A vindication of divine providence; derived from a philosophic and moral survey of nature and of man. By James Henry Bernardin de Saint Pierre. Author of The studies of nature. [One line of quotation in Latin] Translated by Henry Hunter, D.D. Minister of the Scots Church, London Wall.
Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de,1737-1814.
Worcester [Mass] : Printed for J. Nancrede, no. 49, Marlborough Street, Boston,
1797.
"Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, by Thomas, Son & Thomas."-- colophon to v. 1.
"We here present, in a separate volume, all that portion of The studies of nature, which relates immediately to the subject of religion .."--p. ix.
Dedication to the clergy of New England signed: Joseph Nancrede. Boston, March 1, 1797.
Errors in paging: v. 2, p. 295, 321 misnumbered 395, 121.
Plates engraved by Samuel Hill and William Rollinson.
Vol. 1 also issued separately, with "The end." printed on p. 331; v. 1 of the two volume issue has "End of first volume." on p. 331.
Vol. 1: [2], ix, [2], 12-331, [1] p., ii leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: 432 p., iii-v folded leaves of plates.
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