The memorial of the State of England, In Vindication of the queen, the church, and the Administration: design'd To rectify the mutual Mistakes of Protestants, And to unite their Affections in Defence of our Religion and Liberty.
London.
Printed and sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1705.
First edition.
Quarto.
[2], 104pp. Modern green cloth-backed combed marbled paper boards, the fore- and lower edges uncut. Labels of the General Theological Seminary Library to pastedowns, paper repair to verso of title page at lower corner.
The sole edition of freethinker and philosopher John Toland's (1670-1722) treatise demonstrating how religious conformity contributes to a stable commonwealth. Toland was commissioned to compose the treatise by Lord Treasurer Sidney Godolphin via an intermediary, Quaker leader William Penn.
ESTC T39217.
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref: 34162
