Love, Marriage, and Divorce and the Sovereignty of the Individual. A Discussion by Henry James [Sr.], Horace Greeley, and Stephen Pearl Andrews. Including the Final Replies of Mr. Andrews, Rejected by The Tribune

New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1853 First edition. Pamphlet bound in early twentieth century half brown leather over light brown cloth boards. . Twelvemo. Some fading to leather on upper board. Spine rubbed. Top edge gilt. Purple endpapers with bookseller's ticket in right hand corner of lower endpaper. Title-page coming loose at head. Some dampstaining to first dozen or so leaves. Some toning and foxing to leaves. Still a good, tight copy of an item that is rare in commerce. Wrappers removed in rebinding. The present work compiles letters first published in the New York Tribune discussing whether divorce should be legal. The epistolary conversation takes place between Henry James Sr. (1811 – 1882), the father of psychologist William James and novelist Henry James; Tribune founder and editor Horace Greeley (1811 – 1872); and Stephen Pearl Andrews (1812 – 1886), an abolitionist and anarchist. Andrews released the present work when Greeley refused to print one of his letters to the Tribune. In the letter, Andrews argues in favor of divorce, permitting sex outside of marriage, and the right of women to freely choose their husbands (pp. 71-81). Greeley based his rejection partially on the grounds that Andrews' letter described injustices against women in excessive detail.