Sacred biography, or, The history of the Patriarchs
Subtitle: to which is added, the history of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah, being a course of lectures delivered at the Scots Church, London Wall
By: by Henry Hunter, D.D. ; vol. I-[VI]
Contributors: White, James, 1755?-1824, bookseller; West, David, 1765-1810, bookseller; Larkin, Ebenezer, 1769?-1813, bookseller; West, John, 1770-1827, bookseller; Blake, William Pynson, 1769-1820, bookseller; Zinman, Michael, former owner; Manning & Loring; Thomas & Andrews; Boston Bookstore
Edition: The first American edition, complete in six volumes.
Publisher: Printed by Manning & Loring for J. White, Thomas & Andrews, D. West, E. Larkin, J. West, and the proprietor of the Boston Bookstore
Published: 1794
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Subjects: Bible; Biography; Patriarchs (Bible)
Other titles: Sacred biography; History of the Patriarchs; Hunter's sacred biography
Notes: Vols. 5 and 6 published in 1795. A seventh volume, "Sacred biography; or The history of Jesus Christ" was published at Walpole, N.H. in 1803.

William P. Blake was proprietor of the Boston Bookstore in 1795.

Vol. 1: viii, [1], 18-224 p.; v. 2: xi, [2], 14-242 p.; v. 3: xi, [2], 14-254, [2] p.; v. 4: viii, [1], 10-240 p.; v. 5: viii, [1], 10-187, [1] p.; v. 6: xvi, [1], 18-275, [1] p.

LC copy bound in 3 v. in tree-calf leather with the spine title: Hunter's sacred biography.

Evans 27146

Evans 28870

ESTC W2893

LC copy has the bookplate of John Lemist; formerly owned by Michael Zinman.