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Published by The American Tract Society, E-172, 1825
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Leather. 8vo. The American Tract Society. C.1825. Three volumes. Various pagination. Approximately 400 pages per volume. Illustrated with wood engravings. Bound by in full 19th century brown calf with gilt titles and leather spine label present to the spine. Boards have some wear present to the edges of the boards. No ownership marks present. Foxing present. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The American Tract Society (ATS) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian but evangelical organization founded on May 11, 1825 in New York City for the purpose of publishing and disseminating Christian literature. ATS traces its lineage back through the New York Tract Society (1812) and the New England Tract Society (1814) to the Religious Tract Society of London, begun in 1799. Over the years, ATS has produced and distributed many millions of pieces of literature. There is a printed pamphlet titled "Constitution of the American Tract Society, instituted in Boston 1814" referencing the distribution of 'Religious Tracts' by Christians in Europe and America during the previous twenty years. The purpose of which was to combine the energy & activities of various groups & individuals across New England. E-172; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.