Fleetwood:Life of Christ:Antique Leather&Engraving 1866

Nice leather edition of Fleetwood's LIFE OF CHRIST with fine engravings.

THE LIFE

OF

OUR BLESSED LORD AND SAVIOUR

JESUS CHRIST;

CONTAINING

A FULL, ACCURATE AND INSTRUCTIVE HISTORY, OF THE VARIOUS TRANSACTIONS

IN THE

LIFE OF OUR GLORIOUS REDEEMER, 

FROM HIS

TAKING UPON HIMSELF OUR SINFUL NATURE TO HIS CRUCIFIXION, RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD, AND GLORIOUS ASCENSION INTO HEAVEN.

TOGETHER WITH THE

LIVES, TRANSACTIONS, AND SUFFERINGS

OF THE

HOLY EVANGELISTS, APOSTLES, AND OTHERS,

WHO HAVE SEALED THE GREAT TRUTH OF CHRISTIANITY WITH THEIR BLOOD,

INCLUDING THE

PATRIARCHS, AND THE TRANSACTIONS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, THE GREAT FORERUNNER OF THE MESSIAH.

TO WHICH IS ADDED A

HISTORY OF THE JEWSA FULL DEFENCE OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

IN WHICH THE EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY ARE CLEARLY STATED, THE NEW TESTAMENT PROVED TO BE GENUINE, AND THE GREAT REDEEMER OF MANKIND TRULY DIVINE.

The whole intended to set forth the Principles of pure and undefiled Religion, in the Knowledge of the Deity and Atonement of Christ, Justification, Purity of Heart, and Holiness of Life.

BY  THE REV. JOHN FLEETWOOD, D. D.

COLUMBUS, O,: GILMORE & SEGNER.

1866.

DESCRIPTION:

Hardcover: bound in tooled morocco leather over  boards. Gold gilt decoration to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. Frontispiece with tissue-guard.A few additional full page engravings with tissue guards. 616 pages. Size: 81/2 x 10".

Condition: Both covers detached. Leather is rubbed and scuffed with chipping and pieces missing from edges. cover hanging by string. Cracking to leather in spine area. Corners rubbed through to boards. Text block remains intact. Foxing and discoloration scattered throughout. Some sections of pages remain quite clean and bright while others show significant foxing. Good- condition.

Print is quite large and easy to read.

This is a rare American publisher. No other copies found of this version of Fleetwood's Life of Christ.