Some Thoughts Concerning the Proofs of a Future State, from Reason. Occasioned by a Discourse on the Revd. Mr. Joseph Hallett, Junr. on the Same Subject. Grove, Henry Reily

Some Thoughts Concerning the Proofs of a Future State, from Reason. Occasioned by a Discourse on the Revd. Mr. Joseph Hallett, Junr. on the Same Subject. By Henry Grove and printed in London for R. Hett and J. Gray. 1730 first edition. [16] + 211 pp. 8 x 5.25 . 8vo. Hardcover contemporary full leather. As-is, with front board detached and rear board mostly loose. Some scuffing and losses along edges of boards and spine. Restoration attempts to exterior. Front end page mostly detached, with remainder of text block bound well. Assorted ex-libris markings and stampings, along with a bookplate from 1779 covering an older bookseller s label. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce work on thoughts of life after death. Henry Grove (1684-1738) was an English dissenting theologian and nonconformist minister. Examining the afterlife from a humanist lens, Grove asserts that nonbelievers may simply cease to exist rather than suffer eternity in Hell. A wonderful piece for restoration and rebinding.