{"product_id":"twelve-sermons-william-cobbett-new-edition","title":"Twelve Sermons, William Cobbett — New Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, William Cobbett, 1828\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 12mo, pp. 240.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Fair. The publisher’s original drab paper boards are heavily worn, with notable bumping to the extremities and significant surface marking. The original paper spine has largely perished, exhibiting heavy loss and stripping, leaving only faint, illegible fragments of the printed paper label. The binding, while worn, remains largely intact, though the joints are tender. Internally, the text block features untrimmed edges, with consistent age-related foxing and browning throughout, particularly affecting the preliminary leaves. An early ink ownership signature ('W. C. Roberts') is present to the front free endpaper. Despite these obvious structural flaws, the book remains a complete and legible reading copy, valued primarily for its scarcity and historically significant content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This 1828 'New Edition' of William Cobbett's \u003ci\u003eTwelve Sermons\u003c\/i\u003e (first issued in parts between 1821 and 1822) was published by the author himself from his famous address at 183 Fleet Street. A prominent radical pamphleteer and journalist, Cobbett initially distributed these sermons as monthly tracts, leveraging the traditional pulpit format to deliver sharp, moralising critiques on the social and political vices of his day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is bound in the publisher's original, albeit heavily worn, drab paper boards, complete with untrimmed deckle edges; a standard, economical binding style of the period intended to be either kept as-is or sent to a private bindery by the purchaser. Complete, unsophisticated copies in original boards have become increasingly uncommon on the open market, as many were either rebound in contemporary calf or suffered heavy deterioration due to the fragile nature of the paper covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published as a series of monthly tracts, \u003ci\u003eTwelve Sermons\u003c\/i\u003e reveals William Cobbett at his most morally indignant and rhetorically powerful. Diverging from conventional theological discourse, Cobbett repurposes the sermon format to launch blistering attacks on the societal ills and political corruptions of early 19th-century England. Tackling subjects ranging from hypocrisy, cruelty, and drunkenness to the rights of the poor and the tyranny of unjust judges, Cobbett’s prose is infused with the same fiery radicalism that defined his political journalism. This collection stands not only as a compelling moral manifesto but also as a fascinating window into the social struggles and fierce intellectual debates of the Georgian era, penned by one of its most formidable contrarians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54566393577811,"sku":"5038","price":82.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260809_193203.jpg?v=1786520659","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/twelve-sermons-william-cobbett-new-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}