The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; with Devotional Reflections By John Gillies D.D., Author of life of George Whitefield. To Which is Prefixed, A Brief Memoir of the Author, By William Nicol, D.D. 2 Volumes Complete. LONDON : 1810.

London: Richard Edwards, Crane Court, Fleet Street, 1810. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON : 1810. [ First published in 1769, reprinted in 1794 and in a new edition here in 1810 as 'a new improved edition in two volumes'.]. Hardback. Two volumes complete. With a Memoir of the Author by William Nicol, D.D. Original dark-brown morocco leather; professionally re-spined. Raised bands; gilt ruled and tooled; gilt date; '1810' to foot of each volume to match with gilt tooled. Dark-red morocco labels; gilt lettered. Boards gilt ruled. All edges sprinkled - as issued. Marbled end-papers. Tight, bright and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. (xxiv), 445, (xii), 555 pages. An attractive set. Scarce. Three copies recorded in the UK. Darling calls Gillies greatly esteemed' famed for his biography of George Whitefield. JOHN GILLIES (1712-1796) was a Church of Scotland minister and theological writer. He was born at the manse of Careston, near Brechin, where his father, John Gillies, was minister. He took literary and divinity courses at university, and after a time as tutor in several families, he became minister of the College Church, Glasgow on 29 July 1742. In this charge he remained till his death fifty-four years after (29 March 1796). He preached three times every Sunday, delivered discourses in his church three times a week, published for some time a weekly paper, and visited and catechised his parish. Gillies is best known for Historical Collections relating to the Success of the Gospel, 2 vols. Glasgow, 1754; and 'The Life of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield,' London, 1772. **Heavy; extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.