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First edition, 12mo (150 x 95 mm), [3], 6-21, [1]pp., disbound. Smith, J. Friends' Books, II 566.
v, [3], 97, [1] p. ; 17 cm. (12mo in 6s) Extracts from the author’s journals and manuscripts. Hardcover Good condition, in full calf, 2 leaves creased & repaired with mending tissue
1848005102Philadelphia: Joseph Rakestraw 1848. Pamphlet. Very Good. 16 p.; 22 cm. Lacking wrapper. Disbound from a volume of unrelated 19th-century pamphlets. "20" in ink at upper right-hand corner of title page. Enoch Lewis 1776-1856 was a Pennsylvania Quaker and a mathematician who edited several mathematical works and published several textbooks including one on spherical projections. He was an abolitionist establishing the monthly journal African Observer and taking an active role in the Underground Railroad in Chester County Pa. In this pamphlet he examines another issue of concern to the Society of Friends that of legal and judicial oaths which Friends refused to take. Very scarce. In Very Good Condition; lacking wrapper; disbound; very light foxing on title page and p. 16; otherwise clean and bright. Joseph Rakestraw unknown
18308959New York: Isaac T. Hopper 1830. Unbound. Very Good binding. Octavo. 8 pp. Folded sheet never bound; untrimmed. Separation at the folds of the outer two leaves; toning and soiling; pencil notations. A laudatory biography of Elias Hicks who had led a umber of Quakers into schism. Sabin 31718; American Imprints 1510. Isaac T. Hopper unknown
17808847London: James Philips 1780. Original Wrappers. Good binding. Octavo. 32 pp. In original plain wrappers; original stitching perished now renewed. Generally edgeworn and soiled with six-digit number rubber-stamped on the front wrapper; some dog-earing shallow closed tears and chipping. <br /> <br /> Originally issued in 1666 this is an important publication by the 17th century Quaker who at the time was urging member to follow the central tenets of the Quaker faith and not put trust wholly in the clergy of whom he was suspicious. The preface of this copy points to the insecurity around the American Revolution. It states: "The ensuing Tract is re-published at the Request of several Friends who thought it might be of Service to settle the the sic Minds of many in these unstable Times and incline them to look Home to that Rock which has been is and will be the only Safety for the Righteous in all Storms and Trials of every Kind which may attend them in this Life: and it thought necessary to reprint it for the general Service at this Time wherein there are such Commotions Wars and Rumours of Wars in the Earth" p. 3. An import tract reissued in an important time. ESTC N9235. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. James Philips unknown
Two Volumes. Engraved portrait frontis by John Sartain, volume one. Sartain engraving of Grellet's home in New Jersey in volume two. Early manuscript presentations, James M. Hopkins from RBC, Oct 29/1860. Both volumes age stained. Slight damp staining in volume one. 8vo. 220 mm. Original publisher's cloth bindings. Spines very worn with loss. Boards fragile. Stephen Grellet (1773-1855) was a prominent French born Quaker missionary. In 1804 he married Rebecca, the daughter of the New Jersey publisher Isaac Collins, and became very involved in American Quakerism. To him is attributed the quote": "I shall pass through this life but once. Any good therefore that I can do, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it. For I shall never pass this way again." PA SHELF 56
pp. vi, 438. Some light foxing. 12mo. 205mm. Contemporary full leather binding, cracked at joints. Front board fragile. A nice example. Sarah Tuke Grubb (1756-1790) was born at York, England and traveled throughout England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany and France as a minister of the Society of Friends. This account of her life and travel with extracts from her writings is extremely informative. Especially worthy of attention is her interest in Ackworth School (a Friends boarding school for girls) and her interest in Christian education generally. These particular accounts were addressed to a friend in America who was interested in founding similar institutions there. First published in Dublin in 1792. This Second Edition, served as a model for the first American edition (Trenton: 1795). **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 60 L Stk
pp. vi, 131. Includes index of names. Inked presentation from Wm. A. Bryant to Victoria Fisher, Dec. 1957 on front paste down. A few penciled underlinings. Sm. 8vo. 190 mm. Original full cloth binding, very spotted. Original spine paper label with small loss. First Edition. This original edition is quite scarce. PA SHELF 61
v, [6]-118, [2] p. (p. [1-2] at end blank) ; 18 cm. (12mo) Hardcover Good condition, covers detached Evans 30834
384 p. Mildly age stained. 12mo. 18 cm. Worn contemporary full leather binding. Front board loose. Early manuscript ownership of Benjamin Hornor on title page. In the era 1762-1783 Benjamin Horner was a Philadelphia merchant. Evans 34371. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 60 Mid Stk x2
pp. vi, 236. Loss of text on K1. Some copies have a leaf of bookseller's ad at end. 8vo. 21 cm. Worn and damped. Essentially disbound. Early manuscript ownerships. Richardson was an early Quaker minister. He made tours of England, and later, leaving his two surviving children with foster parents, he set out for America as an evangelist. Arriving in Maryland in 1701 after a 16-week crossing. He spent more than two years there, ceaselessly touring and disputing with Quakers and non-Quakers, on one occasion accompanying William Penn to treat with some American Indians, who made a favourable impression on him. He also visited Bermuda and Barbados. Evans 18158. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA 60 Mid Stk
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
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
1871000472London Eng: F. Bowyer Kitto 1871. First Edition. Very Good -. London: F. Bowyer Kitto; Carlisle: Chas. Thurnam and Sons. vii 3 208 p.; 20 cm. Reddish-brown pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and black-stamped decoration of both boards. Pale yellow endpapers. Binder's label on back fixed endpaper for Westleys & Co. London. Front free endpaper bears the names of two former owners: Thomas Drewry 1871 and Jesse Darbyshire 1901. A third name was erased at the head of that endpaper. The author states that about one third of these biographical sketches of early English Quakers first appeared in the Carlisle Journal. This is the first edition in book form. The appendix contains relevant excerpts from Besse's Sufferings. In Very Good- Condition: spine sunned; somewhat cocked; cover is slightly soiled; edges lightly rubbed; pp. 1-16 partially detached; pp. 154-55 have a shadow in the gutter from former newspaper bookmark; a few pencilled marginialia and occasional soiling in the margins. F. Bowyer Kitto unknown
1790026436London de l'imprimerie de J. Phillips 1790 un volume in-32° (75 x 130mm), IV puis 5-199pp. Reliure en pleine basane fauve, dos lisse (reliure époque). (charnières fendues, dos frotté avec des petits manques, coins légèrement frottés, rousseurs pâles).
189828311Locust Valley 1898. 1 vols. 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches image size. Original photograph on a slightly larger board. Some fading of image soiling of board and photograph inked identification under photo else very good. 1 vols. 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches image size. From the collection of the Seaman family of Glen Cove Long Island who were longtime members of the Society of Friends with the inscription on the verso reading "Presented by Laura F. Craft Ninth Mo. 10 1898 Marianne Seaman. " Laura F. Craft had attended Friends' Academy at the same time as the Seamans. <br/><br/> unknown
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
185228314New York: R. Craighead Printer 1852. 26 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green printed wrappers. Some soiling and staining of wrappers light spotting and marginal staining of text some gnawing of edges else very good. 26 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. <br/><br/> R. Craighead Printer unknown
184310911Philadelphia: Joseph and William Kite 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo. 359pp. plus index. This copy has gift inscription to Sarah B. Cope Nordhoff Mother of author Charles Nordhoff with the Walter and Sarah C.W. Nordhoff blindstamp on title page. Plain brown pebble leather binding spine stamped in gold. Endpapers and first and last few blanks browned page edges also. Nice tight copy from 1843. <br/><br/> Joseph and William Kite hardcover
180830732Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank 1808. First published in London in 1795 it was first printed in America in 1799. 70pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later grey plain wrappers. Some light discoloration and light wear else very good. First published in London in 1795 it was first printed in America in 1799. 70pp. 1 vols. 8vo. S & S 16230. S & S 16230 <br/><br/> Printed by Joseph Crukshank unknown
186135341Philadelphia: William W. Moore 1861. Hardcover. Fair. Quarto. 1 viii 832 pages. Marbled paper covered boards with leather corners. Leather spine with title. The boards are very worn. Most of the paper on the back cover is missing. Leather spine is rotted dried and cracked. Light toning and scattered foxing to the contents. Last few pages are damp stained and soiled. Fair only. <br /> <br /> Contents include 52 issues covering parts of 1860 and 1861. Article headings include Africans in Key West recaptured from the Slavers; Cotton Spinning; The Slave Trade; A Journal of the Life of John Gratton; Thoughts on Emigration; Origin and Introduction of Railroads Into America; Slave Statistics; and much more. William W. Moore hardcover
18211015808vo leather spine label gilt lines on spine 184 pp. Top hinge cracked some minor wear to extremities volume slightly bent small hole through pages 7 and 8 some slight foxing but internally generally bright and clean. This is a collection of short biographies of notable Quakers who passed away between 1783 and 1820.While much of the text appears to talk about the personal challenges these people faced some comments are directed at their works with others including native Americans. Solomon W. Conrad,
1880013272Cambridge MA: Printed at Riverside Press 1880. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG. 8vo greenish-blue cloth stamped and ruled in black on cvoers gilt titles to spine xiv 236. Bookplate fron pastedown Covers miderately worn. Internals quite nice. Printed at Riverside Press hardcover
1877013271Philadelphia: Society of Friends 1877. Hardcover. Near Fine. Later reprint undated circa 1877. 8vo. brown cloth triple blind ruled coves gilt rules and titles to spine beveled edges 480. Neat older ownership name Philadelphia address handwritten on ffe. Newer ownership address label on pastedown. Solid clean copy. (Society of Friends) hardcover
18211015808vo leather spine label gilt lines on spine 184 pp. Top hinge cracked some minor wear to extremities volume slightly bent small hole through pages 7 and 8 some slight foxing but internally generally bright and clean. This is a collection of short biographies of notable Quakers who passed away between 1783 and 1820.While much of the text appears to talk about the personal challenges these people faced some comments are directed at their works with others including native Americans. Solomon W. Conrad, books