Description: A New and Complete Edition of the Works of James Montgomery, Including Several Poems Now First Collected; Together with A Sketch of His Life. To Which are Added, Some Original Pieces, by Another Pen., Complete in Two Volumes, Published by Peter A. Johnston, Morristown, N.J., 1817, red morocco leather, 5.5 x 3”, 32mo. In good condition. Light wear to extremities. Rubbing at corners and end bands. Delicate gold tooling to spines and boards. Light cracking at hinges on volume one. Light creasing down center of spines. Lovely marbled end papers free of ownership. Marbled fore edges on both volumes. Three engravings, two in volume I and one in volume II. Text blocks lightly toned with scattered foxing. Free of known markings. Bindings tight and intact. Please see photos. James Montgomery (1771-1854) was a Scottish-born hymn writer, poet and editor, who eventually settled in Sheffield. He was raised in the Moravian Church and theologically trained there. His works and writings often reflect his concern for humanitarian causes, such as abolition of slavery and exploitation of child labor. Scarce New Jersey imprint. COLL1817ADKN
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Year Printed: 1817
Topic: Poetry
Binding: Red Morocco
Author: James Montgomery
Subject: Literature
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Peter A. Johnson
Place of Publication: Morristown
