1817 Memoirs of Doctor Seth Coleman, Deacon First Church Amherst

Coleman, Seth; Perkins, Nathan. Memoirs of Doctor Seth Coleman, A. M. of Amherst, (Mass.). New-Haven: Printed by Flagg & Gray, 1817. [10554] Full brown leather, red leather spine label, 7 x 4 1/3 inches, worn at the edges, joints are good, the leather on the spine is somewhat abraded. Small owner's label inside front, [i-iv], [3]-288 pp. Lacks the rear free end paper (blank), one leaf is torn in the top margin with no loss, some creasing, generally clean. Good. Hardcover. Title continues: Containing I. A Biographical Sketch of His Life and Character. II. Extracts from his Journal, taken by himself. III. His Letters upon Religious Subjects. IV. His Farewell Address to his Children. V. Sermon delivered at his Funeral, by the Rev. Nathan Perkins. The funeral sermon has a title page, with the page numbers continuous with the rest of the book. There is a name label inside the front cover, "Chester Coleman." Chester Coleman (1801-1861) was the grandson of Dr. Seth Colman, through his se