Book #84335
Vacation Thoughts on Capital Punishments.
Phillips, Charles [1787?-1859]. Vacation Thoughts on Capital Punishments. London: W. & F.G. Cash, 5, Bishopsgate Without; James Ridgway, 169, Piccadilly, 1857. [iv], 120, [2] pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"; 21 x 13.3 cm). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning, faint spotting to a few leaves, small early library stamp (Birmingham Law Society) to head of p. 1. A very good copy. $50. * Only edition. Phillips was a notable Irish lawyer and writer. Vacation Thoughts is a powerful and eloquent argument against of capital punishment. The Quakers adopted and promoted it as a statement of their position on the subject.
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