Parson Weems of the Cherry-Tree; The Eventful Life of The Reverend M. L. Weems

Kellock, Harold. Parson Weems of the Cherry-Tree; Being a short account of the Eventful Life of The Reverend M. L. Weems, Author of many Books and Tracts, Itinerant Pedlar of divers Volumes of Merit: Preacher of vigour and much renown, and First Biographer of G. Washington. New York and London: The Century Co., 1928. First Edition, First Printing. [11064] Olive cloth spine, brown marbled boards with applied title to front, edge-worn, good joints, 8 x 5 1/4 inches, tight, no dust wrapper. [i-x], [1]-212 clean pp. Good. Hardcover. Title continues: Faithfully set down by a latter-day scrivener and writer of noteworthy lives, Harold Kellock. Embellished with several superb illustrations & plates from the books & tracts of the Reverend Doctor. An enjoyable account of the eccentric Mason Locke Weems (1759-1825), Episcopal clergyman, itinerant bookseller, author, fiddle-player, moralist, and fabulist. His books and tracts, embellished with invented scenes and stories, were widely popu