Excellent periodical of the period with loads of primary resource historical material in a variety of fields. 

The Religious Magazine, for 1834-1835. By the Messrs Abbott. Boston. Published by William Peirce. New York. Van Nostrand & Dwight. Philadelphia. Henry Perkins. 576pp.

Contents include:

*Very fine full-page engraving entitled Andover Theological Seminary.

*The Fools’ Pence; Or, Transmutation

*Mobs and Select Men [on popular insurrections, mob rule, the role of drunkenness, etc.]

*The Influence of War on Domestic Life

*Political Duties

*Extensive Review of Effects of Emancipation [of Slaves] in Jamaica.

*Conviction and Conversion

*”Screwing,” in College

*Obstacles in the Way of a Sinner’s Conversion

*Annual Report of the Prison Discipline Society

*Illustrations Used by Dr. Payson [Edward Payson, Leonard Ravenhill called him Praying Payson of Portland.]

*War! War! [The Peace Movement]

*Review of Charles Finney’s Lectures on Revivals.

*Christian Idolatry

*Sister of Harriet Newell

*The Half Converted. A Sermon

*Can a Minister Do Everything?

*The Amos Giles Affair [Temperance, Amos Giles Distillery, etc.]

*Thoughts on the Death of a Child

*Stories of a Revolutionary [War] Officer [series]

*Let Thy Kingdom Come

*Dreams

*The Spirit of the Lord’s Prayer

*The Northern Fanatics [The Anti-Slavery Society; Defending them Against Charges of Fanaticism, Treason, and Violence, etc. Fascinating Article]

*Parable of the Prodigal

*Angels

*Memoir of Harlan Page

*Secret Prayer

*A Gambler’s Logic

Etc. etc. etc.

Good - half leather, rubbed, very sound. Ownership inscription of B. B. Edwards, Professor at Andover Theological Seminary in the 1830's and 1840's, abolitionist, etc. Some foxing.