A critical and chronological history of the rise, progress, declension, and revival of knowledge, chiefly religious.
Subtitle: In two periods. I. The period of tradition from Adam to Moses. II. The period of letters from Moses to Christ. ...
By: By Henry Winder ...
Contributors: Prince, John, 1751-1836 former owner.; Independent Congregationalist Society (Salem, Mass.).; Essex Institute. Library.
Publisher: Printed and sold by J. Waugh ... J. Brotherton ... R. Hett ... and A. Millar ...
Published: 1745
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Religions -- Early works to 1800.; Knowledge, Theory of.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: History of the rise, progress, declension and revival of knowledge; Rise, progress, declension and revival of knowledge; Winder's History of knowledge
Notes: Each vol. has separate t.-p. and paging; tail-pieces.

"List of the subscribers names:" v. 2, p. [xiii]-xviii.

"Errata:" v. 2, p. [340].

In manuscript on front free endpaper: John Prince; Robt. Holmes.

Dedication ([4] p.) incorrectly bound in reverse order between p. [xviii] and [xix] of Contents.

BURNS has also a 2nd copy (with dedication correctly inserted) with ex-library bookplates: Independent Congregationalist Society, Barton Square, Salem; Library of the Essex Institute. Also includes unidentified armorial bookplate with motto: Quid verum.

No. 231 in "A list of books bequeathed by the Rev. Dr. Prince to the First Congregational Society in Salem" from the "Catalogue" referred to in the will of John Prince, D.D. (1751-1836), originally dated May 16, 1833.