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190528307New York: Corlies Macy & Co. Incorportated Printers and Binders 1905. 35 pp. illustrated. 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. Original wrappers. Some light wear to wrappers else very good. 35 pp. illustrated. 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. From the collection of the Seaman family of Glen Cove Long Island who were longtime members of the Society of Friends and several of the Seaman children are students at the time of this catalogue and Samuel J. Seaman was a trustee. <br/><br/> Corlies, Macy & Co., Incorportated, Printers and Binders] unknown
1988049389Greensboro North Carolina: Guilford County Genealogical Society 1988. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 561 pages. Soft cover bound in grey wrappers. Light wear to the binding; the spine has the title hand-written on it. A sound copy and clean within. <br/> <br/> Guilford County Genealogical Society paperback
1929002150London: George Allen & Unwin 1929. Very Good -. Lucas Samuel. First published in The History of Hitchin vol. 2 1929; this separate edition published later the same year. 150 2 p.: 9 in-text drawings 13 leaves of illustrations many by Samuel Lucas; 25 cm. Green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; gilt-stamped center medallion on both boards. Title page in red and black with decorative border. Publisher's device on page following index. Top page edges gilt. Includes bibliography and index. Faint white library call numbers on spine. Front fixed endpaper bears inscription: Friends House Preparative Meeting Library. The same with Friends House Euston Road London stamped on the front free endpaper. Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper: "Helen F. Carpenter Withleigh West Heath Rd Hampstead London NW3." A history of the Society of Friends in Hitchen Herfordshire England. In Very Good- Condition: spine is sunned slightly faded; ends of spine and corners rubbed with fraying at head of spine; remains of white call numbers on spine; cover slightly soiled; foxing primarily on first few leaves including title page; otherwise clean and tight. George Allen & Unwin unknown
19621161Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1962. Card. Fine. Six pieces: For Algerian Refugee Children: Blankets from American Children; Bundles for boys; Sewing Bags for Algerian Refugee Girls; Tool Box Fund; Christmas: Bread for Algerian Children and The Innocent Victims - Algeria reprinted from May 6 1961 issue of Look American Friends Service Committee unknown
1988045426Greensboro North Carolina: Guilford County Genealogical Society 1988. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to. 561 pages. Hardcover bound in black buckram with original tan wrappers bound in. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy and clean within. <br/> <br/> Guilford County Genealogical Society hardcover
191028312New York 1910. 1 vols. 4to. Grey printed board string for hanging at top. Some soiling and wear to corners else very good 2. 1 vols. 4to. From the collection of the Seaman family of Glen Cove and Westbury Long Island and Woodbury Falls NY who were longtime members of the Society of Friends. ¶ Accompanied by an illustration showing the FRIENDS' MEETING HOUSE IN NEW YORK & Seminary ca. 1910 some spotting and light soiling.¶ Also accompanied by two issues of the "FRIENDS' INTELLIGENCER" dated 28 March 1903 and 30 March 1921. <br/><br/> unknown
192526813London: Friends' Council for International Service 1925. Offprint. Octavo 20.5cm.; bifolium. Fine. <br /> <br /> "The efforts for pressing reforms in the women's prisons of Paris to which Garda Kappenburg has devoted all her time have at last been crowned with success. A committee has been formed of which the Dean of The Faculty of Law Monsieur Barthelemy is Honorary President and Mr. Donnedieu de Vabre Professor of Criminology actual President. A well known lawyer and a woman barrister are secretaries. The scheme of reform worked out at the instance of Garda Kappenburg and afterwards in the course of several personal interviews submitted to the Minister for Justice Pierre Laval seems to have met with complete success." 1925 Annual Report of The American Friends Service Committee. Article first published in the World Outlook Section of The Friend March 1925. Gerda Kappenburg De Hass's dedication to prison reform and the reduction of criminal behaviour through attacking root causes like poverty and lack of social mobility clearly knew no bounds and her unique determination achieved considerable results. Currently there is only a single institutional holding in a US institution NYPL. Friends' Council for International Service unknown
193736016New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. xxx 1 Burgundy cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover and spine. Frontispiece photograph of the two sisters. Illustrated. Map illustrated front end papers. Genealogical chart for "Arnoll Buffum m. Rebecca Gould." on the rear papers. Light shelf and edge wear to the hardcover. Interior contents clean. <br /> <br /> Inscribed by the author on the half title page: "To Winthrop W. Aldrich With my very sincere regards Malcom Read Lovell 1937. Contents include anti slavery reminiscences by Elizabeth Buffum Chace pages 110-183. Liveright Publishing Corporation hardcover
1951002847Hereford 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
19931672<p>VG 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</p> Sessions Book Trust paperback
190120890291901. 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
19311696<p>A 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</p> Ernest Benn hardcover
193954597Hamilton 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
1910List2847Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania; and others 1910. Eleven photographs approximately 7 x 9 ½ inch and smaller. With stamps for Brown Brothers Illustrations Bureau and E.J. Reily verso; most with captions verso. Most with chipping and wear at edges; overall good. Open-air schools became popular in the United States in the early 20th century in response to public health crises including tuberculosis.1 Conducting lessons in open-air classrooms reduced the transmission of diseases which allowed many children to attend school despite their often chronic illnesses. Offered here are eleven photographs of open-air schools three of which are identified as the Phebe Anna Thorne Model School at Bryn Mawr.<br /> <br /> The Phebe Anna Thorne Model School opened in 1913 under the direction of the College’s president Carey Thomas using funds donated by Samuel Thorne in memory of his sister Phebe Anna.2 The Thornes were an affluent New York Quaker family; Phebe Anna 1828–1909 was the only daughter to survive to adulthood and was a philanthropist and supporter of progressive social causes.3 <br /> <br /> The school was part of Bryn Mawr’s Department of Education which trained its students in teaching younger pupils rather than those of highschool or college age – the students in most of these photos are probably in about 4th or 5th grade.3 It also allowed testing of more cutting-edge pedagogical practices: the structure of the school was quite experimental including open-air classrooms outdoor naptime a flexible curriculum and less formal assessment. <br /> <br /> Of interest to scholars of the history of education especially experimental pedagogy.<br /> <br /> 1 Sherman C. Kingsley & F.B. Dresslar “Open-Air Schools†Department of the Interior Bureau of Education Bulletin 23 1916.<br /> 2 Cornelia Meigs What Makes a College A History of Bryn Mawr The MacMillan Company 1956.<br /> 3 Olive Floyd Phebe Anna Thorne: Quakeress Privately Printed in Rye New York 1958. unknown
1947List2844Austria; Java Indonesia; London England; and Los Angeles California 1947. Sixteen pieces: two “Friends’ Esperanto Society†bulletins 8 x 12 ½ inch each; two letters 8 ½ x 11 inch each; seven “Hinda Esperantisto†pamphlets 5 ½ x 8 inch four pages each; two “Declaration†forms 4 x 6 inches; one BES pamphlet 4 ½ x 6 inches eight pages; one set of tickets for membership information 2 x 5 inches missing one tear-off ticket and one “Universala Ligo†membership card for 1947 3 x 4 ½ inches. Folded; some chipping and tearing at edges. Overall excellent to near fine. Esperanto is an artificial language created by Polish physician Ludwik Zamenhof 1859–1917 in 1887. Zamenhof intended Esperanto to be a universal second language; his experiences growing up Jewish in the Russian Empire among Russian Polish German and Yiddish speakers—all of whom regarded each other at best with suspicion—led him to believe that an easily-learned neutral second language could by contrast inspire unity between all people. Offered here is a small collection of materials related to various Esperanto societies: the “BES†a Czech group the Universal Esperanto Association the Friends’ Esperanto Society the Esperanto Club of Los Angeles and Hinda Esperantisto – “Indian Esperantist†based in Java Indonesia.<br /> <br /> These materials written largely in Esperanto note that most quotes herein are translated are mostly typical club bulletins advertising events announcing members’ news and reminding the reader of upcoming fees. The BES pamphlet besides advertising its Adresaro member directory solicits donations for a “living monument to Esperantoâ€â€”a headquarters—to be built in PotÅ¡tejn in Czechia<br /> <br /> “in the shape of a five-pointed star which would become a real home for all those who love goodness beauty health truth and progress. The stone-like majestic white building will shine brightly in a beautiful circle from a moderate slope and the fragrant forest behind it will form a charming background.†1932<br /> <br /> This utopian vision was likely prevented at least in part by the Nazi occupation of the country. Esperanto speakers including Zamenhof’s family in particular were among their many targets. The effort to purge the universal language from Europe was clearly not successful; a postwar letter from a language teacher in Austria to a gentleman in California included in this collection notes that the Californian’s address had been printed “in the magazine ‘Die Weltsprache’†– that is “The World Language†February 14 1947.<br /> <br /> Esperanto’s egalitarian and pacifist aims form a large part of its appeal to Quakers. It is unclear whether the Friends’ Esperanto Society which authored two of the items in this collection is the same as the Kvakera Esperanto-Societo which was founded in 1921 and is still active. The March 1935 bulletin announces the F.E.S.’s annual meeting at Friends House in London the headquarters of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain. An obituary for Wilson Henry Sturge the Society’s Vice President remarks on “his desire for international friendship and understanding through Esperanto†March 1935. The January 1936 bulletin calls members to petition their local Registrar of Education for Esperanto to be taught in high schools a request echoed by the Universala Esperanto-Asocio’s declaration form calling on the United Nations to “help to spread the use of this language in every possible way†including supporting its teaching in schools in order “to facilitate communication between the peoples of the world and to promote social progress.â€<br /> <br /> George R. Thompson’s letter to the Los Angeles Esperanto Club as its President strikes a similarly idealistic tone. He gives Club members his “Decalogue†finishing with an exhortation to: “10. Fix our eyes directly on our dear goal the universal brotherhood of humanity and global peace – through linguistic mutual understanding†August 1 1933.<br /> <br /> “Hinda Esperantisto†written by Liem Tjong Hie is somewhat more polemical. Its announcements include news from the Manchurian Federation of Esperantists who proposed to make Esperanto the region’s official language and “to abolish the English language†Jan-May 1933. It criticizes “the European progressive writers†especially the Hungarian Esperantist Kálmán Kalocsay for making the language more difficult for learners. Liem also writes mysteriously:<br /> <br /> “The world does not know that the Belgian Esperanto Institute dir. Frans Schoofs Antwerp is a physically rotting company. The shamelessness of the leaders is shown by the fact that they are so heroic in victimizing distant people knowing that they cannot do anything against them. A black mark to the apparent reputation of the leaders!â€<br /> <br /> These pamphlets also include side-by-side Indonesian and Esperanto blurbs including a review of a new book for Malaysian Esperanto learners – Esperanto caught on quickly in Asia where it still enjoys widespread popularity. <br /> <br /> Of interest to Esperantistoj and historians of Esperanto. unknown
19544307Philadelphia 1954. About very good. Thirty-five printed and typescript items approximately 150pp. total. Some staples old folds. Scattered contemporary ink stamps. Light toning and minor wear heavier in places. Scattered chipping and occasional short edge tears. A fascinating and scarce group of newsletters pamphlets and ephemera published by the American Friends Service Committee during and after World War II comprising thirty-five printed and typescript items. The Committee administered roughly one third of the camps in the Civilian Public Service system which was established to provide a means of non-military service to religious conscientious objectors during the war and also played a significant role in the anti-draft anti-conscription movement. The first group of material present here includes seven issues of the Civilian Public Service Friends Newsletter. These provide a detailed contemporary account of the overall state of the camps including camp populations incoming "campers" camp openings and closures and the financial situation. The newsletters also include news relating to the administration of the camps and developments regarding their operation and the activities of the interned objectors. Included as well are a promotional report issued on the two-year anniversary of the Service's inception and an elaborate four-page solicitation for donations to the CPS both also issued by the American Friends Service Committee. The issues of the newsletters present are: No. 5 October 30th 1942; No. 6 December 21 1942; No. 8 February 25 1943; No. 9 March 15 1943; No. 10 April 21 1943; No. 12 July 12 1943; No. 13 August 23 1943. A substantial run of a scarce and short-lived newsletter. We locate individually catalogued groups of these reports only at Bethel College and the University of Oregon and not in the Swarthmore Peace Collection.<br /> <br /> A second group of newsletters contains three issues of a weekly periodical Information and eleven issues of its monthly offshoot Information Digest dating December 1943 to July 1945 with two issues from later in 1946. These issues document the administration process of the CPS camps and contain reports on various facets of their operation including finances fundraising working and social conditions religious life and legal issues. Amongst these are reports on internal efforts and negotiations to fund the camps both within the Society of Friends and in partnership with other pacifist religious sects such as the Mennonites who were involved in camp operations. The December 2 1943 issue of Information for example contains a detailed narrative of the negotiation to fund the camps in 1944. The newsletters also contain a wealth of information on developments initiatives and daily life at the camps which include some particularly interesting reports on mental health among internees and on civil rights as the issue related to conscientious objectors but also to racial equality in the United States during the war era. OCLC locates holdings of this periodical at just a small handful of institutions.<br /> <br /> The third group of material comprises four scarce typed reports prepared and distributed by the AFSC during the war regarding the rights of conscientious objectors and their status. Three of the reports address the Selective Service Act and continued amendments thereto concentrating on the portions of the law that applied to religious objectors to military service and changes that affected objectors during the early years of the war. The first these issued in March 1942 first outlines the changes made to the draft law during December 1941 in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the declaration of war on the Axis powers and then provides an extensive step-by-step procedure for the application process to become a conscientious objector. Two further lengthy "memoranda" explain the rights of conscientious objectors as of December 1942 and March 1943 when each report was produced and gives advice for completing the objector application as well as for preparing supplementary documents and written statements. The other report in this group dated September 1941 gives an outline of the finances and disposition of the Civilian Public Service the system of labor camps for conscientious objectors on the eve of the war including lists of camps already in operation their capacities and statistical charts of objectors already registered and camp populations and assignments. These reports are quite striking as first-hand evidence of the role played by the Society of Friends administration in counseling their members to become conscientious objectors.<br /> <br /> Finally there is an interesting group of Quaker anti-conscription ephemera from World War II consisting of nine pamphlets that outline the pacifist views of the Society of Friends and the reasons behind them. The works go on to detail how these beliefs necessitate the Quakers' refusal to be conscripted into the American armed forces and defend this stance. Two pamphlets deal specifically with the opposition to peacetime conscription which became a political issue towards the end of the war. The individual titles are as follows:<br /> <br /> 1 "Why They Cannot Go to War." Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1940.<br /> 2 "Why We Oppose Conscription." Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1941.<br /> 3 "United States of America vs. Arle Brooks." Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1941. Two copies.<br /> 4 Royden A. Maude. "An Unarmed State." Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee N.d.<br /> 5 Muste A.J. "Conscription and Conscience." Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1944. Two copies.<br /> 6 "Peace Time Conscription.A Problem for Americans." Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1944.<br /> 7 "Permanent Conscription." Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1945.<br /> 8 "No! To Peacetime Conscription." Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1945.<br /> 9 "Advices on Conscription and War." Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee 1954. unknown
