An exquisite 1852 first edition of A Commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Moses Stuart, one of early America’s most influential biblical scholars and professors of sacred literature at Andover Theological Seminary.
This edition was printed by Warren F. Draper of Andover and distributed through multiple major publishing houses, including Gould & Lincoln (Boston) and Hurd & Houghton (New York) — a sign of its wide circulation and theological importance in 19th-century Protestant scholarship.
This particular copy is handsomely bound in 19th-century half leather with marbled boards and matching marbled endpapers, featuring raised bands, gilt titling, and decorative spine tooling. A fine example of American bookbinding artistry combined with a key work in biblical commentary.
Details:
•Author: Moses Stuart, Professor of Sacred Literature, Andover Theological Seminary
•Title: A Commentary on the Book of Proverbs
•Publisher: Warren F. Draper (Andover, Massachusetts)
•Year: 1852
•Binding: Half-leather with gilt spine and marbled boards
•Endpapers: Marbled with armorial bookplate of Eugene S. Piles
•Condition: Excellent for age — tight binding, clean pages, minimal foxing, beautifully preserved gilt work