Research Catalog

Title

Sermons on several subjects / By the Right Reverend Beilby Porteus, D.D. Bishop of London.

Author

Porteus, Beilby, 1731-1809.

Publication

Hartford : Printed for Oliver D. Cooke, by Lincoln & Gleason, 1806.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cooke, Oliver Dudley, 1766-1833
• Lincoln & Gleason, printer
• Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection, bookplate

Description

viii, 445, [1] p.; 22 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2021-2024).

Subject

• Church of England > Sermons
• Christian life > Sermons
• Slavery > Sermons
• Slavery > West Indies, British
• Black people > Missions > West Indies, British

Genre/Form

• Sermons – Great Britain – 18th century.
• Inscriptions (Provenance)
• Bookplates (Provenance)

Note

• Error in paging: p. 407 misnumbered 470.
• Last page blank.
• Signatures: [pi]⁴ A-3G⁴ 3H⁴ [-3H4].
• Sermon XVII, p. 207-226, has sub-title in table of contents: "The civilization, improvement, and conversion of the Negro-slaves in the British West India islands recommended. Preached before the Incorporated Society for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts, Feb. 23, 1783."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Indexed In (note)

• Shaw, R.R. American bibliography
• Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature & History. Boston: G. K. Hall.

Provenance (note)

• inscribed: in pencil "Gift of Mr. Schomburg."

Call Number

Sc Rare 252-P (Porteus, B. Sermons on several subjects. 1806)

LCCN

a 33001809

OCLC

• 3068869
• NYPGR3068869-B

Author

Porteus, Beilby, 1731-1809.

Title

Sermons on several subjects / By the Right Reverend Beilby Porteus, D.D. Bishop of London.

Imprint

Hartford : Printed for Oliver D. Cooke, by Lincoln & Gleason, 1806.

Edition

First American edition from the ninth London edition.

Series

Bookplates (Provenance) rbprov NN

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Indexed In:

Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 11195

Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 8318

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature & History. Boston: G. K. Hall., v. 7, page 5988, column 2, row 1

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 252-P (accession no. G81586) inscribed: in pencil "Gift of Mr. Schomburg."

Local Note

Researchers are restricted to the micrform copy in: Sc Micro R-1339

The Schomburg Center's Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Book Division's copy includes an NYPL's bookplate of "Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection" and stamped with the "star." Probably one of the books added to the collection when Catherine A. Latimer was the collection librarian and Arturo A. Schomburg was the curator. Bound in brown cloth over boards library binding and gilt spine.

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Added Author

Porteus, Beilby, 1731-1809. Civilization, improvement, and conversion of the Negro-slaves in the British West India islands recommended. 1783.

Cooke, Oliver Dudley, 1766-1833, publisher.

Lincoln & Gleason, printer.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner, donor.

Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection, bookplate.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 252-P (Porteus, B. Sermons on several subjects. 1806)