[Rarebooks] FS: The first aetheist publication in America. NY: 1836

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Allen, Ethan. REASON, THE ONLY ORACLE OF MAN; or, a Compendious System of Natural Religion. To Which Is Added, Critical Remarks on the Truth and Harmony of the Four Gospels... By a Free Thinker. New York: G. W. & A. J. Matsell. 1836. 12mo. 2 volumes in 1, each with its own title-page. 106,(2);70,(2)pp. plus a 4 page publisher's catalog, "Catalogue of Liberal Works for sale by G. W. & A. J. Matsell." Orig. faded red cloth, a bit soiled. Spine lacks its paper label, otherwise a very nice copy.    $750.00 (trade discount allowed)
The first atheist publication in America. Allen's first part is an abridgement of the original 1784 edition. The second work by "A Free Thinker" is anonymous. It was also separately published in 1836. AMERICAN IMPRINTS, 1836 #35708 and #36955.

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