BONIFACIUS: AN ESSAY...TO DO GOOD
Book Details + Condition: Scholars' Facsimiles and Reprints (Gainesville, FL). First Facsimile Edition, 1967. Hardcover with teal blue boards and black text to spine. 218 pages. With an introduction by Josephine K. Piercy. A scarce facsimile reprint of Cotton Mather's famous work, originally published in 1710. In the book, Mather presents a guide for ordinary men, written in the Puritan "Plain" style; the work influenced Benjamin Franklin and others in developing practical ideas for humanitarian work.
From the massive collection of King Lawrence Parker - academic, dissertation author, and book collector extraordinaire. Firm binding; Parker's bookplate to inside front board; interior is clean and free of markings.
