{"product_id":"samuel-clark-promises-of-scripture-full-calf","title":"1822 Samuel Clark A Collection of the Promises of Scripture","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSamuel Clark's collection of scriptural promises is exactly that kind of book. Published in London in the early 18th century and reprinted throughout the 19th, it belongs to a Protestant tradition of arranged and indexed Scripture aids, volumes designed not to be read cover to cover but consulted at need. Clark organized the promises of the Bible by subject, by occasion, by the shape of the difficulty a reader might be facing, so that a person in grief or doubt or gratitude could open to a relevant page without searching. Isaac Watts, one of the most trusted voices in English Nonconformist life, lent his recommendation to the work, and that endorsement helped carry it forward through decades of subsequent printings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis particular copy is the 1822 Princeton edition, printed by J. Dove, which places it squarely in the American Presbyterian and evangelical reading culture of the early republic. Princeton was already a center of serious Protestant scholarship by that year, and a practical devotional of this kind would have found an immediate and attentive audience there. The compact format, just four and a half inches tall, was not an accident. These books were made for daily handling, for the pocket and the bedside table, for the kind of repeated use that leaves a book worn at the edges and still treasured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Author | Samuel Clark, D.D. (1684–1750) [d]Title | A Collection of the Promises of Scripture, Under Their Proper Heads [d]Publisher | J. Dove [d]Date | 1822 [d]Origin | Princeton, United States [d]Language | English [d]Binding | Full calf, plain boards, gilt-ruled spine, red spine label [d]Features | Early American imprint; near-miniature devotional format; recommendation by Dr. Isaac Watts [d]Provenance | Pencil notation to front pastedown, likely ownership or price mark [d]Dimensions | 4.5 in H x 2.75 in W x 0.75 in D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[condition] The full calf boards show rubbing and surface wear consistent with age and regular handling, most visible at the spine ends, corners, and board edges. The front inner hinge is cracked, though the text block remains attached. Pages show the light toning and minor soiling expected in a volume of this age and use. A handwritten pencil notation appears on the front pastedown, likely an ownership or price mark. No text pages appear to be missing from visual inspection, though a full page-by-page check is recommended before purchase if completeness is a priority for the buyer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51208315076886,"sku":"AMD-02877","price":275.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/April_2026-5425.jpg?v=1776281986","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/samuel-clark-promises-of-scripture-full-calf","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}