A View of the American Slavery Question
This work is now essentially only found in academic libraries. Its main substance is comprised of two discourses prepared by Barrows in 1835. The work advocates for the immediate abolition of slavery and references other contemporary anti-slavery works.
Barrows, a Presbyterian preacher of a "free church" in New York City, uses his writing to make clear theological arguments against slavery, further adding to the body of work surrounding the debate that raged within the protestant church prior to the Civil War.
New York: John S. Taylor, 1836. First Edition. Publisher's Dark Green Vine-Patterned Cloth, Blind-stamped to Cover with Gilt to Spine. A Good Book without a Dust Jacket. Bumping and wear to head, tail, and corners. Boards variously soiled. Several closed tears to edges of pages, readability of text unaffected. Stain to top 3 cm of pages extending 8 cm from spine affecting Front Paste Down, FFEP, and pages i-56. Numbers to Front Paste Down and FFEP, as well as former owner's name to first blank page in pencil. Marginal foxing. Hardcover. 12 mo. [iv], 6-114 pp, [ii], +15 pp [advertisements]. Good. Item #978
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