Item #53482 The knowledge and practice of Christianity made easy to the meanest capacities: or, an essay towards an Instruction for the Indians ... The second edition, with additions. Thomas Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man.
The knowledge and practice of Christianity made easy to the meanest capacities: or, an essay towards an Instruction for the Indians ... The second edition, with additions

The knowledge and practice of Christianity made easy to the meanest capacities: or, an essay towards an Instruction for the Indians ... The second edition, with additions

London: J. Osborn, 1741. 12mo, pp. [10], iv, xxxvi, 257, [1]; contemporary full calf, gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments, red morocco label in 1; slight cracking of the upper joint, but a very good, sound copy. Fundamentals of Christianity to be taught to the Indians of Georgia. De Renne I, p. 88 citing the first edition of the previous year: "The dedication 'To the Honourable Trustees of the Colony of Georgia,' states that 'this essay ... was begun at the instance of James Oglethorpe, Esquire' - the founder of the Colony of Georgia. Sabin 104691: "Wilson's work was frequently reprinted during the succeeding century, passing through more than twenty editions." Item #53482

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