Primitive Christianity Revived in the Faith and Practice of the People Called Quakers; Written in Testament to the Present Dispensation of God Through Them to the World; That Prjudices May be Removed, the Simple Informed, the Well Inclined Encouraged....
by Penn, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1877. Originally written in 1783, this version was first published in 1857. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the Second Edition, from twenty years later. Includes a Memoir of Penn by James M. Brown of Virginia. Maroon cloth binding, stamped on the front cover, with gilt titling. Clean text; 89 pages, with an Appendix of "Gospel Truths." There are two pages of "Opinions of the Press" in the front. Very minor rubbing at the margins; a rear endpaper has been torn out. An interesting bit of American religious history.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004087
- Title
- Primitive Christianity Revived in the Faith and Practice of the People Called Quakers; Written in Testament to the Present Dispensation of God Through Them to the World; That Prjudices May be Removed, the Simple Informed, the Well Inclined Encouraged....
- Author
- Penn, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Longstreth
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1877
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...