You are bidding on a very rare antique hardcover book titled The Constitution and Standards of the Associate-Reformed Church in North America. Printed in New York by T. & J. Swords, 1799. This is the scarce and very collectible First Edition!
This is the real book from 1799 and not a modern reprint!
This is a thick book with over 600 pages.
Aside from the main title page at the beginning of the book, there are additional sections in the book, as follows:
The Confession of Faith
The Larger Catechism
The Smaller Catechism
The Government of the Church
The Discipline of the Church
Directory for Public Worship
Directory for Private Worship
Appendix:
Forms of Ecclesiastical Papers
Rules of Procedure in Judicatories
Solemnization of Marriage
Burial of the Dead
The Sum of Saving Knowledge
The Practical Use of Saving Knowledge
The book features full leather binding. Titling is in gold on red morocco spine label. The pages are hand-laid paper.
The covers are firmly attached with no splitting or tearing of hinges. The leather binding shows some corner and edge wear but remains in good condition.
All pages are tightly bound with light foxing. Most pages have no foxing. There is a very old inscription and a previous owner name (Muriah Hamilton) on second blank page. First blank page has pencilled notes. Book remains in good condition.
This rare book would be a wonderful addition to a collection. Great gift idea!
(Inventory: Box 17)