1848 — Pratt’s Tracts (spine title) — Divine Authority, Kingdom of God, Great First Cause, Absurdities of Immaterialism, Remarkable Visions, New Jerusalem, & John Taylor’s Three Nights Public Discussion

3/4 leather bindings; faded and worn marbled boards; front board is loose from the text block but attached to the spine at the hinge. There is a small sticker and an ink inscription inside the front cover. There are a few markings in the text but nothing significant.

Title on the spine is “Pratt’s Tracts.”

The Contents include the following:

No. 1. Divine Authority, or the Question, Was Joseph Smith Sent of God? 1848. 16 pages.

No.2. The Kingdom of God, Part I. 1848, 8 pages.

No.3. The Kingdom of God, Part II. Liverpool, 8 pages.

No.4. The Kingdom of God, Part III. Liverpool, 8 pages.

No.5. The Kingdom of God, Part IV. 1849. 6 pages.

No.6. Remarkable Visions, 1848. 16 pages.

No.7. New Jerusalem, or, The Fulfilment of Modern Prophecy. 1849. 16 pages.

No.1. Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon. 1850. 16 pages.

No.2. Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon.  1850. Pages 17 to 32.

No.3. Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon. 1850. Pages 33 to 48.

No.4. Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon. 1850. 1850. Pages 49 to 64.

No.5. Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon. 1850. Pages 65 to 80.

No.6. Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon. 1851. Pages 81 to 96.

Reply To A Pamphlet at Glasgow, with the “Approbation of Clergymen of Different Denominations,” entitled “Remarks on Mormonism.” by Orson Pratt, 1849. 16 pages.

Absurdities of Immaterialism, or, A Reply to T. W. P. Taylder’s Pamphlet, Entitled “The Materialism of the Mormons or Latter-day Saints, Examined and Exposed.” Orson Pratt, 1849. 32 pages.

Great First Cause, or the Self-Moving Forces of the Universe. Orson Pratt, 1851. 16 pages.

Report of Three Nights’ Public Discussion in Bolton, Between William Gibson, H.P., Presiding Elder of the Manchester Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Rev. Woodville Woodman, Minister of the New Jerusalem Church. Reported by G. D. Watt. Liverpool, Published by Franklin D. Richards, 1851. 46 pages.

Three Nights’ Public Discussion Between the Revds. C. W. Cleeve, James Robertson, and Philip Cater and Elder John Taylor, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France. Chairman Rev. K. Groves, M.A., assisted by Charles Townely, LL.D., and Mr. Luddy. Also a Reply to the Rev. K. Groves, M.A., & Charles Townley, LL.D. Liverpool, Published by John Taylor, 1850. 49 pages. [Note: the last page is half missing so there is an inserted copy of that entire page]. The Kinderhook Plates, which often appear in the back of the book are missing. Just a tiny piece hangs on.

There is fading, some soiling and foxing and wear, and slight damp staining, but overall the book is quite good for its age!