A Journal of the Life, Travels, Sufferings and Labour of Love in the Work of the Ministry, of that worthy Elder and faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, William Edmundson, Who departed this Life, the thirty first of the sixth Month 1712 by Edmundson, William - 1774

Athens, Tenn: William P. Reid, 1833. Hard Cover. Good. Title page continued: "And a Dissertation on the Prophecies, in reference to the rise and fall of the beast, the cleansing of the sanctuary, the beginning and duration of the millenium, and the little season; together with a calculation shewing the exact time of the death of Christ, and, also, calculations shewing the precise time of the rise and fall of the beast, and the beginning of the millennium, &c. . . . Second Edition." Printed by John M. Gibbs. xii, 298, [2], 97, iii p.; 22 cm. Contemporary binding: leather spine with gilt-tooled spine title "Pearson's Analysis" and blue-, black-, and white-patterned paper over boards. Former owner's name on front fixed endpaper: LaMonte Sayler. A Dissertation on the Prophecies has separate title page and pagination. Published in Athens, Tenn., by W.P. Reid, but printed by Gibbs & Hoon. The author, Abel Pearson (1779-1856), organized Soddy Presbyterian Church,… Read More

Boston: John W. Folsom, 1795. Hardcover. Good +. 190, [2] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A-P6 Q6 (12mo). Last leaf blank. Contemporary full calf; red morocco spine label with gilt-tooled title. Six spine compartments between double gilt rules. Former owner's name inscribed on front free endpaper: Samuel G. Allen. Early American Imprints, first series, 28896. The very scarce first American edition of the second edition of this work, which included the author's response to the critical reception of the first edition. In Good+ Conditon: 1-cm. leather lacking at head of spine; front joint cracked; leather is rubbed; scattered foxing; otherwise clean and tight.

Skippackville, Pa: J.M. Schünemann & Co, 1859. Hardcover. Very Good -. "Erste Amerikanische Ausgabe." vi, [2], 787, [1] p.: frontispiece portrait of Caspar Schwenckfeld; 25 cm. Original calf with five spine compartments between gilt bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment. All page edges speckled. Contents: Ermahnungen zur wahren und seligmachenden Erkenntniss Christi -- Confession und Erklärung der Erkenntniss Christi und seiner göttlichen Herrlichkeit -- Vom Evangelium Christi und vom Missbrauch des Evangeliums -- Deutsche Theologie, für die gottesfürchtigen Laien -- Vom Christen-Menschen -- Vom Artikel der Vergebung der Sünden. The German theologian Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig (1489-1561) was one of the earliest promoters of the Protestant Reformation in Silesia. In his writings he opposed war, secret societies, the taking of oaths, infant baptism, and the establishment of denominations. Groups of his followers, known as Schwenkfelders,… Read More

Philadelphia: Schelly und Lescher, 1836. Hardcover. Very Good +. iv, 618, [2] p.; 17 cm. Contemporary speckled calf with two clasps. Five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt rules on either side of raised bands. Red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Christliche Glaubens-Lehre. All page edges yellow. "Aufgenommen und auf Subscription herausgegeben im Jahr unsers Herrn 1836, von D.J." Includes errata following text. The German theologian Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig (1489-1561) was one of the earliest promoters of the Protestant Reformation in Silesia. In his writings he opposed war, secret societies, the taking of oaths, infant baptism, and the establishment of denominations. Groups of his followers, known as Schwenkfelders, came to Pennsylvania in the 1730s, leading to the establishment of the Society of Schwenkfelders in 1782 and the Schwenkfelder Church in 1909. The author, Christopher Schultz, was a leader of the group that settled in… Read More

Slatington, Pa: Schlauch und Kline, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good -. 389, [19] p.: 22 full-page illustrations, including 1 map and 3 tables; 20 cm. Original dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and blind-ruled borders on both boards. "Stereotypirt und gedruckt bei King und Baird, No. 607 Sansomstrasse, Philadelphia"--p. 389. Publisher's catalog for I. Kohler, 202 N. 4th St., Philadelphia, on unpaginated pages following text. The author explains 40 Bible-based prophecies to occur from 1867 to 1875, including that Napoleon III would become the absolute head of a "Congress of Ten Nations." This German translation of Baxter's The Coming Wonders Expected between 1867 and 1875 is extremely scarce. It appears to be the sole output of the firm of Schlauch und Kline in Slatington, Pa. In Very Good- Condition: ends of spine fraying; corners bumped and rubbed; cloth is slightly soiled; front free endpaper detached but present; back hinge weak; foxing, primarily along… Read More

London, Eng: Assigns of J. Sowle, 1736. First Edition. Very Good -. Title continued: "for Demands Recoverable by the Acts made in the 7th and 8th Years of the Reign of King William the Third, for the more Easie Recovery of Tithes, Church-Rates, &c. Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street." xii, [2], 189, [1] p.: 1 table; 20 cm. 8vo. Half calf with six gilt-ruled spine compartments and a gilt-tooled leather label in the second compartment reading: Prosecution of Quakers. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges marbled. Inscription largely erased from front fixed endpaper. Published anonymously by Quaker Joseph Besse, who produced a number of important volumes recording the legal woes of early English and Welsh Quakers. This volume describes the prosecutions of Quakers from 1696 to 1736 in England and Wales, arranged alphabetically by county. Quakers were prosecuted for refusing to pay the annual tithe (one tenth of their… Read More

Lancaster, Pa: Johann Bär, 1827. Hardcover. Very Good. xii, [13]-394, [2] p.; 16 cm. Contemporary full speckled calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. All page edges lightly speckled. Front free endpaper inscribed in English by Elizabeth King, Manheim, Lancaster County, Pa., 1881. First Cent. of Ger. Language Printing in the USA, 2873. A scarce copy of a work associated with the Herrite branch of the Mennonites in Pennsylvania (the Reformed Mennonite Church), concerning the Sermon on the Mount. In Very Good Condition: lacking clasp; lightly rubbed; front joint more heavily rubbed but solid; light foxing throughout; pages are otherwise clean and tight.

London: Foundery, Upper Moor-fields, 1759. Very Good -. iv, 96 p.; 16 cm. Signatures: pi2 A-H6 (24mo). Disbound from a larger volume. Editor's preface signed: John Wesley, June 21, 1759. "Printed and sold at the Foundery, Upper Moor-fields; by W. Flexney, under Gray's-Inn-Gate; E. Cabe, Avemary-lane; and G. Keith, Grace-church-street, London; at the New-room, Bristol; by W. Watkinson, Linen-draper, Leeds; and at the Orphan-house, New-castle upon Tyne." Typographic head piece and tail pieces. Erratum on p. 96. Former owner's name on title page verso: Peter Swetman. ESTC N22692. In Very Good- Condition: disbound; two tears in lower half of pp. 23-24, without loss; slightly soiled; a solid copy of this scarce John Wesley publication.

Dublin: S. Powell, 1749. Very Good. The fourth edition. vii, [1], 32 p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A-C6 D2 (12mo). Disbound from a larger volume. Woodcut headpieces. ESTC T061161. In Very Good Condition: disbound; slightly soiled; a solid copy of this scarce John Wesley publication.

New York: James Oram, 1812. Hardcover. Very Good -. The third American, from the first London Edition. 527, [5] p.; 22 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between double gilt rules. Red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "Burgh's Dignity." Small gilt-tooled decoration in other compartments. Subscribers Names on 3 unpaginated pages following text, all residents of New Jersey. Former owner's inscriptions at head and foot of title page largely removed. Pencilled inscription on front free endpaper: "This book was given to Chas. C. Rynick by Thomas D. More a colored friend. Aug. 16th 1910. Thos. D. More was a soldier in the Civil War 1861." This was probably Thomas D. Moore (1838-1920), who was one of the few black men who served with the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. Charles C. Rynick (b. 1856) was a hackman and coupe driver in Bridgeton, N.J.; his diary for 1916 is at Rutgers University Library. The book was used by a former owner to… Read More