A DISCOURSE DELIVERED BEFORE THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, at the Semiannual Meeting Twelfth of June, 1798

by William Walter

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First edition

Boston, MA : Printed by John & Thomas Fleet, at the Bible and Heart, Cornhill, 1798. First edition. Disbound ? . 21.5 x 17 cm. 48, 2 blank pp. Half-title. Sewn, as issued. Small, blank piece missing from half-title, edges slightly frayed. Contemporary ownership signature of Joseph Peirce at head of half title. Evans 34593. ESTC W20164 Austin 1994: Largely a eulogy of the purpose and work of the Humane Society. Its mission centered around saving

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