Ballou, Hosea.

An Attempt, with a Soft Answer, to Turn Away Wrath, in Letters Addressed to Mr. George Forrester, Calvinist-Baptist Preacher, in Reply to his Strictures on Works Entitled "Treatise on Atonement," and "Notes and Illustration of Parables."

Portsmouth, N.H. W. Weeks -- Printer, 1813. First edition. 12mo, contemporary calf spine, marbled boards, 179 pages. Some browning and occasional light damp-staining in the text; front free endpaper excised; a little rubbed; a very good copy. Item #12261

An uncommon and relatively early controversial work from one of the fathers of American Universalism, and a nice example of a Portsmouth imprint. Neat gift inscription dated 1905 on the front free endpaper. American Imprints 27777.

Price: $150.00