Item #41537 THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CRONICLES [sic] OF THE RICH AND DEVOUT MEN, AND THE MEN OF BELIAL. CHAPTER I. New York Church.

THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CRONICLES [sic] OF THE RICH AND DEVOUT MEN, AND THE MEN OF BELIAL. CHAPTER I.

[New York? 1850s?]. Broadside, 9-1/2" x 11/3/4." Outer edge untrimmed with some short, closed margin tears. Printed in 16 mock-biblical verses, in two columns separated by a rule. Very Good.

"Satirizes a dispute over the construction of a church" [OCLC]. As with many of this genre, the references are obscure. Well-publicized disputes accompanied several efforts of churches to expand or rebuild during the 1850s.
OCLC 779975885 [1- Gen. Theol. Seminary]. Not located at web sites of AAS, DLC, NYPL, U Chicago, or anywhere else. Item #41537

Price: $375.00

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