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Four Years of Methodist Ministry, 1865-1869, Baltimore Conference, M. E. Church, South

Staunton, VA: Stoneburner & Prufer, 1894. First Printing. Wraps. Small 8vo, 7 x 4.5 inches, publisher's textured deep orange printed wraps, very good, light wear, contents a little toned. Very uncommon in the trade and only 8 holdings in libraries according to Worldcat. Light paper loss along spine (1.2 inches at bottom, half an inch at top). The ME Church, South, established itself in the mid-1840s in order to accommodate pro-slavery factions within the church. Naturally their post-Civil War years were rocky ones. Very good. Item #H33334

Price: $100.00