Charming 1832 pock-sized biography of Jonathan Edwards with really wonderful provenance.
There are several inscriptions in bold, sepia ink. The first is an inscription to Polly Sigourney from Buckley Steadman, an early Washingtonian and Temperance Society leader in Cleveland City. Then there is another inscription from her Sabbath School teacher. On the rear two leaves is a large, bold landscape inscription from I a relative, noted industrialist, Alanson Porter Sigourney.
"Peruse and pursue the way marked out in this Book of worthy of your attention; if not, consign it to the flame. Too many of this kind of publications are among the children of men already. Give heed to your ways and ponder the paths of your feet, saith a wise man. Good advice. A. P. Sigourney, Waterbury.
The Life of President Edwards. Written for the American Sunday School Union and Revised by the Committee of Publication. Philadelphia. American Sunday School Union. 1832. 143pp.
Charming quarter leather with some abrasions at extremities, small nibble at head of front board. Very solid and clean with only minor foxing. Charming.
