Key to the Science of Theology; Designed as An Introduction ...
Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co. Publishers, 1891. Fifth Edition. Leather. xv,182pp. Flake-Draper 6591. Full black leather with single rule gilt borders on front and rear covers; title in gilt on spine as well as 5 double rule lines in gilt; a.e.g., decorative coated endsheets. Leather at foot of spine is chipped away; leather covers and especially the corners are rubbed; the first blank front endsheet is missing; name in ink inside; first signature is shaken and sagging.
In 1915, a new printing of Parley P. Pratt's classic Key to the Science of Theology was issued, the first in more than twenty years. While it was simply described as the "seventh edition," careful readers would have noticed that there were some pretty radical changes. This 1891 printing is the "first fifth edition" (the 1893 printing is also labeled "fifth edition") and the last before changes were made.
Under the direction of apostle Charles Penrose, Pratt's book underwent heavy editing, largely to remove references to polygamy and Pratt's fascinating ideas regarding the Spirit as something akin to an electrical "fluid" for the 1915 edition. Condition: Near very good. Item #20600
Price: $150.00