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Benezet, Anthony:

THE PLAINNESS AND INNOCENT SIMPLICITY OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION. WITH ITS SALUTARY EFFECTS, COMPARED TO THE CORRUPTING NATURE AND DREADFUL EFFECTS OF WAR. WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE BLESSING WHICH ATTENDS ON A SPIRIT INFLUENCED BY DIVINE LOVE, PRODUCING PEACE AND GOOD-WILL TO MEN. COLLECTED BY ANTHONY BENEZET.

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1782. 12mo, 48pp. Disbound and lightly toned. Very Good. The great Quaker educator and anti-slavery reformer proclaims the "power of God to salvation, operating, through obedience, in the minds of the sincere hearted...Indians, Negroes, and others, even those esteemed of the lowest order, by no means excepted."..... More

Price: $450.00

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

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

Fairbairn, Henry:

A DEFENCE OF WILLLIAM PENN, FROM THE CHARGES CONTAINED IN THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND BY THE RT. HON. THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY.

Philadelphia: 1849. Original printed wrappers [lightly worn], stitched, 38pp. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 23659. More

Price: $50.00

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

Friends:

THE EPISTLE FROM THE YEARLY-MEETING, HELD IN LONDON, BY ADJOURNMENTS, FROM THE 19TH OF THE FIFTH MONTH, TO THE 27TH OF THE SAME, INCLUSIVE, 1824. TO THE QUARTERLY AND MONTHLY MEETINGS OF FRIENDS, IN GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND ELSEWHERE. DEAR FRIENDS,...

Philadelphia: Solomon W. Conrad, [1824]. 4to. 3, [1] pp. Caption title [as issued]. Untrimmed, light wear and fox, folded. Very Good. "Speculations of any kind which may seem to hold out the prospect of a rapid accumulation of wealth, greatly endanger that tranquillity of mind." American Imprints does not record..... More

Price: $30.00

Griffith, John:

A JOURNAL OF THE LIFE, TRAVELS, AND LABOURS IN THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY, OF JOHN GRIFFITH, LATE OF CHELMSFORD IN ESSEX, IN GREAT BRITAIN, FORMERLY OF DARBY, IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1780. [2], iv, 426 pp, as issued. Original sheep, raised spine bands [rubbed, some stains]. Lacking the front free endpaper. Presentation ink inscription "Mrs. Evalina Fitzgerald to G.H. Crissey 1884" on front pastedown; a few family birth/death notations on rear endpaper. [bound with] Griffith, John: SOME..... 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 [minor rubbing]. Lightly age toned, trimmed a bit closely with minimal loss of edges of letters of side margin Biblical notes. Partial inscription at head of title page. Very..... More

Price: $375.00

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. IN WHICH IS INSERTED, SOME ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCE IN THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS OF RELIGION.

London: Printed and Sold by Luke Hinde, 1752. 152pp. Bound in full calf [some rubbing to covers, rebacked in period style, with raised and gilt-decorated spine bands, gilt-lettered red morocco spine label]. Bookplate on front pastedown of John Earl of Loudoun, i.e., John Campbell, the Fourth Earl of Loudoun, who..... More

Price: $750.00

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 come..... More

Price: $450.00

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: AT THE SECOND SESSION, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, ON...

[Jenkins, Thomas and Company]:

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: AT THE SECOND SESSION, BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, ON MONDAY THE FOURTH OF JANUARY, ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY. AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF THOMAS JENKINS AND COMPANY.

[New York]: Printed by Francis Child and John Swaine, [1790]. Folio broadside, untrimmed. Untrimmed edges browned, else Very Good. A rare Act of the First Congress, remitting duties on property of Thomas Jenkins and Company, "merchants of the city of Hudson, in the state of New-York, which was lost..... 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

[Penn, William; Barclay, Robert; and Pike, Joseph]:

THREE TREATISES, IN WHICH THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE, DOCTRINES, WORSHIP, MINISTRY AND DISCIPLINE OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS, ARE PLAINLY DECLARED. THE FIRST, BY WILLIAM PENN, IN ENGLAND; THE SECOND, BY ROBERT BARCLAY, IN SCOTLAND; THE THIRD, BY JOSEPH PIKE, IN IRELAND.

Philadelphia: Re-printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1770. [8], 88, vii, [1], 111, [1], 24 pp. Bound in original sheep [rubbed, hinges strong]. Light and occasionally moderate foxing, lacks the rear free endpaper. Good+. "A brief account of the rise and progress of the people called Quakers...-- The anarchy of the..... More

Price: $250.00

Society of Friends:

A CATECHISM AND CONFESSION OF FAITH, WHICH CONTAINETH A TRUE AND FAITHFUL ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPLES AND DOCTRINES OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS. TO WHICH IS ADDED, THE ANCIENT TESTIMONY OF THE SAID PEOPLE REVIV'D, WITH SOME OF THE RULES OF THE DISCIPLINE ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM. EXTRACTED FROM THE MINUTES OF THEIR YEARLY MEETINGS.

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1773. [10], 147, [3], 64, [3- printer's advertisements], [1 blank] pp. First several and last several leaves moderately worn. Disbound. Good With separate title pages for 'A Catechism and Confession of Faith,' and 'The Ancient Testimony...' Evans 12661. Hildeburn 2853, 2851. More

Price: $125.00

A COLLECTION OF SOME WRITINGS OF THE MOST NOTED OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS, IN THEIR TIMES....

Society of Friends:

A COLLECTION OF SOME WRITINGS OF THE MOST NOTED OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS, IN THEIR TIMES. COLLECTED TOGETHER, IN ORDER THAT SUCH WHO PROFESS THAT WAY NOW MAY COMPARE THEIR SENTIMENTS WITH THOSE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS, AS THEY TERM THEM, OR SUCH AS WERE DEEMED WORTHY ANCIENTS, WHOSE WRITINGS HAVE BEEN APPROVED OF BY THE SOCIETY IN GENERAL.

Philadelphia: Printed [by W. and T. Bradford] for the Compiler, 1767. iv, 5-34pp. Stitched, untrimmed, generously margined, uncut. Lightly toned, mildly foxed, a couple of contemporary margin corrections. Very Good in its unsophisticated state. The writings concern the question of Quakers' obligation to pay a tax to the Pennsylvania..... More

Price: $450.00

Society of Friends:

RATES & FEES FOR USE OF THE HEARSE BELONGING TO THE QUAKER SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

[np: @1900]. Broadside, large red and black type faces. Margin-toned, else Very Good. "Indians shall have their bodies carried for Christian Burial only. The Society's Hearse shall not be let for any Heathen ceremonies." Other, less-interesting rules for use of the Hearse are also listed. The Society of Friends for..... More

Price: $500.00

Society of Friends:

TO THE QUARTERLY AND MONTHLY MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN GREAT-BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND AMERICA. DEAR FRIENDS..

[Philadelphia? Franklin and Hall? 1751]. 4pp, caption title [as issued]. Folio. Old folds, with fold repairs [no loss]. Untrimmed. Good. The Epistle is signed at the end, "From the Meeting for Sufferings in London, the sixth Day of the Seventh Month, 1751." Evans ascribed this work to the Philadelphia..... More

Price: $250.00

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

[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. AAS does not own this rare Haverhill imprint. Evans 28086. NAIP..... 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

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