Description
Offered here is an early to mid-19th century edition of A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians by William Wilberforce, printed by D. Fanshaw for the American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York.
This edition dates to approximately 1835-1855 and reflects the peak of evangelical influence in American society. Wilberforce, a leading figure in the British abolitionist movement, penned this landmark work to challenge the spiritual complacency of his time. The American Tract Society chose to reprint it widely, making it a foundational title in the spread of 19th-century evangelical thought.
This copy retains its original boards and features the distinctive title page with engraved frontispiece plate. Though mass-printed, early ATS copies with identifiable printers and imprint details are increasingly scarce, particularly those tied to prominent printers like Daniel Fanshaw.
Condition notes:
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Front board is detached
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Title page shows moderate foxing around the plate
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Modern pen gift inscription on front flyleaf
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Binding otherwise complete; all pages intact
Despite the condition flaws, this volume remains a valuable artifact of early American religious publishing and is ideal for historical research, reference, or display. A must-have for collectors of early evangelical literature, abolitionist history, or 19th-century Americana.
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