1660 AUGUSTINE. First Edition of His Life and New Translation of The Confessions. Rare! Baptist 15 x 18 feet &

15 x 18 feet & 10 feet high

is his funeral sermon for his grand-daughter

when they enjoy the blessing of a good government

I shall climb the hill of strength

This was but an obscure intimation  of ye method of ye recovery from ye state of guilt & death into which they were fallen

1660 AUGUSTINE. First Edition of His Life and New Translation of The Confessions. Rare! Baptist 15 x 18 feet &Very scarce and first edition [thus] of the life of Augustine of Hippo and a fresh translation of his Confessions, beautifully preserved and with excellent provenance. Only one other copy extant recorded in Wing. It would be difficult to overstate the influence of Augustine on the history of the Church, the Reformation, and into the present time. His relevance has been highlighted yet again with the recent release of James K. A. Smith's On the Road