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AN APPEAL TO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC.
(Hooker, Herman)
on the Evil and Impolicy of the Church Engaging in Merchandise; and Setting Forth the Wrong Done to Booksellers, and the Extravagance, Inutulity, and Evil-Working, of Charity Publication Societies.
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Listed in Sabin no. 32818 with twenty entries on OCLC. A pamphlet protesting charity publication societies, such as the American Tract Society, which published religious works at or below cost. Hooker was a retired Episcopalian minister and bookseller who thought that the church "engaging in merchandise" would taint its divinity and have a secularizing influence, while at the same time, producing books at or below cost and running off charity took those charitable contributions away from other "needful objects". Hooker encouraged people to withhold their contributions to the societies to "force them to live by the economical management of their business" through cost-saving measures, such as removing illustrations and only producing expository texts for the betterment of the Christian readers. Despite these protests, The American Tract Society, which was established in 1825, is still active today. Signed by previous owner with his address on front wrapper, wrappers uniformly darkened except on front where another text used to sit, stitching on spine gone so leaves loose, some staining and wear on wrappers.
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PRINTING RELIEF ILLUSTRATIONS, KIRKALL TO THE LINE BLOCK
by Wakeman, Geoffrey
Limited to only 100 numbered copies; this copy is not numbered. Contains six original pages of specimens that have been tipped in to demonstrate illustration techniques, with an additional five specimens tipped in that Bridson has added. Four illustrations in the text. Well printed by this English private press. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson who has added a note that this copy is "with extra illustrations."
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