Mizpah [Lea, Henry Charles]

Bible View of Polygamy

[Philadelphia]: [Union League of Philadelphia], [1862]. 4pp. Bifolium [23 cm x 29 cm] Very good. Splitting at center fold. Corners nicked. Item #8619

This short work uses Bible verse to advocate for Plural Marriage, in the vein of John Henry Hopkins' 'The Bible View of Slavery'. "The blessings vouchsafed to those who took themselves numerous consorts, and the lofty positions to which they arose show that in the eyes of God and man they were pure from sin and worthy of all honor." Flake/Draper 4816.

Price: $150.00