Ingraham, J. H. The Pillar of Fire: or, Israel in Bondage. Philadelphia: G. W. Pitcher, 1863. [10791]
Teal publisher's pebble cloth, bordered in blind with gilt design to front, gilt titles to spine, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, light wear to corner tips, tight. Steel engraved frontispiece of "The Finding of Moses." Foxing to the frontis, 600 clean pp. Very good. Hardcover.
"The plan upon which the author has constructed his work is similar to that of 'The Prince of the House of David;' viz., by presenting the scenes and events he would describe, through a series of letters, alleged to be written by one who is supposed to witness with his own eyes what he is made to place before those of the reader." - Author's chapter to the reader.
Joseph Holt Ingraham (1809-1860), b. Portland, Maine; d. Holly Springs, Mississippi. Ingraham became an Episcopal clergyman in 1852. He was married to Mary Brooks, a cousin of Phillips Brooks. He had written many novels under the pen name F. Clinton Barrington before writing his three books on Biblical themes in his own name: The Pillar of Fire, The Throne of David, and The Prince of the House of David.
