An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures (2 volumes) From the Library of Morton H. Smith

New York : Robert Carter & Brothers, 1853. New Edition. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes complete. Binding is heavily worn. Gilt cloth spines (chipped) with paper covered boards. Corners and board edges worn. No copies in WorldCat. Rare set. Previous owner's name written on front free end papers. Dual columns. Moderate foxing. Folding frontispiece map in volume 2 is present. 464; 493pp., index., with 198pp. Addenda and folding illustration. Rare in any edition. A good reading copy. Full refund if not satisfied.This set comes from the personal library of Morton H. Smith but does not have his personal library marking. This from Wikipedia: Morton Howison Smith (December 11, 1923 to November 12, 2017) was an American Presbyterian minister. He was the first Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church in America, serving from 1973 to 1988, and also served as its Moderator in 2000. Smith had degrees from the University of Michigan, Columbia Theological Seminary and the Free University of Amsterdam. He taught at Belhaven College and Reformed Theological Seminary before becoming Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America. Smith continued to serve as Professor of Systematic and Biblical Theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in his retirement. In 2004, a Festschrift was published in his honor. Confessing our Hope: Essays Celebrating the Life and Ministry of Morton H. Smith included contributions from J. Ligon Duncan III and George W. Knight III.