Concerning Heaven and Its Wonders, and Concerning Hell; from Things Heard and Seen by Swedenborg, Emanuel - 1844

Boston: T.H. Carter & Co. And Otis Clapp, 1844. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, professionally rebacked spine and new leather spine label, iv, 5-361pp. Very light foxing and some pencil markings in margins; light staining to endpapers. Corners and boards a bit worn but o/w near fine. A Swedish theologian and Christian mystic active in the 18th century, Swedenborg wrote prolifically on scriptures as being the immediate word of God (Britannica). Swedenborg discusses the heavenly and infernal spheres, and turns his attention to the world of spirits and life after death.