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This handwritten alphanumeric code is a Library of Congress call number, used by librarians to categorize and locate the book on a shelf. "BX" refers to Christian Denominations, and "8712" specifically denotes the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.

Published by The American Swedenborg Printing and Publishing Society, Founded in 1850, this society aimed to provide affordable and standardized versions of Swedenborg's complex theological works to the American public. organized for the purpose of Stereotyping Stereotyping was a printing process where a whole page of type was cast into a single metal plate. This was a significant technological advancement that allowed publishers to reprint books quickly and cheaply without having to manually reset the individual letters of type for every new edition., Printing and Publishing Uniform Editions Books produced as a set with consistent sizing, binding, and typography, allowing a collector to have a matching library of an author's entire body of work. of the Theological Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg Swedenborg (1688–1772) was a prominent Swedish scientist and inventor who, in middle age, began experiencing visions and transitioned into a prolific career as a Christian mystic and theologian., and incorporated in the State of New York, A.D., 1850