Signed Enoch Hale-March 20th, 1812.

The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian State and Worship. By I. Watts, D. D. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring. Sold by Thomas & Andrews, David West, E. Larkin, John West & Co.. Manning & Loring, O. C. Greenleaf, and Lincoln & Edmands. 1808. Bound with: Hymns and Spirtual Songs. in Three Books. etc. etc. Boston: Printed and sold by Manning & Loring No. 2, Cornhill….1808. All three books of Hymns and index is present. A book that is toned with occasional fox and spine is holding. Spine with tears along head and heel, scuffed with corner wear. Nice American calf with nice strong signature of Enoch Hale, dated. He dies the following year. A rare piece of Americana.

With signature in the book by Enoch Hale.
$500.00 SOLD

Samuel Johnson wrote a piece on his thoughts of the American Revolution and what it means to be a 'Patriot'. The work was published in 1776 by W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand and was literally burned in the streets of Boston by the American Patriots! Images of Samuel Johnson were also torched as well as his popular dictionary (for English speaking persons). Johnson basically argued that when the 'colonists' left England they abandoned their rights for representation in Parliament and so therefore, being British subjects and subjects of the King, were required to pay taxes to the Crown and Parliament. He also goes on to berate the people of Boston for abandoning their city to the likes of the rabble and although they are suffering, they had indeed brought that suffering upon themselves.

Our eBay bookstore has a very nice copy, priced at $850.00 of this rare British perspective on the American Revolution. A must have along with the other rare Americana ephemera items and rare books we have in our inventory.

Johnson goes on to berate the citizens of Boston and he goes on to say what he thinks about the 'Patriots'. This of course does not go over well with Boston citizenery who generally burn his books and his effigy to show their disapointment. Johnson sold a large quantity of his books and materials in America but now the only people buying were the loyalists.