A very rare assemblage of seven early volumes bound in six bindings of The Christian Baptist. These are the very earliest imprints, still then being issued by Alexander Campbell himself in Virginia, rather than the later Cincinnati imprints.
These particular examples each belonged to, and signed multiple times by, James B. Pyatt, whose letter to Alexander Campbell on the formation of an early Christian Baptist Church was printed in the pages of the Millennial Harbinger:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 1851. Brother Campbell: The third Lord's day in January, I held a meeting at George's Creek, and organized a church of 22 members-8 persons confessed the Lord, and were immersed in his name. There was considerable interest manifested, and I trust much good will be done. Yours, &c., JAMES B PYATT.
Campbell, Alexander. [Ed.]. The Christian Baptist, Published Monthly. Three Volumes In Two, Volume I. Second Edition. Buffaloe, Brooke County, Va. Printed and Published by A. Campbell. 1827. 312pp.
Campbell, Alexander. [Ed.]. The Christian Baptist, Published Monthly. Three Volumes In Two, Volume II & III. Second Edition. Buffaloe, Brooke County, Va. Printed and Published by A. Campbell. 1827. 420pp.
Campbell, Alexander. [Ed.]. The Christian Baptist, Published Monthly. Volume IV. Bethany, Brooke County, Va. Printed and Published by A. Campbell. 1827. 284pp.
Campbell, Alexr. [Ed.]. The Christian Baptist, Published Monthly. Volume V. Second Edition. Bethany, Brooke County, Va. Printed and Published by A. Campbell. 1827-1828. 284pp.
Campbell, Alexander. [Ed.]. The Christian Baptist, Published Monthly. Volume VI. Bethany. Printed and Published by A. Campbell. 1828. 287pp.
Campbell, Alexr. [Ed.]. The Christian Baptist, Published Monthly. Volume VII. Bethany. Printed and Published by A. Campbell. 1829. 286pp.
Textually, all good with some light foxing and occasional tidemarks as shown. Early sheep or calf bindings rather deteriorated wind boards detached. Well worth preserving. Rather minor institutional marks with institutional plates removable with steam, being a water-soluble adhesive.
