Fine Books and Manuscripts

An Essay on the Origin and Purity of the Primitive Church of the British Isles and its Independence upon the Church of Rome. London: R. Wilks, 1819.8vo (228 x 146 mm). Numerous folding plates, plans and maps. (Spotting and water staining throughout, marginal soiling.) ORIGINAL BOARDS (old tape repairs, worn). A list of 22 of Hales's other works is included at the end of this publication; this was the last work he published in his lifetime.