The right way to shake off a viper : An essay, upon a case too commonly calling for consideration; what shall good men do, when they are evil spoken of? : With a preface of Dr. Increase Mather.

Author/creator Mather, Cotton
Other author Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.
Format Electronic
EditionThe second impression. [Eight lines of quotations].
Publication InfoBoston : Printed by S. Kneeland, for S. Gerrish, and sold at his shop, 1720.
Description2 unnumbered pages, xiv, 64 pages ; 16 cm (12mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Subjects

SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 2143. ^A478749
General noteCaption title: The true way of shaking off a viper.
General noteAttributed to Cotton Mather by Holmes.
General note"The first edition was London, 1711. There was only one Boston printing [i.e., the so-called 'second impression'] ..."--Shipton & Mooney . Evans entry 2142 (for a first Boston impression) is a ghost.
References Evans 2143
References Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, 335-B
References Holmes, T.J. Increase Mather, 98
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 2143).
Genre/formSermons 1720.