A SERMON PREACHED IN WHITEHALL CHAPEL, AT THE CONSECRATION OF THE RIGHT. REV. JOHN DOUGLAS, D.D. LORD BISHOP OF CARLISLE; ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1787.
London: Printed by A. Strahan; for T. Cadell, 1788. [2],19,[1]pp. Quarto (signed in 2s). Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Old stamp of a defunct mercantile library, one word crossed through in a contemporary hand, trimmed close at fore- edge (though not affecting text), but a good, crisp copy. Item #WRCLIT46172
First edition of this sermon marking Douglas's late-in-life assignment. His early accomplishments included the exposure of the Lauder forgeries, his role in the editing of Cook's Journals, and his association with Johnson in the detection of the Cock-Lane ghost. ESTC locates 7 copies, none of them in the U.S. ESTC T104331.
Price: $100.00