First American edition of this edition of the two works. "Sacred Dramas" was first published in 1782 and "Essays on Various Subjects" in 1777. "Essays" was published in America first in 1786. 191, [1] pp. 12mo. Contemporary sheep. Joints cracked, upper inner hinge reinforced, rubbed, some spotting and browning of text, primarily marginal, with the signature of Marjorie Lord 1805 on the blank. With a page of publisher's advertisements at the back. In a leather tipped slipcase with marbled sides. NCBEL 2:1599 (first edition); Shipton and Mooney 20534.

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Sacred Dramas was written for the betterment of children when More was only 18.