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Vining Elizabeth Gray
Friend of Life: The Biography of Rufus M. Jones
Philadelphia New York: J. B. Lippincott Company 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 347 pages indexed. SIGNED first edition hardcover bound in blue cloth. Binding is somewhat rubbed. Some bumping/small tears at headcap/foot of spine. Author has SIGNED the half title page. A "Darby free library" stamp on rear flyleaf but book doesn't appear to have any other markings indicating it is a library book. <br/> <br/> J. B. Lippincott Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036085
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Walter C. Woodward
Friendly Tales of Foreign Trails
Richmond Ind.: The Friends Publication Board 1923. First printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Walter C. Woodward Friendly Tales of Foreign Trails Richmond Ind. The Friends Publication Board 1923 First printing. Blue cloth hc small 8vo x 234 pp. Tales of an American Quaker group traveling through Europe. Ex-library Good/no DJ: ex-library with stickers and minor markings covers bumped and wearing light foxing on some margins. <br/><br/> The Friends Publication Board hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4490
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Weems, M. L.
THE LIFE OF WILLIAM PENN, THE SETTLER OF PENNSYLVANIA.
pp. 208, 27-100 [Reflections and Maxims of William Penn]. Lacks rear fly leaf. Discreet perforated XLib stamp on title page. Embossed bookseller label on first fly leaf of Hiram Young, York, PA. (Hiram Young went on to become a newspaper publisher in York). 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth binding, decorated and embossed in blind. Gilt lettered and decorated spine. Library call marks on spine. Extremities worn with slight loss. Hardbound. Very Good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 60 Mid Stk
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Wendling, Pete; Kalmar, Bert; Leslie, Edgar
All the Quakers are Shoulder Shakers (Down in Quaker Town) - Sheet Music for Piano and Voice
4 pages. Nice cover art. Above-average wear. 2" x 2" chunk missing from top of first page - music unaffected. Assorted peripheral openings. A worthy working copy. Sheet music
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WEST Jessamyn. WOMEN: QUAKERS.
FRIENDS AND VIOLENCE.
WEST Jessamyn. FRIENDS AND VIOLENCE. Philadelphia:: Friends General Conference 1960. First edition. . A fine copy. Scarce OCLC locates only one holding: Swarthmore College. . 16mo printed self-wrappers 11 pages stapled. (Friends General Conference), unknown
Bookseller reference : 62620
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Weygandt, Cornelius.
THE PLENTY OF PENNSYLVANIA. Samples of Seven Cultures Persisting from Colonial Days.
319 p. + Illustrations. XLib. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Wight, Thomas.
A HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS, IN IRELAND, FROM THE YEAR 1653 TO 1700. Revised, Enlarged and Continued to the Year 1751 by John Rutty. Fourth Edition.
328 p. Lightly foxed. 8vo. 210mm. Disbound. Needs to be re-sewn. Early manuscript ownership of Edward Pierson on title page. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 60 L Stk
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Wilbur John
Republication of the Letters of John Wilbur to George Crosfield; Together With Some Selections from his Correspondence and other Writings; with an Introductory Essay By the Meeting for Sufferings of New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
Providence: The Continental Printing Co. 1895. Reprint. Hardcover. Good . John Wilbur Republication of the Letters of John Wilbur to George Crosfield; Together With Some Selections from his Correspondence and other Writings; with an Introductory Essay By the Meeting for Sufferings of New England Yearly Meeting of Friends Providence R.I. The Continental Printing Co. 1895 edition. Dark navy cloth hc with gold lettering and blind-stamped line borders slim 8vo 19 cm plain endpapers 124 pp. Good/no DJ: covers scuffed and bumped light foxing no internal markings. <br/><br/>Printed in USA The Continental Printing Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2608
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Wilbur, Henry W.
THE LIFE & LABORS OF ELIAS HICKS.
242 p. + Portrait frontis and full page illustrations. Text slightly foxed. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Rubbed. Library call marks on spine. XLib. (Barrett Friendly Library, Mountainhome, PA). Introduction by Elisabeth Powell Bond. PA 58.
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Wilkinson Bruce
The Prayer of Jabez
<p>This is the daily prayer of a little-known bibical figure. It is a short prayer in four parts from I Chornicles 4:10. The author explains in detail how many people have found this prayer to be an important part of their life of faith. He commends this prayer for use every single day. This is a little book only 100 pages 6 1/2 x 5 inches; yet it is a book that has helped hundreds of thousands come closer to God. </p> Multnomah hardcover
Bookseller reference : 156737330 ISBN : 1576737330 9781576737330
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William Attwood; Walter Lippmann; Hartzell Spence; William Shirer; Jack Star; Tim Cohane; I.R. McVay; et al
Look Magazine, Incorporating Collier's, March (Mar.) 29, 1960 - The Age of Payola / The Quakers / Basketball All America / Dr. Susan Cook Cover Photo
102 pages. Features: Nice ad for Kraft ice cream toppings; Two-page 1960 Chrysler ad; Vintage one-page ad for Zenith pocket (transistor) radios; Oasis cigarette ad; Color Pontiac ad features a seaside blue 1960 Bonneville convertible; Our New Hospital Crisis - many unqualified foreigners are serving in US hospitals as interns and resident physicians; The Training of a Good Doctor - Susan Cook studies at the University of Chicago - major photo coverage; The Age of Payola - have our moral standards been destroyed by the pursuit of the dollar?; Vintage two-page color ad for the new 1960 Ford Falcon Wagons (both white); Pepsi ad features scene in horse barn with dalmation; Walter Lippmann explains Why We Accept Cheating; Nice photos of Connie Stevens with hunk Bill Troy, Mike McKee, and Jerry Eagle; Farley Granger in "The Third Season" - color photos; Sanka coffee ad features illustration of lady holding humongous coffee cup; article on pancakes; Modern fake flowers are very realistic; Marlboro ad features skin diver slouching in director-style chair - no wonder they adopted the Marlboro man a few years later; The Short-sleeved suit - tasteful fashion photos; Great two-page color ad for the (cream-colored) 1960 Buick Invicta Three-Seat Estate Wagon features Navajo people and a Monument Valley driving scene; The Quakers - religions in America; Basketball All America - with photos of Walt Bellamy, Terry Dischinger, Roger Kaiser, Darrall Imhoff, Jerry Lucas, Oscar Robertson, Tom Stith, Lee Shaffer, Jerry West and Len Wilkins; Hitler's Bloody Drive to Power - the inside story, with great photos; Photo Quiz; Color ad for "Man-Tan" product which tans white skin without sun (creepy); Two Young Friends Named Ellen - Ellen Erwitt and cripple Ellen Kalman of New Rochelle, N.Y. - touching photos; Back cover color-photo Lucky Strike ad shows smiling blonde injecting tar into her lungs; and more. Average wear. Nibble and short opening at bottom of coverfold. Small piece from bottom corner of back cover. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
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William Evans Thomas Evans
The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals Doctrinal Treaties and Other Writings of members of the Religious Society of Friends Vol. XI
Philadelphia: Joseph Rakestraw 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Ed. William Evans Thomas Evans. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals Doctrinal Treaties and Other Writings of members of the Religious Society of Friends Vol. XI. Philadelphia Joseph Rakestraw 1847 First Edition. This volume contains "The lives of Samuel Neale; Mary Neale; John Burnyeat; Catharine Phillips; Memoirs of William Crouch; Letters &c. of early Friends; Memoirs of Elizabeth Collins; Thomas Aldam; William Ames; and Samuel Fisher." Catharine Phillips Peyton was an English Quaker minister who wrote of her travels in rural colonial America. Full leather with title and volume blocks on spine 4to iv 480 pp. Good: covers scuffed and worn ffep torn light dampstains and foxing contains po markings. <br/><br/> Joseph Rakestraw hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2633
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William J. Whalen
Our Neighbors The Friends The Quakers
<p>May 1966. Very Good softcover. Staple-bound pamphlet with thin card covers. Bright clean covers; very slight age darkening on rear cover at edges; tightly bound; bright crisp clean interior. Roman Catholic Claretians comment favorably on the Quakers and discuss their history. 24mo 33 pp; biblio; illustrated. Cf OCLC #37374549.</p> Chicago: Claretian Publications paperback
Bookseller reference : 16920
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William P. and Anna Mary Townsend
Piety Promoted in a Collection of Dying Sayings of Many of The People Called Quakers Volume Fifth 1890
Philadelphia 1890 . First Printing. Hardcover. Good. ed. William P. and Anna Mary Townsend. Piety Promoted in a Collection of Dying Sayings of Many of The People Called Quakers Volume Fifth The Twelfth Part. Philadelphia "For Sale at Friends' Book Store" 1890 First Printing 12 part not in Smith. Purple-brown cloth hc small 8vo plain endpapers viii 7-480 pp. Good/no DJ: covers faded with light water spots on front po blind-stamp on ffep no noticeable markings pages fairly crisp and tight. <br/><br/> hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4623
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William Sewel
The History of the Rise Increase and Progress of the Christian People called Quakers 1722 FIRST English
London: J. Sowle 1722. First English Language Edition. William Sewel. The History of the Rise Increase and Progress of the Christian People called Quakers Intermixed with several Remarkable Occurrences. Written Originally in Low-Dutch by William Sewel and by himself Translated into English. Now Revis'd and Publish'd with some Amendments. London J. Sowle 1722. First English language printing Smith p. 561. Full leather with hand-tooled design on covers quarto 31 cm xii 1-724 pp 16 index 4 ads books printed by J. Sowle; p. 480 misnumbered as 40; pagination skips 553-556 with no loss; 578 misnumbered as 478. Good to Fair: Front board through initial signatures loose spine leather missing contemporary and later po markings including "Jno Nainbys Booke 1722" on title page very minor defects such as spotting and corner creases rear pastedown slightly wormed in corner. 1934 letter laid in that with po names in front adds provenance for this copy. <br/><br/> J. Sowle hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4649
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William Wistar Comfort
The Quakers: A Brief Account of Their Influence on Pennsylvania - with postcards
The Pennsylvania Historical Association ca 1961. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Comfort William Wistar The Quakers A Brief Account of Their Influence on Pennsylvania Gettysburg The Pennsylvania Historical Association copyright 1948 ca 1961 with postcards. Stapled white paper covers with color illustration of Pennsbury Manor on front 8vo iv 66 pp with bibliography bw photos and illustrations. Collection of 14 unused postcards and two slides laid in: Pennsylvania/Quaker landmarks including Stenton Mansion Stagecoach Tavern Burges-Lippincott House 1780 and Pennsbury Manor.Book is Very Good: light scuffing on covers with corner crease staples rusting no markings. Two Pennsbury Manor cards have sticking damage one is a duplicate <br /><br />Combined with 2161. The Pennsylvania Historical Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 2160
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Wilson Roger C.
Authority Leadership and Concern: A Study in Motive and Administration in Quaker Relief Work Swarthmore Lecture
London: George Allen & Unwin 1949. Hardcover. Very Good . 78 p.; 19 cm. Green cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. No dust jacket. The Swarthmore Lecture for 1949. First Edition. The author draws on his experience as General Secretary and Travelling Commissioner of the Friends Relief Service during the Second World War in explaining the motivations and methods of Quaker relief work. In Very Good Condition: spine sunned; slightly cocked; pages are clean and tight. <br/><br/> George Allen & Unwin hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002763
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WILSON, Warren H.
Quaker Hill. A sociological study. Thesis.
New York, Columbia University 1907, 235x150mm, 168pages, paperback. Book in good condition.
Bookseller reference : 56165
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WOOLLEY Michael
The Quakers in Chichester, 1655-1967. Tercentenary Edition. FINE COPY
8vo., with photographs and illustrations pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a fine copy.
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Woolman John and Sterling Olmsted
Conversations on the True Harmony of Mankind and How it May Be Promoted
Philadelphia: The Wider Quaker Fellowship - FWCC 1987. Pamphlet. Very Good. John Woolman ed. by Sterling Olmsted Conversations on the True Harmony of Mankind and How it May Be Promoted Philadelphia The Wider Quaker Fellowship a program of the Friends World Committee for Consultation - Section of the Americas FWCC 1987 fourth printing previously published in 1831 1837 and 1922. Gray stapled paper covers with teal stripe 8vo 16 pp. This essay written in third month 1772 near the end of John Woolman's life was not published in 'The Journal and Major Essays of John Woolman' Oxford 1971. The essay consists of conversations between a labourer a rich man and a thrifty landowner - with economic and class insights that could be applied today. Very Good: corners and edges lightly bumped crisp no markings. <br/><br/> The Wider Quaker Fellowship - FWCC unknown
Bookseller reference : 2370
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Woolman John and John Greenleaf Whittier
The Journal of John Woolman Whittier Edition
Philadelphia: Friends' Book Store. Good . John Woolman The Journal of John Woolman with introduction by John G. Whittier Philadelphia Friends' Book Store undated 1871. Red cloth hc with gold lettering on spine blind-stamped straight borders 12mo 17 cm plain endpapers viii 316 pp with appendices testimonies. Good/no DJ: corners and edges bumped minor markings in ink and pencil pages crisp. <br/><br/> Friends' Book Store hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2610
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Woolman John
The Works of John Woolman: in Two Parts
Philadelphia Pa: Benjamin Johnson 1806. Hardcover. Very Good -. The fourth edition. Imprint: "Philadelphia: Printed for Benjamin Johnson and Samuel Wood New-York." 423 3 p.; 18 cm. Full calf; six spine compartments with gilt-tooled borders and red morocco spine label in second compartment reading "Woolman's Works." Inscriptions on back endpapers and preceding blank leaf indicating that this book was given to Mary Smith in 1888 by her mother E.D. Smith. Variant of Early American Imprints 2nd series Shaw and Shoemaker 11899 in which the imprint is: "Philadelphia: Printed by Benjamin Johnson no. 31 Market Street. 1806." Although the text is otherwise identical the final two pages of publisher's advertisements are for Samuel Wood New York not Bennett & Walton as found in the Early Am. Imprints copy. Contents: A journal of the life and travels of John Woolman -- Some considerations on the keeping of Negroes -- Considerations on pure wisdom and human policy; on labor; on schools; and on the right use of the Lord's outward gifts -- Considerations on the true harmony of mankind -- Remarks on sundry subjects -- An epistle to the quarterly and monthly meeting of Friends -- A word of remembrance and caution to the rich. In Very Good- Condition: rubbed and scraped; small worm hole near head of spine; lacking front free endpaper; scattered soiling. <br/><br/> Benjamin Johnson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001197
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Woolman, John (1720-1772).
THE JOURNAL OF JOHN WOOLMAN. With an Introduction by John G. Whittier.
315p. Lightly XLib. 16mo. Original red gilt decorated cloth binding. Library call marks on spine. PA 61 L Stk.
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Woolman, John (1720-1772).
THE JOURNAL OF JOHN WOOLMAN. With an Introduction by John G. Whittier.
pp. viii, 315. 16mo. Lightly foxed. Original green publisher's cloth binding, rubbed. Manuscript New Year's (1882/3) presentation from Walter Morris to Karl Schor. PA 61 L Stk.
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Woolman, John (1720-1772).
THE WORKS OF JOHN WOOLMAN. In Two Parts. Fifth Edition.
321 p. Foxed. First fly leaf detached. 8vo. 220mm. Original full worn leather binding. Front board almost detached. Original leather spine label. Fifth edition. AI 46865. PA 60 L Stk
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WR. Frye W. R.
Deep Wells Dry Springs and Crooked Creeks - Signed
Winston-Salem NC: Foxhound Press 2004. Paperback. Good . W.R. Frye; Deep Wells Dry Springs and Crooked Creeks: True Stories of Inspiration and Laughter from the Life of a Quaker Pastor; Winston-Salem NC Foxhound Press 2004. Trade paperback illustration of a well on glossy tan and gray cover 184 pp signed by author "Willie Frye" on title page. G: light scratches and sticker residue on cover light bumping cover edge starting to curl; tiny stains on title page p. 173 and inside back cover otherwise clean. <br/><br/> Foxhound Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 645 ISBN : 0976037300 9780976037309
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Yardley Warner Stafford Allen Warner
Yardley Warner The Freedman's Friend: His Life and Times
Didcot: The Wessex Press 1957. Hardcover. Ex-Library/fair. Yardley Warner Stafford Allen Warner Yardley Warner The Freedman's Friend: His Life and Times with His Journal and Letters Reproduced in an Appendix Didcot The Wessex Press 1957 First Printing. Dark red cloth hc 8vo 22 cm xviii 342 pp with index 21 bw illustrations on plates including frontispiece plus in-text illustrations. Good/Fair: ex-library with markings corners bumped frontispiece detached but present po name on ffep and minor markings; DJ worn with corner chips front flap clipped at bottom. <br/><br/>Made in Great Britain The Wessex Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2627
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Zarek, Otto.
THE QUAKERS. Translated by E. W. Dickes.
216 p. 12mo. Original cloth binding.
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