The finest example of Petty's classic on the revivalist branch of the English Methodist church we ever hope to see. The Primitive Methodist Connexion believed themselves to be the church as Wesley himself envisioned it. They re-embraced outdoor meetings [i.e. camp-meetings], encouraged the laity to preach and be active, etc.,

Bound in absolutely beautiful pebble morocco with raised bands and well-executed tooling, it bears a morocco presentation plate on the pastedown to Master Haigh who has donated land for the foundation of a new "Primitive Methodist" chapel.

Petty, John. The History of the Primitive Methodist Connexion from Its Origin to the Conference of 1860, the First Year of the Connexion. Compiled Under the Direction of the Book Committee of the Denomination, and Approved by the Conference. A New Edition, Revised and Enlarged. London. Published by R. Davies. 1864. 597pp.

A near fine copy, bound in leather, very solid, with generally bright pages.