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New England’s Struggle for Religious Liberty by Rev. David B. Ford (1896) hardcover book

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Rev. David B. Ford - New England’s Struggle for Religious Liberty

Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1896. No other editions listed. Publisher’s Errata slip attached to title page (see photos). Presumed first edition. No dust jacket. Light brown boards with red decoration and lettering. 8vo. Hardcover. 279pp. Fair condition. Wear/damage to the perimeter of the outer boards and spine. Light fraying to the upper.lower spine. The binding is somewhat rolled. Minor rips and tears to the perimeter, forecorners, and hinges of the boards. Area of discoloration to the middle of the front, outer board and adjacent area on the out spine (see photos). Black smudging to the lower, outer spine (see photos). Previous bookstore pricing is written in pencil on the upper, left-hand corner of the front, inner board. Fragile inner hinges. Creasing, toning, rubbing, smudging, scratching, and areas of discoloration to the outer boards and spine, inner boards, endpapers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge.

A scarce first edition copy of New England’s Struggle for Religious Liberty by Rev, David B. Ford

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