1772 GEORGE WHITEFIELD. First Edition Memoirs of the Life of the Reverend George Whitefield.

Probably the best example of the first edition of Gillies' classic, first-hand life and memoir of George Whitefield we expect to see. A very attractive binding, retaining the very desirable frontis which was often pilfered, and textually quite crisp and clean.  Gillies, John [Ed.]. Memoirs of the Life of the Reverend George Whitefield, M. A. Late Chaplain to the Right Honorable The Countess of Huntingdon: In Which Every Circumstance Worthy of Notice, Both in his Private and Public Character, is Recorded. Faithfully Selected from his Original Papers, Journals, and Letters. Illustrated by a Variety of Interesting and Entertaining Anecdotes, from the Best Authorities. To Which are Added, A Particular Account of his Death and Funeral; and Extracts from the Sermons, which were Preached on that Occasion. Compiled by the Rev. John Gillies, D. D. London. 1772. 357pp. A good + copy, bound in leather, generally solid, with generally bright and clean pages. Worn through at edges, hinge breached without impacting structural integrity.