A Collection of the Works of William Penn. In Two Volumes. [Vol. I ONLY] To Which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life. With Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published.
by Penn, William
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Bath, Maine, United States
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About This Item
At the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street: Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle.. Volume I ONLY. Full contemporary leather. Worn, scuffed, edge worn covers with light chipping to corners and spine ends, hinges cracked, title plate missing. Front cover and front free end pages detached, library bookplate, title page repaired with long tear to new paper, original page badly chipped affecting some of text, next pages up through page 8 have been cut (affecting edge of text on first few) and repaired. Pages moderately browned and foxed. 911 pages plus four pages of advertisements. Photos and further description happily provided upon request. Expedited or international shipping will require additional postage. . Fair. Full Leather. 1st Edition. 1726.
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- Bookseller
- Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 087371
- Title
- A Collection of the Works of William Penn. In Two Volumes. [Vol. I ONLY] To Which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life. With Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published.
- Author
- Penn, William
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle.
- Place of Publication
- At the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street
- Date Published
- 1726
- Keywords
- WILLIAM PENN; QUAKER; PENNSYLVANIA; AMERICANA; HISTORY; CHRISTIANITY; THEOLOGY; RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS History, Quaker, Religion
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Quaker, Religion;
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Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
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About the Seller
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
Biblio member since 2013
Bath, Maine
About Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
We got started selling online as Vintage Quaker Books in 2013 and opened a storefront under the name The Corner Bookshop in 2020. Vintage Quaker Books sells books by, for, and about Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) and a variety of other Christian books. The Corner Bookshop is a general used bookstore located in a cozy basement under/behind the main shopping street of Front Street in Bath, Maine.
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- Title Page
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- Chipping
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- New
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- Plate
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- Foxed
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