A Solemn Review of the Custom of War; Showing that War is the Effect of Popular Delusion, and Proposing a Remedy

Worcester, Noah

Published by Peter B. Gleason & Co., 1816

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A Solemn Review of the Custom of War; Showing that War is the Effect of Popular Delusion, and Proposing a Remedy, Re-printed By Peter B. Gleason & Co for Samuel Wood, Hartford, 1815, 23 pp, The Friend of Peace, No. 1, Containing, a Special Interview Between the President of the United States and Omar, an Officer Dismissed for Duelling; Six Letters from Omar to the President; with a Review of the Power Assumed by Rulers over the Laws of God and the Lives of Men, in Making War, and Omar s Solitary Reflections. The Whole Reported By Philo Pacificus, Printed and Sold by Samuel Wood & Sons, New York, 1816, 40 pp, The Friend of Peace No. 2, A Review of the Arguments of Lord Kames in Favour of War, 39 pp, The Friend of Peace No. 3. The Horrors of Napoleon s Campaign in Russia, 40 pp, The Friend of Peace No. 4. Reasons for Believing that Efforts for the Abolition of War Will Not Be in Vain, 40 pp, The Friend of Peace No. 5. Review of Military Martyrdom, 38 pp, The Friend of Peace No. 6., Peace Societies Compared with Other Benevolent Institutions, 39 pp, The Friend of Peace, No. 7. Eirenikos to Philo Pacificus Letter II, 38 pp, The Friend of Peace No. 8, A Respectful Address to the Masonic Fraternity, 40 pp, full original leather, 8.5 x 5.5 , 8vo. In fair condition. Light wear to extremities with scuffing to edges and corners. Corners rubbed and crushed. Dampness staining to boards at left bottom corner. Dampness staining persists throughout the textblock. Moderate rubbing to joints with scuffing to spine ends. Red morocco label slightly scuffed with slight loss of gilt. Ex-library of the Belleville Library. Old hand ownerships on flys. Light toning at edges of textblock with instances of age staining and light foxing throughout. Binding remains tight and intact. Please see photos. A collection of pacifist lectures by noted clergyman Noah Worcester (1758-1837). He published several important tracts on religious subjects, and appears to have had some unorthodox views of the Holy Trinity. Worcester reflected on the effects of war and became a pacifist after the War of 1812. In this work he argued that violence and destruction of war was inconsistent with Christian values. He found the Massachusetts Peace Society, and went to forefront a popular anti-war movement that emerged in American after the War of 1812. Scarce. Seller Inventory # COLR1816DKLS

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Title: A Solemn Review of the Custom of War; ...

Publisher: Peter B. Gleason & Co.

Publication Date: 1816

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

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