A Compendious History of the Old and New Testament, extracted from the Holy Bible. And adapted to all capacities. Whereby the reader may be enabled in an easy, pleasant and speedy manner, to become learned in the Sacred Scriptures. Interspersed with suitable Reflections. And adorned with 120 Curious Copper Cuts, lively representing each History. The Fifth Edition, corrected. London: printed for W. and D. Baker...1746. [Price, Bound, Two Shillings]. 12° in sixes (160 x 90mm). Frontispiece a copper-engraved ornamental portrait of George I signed M. V.n Gucht; text interleaved with 31 plates each carrying two numbered images on verso and recto, with Biblical quotations, facing the relevant "history"; but 1/2 on verso only and 119/120 on recto only (lacking A1 [? blank] and the plate carrying nos. 31-34). Woodcut headpiece to Preface. Original "school" binding in ruled sheep, rebacked with 5-panelled sheep (?), morocco (?) label, modern end papers. Provenance: Elizabeth Halsey given by Mr. Harris; Louisa Cremer. -- KEACH, Benjamin (1640-1704). War with the Devil: or the Young Man's conflict with the powers of darkness. In a dialogue, Discovering the corruption and vanity of youth; the horrible nature of sin, and deplorable condition of fallen man...To which is added, an appendix, containing a dialogue between an Old Apostate and a Young Professor...chiefly intended for the instruction of the younger sort. The twenty-second edition. By B. Keach, author of Sion in Distress; or the groans of the Protestant Church London: printed for E. Johnston...1776. 12° (149 x 86mm). Collation: A-F.2, G6. 15 cuts in text, and one repeat, mostly relief metal engravings, lacks A1 [?frontispiece?]. Contemporary boards (?) re-backed in sheep. Provenance:Charles Kilburn (armorial book-plate). Osborne I p.68 (an edition of c.1760) (2)

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A Compendious History of the Old and New Testament, extracted from the Holy Bible. And adapted to all capacities. Whereby the reader may be enabled in an easy, pleasant and speedy manner, to become learned in the Sacred Scriptures. Interspersed with suitable Reflections. And adorned with 120 Curious Copper Cuts, lively representing each History. The Fifth Edition, corrected. London: printed for W. and D. Baker...1746. [Price, Bound, Two Shillings]. 12° in sixes (160 x 90mm). Frontispiece a copper-engraved ornamental portrait of George I signed M. V^.n Gucht; text interleaved with 31 plates each carrying two numbered images on verso and recto, with Biblical quotations, facing the relevant "history"; but 1/2 on verso only and 119/120 on recto only (lacking A1 [? blank] and the plate carrying nos. 31-34). Woodcut headpiece to Preface. Original "school" binding in ruled sheep, rebacked with 5-panelled sheep (?), morocco (?) label, modern end papers. Provenance: Elizabeth Halsey given by Mr. Harris; Louisa Cremer. -- KEACH, Benjamin (1640-1704). War with the Devil: or the Young Man's conflict with the powers of darkness. In a dialogue, Discovering the corruption and vanity of youth; the horrible nature of sin, and deplorable condition of fallen man...To which is added, an appendix, containing a dialogue between an Old Apostate and a Young Professor...chiefly intended for the instruction of the younger sort. The twenty-second edition. By B. Keach, author of Sion in Distress; or the groans of the Protestant Church London: printed for E. Johnston...1776. 12° (149 x 86mm). Collation: A-F^.2, G⁶. 15 cuts in text, and one repeat, mostly relief metal engravings, lacks A1 [?frontispiece?]. Contemporary boards (?) re-backed in sheep. Provenance:Charles Kilburn (armorial book-plate). Osborne I p.68 (an edition of c.1760)
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