A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes, Contrasted with Real Christianity

Wilberforce, William

Published by American Tract Society, 1840

About this Item

A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes, Contrasted with Real Christianity. By William Wilberforce, Esq. From a Late London Edition. American Tract Society, circa 1840, frontispiece of Wilberforce, full leather, 6.5 x 4 , 18mo. In fair condition. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing to corners and edges. Joints tender and cracking. Front board is fragile. Light chipping to spine label. Spine slightly abraded. Old hand ownerships on end papers. Dampness staining persists through the text, heavy at times. Heavy foxing throughout. Fore-edge soiled. Free of known marginalia. Binding intact. Please see photos. Earlier printing. William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming an independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes, Contrasted with Real Christianity
• Publisher: American Tract Society
• Publication Date: 1840
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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