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1896ref. 17238vo Good Gilt Titles on Front Page Blue Boards HB No DJ. Edges turned in Pages Foxed Marks to Back Cover Watermark to endpapers with previous owner sig and inscription. Tissue transparency on title page. 296pp Headley Brothers hardcover
1951ref. 002847Hereford Eng: Lincoln Record Society 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 volumes 149 222 217 p.: 1 map; 27 cm. Light yellow-green cloth vols. 1 and 2 and light yellow cloth vol. 3; black-stamped spine and cover titles with the emblem of the Lincoln Record Society on the front cover of each. Pages are unopened. The Publications of the Lincoln Record Society vols. 38 40 44. Published in 1949 1949 and 1951 respectively. Contents: v. 1. 1669-1689. -- v. 2. 1689-1709. -- v. 3. 1709-1719. Vol. 3 contains an index and several appendices with biographical information about Lincolnshire Quakers who are mentioned in the minutes as well as information about contemporary matters referred to in the minutes. The volumes cover a critical period in the history of Quakerism. In Very Good Condition: light soiling at head of spines; spine of vol. 2 is sunned; cover of vol. 2 is lightly soiled; otherwise all 3 volumes are clean and bright. Lincoln Record Society hardcover
1832ref. 28313New York: Published by Isaac T. Hopper 1832. 45 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Stiff tan wrappers. Some soiling and staining of wrappers light spotting and marginal staining of text else very good. 45 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. From the collection of the Seaman family of Glen Cove and Westbury Long Island and Woodbury Falls New York who were longtime members of the Society of Friends. Published by Isaac T. Hopper unknown
1823ref. 281351823. A three-page manuscript letter from Ephraim Smooth to Bloomfield McIlvaine exhorting him to follow the tenants of meditation and balance inherent in the Quaker tradition. A dance was held at the home of Obediah Sears and Ephraim Smooth writes at length about Quaker tradition of contemplation rejecting "ill-judged indulgence of riot & gaiety" refering to Bloomfield's education he graduated from the College of New Jersey later Princeton in 1812 and his power to influence the youths and finally offers a curative silent meditation with Simon Pure Obediah Broadbrim and himself to "cheerfully join in the dance of the spirit". Dated 5th day 7 month 1823 5 July 1823. Reference is made to the flute and fiddle made in Edenton North Carolina we assume; and addressed to "Bottany Bay" which we assume is the one on Edisto Island South Carolina. Bloomfield McIlvaine 22 Feb 1797- 18 Aug 1826 died at 30 in New Jersey. He married Henrietta Maria Banker in June 1824. His father was Joseph McIlvaine who died a couple hours after his son aged 58. Joseph was a US senator for New Jersey. Bloomfield was a lawyer - his extensive library takes four pages in his will just the books valued at $939.35. He is buried in Saint Mary's Episcopal Churchyard in Burlington New Jersey. unknown
1993ref. 1672VG Softback volume featuring the life times and writings of the Quaker visionary. 293pp with index ISBN 185072136x ~ 16.00 ~ John BellersThe Improvement of Physicik Quakers Society Of Friends Immorality Raising a College Of Industry ~ Religion Sessions Book Trust paperback
1834ref. 958101834. Third edition. Darton and Harvey London. 1834. Quarto hardback. Bound in full tan morocco gilt to contrasting maroon label piece and gilt border rules to boards. End-papers and all page edges marbled. 335 pages. Index. Presentation copy to Sir Herbert Taylor First Private Secretary to George III IV and William IV from the Quaker philanthropist Peter Bedford - inscription to front free end-paper. Extremities sl. rubbed and prelims foxed. A nice copy. hardcover
1901ref. 20890291901. London: Headley Brothers. 1901. 8vo. Original decoratively gilt-stamped white cloth the upper board somewhat marked top edge gilt; pp. 90 2 portrait photo frontis and 8 other b/w photo plates; inscribed in pencil to the recto of the ffep 'Barrow Cadbury Birmingham'; endpapers lightly embrowned else a bright copy.First edition. One of a limited edition of 250 numbered copies. This copy numbered in pencil 175. A collection of addresses made to the Sovereign between 1654 up to the address made to King Edward VII in 1902 by the Deputation of the Society of Friends The Quakers.Barrow Cadbury 1862-1958 was the head of the chocolate factory and founder of the Barrow Cadbury Trust. The Cadburys were a leading Quaker family and George Cadbury Barrow's uncle was one of the Friends that formed the deputation to Edward VII. hardcover
ref. 202570London Luke Hinde 1760. 372pp. 8vo. Full leather slightly rubbed and edgeworn. Ink inscription to ffe. Some scattered foxing. A very good copy. London, Luke Hinde, 1760. hardcover
1781ref. 003539Dublin: Robert Jackson 1781. Hardcover. Very Good. xxiv 186 p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A-H12 I6 K4 -K4 12mo. Contemporary full speckled calf; six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled leather label in second compartment with title "Gough's Life." Small paper label in first compartment with number "17." Blind-tooled decoration on board edges. Printed label on front fixed endpaper for Aimwell School Library. In 1796 the Society for the Free Instruction of Female Children was established in Philadelphia by three Quaker women. The name Aimwell School was adopted in 1807. The first edition of the memoirs of the English Quaker schoolmaster and author James Gough 1712-1780. Includes the author's An Epistle to Friends in All Parts of Ireland p. 159-184. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; minor loss at head of spine; old dampstaining to fore-edges; light foxing throughout; otherwise clean and tight. Robert Jackson hardcover
ref. 0970137532.Gperfect. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
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ref. a67156Philadelphia 1773 Printed by Joseph Crukshank. Two volumes bound as one. 12mo. 8 147pp. 3 64pp. Crukshank book catalogue at end original leather boards with later paper spine. Good boards worn. . hardcover
1783ref. 24871London printed: Philadelphia: Re-Printed: and sold by Joseph Cruikshank 1783. First American edition. 4 206 pp missing 207-209. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep. Signed on half-title "Rachael Peason Solebury Pa.". First American edition. 4 206 pp missing 207-209. 1 vols. 8vo. and sold by Joseph Cruikshank unknown
1931ref. 1696A biography of the life of the early Quaker preacher and member of the Valiant Sixty whose deathbed statement many of the Society Of Friends have today taken to heart. Rare volume Good 8vo Browwn Boards HB previous owner sig on endpapers No DJ. Pages foxed and ends indent but good for its age. 323pp with index ~ 115.00 ~ George Fox James Nayler Valiant Sixty Quakers Society Of Friends ~ Religion Ernest Benn hardcover
1859ref. 000010694Philadelphia: Association of Friends for the Diffusion of Religious and Useful Knowledge 1859. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 2 iii-vii 1 9-103 3 pp. Brown publisher's cloth with gold lettering on the front board. Coated yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Excerpts taken from Tracts Illustrating the History Doctrine and Discipline of the Society of Friends published in London in 1851. A few nicks to the cloth; leaves show minor foxing with a contemporary gift inscription on the front flyleaf. Association of Friends for the Diffusion of Religious and Useful Knowledge hardcover
1856ref. 512651John W. Parker and Son 1856. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. An early printing of Trench's massively popular and influential study of the miracle accounts in the Gospels which was first published 10 years earlier in 1846. Ex-libris 'Friends' Library & Lecture Association Bristol'. 476pp. 8vo half navy polished calf over purple cloth burgundy morocco spin elabel stamped in gilt marbled edges. Extremities rubbed some typical light foxing heavier in the early pages; text clean and unmarked with sound binding. The Bristol Friends are an historic Quaker meeting first organized in 1654. This copy has their library rules bookplate to FPEP and lending label to RPEP noting 6 dates of issue from 1885-1900. John W. Parker and Son hardcover
1797ref. 004161New York: Isaac Collins 1797. Hardcover. Very Good -. xii 2 360 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "Journal of Job Scott." Early American Imprints ser. 1 Evans 32810. Howes S-228. Old inscription running vertically on front board. Inscriptions on endpapers and blank adjacent leaves containing family records for former owner Samuel Davis 1766-1809 his wife Sarah Leedom Davis 1764-1806 Ruth Anna Davis 1801-1846 presumably their daughter her husband William Chandler 1787-1878 and their 10 children. Burials are noted as being "at the Valley" at Kennett Square and at Union Hill. Written in upper part of title page: "Friends' Boarding Haus Kennet Square Pa." Job Scott 1751-1793 was an American Quaker travelling minister. In Very Good- Condition: leather is rubbed; minor loss at spine ends; light soiling throughout; some page corners creased; a solid copy. Isaac Collins hardcover
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1812ref. 006145Philadelphia: David Hogan; Solomon Wiatt 1812. Hardcover. Very Good -. T.T. Stiles printer. 288 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: "Mosheim's E. History." Includes "Appendix: Vindication of the Quakers; To the Editors of the American Edition of Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History" signed by John Drinker on behalf of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1799. Contains Errata on p. 286. Publisher's catalog on final two pages. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: corners are bumped and rubbed; joints just starting but still solid; 6-cm. tear at upper corner of p. 31 with archival repair; foxing; otherwise clean and tight. David Hogan; Solomon Wiatt hardcover
1791ref. 2222185First edition thus. Folio 12 1/2" x 8". 4 pages. Old folding creases. With printed signature of Philip Debell Tuckett Clerk to the Meeting. Good age soiling. Front page title reads: "The Yearly-Epistle 1791." Quakers unknown
1751ref. 25695London: From the Meeting of Suffering 1751. First edition. 4 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Disbound marginal browning tearing along folds else a very good copy. First edition. 4 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Notifying the Friends that the Committee of the Yearly Meeting had agreed to adjust records creating January as the first month of the year and agreeing to the calendar day of 2 September 1752 being followed by 14 September 1752 bringing the calendars into sequence with that of Europe. The author added "A Brief Account of the Origin of the names for some Months of the Years and of All the Days of the Week" pointing out that most of the week days are names after the Norse/Saxon gods and that the Months are after Gods Goddesses Emperors and the Ancient King of Italy and and thusly of a "idolatrous or superstitious origin". From the Meeting of Suffering unknown
1783ref. 16713London: Printed Philadelphia: Reprinted and sold by Joseph Crukshank 1783. First American edition. 209 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary sheep. Quite rubbed surface worming on covers front free endpapers and blanks removed pencilled duplicate notation on endpaper text browned some soiling. First American edition. 209 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First published in in London in 1773. This tract as were most of Phipps works written in defence of the Quakers and in response to Samuel Newton of Norwich. Shipton and Mooney 18139 Reprinted and sold by Joseph Crukshank unknown
1939ref. 54597Hamilton NY: The Republican Press 1939. Tall 8vo. 171 1 pp. Illust. title illustrations throughout. Brown cloth gilt lettering w/ d.j. cover art by Coye slight dustsoiling shelfwear NF/NF copy inscribed & signed by both authors on dedication page & numbered from the library of Martin K. Howes 1904-1972 noted collector of Robert Frost professor and librarian at Allegheny College PA. First edition signed & numbered No. 276 of 550 copies of this second title in the Meadville Trilogy largely written by these noted pacifist and Quaker poets during their extended residence in the Allegheny region of Pennsylvania. After acting as conscientious objectors during World War II and living in New York. After the War Albert 1904-1968 and Helen 1907-1968 moved to Rosemont PA founded the Ahab Press edited Toynbee’s War and Civilization and continued to publish and write anthologies of poetry and verse. Coye 1907-1981 is perhaps best remembered for his 1000s of illustrations for science fiction and fantasy magazines and the horror anthologies of August Derleth. The Republican Press, hardcover
1738ref. 003373London: Assigns of J. Sowle 1738. Hardcover. Very Good . For the Testimony of a Good Conscience From the Time of Their being first distinguished by that Name Taken from Original Records and other Authentick Accounts; Volume III From the year 1660 to the year 1666." 2 546 xxviii 10 p.: 1 leaf folded; 20 cm. Signatures: B8x1 C-2H8 2I-2U4 x4 8vo. Modern calf with original original gilt-tooled spine label. The folded leaf contains the table A Summary Account of the Sufferings in the Second and Third Volumes. Contains: An Alphabetical Index of the Names of the Sufferers in the Third Volume pp. 479-546 and An Index Containing Some of the Principal Contest of this Third Volume pp. 1-xxviii. Includes Errata on first page following p. xxviii and publisher's advertisements on final 8 unpaginated pages. In Very Good Condition: very occasional soiling; folded leaf is intact and solid. A clean and tight copy of an important work in Quaker history. Assigns of J. Sowle hardcover
ref. SONG0198208200Used: Good unknown
