A very nice full leather sammelband, including three works personally inscribed by Princeton Presbyterian, A. A. Alexander, to fellow Presbyterian, Conrad Speece [1776-1836]. Speece was a prominent Virginia Presbyterian during the early part of the 19th century, a leading member of the the Second Great Awakening in the State. Interestingly, he was first ordained as a Baptist, but it was A. A. Alexander who convinced him of infant baptism, after which he joined with the Princetonians.
A wonderful little item.
Alexander, Archibald. A Sermon Delivered at the Opening of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, May 1808. By the Rev. Archibald Alexander, Pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church, in the City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Published by Hopkins and Earle. 1808. 38pp.
[bound with]
Hall, Robert. Modern Infidelity Considered with Respect to the Influence on Society: In a Sermon, Preached at the Baptist Meeting, Cambridge. First American, from the Third English Edition. Charlestown. Printed and Sold by Samuel Etheridge. 1801. 55pp.
[bound with]
Dwight, Timothy. A Discourse on Some Events of the Last Century, Delivered in the Brick Church in New Haven, on Wednesday, January 7, 1801. By Timothy Dwight, D. D. President of Yale College. Copy Right Secured. New Haven. Printed by Ezra Read. 1801. 55pp.
[bound with]
Speece, Conrad. The Faithful Preacher, A Sermon, Delivered Before the Presbytery of Hanover, at Bethesda, October 23, 1807. Published by Request of the Presbytery. Lexington. Printed by Samuel Walkup. 1807. 34pp.
A very good copy, bound in leather, generally solid, with generally bright pages and light foxing. Some surface scrapes to leather surface as shown.
