JAY T. SNIDER COLLECTION. Featuring the History of Philadelphia and Important Americana by Bloomsbury Auctions - 2008

Bloomsbury Auctions, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 19th November, 2008. Illustrated laminated boards, folio,. pp, plates, profusely illustrated in colour. 375 lots. From the introduction: "Presented here in chronological order, the collection reveals grand themes in both Philadelphia and our national history. From Pennsylvania's founding as a place where the Society of Friends could practice without persecution, religious freedom has been a core belief. The struggle to preserve such fundamental fioerties is evident throughout the first half of the sale: William Keith's letter to King George requesting that the Pennsylvania Quakers be allowed to forego the Christian qualification oath (lot 44]; the original manuscript of the Paxton Boy's Remonstrance to Governor John Penn calling for equal apportionment in the Assembly (102); the natural rights declared by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson in their Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms (lot… Read More

New York: Bloomsbury Auctions Book. Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A fine copy of this well illustrated and substantial catalogue. 200.

Bloomsbury Auctions, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 19th November, 2008. Illustrated laminated boards, folio,. pp, plates, profusely illustrated in colour. 375 lots. From the introduction: "Presented here in chronological order, the collection reveals grand themes in both Philadelphia and our national history. From Pennsylvania's founding as a place where the Society of Friends could practice without persecution, religious freedom has been a core belief. The struggle to preserve such fundamental fioerties is evident throughout the first half of the sale: William Keith's letter to King George requesting that the Pennsylvania Quakers be allowed to forego the Christian qualification oath (lot 44]; the original manuscript of the Paxton Boy's Remonstrance to Governor John Penn calling for equal apportionment in the Assembly (102); the natural rights declared by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson in their Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms (lot… Read More

Bloomsbury Auctions, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 19th November, 2008. Illustrated laminated boards, folio,. pp, plates, profusely illustrated in colour. 375 lots. From the introduction: "Presented here in chronological order, the collection reveals grand themes in both Philadelphia and our national history. From Pennsylvania's founding as a place where the Society of Friends could practice without persecution, religious freedom has been a core belief. The struggle to preserve such fundamental fioerties is evident throughout the first half of the sale: William Keith's letter to King George requesting that the Pennsylvania Quakers be allowed to forego the Christian qualification oath (lot 44]; the original manuscript of the Paxton Boy's Remonstrance to Governor John Penn calling for equal apportionment in the Assembly (102); the natural rights declared by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson in their Declaration on the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms (lot… Read More