Product Description
First edition.
Carter, Hendee and Babcock, 1831; same date on title and copyright pages, no additional printings indicated; xxii, 528pp.
+ color frontis and five black & white plates (*Fold-out plate facing pg.
99 is torn along crease and missing one half*).
Good condition, bound in half brown morocco, marbled boards.
This copy features a presentation from the author to his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Sarah S(tanwood) Lowe, and her daughter Mary Jane Stanwood (later the notable Mary J.
Parkhurst).
The presentation on a blank front end page reads: "Mrs.
Sarah S.
Lowe and Miss Mary Jane Stanwood as a token of affectionate regard from the Author Medford, June 21st, 1831.
" Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; foxing to edges of page block and several interior pages; boards rubbed, leather at corners is worn, gilt titling dulled but clearly legible.
Bigelow served the First Parish (Unitarian) in Medford from 1823-1827, the date of his journey.
First parish Medford dates back to the first puritan congregation in 1690.
The Rev.
William Ellery Channing gave his first sermon there on August 8, 1802.
In 1820, the congregation split with the Trinitarians leaving to form a separate congregation.
Bigelow served the reconfigured Unitarian parish for its first 4 years.
His observations in Malta and Sicily reflect his broad interest in the world.
Details of the journey are further explicated in 70 pages of end notes.
Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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