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Magnalia Christi Americana: or, the Ecclesiastical history of New-England, from its first planting in the year 1620. unto the year of our Lord, 1698. In seven books.

Accession number
PML 3437
Creator
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
Published
London : Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1702.
Notes
First ed. Holmes, Cotton Mather, 213-A; Church, 806; Streeter, 658.
400ff.=16 prel. ff. (the first blank lacking) text in 7 books separately paged; 2ff. of Errata at end (supplied in fac-sim.) 2ff. List of books; folding map between "Contents" & first book; a blank leaf lacking before title of 7th book; on large paper.
Description
7 pt. in 1 v. double map. 31.4 cm.
Provenance
Book-plates of Sir Wm. Gordon & Brayton Ives, also belonged to the Menzies & Hurst collections; An a.l.s. of the author dated 1712 is inserted between the two titles, and a portrait is prefixed.
Binding
Black morocco, gilt with doublure & flyleaves of Russia, gilt.
Classification
Department