GIANT CLEARANCE SALE! EVERYTHING MUST GO!!!   SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOULL BE SORRY! CLICK BELOW, SOME ARE ENDING SOON! http://stores.ebay.com/THE-WORD-Antiquarian-Books     ULTRA-RARE 1ST-EDITION LIFE OF COTTON MATHER! BY HIS SON, SAMUEL MATHER! * IN ITS ORIGINAL COLONIAL LEATHER BINDING! [1729 First-Edition] "THE LIFE OF THE VERY REVEREND AND LEARNED COTTON MATHER, D.D. & F.R.S. LATE PASTOR OF THE NORTH CHURCH IN BOSTON. WHO DIED, FEB. 13, 1727, 8." By Samuel Mather. Boston: Samuel Garrish. 1729. 8vo, 186pp. Original Colonial Boston full Calf binding with blindstamped centerpiece and Flowers at the corners, probably bound by Samuel Garrish. Front board detached but present. With Half Title and Title Pages Intact! no blanks. AN ULTRA-RARE 1729 FIRST-EDITION OF THE LIFE OF COTTON MATHER BY HIS SON, SAMUEL MATHER! IN ITS ORIGINAL COLONIAL LEATHER BINDING! SAMUEL MATHER, Son of Cotton Mather and grandson of Increase Mather, clergyman, born in Boston, 30 October, 1706" died there, 27 June, 1785, was graduated at Harvard in 1723, and received the degree of D. D. from the same institution in 1773. In 1732, four years after his father's death, he was ordained as colleague pastor over the same church to which his father and his grandfather, Increase, had so long ministered. Differences arose in the congregation in 1742 relative to the subject of revivals, and a separate church was established under Mr. Mather in North Bennett street. He published "Life of Cotton Mather" (1729) : " Essay on Gratitude " (1732) ; "Apology for the Liberties of the Churches in New England" (1738);" America Known to the Ancients " (1773) ; "The Sacred Minister," a poem in blank verse (1773); and occasional sermons. He is buried, with his father and grandfather, in Copp's Hill cemetery, Boston.   ASTRONOMICALLY RARE & SCARCE!!! MANY PICTURES BELOW . .   TERMS: PAYPAL. Insurance is available up to $5,000 for Priority Mail and up to $25,000 for Registered Mail in the United States only. All Items must have Insurance paid for by the buyer. All funds must be paid within 7 days. Insurance claims are the responsibility of the buyer and copies of insurance slips will be provided upon request. We are not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items. All coins and antiques are sold as is as seen. If you have any questions please email me and I iwll try to answer them.   SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOULL BE SORRY! CLICK BELOW, SOME ARE ENDING SOON! http://stores.ebay.com/THE-WORD-Antiquarian-Books

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