An eclectic and historically rich group of early American and British imprints, offering insight into religious controversy, missionary work, and theological apologetics in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Includes:

1. Watson, Richard. An Apology for the Bible in a Series of Letters Addressed to Thomas Paine.
   Albany: Barber & Southwick, 1796.
   Original full leather binding; early American edition of Bishop Watson’s rebuttal to Paine’s Age of Reason. A foundational apologetic work defending Christianity from Enlightenment skepticism. Moderate wear and toning; ownership inscriptions from early 1800s.
2. Mudge, Z. A. The Missionary Teacher: A Memoir of Cyrus Shepard.
   New York: Lane & Scott, 1851.
   Published for the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School Union. Illustrated frontispiece of the Old Mission House in Oregon. Scarce missionary biography chronicling early Protestant evangelism in the Pacific Northwest. Library markings and expected wear.
3. De Potter, M. / Scipio de Ricci. Female Convents: Secrets of Nunneries Disclosed.
   New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1834.
   Controversial exposé of monastic life, compiled from the manuscripts of Bishop Scipio de Ricci and edited by Thomas Roscoe. Widely circulated during a period of rising anti-Catholic sentiment. Foxing throughout; embossed ownership stamps.
4. Josephus Ben Gorion. The Wonderful and Most Deplorable History of the Latter Times of the Jews.
   Bellows Falls, VT: Bill Blake & Co., 1819.
   Early American printing of this dramatic post-Scriptural history, focusing on the destruction of Jerusalem. Includes “A Brief of the Ten Captivities" and additional interpretations. Worn and foxed; period inscription dated 1826.
5. Whiston, William. Sermons and Essays Upon Several Subjects.
   London: J. Hooke, 1719.
   Eleven essays by the noted theologian and mathematician (translator of Josephus). Discusses Christian doctrine, education, and reform. Full contemporary paneled calf with heraldic bookplate from Ditton Park. Sound binding; general toning and edge wear.

All volumes show typical signs of age including foxing, edge wear, and some binding weakness. See pictures.