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Christian Science or, the False Christ of 1866: An Examination of the Origin, Animus, Claims, Philosophical Absurdities, Medical Fallacies and Doctrinal Contents of the New Gospel of Mental Healing
by McCorkle, William P
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Richmond, Va.: Presbyterian Committee for Publication, 1899. Hardcover. Good. A very scarce book by a Presbyterian minister who was active in 'debunking'; he wrote many articles against the Mormons as well, and against evolutionary science. 12mo, brown cloth with bevelled edges, no dj; good (rear cover soiled; gilt on spine darkened; spine ends and corners bumped and worn; hinges starting; owner's name on ffep; ffep and title page creased and torn along side edge; foxing to eps, none in text; eps and pages toned). 321pp incl. index.
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- 9601
- Title
- Christian Science or, the False Christ of 1866: An Examination of the Origin, Animus, Claims, Philosophical Absurdities, Medical Fallacies and Doctrinal Contents of the New Gospel of Mental Healing
- Author
- McCorkle, William P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Presbyterian Committee for Publication
- Place of Publication
- Richmond, Va.
- Date Published
- 1899
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- Religion;
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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- Cloth
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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