Christian Sobriety: Being Eight Sermons on Titus II. 6. Preached with a Special View to the Benefit of the Young Men Usually Attending the Public Worship at the West Church in Boston. Published more particularly at their Desire, and dedicated to them
Boston: Printed by Richard and Samuel Draper; in Newbury Street: Edes and Gill, in Queen-Street; and Thomas and John Fleet, at the Heart & Crown in Cornhill, 1763. Very Good. Item #26817
Boston: Printed by Richard and Samuel Draper; in Newbury Street: Edes and Gill, in Queen-Street; and Thomas and John Fleet, at the Heart & Crown in Cornhill, 1763. First Edition. Octavo. 343 pp. + [1] page corrections. Rebound in modern blue cloth with red leather spine label and new endpapers.
Touch of rubbing to boards. Light chipping and soiling to title page, light spotting and smudging throughout but text legible throughout. Scarce in retail and only seen at auction a handful of time in last fifty years.
Mayhew was known to propagate liberal theories of government in to his sermons, defending civil disobedience and defending civil liberties. John Adams regarded Mayhew highly, calling him a "transcendent genius" and further claiming "To draw the character of Mayhew, would be to transcribe a dozen volumes." [BAL Vol XII, page 454-455] [Evans 9440].
Price: $400.00