Very attractive early American edition of Thomas a' Kempis' devotional classic, along with Thomas Chalmers introductory essay situating a classic of Catholic devotion for an Evangelical readership. 

a' Kempis, Thomas [1380-1471]. The Imitation of Christ. In Three Books. by Thomas a' Kempis. Rendered into English from the Original Latin by John Payne. With Introductory Essay, by Thomas Chalmers of Glasgow. A New Edition: Edited by Howard Malcom, Pastor of the Federal Street Baptist Church, Boston. Boston. Lincoln & Edmands. 1829. 228pp .

Very attractive and newly consolidated painted binding with shades of tan, rust, brown, and green. Very tight and crisp. Small bottom clip at title, perhaps original. Text very clean aside from some light scattered foxing.