The Story of Samson 1858 San Francisco imprint, 14 engravings

Scott, W. A. The Giant Judge: or The Story of Samson, the Hebrew Hercules. San Francisco: Whitton, Towne & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1858. First Edition. [10706] Fourteen engravings designed by C. Nahl and engraved by H. Eastman; 8 are full page plates, 6 are text illustrations. Faded cloth, worn at the edges, gilt to spine dull, 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches, tight. 324 pages, foxing & some smudges. Good. Hardcover. "In this little volume I have a definite end in view. I candidly acknowledge that with me, the reality of Bible histories is an indispensable condition to faith in the doctrines and precepts of Christianity. It is my purpose therefore, so far as the subject seems to come properly within the reach of these pages, to consider the history of Samson as a true history, explain its meaning, and apply its principles. Unless Biblical memoirs are strictly true - a record of things as they were, and of facts as they did occur - if the men named are nations or myths, and not indiv