responses probably kindled Paine's distaste for revealed religion, for his attacks on it only became more vehement in old age. EVANS 31569.
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- AN APOLOGY FOR THE BIBLE, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, ADDRESSED TO THOMAS PAINE, AUTHOR OF A BOOK ENTITLED, THE AGE OF REASON, PART THE SECOND, BEING AN INVESTIGATION OF TRUE AND FABULOUS THEOLOGY
- Author
- Watson, Richar
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1796
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We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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