A Revealed Knowledge Of The Prophecies And Times. Book The First... First Sign of Warning For the Benefit of all Nations... Restoration of the Hebrews to Jerusalem by the year 1798. [With:] Second Book: Particularly of the Present Time, The Present War, and the P[r]ophecy Now Fulfilling the Year 5913. [With:] Testimony of the Authenticity of the Prophecies of Richard Brothers and of His Mission to Recall the Jews by Halhed. [With:] A Calculation on the Commencement of The Millennium... by Halhed. de Brothers, Richard. Nathaniel Brassey Halhed - 1795.

Philadelphia:: Robert Campbell,, 1795.. First American edition. Very rare.. 8vo. 4 books in 1.. Modern antique calf with blind rules to boards, gilt lined spine with title in gilt. Old owners signature to second blank, ÒAndrew MunroÓ, ÒElizabeth Downer, born 1778Ó at verso of Last blank with interesting contemporary pencil note ÒThis book is the engenious labors of our ProphetÓ. First few leaves with minor edge wear and chipping, p178. 13-20 (four leaves) with lower inner margin tears, some letters affected. Light foxing, browning, and soiling throughout. Complete. Very rare. Richard Brothers (1757-1824), self proclaimed apostle of a new religion, and ÒPrince of the HebrewsÓ, and ÒNephew of the AlmightyÓ. Believed prophet in gathering the Jews back into Palestine, particularly the Jews in Great Britain. Brothers claimed he would rule over Israel until the return of Jesus Christ. He was followed by many as a prophet. He was arrested in 1795 for treason, prophesying the death of the King and the end of the monarchy, he was imprisoned for being criminally insane. Nathaniel Brassey Halhed, a Brothers disciple plead the case to Parliament and Brothers was moved to a private asylum in Islington, while there he wrotes a variety of prophetic pamphlets and gained many more members. His books were consumed and went through many editions, few of the originals survive. Our first American edition containing all four books by Brothers and Halhed (as issued) is one of the rarest of all the publications. The true first edition was printed in London in 1794, Books One and Two only. ESTC: W21958 (all 4 books in 1, as issued). Evans 28536. Testimony of Authenticity: ESTC: W28282. Evans 28791. Calculation Millennium: ESTC: W37655. Evans 28789.