American Thought and Religious Typology [first edition]

Fine book; Very Good jacket. See scans. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1970. First American Edition of American Thought & Religious Typology. Translated from the German by John Hoaglund. Octavo, medium blue jacket, black boards with gilt spine imprinting, original erratum notation tipped in at title page (scan), x + 265 pp. A Fine book in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket which shows rubbing but is quite complete and sturdy. See scans. A scarce first of Brumm's remarkable, scholarly treatise on the influence of Puritan thought on subsequent American literature; the Religious Typology of the title refers to the medieval-through-1700's religious practice of interpreting Old Testament elements as prefigurations of Christ's life and redemptory sacrifice. Scarce first edition, in handsome condition. Please see scans. LT21