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18525992Genève, Paris Émile Beroud, Grassart 1852 In-8 576 pp, Extraite des mémoires publiés par ses deux filles et enrichie de matéraiaux inédits par l'auteur des biographies d'Albert de Haller, Jean-Gaspard Lavater, etc. Orné d'un portrait gravé. 2è édition revue et augmentée. Toutes tranches marbrées, mouillure d'angle sur l'ensemble du volume, rousseurs. dos orné de caissons et filets dorés
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
189628308New York: Press of Corlies Macy & Co 1896. 20 pages. Illustration of Academy. 1 vols. 8vo. Original wrappers. Corners torn binding separated from text lower outer corner gnawed sometimes affecting a word or so on a page light soiling of wrappers else very good. 20 pages. Illustration of Academy. 1 vols. 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 Edith Jacob T. Mary W. Mary E. Frederick W Samuel J. and R. Frank T. Samuel J. Seaman became a trustee several years later. <br/><br/> Press of Corlies, Macy & Co unknown
1805095QKimber Conrad & Co. Printers Philadelphia: 1805. 1805 4 p. 8vo. Plain wraps. "Signed by appointment on behalf of the said meetings respectively held the 26th 27th and 29th of the Third month 1805. David Bacon John Parrish Jacob Tomkins John Elliott Nicholas Waln Daniel Drinker." AI 8487. Very Scarce. Language: eng. Signed by Authors. Soft cover. Very Good. (Kimber, Conrad & Co. Printers) [Philadelphia]: 1805. paperback
1806001197Philadelphia 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. Benjamin Johnson hardcover
1829BL4542Philadelphia:: Society of Friends 1829. 1829. Volume III only. 8vo. iii-iv 3-298 2 pp. Missing title page and pp. 1-2. Original full mottled calf red gilt-stamped spine label "Quaker"; spine damaged rubbed. Ownership signature of Fannie Comstock. As is. This serial publication survived for just four years ca.1827-1831. Contains sermons or letters written by James Cockburn Dr. John Moore Jesse Kersey Stephen Crisp Elias Hicks Edward Stabler Thomas Wetherald Amos Peaslee etc. Society of Friends, 1829]. unknown books
18242222184<p>First edition thus. Folio 4 pages. Old folds. With printed signature of Josiah Forster Clerk to the Meeting. Very good light age stains.</p><p>Printed by Solomon W. Conrad No. 32 Church Alley Philada. The first American printing.</p> Quakers unknown books
18242222184<p>First edition thus. Folio 4 pages. Old folds. With printed signature of Josiah Forster Clerk to the Meeting. Very good light age stains.</p><p>Printed by Solomon W. Conrad No. 32 Church Alley Philada. The first American printing.</p> Quakers unknown
1822415530Richmond Ind: Elijah Lacey Printer 1822. Unbound. Very Good. First Indiana edition. Bifolia folded to make four pages. Old folds age-toning and small tears about very good. OCLC locates no physical copies. Elijah Lacey, Printer unknown
1843E13387BPhiladelphia: Joseph Rakestraw 1843. Wraps. Near Fine. Pamphlet of 84 pp. in printed wrappers. A tight near fine example light even embrowing to the wraps and a small strip of loss to the spine. <br/><br/> Joseph Rakestraw paperback
1861480881861. QUAKERS: SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. THE AMERICAN ANNUAL MONITOR FOR 1861; OR OBITUARY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS IN AMERICA FOR THE YEAR 1860. NY: Tract Association of Friends/ Samuel S. & William Wood 1861. 16mo. embossed brown cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Very Good minor wear very shallow chip title page. $35.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1861011467New York: Tract Association of Friends / Samuel S. & William Wood 1861. 4" wide by 6" tall. Lower corners worn through else Very Good condition. Clean square tight unmarked copy. Inner hinges are sound. Biographical profiles of American Quakers who died in 1860 arranged alphabetically. Many listings are brief but others are quite substantial. For example the entry for Richard H. Thomas of Baltimore fills more than 13 pages. Original brown cloth with spine lettered in gold and covers blind-stamped. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 204pp. Tract Association of Friends / Samuel S. & William Wood Hardcover
18472345Boston: Printed by S.N. Dickinson & Co. 1847. 12mo 7 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches; 183 x 119 mm 12 pages in original printed wrappers softcover.<br /><br />A full-throated cry against slavery. The Quakers who had long opposed slavery wonder how a supposedly Christian nation could allow such evil to exist. "From the border slave states to the far south and southwest the vessels of the slave-trader regularly ply laden with youthful victims reared like cattle for the market" page 4. <br /><br />OCLC shows 21 physical holdings of this pamphlet by institutions with far more in digital formats. None in commerce. <b>SCARCE.</b> <br /><br />CONDITION: Slight soiling and creasing to wrappers horizontal fold probably for mailing. Very Good or better. Printed by S.N. Dickinson & Co. paperback books
18472345<p>Boston: Printed by S.N. Dickinson & Co. 1847.</p><p>A full-throated cry against slavery. The Quakers who had long opposed slavery wonder how a supposedly Christian nation could allow such evil to exist. "From the border slave states to the far south and southwest the vessels of the slave-trader regularly ply laden with youthful victims reared like cattle for the market" page 4. <br /><br />This pamphlet is scarce to the market.</p><p>PHYSICAL DETAILS: 12mo 7 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches; 183 x 119 mm 12 pages in original printed wrappers softcover.</p><p><br />CONDITION: Slight soiling and creasing to wrappers horizontal fold probably for mailing. Very Good or better.</p> Printed by S.N. Dickinson & Co. paperback
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
184420220422London: Edward Marsh 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo; 4 247 pages publisher's embossed black cloth newly rebacked in leather <br /> <br/><br/>An excellent precis of the history of the treatment of the Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River. The 2 fine maps are the frontispiece 16x11 cm. of the territories several Indian nations occupied previously to the settlement of the English colonies in America. The large folding map 46x43 cm also in color shows the territory NOW occupied by the natives In addition to the areas east of the Mississippi River this volume republished the report of two Quakers John Lang & Samuel Taylor who traveled in 1842 west of the Mississippi visiting the Winnebago Shawnees Kickapoos Delawares Kansas Osages Cherokees and Choctaws. Sabin 86572; Phillips Maps of America p.604; see also Howes L72; not in Field; Graff 2386 2387; Hubach p. 95; Jones 1073; Rader 2199; Wagner-Camp-Becker 96; Streeter 1807; Eberstadt 137:332; Not in Siebert Catalogues . The map of North America depicts an independent Texas extending north nearly to the Oregon border and northwest to Russian America. Edward Marsh hardcover
1859000010694Philadelphia: 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
1876WRCAM47653Philadelphia 1876. 15pp. Original printed wrappers. Light soiling and wear contemporary pencil inscription on front cover. Minor internal soiling. Very good. Seventh annual report of the committee formed by the Society of Friends in conjunction with the U.S. Government "for the furtherance of such plans as Friends might devise for the civilization and Christianization of the Indian natives." The report notes that there are now nearly 20000 Indians on agencies overseen by the Quakers. Reports on each of the individual agencies follow giving details on tribe numbers efforts in the schools habits of the Indians etc. Only microfilm copies located in OCLC. unknown books
1834958101834. 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
180976436New Bedford:: Abraham Shearman Jun. 1809. First edition. old full sheep. . Light discoloration to the text throughout the paper is not at all brittle; light rubbing to the leather; tight and sound. . 8vo. Printed by Direction of the Meeting. Annotated in an old hand at the top of the title page: "This Book belongs to Rhode Island Monthly Meeting of Friends." A note at the close of the Introduction refers to additions on three pages approx. 200 words; regarding those "out of unity with friends" inspecting testimonies and the receipt of military pensions of persons who subsequently became members. These manuscript additions are dated 1822 1811 and 1818.l Abraham Shearman, Jun., hardcover
183415580<p><b>1834 QUAKER anti Slave Trade Slavery Book of Discipline War Sexuality RARE</b></p><p>'<i>Book of Discipline'</i> is one of the many books published by the Quakers in the 19th-century. Throughout this era the Quakers or Society of Friends held a yearly meeting to decide on books that would help define what it means to be a Quaker. Books include rules faith and practice principles disciplines and much more. </p><p>This particular issue includes an important section on the <b><u>Quaker views of slavery and slave trade.</u></b></p><p>Item number: #15580</p><p>Price: $499</p><p>Quakers</p><p><b><i>Rules of discipline with advices being extracts from the minutes and epistles of their yearly meeting held in London from its first institution.</i></b></p><p>London: Darton and Harvey 1834.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p>o 2 xxviii 335 1</p><p>· Language: English</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p>· Size: ~11.25in X 8.75in 28.5cm x 22.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>15580</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Darton and Harvey hardcover
186227695New York: The Religious Society of Friends 1862. First printing. Pamphlet. Very good condition. Three reports from the Quakers during the Civil War on their ministry amongst the "Colored Refugees" of Virginia & Washington DC reporting on the conditions and needs at Fort Monroe Camp Barker Craney Island Alexandria Hampton Norfolk etc. Conditions are tough in the refugee camps but none wish to return to where they have fled from. "Slaves have been abandoned and we must help. Don't we owe them for our prosperity--- enjoying indirectly from the unrequited labor of these people." <br /> <br /> Encyclopedia Virginia writes on their website- "In this report dated May 1864 the Committee on Colored Refugees who were representatives of the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends gives its assessment of the needs of the formerly enslaved people escaping behind Union lines and how Quaker charity efforts were meeting them in contraband camps across Virginia including Alexandria. One of their agents Harriet Jacobs wrote her own letter documenting what she saw in Alexandria and Washington D.C. For Quakers the abolition of slavery was a moral and religious imperative."<br /> <br /> Title continues: Address of the Representatives of New-York Yearly Meeting of Friends to Its Members.; Third Report of Committee of the Representatives of New York Yearly Meeting of Friends upon the Condition and Wants of the Colored Refugees<br /> <br /> 1862 Report OCLC: 21308787 8vo 30pp black title on cream paper wraps saddle stitched. Clean throughout. 1862 Address OCLC: 25519700 8vo 10pp. October 24th 1862. 1864 Third Report OCLC: 25113848 cites 9 copies; 8vo 23pp May 1864 slt. marked wrapper. <br /> <br /> All in their original self wrappers overall in very good condition. The Religious Society of Friends unknown
189628318New York: Published for the Yearly Meeting 1896. 142pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Some light soiling and wear to wrappers and edges first few leaves of text quite soiled else very good. 142pp. 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/> Published for the Yearly Meeting unknown
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
1856512651John 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
