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A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS; THEIR RISE, RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES AND SETTLEMENTS IN...

Benezet, Anthony:

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS; THEIR RISE, RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES AND SETTLEMENTS IN AMERICA. MOSTLY COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT AUTHORS, FOR THE INFORMATION OF ALL SERIOUS INQUIRERS, PARTICULARLY FOREIGNERS. THE THIRD EDITION. BY ANTHONY BENEZET.

Philadelphia: Printed by Enoch Story, at his Printing-Office... 1783. 40pp, stitching gone. Inner margin and corner lightened [no effect on text]. Lightly toned, else Very Good. Benezet explains the Quakers' stance on slavery and the slave trade, unequivocally prohibiting their "being, in any respect, concerned in support of this..... More

Price: $375.00

COLLECTION OF RELIGIOUS TRACTS, VIZ. ON THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER. ON WAR, AND ITS REPUGNANCY TO THE...

[Benezet, Anthony]:

COLLECTION OF RELIGIOUS TRACTS, VIZ. ON THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER. ON WAR, AND ITS REPUGNANCY TO THE CHRISTIAN LIFE, &C. &C. CHRISTIAN PIETY FREED FROM DELUSION, &C. DAILY CONVERSATION WITH GOD, ILLUSTRATED IN THE LIFE OF A. NICOLAS. A REPRESENTATION OF THE NEGRO-TRADE, &C.

Philadelphia: Henry Miller, [1767?]. Original calf, spine title stamped in gilt. Rebacked [some spine chipping] at an early date. Hinges starting. [2], 48, 30, [2 blanks], 22, 26, [4], 52, 4. Final pages trimmed closely at the top margin, occasionally affecting a page number. Except as noted, Very Good. The..... More

Price: $2,500.00

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THAT PART OF AFRICA, INHABITED BY THE NEGROES. WITH RESPECT TO THE FERTILITY...

[Benezet, Anthony]:

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THAT PART OF AFRICA, INHABITED BY THE NEGROES. WITH RESPECT TO THE FERTILITY OF THE COUNTRY; THE GOOD DISPOSITION OF MANY OF THE NATIVES, AND THE MANNER BY WHICH THE SLAVE TRADE IS CARRIED ON...THE SECOND EDITION, WITH LARGE ADDITIONS AND AMENDMENTS.

Philadelphia: W. Dunlap, 1762. 80pp, light tanning and foxing, Very Good in later quarter calf and marbled boards. Errata statement at the bottom of page 80. A significant work by "the most determined, prolific, and successful advocate of the Negro's rights in the American colonies. Not single-handed, of course..... More

Price: $2,500.00

LONDON; A DESCRIPTIVE POEM. Children's Book

[Children's Book]:

LONDON; A DESCRIPTIVE POEM.

New York: Published by Samuel Wood and Sons, No. 261, Pearl-Street; and Samuel S. Wood & Co. No. 212, Market-St. Baltimore, [1820]. 4-1/4" x 5". 16mo. 32pp. Original stiff printed wrappers. The rear wrapper advertises "Juvenile Books, Published by Samuel Wood & Sons, New York; And Samuel S. Wood &..... More

Price: $600.00

A NARRATIVE OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS, IN...

Evans, John:

A NARRATIVE OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS, IN PHILADELPHIA, AGAINST JOHN EVANS. TO WHICH IS ADDED: A REPORT OF THE EVIDENCE DELIVERED ON THE TRIAL OF THE CASE OF JOHN EVANS, VERSUS ELLIS YARNALL AND OTHERS: WITH AN APPENDIX, COMPILED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JOHN EVANS.

[Philadelphia: John Adams & Co. Printers]. Sold by Thomas Dobson, 1811. vii, 238pp. Original calf [rubbed, rebacked in calf with gilt-lettered morocco spine label]. Presentation by author on front flyleaf, "John Evans respectfully presents to the Library Company of Philadelphia, Philada. 1814." Bookplate on front pastedown of the Library Company..... More

Price: $500.00

THE EPISTLE FROM THE YEARLY-MEETING IN LONDON, HELD BY ADJOURNMENTS, FROM THE 15TH OF THE FIFTH...

Friends:

THE EPISTLE FROM THE YEARLY-MEETING IN LONDON, HELD BY ADJOURNMENTS, FROM THE 15TH OF THE FIFTH MONTH 1780, TO THE 20TH OF THE SAME, INCLUSIVE. TO THE QUARTERLY AND MONTHLY MEETINGS OF FRIENDS AND BRETHREN IN GREAT-BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND ELSEWHERE. DEAR FRIENDS AND BRETHREN,...

[Philadelphia: 1780]. 4pp, 4to. Caption title [as issued]. Light to moderate foxing, folded, short closed tear at a fold [no loss]. Good+. This rare imprint reports that, among Friends in America, "the slavery of the poor negroes is nearly put an end to." Moreover, it "has greatly decreased amongst..... More

Price: $450.00

THE EPISTLE FROM THE YEARLY-MEETING, HELD IN LONDON, BY ADJOURNMENTS, FROM THE 16TH TO THE 24TH...

Friends:

THE EPISTLE FROM THE YEARLY-MEETING, HELD IN LONDON, BY ADJOURNMENTS, FROM THE 16TH TO THE 24TH OF THE FIFTH MONTH, 1791, INCLUSIVE. TO THE QUARTERLY AND MONTHLY MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND ELSEWHERE. DEAR FRIENDS,...

[London: 1791]. 3, [1]pp. Folio sheet, folded to 8-1/4" x 13-1/4." Untrimmed. Caption title [as issued]. Docketed on page [4], "The Yearly-Epistle, 1791." About Fine. "As a Christian society we have found it in our duty to promote the abolition of the Slave-trade; and, although the Legislature of this..... More

Price: $250.00

Hume, Sophia:

AN EPISTLE TO THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA; CONTAINING SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS PROPER TO BE CONSIDER'D BY EVERY PROFESSOR OF CHRISTIANITY IN GENERAL.

London: Printed and Sold by Luke Hinde, 1754. 114, [2-advts] pp. Bound in later dark blindstamped calf with gilt lettered spine. Lightly age toned, trimmed a bit closely with minimal shaving of some lettering of side margin Biblical notes. Else Very Good. Sophia Hume [1701-1774] was a native of..... More

Price: $500.00

AN EXHORTATION TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA, TO BRING THEIR DEEDS TO THE...

Hume, Sophia:

AN EXHORTATION TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA, TO BRING THEIR DEEDS TO THE LIGHT OF CHRIST, IN THEIR OWN CONSCIENCES. BY S.H. IN WHICH IS INSERTED, SOME ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCE IN THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS OF RELIGION.

Bristol: Samuel Farley, 1750. 80pp. Bound in modern green cloth with black morocco spine label. Early owner's inscription in the blank margin of first text page. Very Good. Sophia Hume [1701-1774], a native of South Carolina, was the granddaughter of Mary Fisher, one of the two Quakers first to..... More

Price: $650.00

Mason, Benjamin:

LIGHT RISING OUT OF OBSCURITY. OR, A REPLY TO FRANCIS HERR'S PAMPHLET, INTITLED, A SHORT EXPLICATION OF THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD; LIKEWISE, OF THE CHRISTIAN BAPTISM, AND THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM OF CHRIST, AGAINST THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS.

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1790. 46, [2 blank] pp. Disbound. Very Good. Herr was associated with Pennsylvania's Mennonites, but evidently left that sect after doctrinal disputes. Mason's argument with Herr centered around "several plain contradictions" in Herr's thinking, according to Mason, but particularly water Baptism, which Herr calls "an ordinance of..... More

Price: $250.00

FRUITS OF A FATHER'S LOVE: BEING THE ADVICE OF WILLIAM PENN TO HIS CHILDREN, RELATING TO THEIR...

Penn, William:

FRUITS OF A FATHER'S LOVE: BEING THE ADVICE OF WILLIAM PENN TO HIS CHILDREN, RELATING TO THEIR CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS CONDUCT. THE FIFTH EDITION.

London: Printed and Sold by Mary Hinde, 1771. 60pp. Disbound with mild wear, else Very Good. An early edition of this pamphlet, first published in 1726. His advice to his children includes the admonition to "be careful to keep the Unity of the Faith in the Bond of Peace. Have..... More

Price: $250.00

Penn, William:

FRUITS OF SOLITUDE, IN REFLECTIONS AND MAXIMS RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF HUMAN LIFE. THE TENTH EDITION.

Philadelphia: Printed by Benjamin Johnson, 1792. 12mo. xi, [9], 166, [2], 86, [2] pp. But pages 85-166 are bound out of order at the end of the book. Separate title page for second title, 'Fruits of a Father's Love...The Eighth Edition.' Light foxing. Bound in 19th century half morocco and..... More

Price: $275.00

TENDER COUNSEL AND ADVICE, BY WAY OF EPISTLE, TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE SENSIBLE OF THEIR DAY OF...

Penn, William:

TENDER COUNSEL AND ADVICE, BY WAY OF EPISTLE, TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE SENSIBLE OF THEIR DAY OF VISITATION, AND WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE CALL OF THE LORD, BY THE LIGHT AND SPIRIT OF HIS SON IN THEIR HEARTS, TO PARTAKE OF THE GREAT SALVATION, WHERE-EVER SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY, WHICH OVERCOME THE WORLD, BE MULTIPLIED AMONG YOU. BY WILLIAM PENN. THE THIRD EDITION.

Philadelphia: Printed by Enoch Story, 1783. 49 [i.e., 48] pp, as issued. Broken stitching. Light toning, Very Good. Evans 18082. Hildeburn 4333. ESTC W2511. More

Price: $175.00

Society of Friends:

THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE, AGREED ON BY THE YEARLY-MEETING OF FRIENDS FOR NEW-ENGLAND. CONTAINING EXTRACTS OF MINUTES, CONCLUSIONS AND ADVICES, OF THAT MEETING; AND OF THE YEARLY-MEETINGS OF LONDON, PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW-JERSEY, AND NEW-YORK; FROM THEIR FIRST INSTITUTION. ALPHABETICALLY DIGESTED.

Providence: John Carter, 1785. 4to. Bound in original calf [some warping of the boards, raised spine bands, spine and hinges rubbed]. xii, 155, [1 blank] pp. Spotting, generally in the margins. Supplemental information, in neat ink manuscript, on pages 71-72 [concerning marriage], 117, 119-120 [on several Queries], 133-134 [on Spirituous..... More

Price: $950.00

A LETTER FROM ONE OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, RELATIVE TO THE CONSCIENTIOUS SCRUPULOUSNESS OF ITS...

[Society of Friends]:

A LETTER FROM ONE OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS, RELATIVE TO THE CONSCIENTIOUS SCRUPULOUSNESS OF ITS MEMBERS TO BEAR ARMS.

[Philadelphia]: From the Press, 1795. 18pp, sewn, untrimmed, partly uncut. Mild toning, blank lower margin with some small wormholes. Very Good. A forthright (though anonymous), scarce and powerful early defense of the religious liberty not to bear arms, based upon the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment; and..... More

Price: $750.00

MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF ANTHONY BENEZET. Roberts Vaux

Vaux, Roberts:

MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF ANTHONY BENEZET.

Philadelphia: Parke, 1817. v, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 136 pp, with frontis of the 1757 Indian Peace Medal with Benezet's facsimile autograph. Untrimmed, uncut, in original publisher's printed paper over boards [spine and joint wear]. Very Good. First edition of the life of the great Quaker anti-slavery crusader and..... More

Price: $250.00

Vaux, Roberts:

MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF ANTHONY BENEZET.

Philadelphia: Parke, 1817. v, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 136 pp, with frontis of the 1757 Indian Peace Medal with Benezet's facsimile autograph. Bound in modern buckram, light to moderate foxing, Good+. First edition of the life of the great Quaker anti-slavery crusader and pamphleteer, by one of Philadelphia's..... More

Price: $100.00

WISDOM, A POEM. Edward Wilkinson

[Wilkinson, Edward]:

WISDOM, A POEM.

Haverhill: Peter Edes, 1794. 12mo. 16 pp. Stitched as issued. Light dusting, occasional foxing, Very Good. In a modern folding case, with gilt-lettered morocco spine label. A poem by an English surgeon and Quaker, first printed in London in 1777. Evans 28086. ESTC 15420 [3- AAS, UC Berkeley, Haverhill Pub..... More

Price: $375.00

WARRANTY DEED ON PARCHMENT, DATED 22 NOVEMBER 1731, TRANSFERRING REAL ESTATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF...

[Wistar, Caspar]:

[WARRANTY DEED ON PARCHMENT, DATED 22 NOVEMBER 1731, TRANSFERRING REAL ESTATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, FROM JONATHAN AND MARTHA COCKSHAW TO CASPAR WISTAR, A PHILADELPHIA "BRASS BUTTON-MAKER," FOR THE SUM OF FIVE SHILLINGS, "LAWFULL MONEY OF AMERICA"...].

Philadelphia: 1731. Oblong manuscript, 15-1/2" x 7-1/2", on parchment. Red seals, signed by Jonathan Cockshaw "& mark of Martha Cockshaw", with signatures of witnesses Nicholas Ashmead, Dennis Rachford, Joseph Lawrence. Docketed on an otherwise blank verso. Tiny stitch holes in blank inner margin from previous binding. Very Good. Jonathan Cockshaw..... More

Price: $375.00

THE WORKS OF JOHN WOOLMAN. IN TWO PARTS. John Woolman

Woolman, John:

THE WORKS OF JOHN WOOLMAN. IN TWO PARTS.

Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1774. xiv ,[ii], 436 pp. Scattered foxing and toning, Good+ in modern quarter calf, raised spine bands, gilt-lettered morocco spine title. The first part is Woolman's Journals of his Life and Travels, one of the best colonial American autobiographies. Woolman, a Quaker minister, championed abolition..... More

Price: $850.00

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