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Philadelphia no date (c. mid 19thc) Friends' Book Store. One thick large sm 4to volume. Brown buckram with mounted dark brown gilt spine label. 432p.488p. Owner initial stamps on end papers. Ink signature "Library of Walter L and Elma H Moore on free end paper; magazine article about the Quakers tipped onto front blank end papers. VG. .
The History of The Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People Called QUAKERS Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurrences (2 volumes in 1) by William Sewel - 1856
by William Sewel
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The History of The Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People Called QUAKERS Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurrences (2 volumes in 1)
by William Sewel
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"The History of The Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People Called QUAKERS Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurrences" by William Sewel. 1856; Friends' Book Store; Philadelphia. Two volumes in one, complete (volumes I and II have been custom-bound in one book). "Written originally in Low Dutch, and translated by himself (Sewel) into English. To which is prefixed a short biographical notice of the author."
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The book has been nicely and professionally re-bound with modern hardcovers by "Wells Bindery" in Waltham MA in 1962. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The pages are in terrific condition and nearly appear unread - clean with no notable issues found. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.
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- Publisher Friends' Book Store
- Place of Publication Philadelphia
- Date Published 1856
- Keywords william sewel, quakers, george fox, pretestants, protestantism, christians, christianity, religion, religious society of friends
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THE HISTORY OF THE RISE, INCREASE AND PROGRESS OF THE CHRISTIAN PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS INTERMIXED WITH SEVERAL REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES (2 VOLUMES bound as one)
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The History of The Rise, Increase and Progress of the Christian People Called Quakers. Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurrences: Vol. II
by SEWEL, William
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Philadelphia: Benjamin & Thomas Kite, 1823. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Volume two (of two) only. Full leather with gilt-stamped red and black spine labels. Octavo. 671pp. Pages foxed and age-toned, wormholes on bottom corners of a few pages, hinges cracked, leather dry and worn along the extremities, a good only copy.
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The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People called Quakers, Intermixed with several Remarkable Occurrences
by Sewel, William
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London: Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle, at the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street, 1722. Ex-Library Second revised. Hardcover. fair to vg. Small Folio. (12) 723 (21)pp. Original three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt lettering on red leather label of spine; raised band. Housed in custom made red linen clamshell box with gilt lettering on spine. "Written originally in Low-Dutch William Sewel, and by himself Translated into English. Now Revis'd and Publish'd, with some Amendments." (from title page). 1st English edition of the original 1717 Dutch edition. Sewel is said to have worked 25 years on his major work dedicated to George I., King of Great Britain, Ireland and Prince Elector of Brunswick Lunenburg. Sewel's work became the authority on the history of the Society of Friends ("Its accuracy has never been impugned, and it remains a classical authority" DNB) and corrected the misconception established by Gerard Croese's Historia Quakeriana published in 1695. Sewel drew on…
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