SHARP, Granville.

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The Case of Saul, shewing that his disorder was a real spiritual possession, First standalone edition, this copy by the author's sister and returned to him after her death.Judith Sharp (1733-1809) signed the front pastedown "Jud: Sharp, Oct. 3. 1807". The Sharp family were close-knit and frequently staged family concerts along the Thames: in Johann Zoffany's painting of the family, Judith is shown clutching a lute and staring directly at her brother. After Judith's death, her library passed to her sister Elizabeth (1733-1810); when Elizabeth died the following year, the books passed to Granville, who recorded the chain of inheritance in another volume from the family collection.Widely known for his abolitionist activities, Sharp was also deeply interested in theology, and taught himself both Latin and Greek in order to examine original texts.The Case of Saul, a study of demonic possession in the Old Testament, was originally printed in 1777 as an appendix to a different work: the present edition adds a conclusion and two "appendages" totalling 45 pages.

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