An Account of the Lives, Travels, and Christian Experiences in the Work of the Ministry of Samuel Bownas + An Account of the Life of that Ancient Servant of Jesus Christ ...John Richardson
by Bownas, Samuel + Richardson, John
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Faint stain to the first title page with some old soiling, light browning to the edges of some text pages; overall a good solid
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: William Dunlap, 1759. First edition.. Faint stain to the first title page with some old soiling, light browning to the edges of some text pages; overall a good solid copy of a rare work.. Pp. viii, 242 + vi, 220. Later wine red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. According to Howes B668: Bownas landed in Philadelphia in 1702; this volume covers his experiences from then to the 1750s, and includes "the captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, later elaborated into the narrative listed under her name." The second volume by Richardson is often published together with this work. This volume was originally owned by the family of John Baldwin. The first signature on the endpapers reads: John Baldwin, His Book, 1761. On the facing page the signature reads: John Baldwin, his Book, 1773. Beneath that is the signature of Caleb Baldwin, his book with no date listed. On the final endpaper there are three other signatures in an old hand - one reads 'Aaron Martins, 1794.' The page edges are uncut.
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- Natural History Books
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- 7632
- Title
- An Account of the Lives, Travels, and Christian Experiences in the Work of the Ministry of Samuel Bownas + An Account of the Life of that Ancient Servant of Jesus Christ ...John Richardson
- Author
- Bownas, Samuel + Richardson, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Faint stain to the first title page with some old soiling, light browning to the edges of some text pages; overall a good solid
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia, PA: William Dunlap, 1759. First edition.
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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