Mass. Imprint: Scarce 1805 speculative theology, illustrated titlepage

Anon. Arguments Natural Moral and Religious for the Immortality of the Soul. Worcester: Printed and sold by Isaiah Thomas jun. Sold also by Thomas & Whipple Newburyport. 1805.

Contemporary full treecalf leather; spine ends chipped and worn corners rubbed, revealing a textured (pebbled) leather under-layer, and other dings and scars; 2 preliminary leaves, [9]-121, [3] pages; pair of blanks at front and one at end; old bookplate mostly removed from inside front cover;  18 cm; last leaves are publisher's ads, including an Federalist oval with decorative border designs, echoing the opening monogramed flourish.

  An early work of speculative theology which found its way into William Rounseville Alger's comprehensive bibliographical study, A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life: With a Complete Bibliography of the Subject. G. W. Childs, 1864--no.989.  See also, Bibliography of Worcester #476.