1872 Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church Antique Book

Antique 1872 edition of The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, edited by Bishop Harris. This historical religious text was published by Hitchcock & Walden in Cincinnati and Nelson & Phillips in New York. The volume features a blue cloth-bound hardcover with decorative gilt lettering on the spine and embossed detailing on the front and back covers. A significant piece of 19th-century ecclesiastical history, it includes an appendix and provides a comprehensive look at the church's governance and beliefs during the Victorian era. The book shows heavy wear consistent with its age, including foxing, staining on the endpapers, and frayed edges on the spine.