News From the Invisible World, or, Interesting Anecdotes of the Dead; The Life of the Hon. Col. J. Gardiner, who was slain at the Battle of Preston Pans, September 21, 1745

Halifax; Leeds: Printed at the office of J. Nicholson; Printed by Davies & Co., 1824; 1815. Hardcover. Good. 2 books bound in one volume: viii, 468; v, 161 p. 22 cm. Frontispiece in second section shows Co. Gardiner's conversion. Quarter leather with marbled paper boards. Wrapped in protective mylar, removed for photo. Worn extremities. Boards rubbed. Ink signature of former owners on front pastedown and first title page verso. Some small tears, spots, thumbing. Index pages of first volume are chipped, not affecting text, with a couple of non-professional tape repairs. Rear free endpaper has a repaired upper edge, lower edge roughened.

Title of first book continues: "Containing a particular survey of the most remarkable and well authenticated accounts of Apparitions, Ghosts, Spectres, Dreams and Visions: With some valuable extracts from the works of the Rev. John Wesley, the Rev. David Simpson, and others." Examples include the apparition that appeared to Brutus, the "Ominous Presage" to Robert Bruce of Scotland, the vision seen by Doctor Donne, King Alfred's dying words to his son, etc. TPL 2389 for 1840 edition. Watters p. 238 for 1840 edition.

Second book title continues: "with an Appendix relating to the Ancient Family of the Monroes, of Fowlis." The appendix begins on p. 149. Printed in Leeds, West Yorkshire, but pertains to the Battle of Prestonpans (modern spelling), East Lothian, Scotland, the first major battle of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Second book written by Philip Doddridge to David Gardiner, a cornet in Sir John Cope's regiment of Dragoons and the son of Col. Gardiner who was killed at Prestonpans. The Royal Army took a horrific beating by the Scots. Much of this account speaks of Gardiner's family history and his conversion as a Christian. Also contains an elegy on the death of Col. Gardiner by Rev. Thomas Gibbons.