1639 RICHARD MATHER. 225 Word Unpublished Excised MSs by Father of American Puritan Theology. George Whitefield bound with additional "Minutes of

bound with additional "Minutes of Several Conversations" from 1810

his Tongue of Fire remains read today and he was active in revivals of the mid-19th century

the work very scarce and desirable

Corners turned

1639 RICHARD MATHER. 225 Word Unpublished Excised MSs by Father of American Puritan Theology. George Whitefield bound with additional "Minutes ofAn important and nearly unobtainable excised manuscript portion by one of the theological founders of America, Richard Mather. We trace nothing even remotely similar having been offered publicly in many decades. It would be lovely framed with an original reproduction of John Foster's woodcut of Richard Mather, often thought to be the first woodcut ever produced in America. The excised fragment measures 1 1. 25 x 4. 5 inches, is stained for one inch