Friendship of Death: In Twenty-Four Letters from the Living & Dead, 1st American Edition

First American edition of Elizabeth Rowe's *Friendship of Death*, originally published in 1728. This edition, published in New York by Tiebout & O'Brien for Benjamin Gomez in 1795, is noted as the only known American copy. Samuel Johnson described Rowe as "the earliest English writer to employ with success `the ornaments of romance in the decoration of religion."

Associated People/Businesses

• Gomez, Benjamin

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Death
• Religion
• Friendship

Physical Location

Archives Room PR3671.R4 F7 1795