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Philadelphia: Benjamin & Thomas Kite. Scuffed and scratched leather covers, spine ends chipped, corners bumped, slight warping to top edge of covers, hinges cracked, covers still attached by strings. Missing first few pages through title page up to chipped last page of table of contents (photocopy of title page from matching book laid in) and missing last section"A Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich" (sometimes called "A Plea for the Poor"), pages browned and foxed, some damp stain to some edges, text block binding tight. . Good-. Full Leather. Fifth edition. 1818.

(J.R.A. Skerrett for) Benjamin & Thomas Kite, Philadelphia: 1818., 1818 321 p. Foxed. First fly leaf detached. 8vo. 220mm. Original full worn leather binding. Front board almost detached. Original leather spine label. Fifth edition. AI 46865. PA 60 L Stk Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

William Phillips, London, 1824. Later Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 416 pp. Crudely rebound. Hinges cracked. Slight loss to spine ends. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Prelims absent. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings (Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre). Multiple copies available this title. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; United States; 18th century; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50348. .

Philadelphia: Benjamin Johnson. Both parts in this volume, 12mo (about 7" tall) worn, slightly bowed leather covers, paper very browned and foxed but still flexible, inner hinge cracked, owner names (William Jenkins, and Eleanor D. Wood.) . Good. Full Leather. 4th. 1806.

T. Letchworth, London, 1775 Full-Leather. all pages present and tightly bound in. leather edges and corners rubbed and worn. 5 raised bands to spine.edge seams are cracked to both sides, and showing through - but spine covering is fully attached to surface beneath. boards showing scuffs, small discolourations, and scratches/rubs, as well as rounding of corners - all consistent with age. .pages notably browned and tarnished in parts from age. ffeps are markedly browned to edges, and similar somewhat to early pages. internally, gutter seams are cracked. no inscriptions.

Philadelphia, Pa: Benjamin Johnson, 1806. Hardcover. Very Good -. The fourth edition. Imprint: "Philadelphia: Printed for Benjamin Johnson, and Samuel Wood, New-York." 423, [3] p.; 18 cm. Full calf; six spine compartments with gilt-tooled borders and red morocco spine label in second compartment reading "Woolman's Works." Inscriptions on back endpapers and preceding blank leaf indicating that this book was given to Mary Smith in 1888 by her mother E.D. Smith. Variant of Early American Imprints, 2nd series (Shaw and Shoemaker), 11899, in which the imprint is: "Philadelphia: Printed by Benjamin Johnson, no. 31, Market Street. 1806." Although the text is otherwise identical, the final two pages of publisher's advertisements are for Samuel Wood, New York, not Bennett & Walton, as found in the Early Am. Imprints copy. Contents: A journal of the life and travels of John Woolman -- Some considerations on the keeping of Negroes -- Considerations on pure… Read More

London: William Phillips, 1824. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 416 pp. Contemporary full leather binding, rebacked, with original spine laid down. Some toning to endpapers, but generally very clean; binding sound. Woolman (1720-1772) was an American Quaker leader and pioneer abolitionist. His Journal was first published in 1774. According to ANB, "Woolman's ministry had few marks of public success; his role in moving the Quakers away from slaveholding was probably most notable, along with his influence on later abolitionists. The effect of his personal ministry upon countless individuals cannot be measured. His Journal, however, had obvious influence: Henry Crab Robinson called it 'a perfect gem ... in a style of the most exquisite purity and grace' (quoted in J. G. Whittier's introduction to an edition of the Journal published in England), and William Ellery Channing pronounced it'"beyond comparison the sweetest and purest autobiography" in English.' His writings, especially his Journal, were even… Read More

Dublin: R. Jackson. 434 pages plus 2 pages of ads, 8v0 (about 8 3/8" tall), moderately worn leather cover and spine, some cracking to spine leather, spine label present but lettering indistinct, missing front cover, endpapers browned, pages lightly browned and moderately foxed, owner name and note in pen, internally good. . Fair+ (Fair). Hardcover. first Irish. 1776.

Dublin: Printed by R. Jackson at the Globe, 1776 Book. Fair. Disbound. xv, [i], 434 pages + 2 pages of adverts at the rear. ESTC T80771. Pages heavily spotted throughout. In the remains of an old binding - marbled paper covered boards which are very worn. leather spine disintegrating and volume is split into two down the centre. Pages coming loose. Boards almost detached..

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774. Leather bound. Fair (missing all beginning pages up to page 47, the second part is complete, front cover detached, heavily age toned). Brown leather bound, 5 small raised bands on spine, 47-436 pp, no illustrations. The testimony of Friends in Yorkshire, at their Quarterly-meeting, held at York the 24th and 25th of the third month, 1773, concerning John Woolman -- A testimony of the Monthly-meeting of Friends, held in Burlington, the first day of the eighth month, in the year of Our Lord, 1774, concerning our esteemed friend John Woolman, deceased -- [pt. 1.] A journal of the life, gospel labours, and Christian experiences of that faithful minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman -- pt. 2. The works of John Woolman. Part the second, containing his last epistle and his other writings. Some considerations on the keeping of Negroes. Recommended to the professors of Christianity of every denomination -- Considerations on pure wisdom, and human policy; on labour; on… Read More

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank. 2 vols bound in one. 436 pages. Worn leather covers, back hinge cracked and almost completely detached. Front cover was detached but then hand sewn back on. Pages yellowed and moderately foxed. Mouse chewed large portion of first few pages and then less of the next 30 or so pages--affects text on title page and bottom edge of introduction. Does not affect text of Woolman's actual works. Date of 1774 is assumed based on the partial words of the city and printer, which suggest Joseph (Crukshank) in Phila(delphia), which would then be in 1774 and a first edition. Smith II:961 . Poor. Full Leather. First edition. 1774.

London: Printed for and sold by T. Letchworth, Southwark, 1775. First English Edition. A good plus copy in contemporary leather which is rather heavily worn and chipping, excised signature on front free endpaper, staining/browning to some pages, but overall a tight clean copy.. The journals of an early abolitionist, Woolman's journals have been among the only continuously published works in North America since the American Revolution. Charles Lamb says "Get the writings of John Woolman by heart." DNB. 8vo. xvi, 319pp., [1]. Each part has its own titlepage; two volumes in one as originally issued with continuous pagination. ESTC T80778. Sabin 105211.

1794. First Irish Edition. Dublin, Printed by R.M.Jackson, 1794. Octavo. XV, 464 pages. Hardcover / Original 18th-century full leather with original spine-label. Binding firm but rubbed with some minro damaged to the boards. Overall in very good condition. A very early, important and often overlooked publication on Abolitionism and criticism of Slavery in then only recently independent United States of America. Includes reports of John Woolman "visiting the quarterly-meetings in Chester county and afterwards joining with Daniel Stanton and John Scarborough, in a visit to such as kept Slaves there - Several more visits to such who kept Slaves; and to friends near Salem - Soem account of the yearly-meeting in the year 1759, and of the increasing concern in divers provinces, to labour against buying and keeping Slaves". "His visiting the northern parts of New Jersey the same year and the western parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania in 1767 and afterwards other parts of Pennsylvania in 1767 and… Read More

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774. First edition. The first edition of the collected works of early Quaker abolitionist John Woolman, which includes his landmark two-part essay, "Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes." The first part of the book includes Woolman's influential spiritual autobiography, A Journal of the Life and Travels of John Woolman, In the Service of the Gospel, which was first published in 1774 following his death from smallpox in 1772. This is followed by his collected works, including his aforementioned essay on slavery, "Considerations on Pure Wisdom, and Human Policy; On Labour; on Schools; And on the Right USe of the Lord's Outward Gifts," "Considerations on the True Harmony of Mankind," "Remarks on Sundry Subjects," and "An Epistle of the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends." 8vo. Contemporary leather binding, raised bands to spine; xiv, 436 p. General wear and rubbing to leather, tender joints with some splitting, but both boards are securely attached.… Read More

Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1774. xiv ,[ii], 436 pp. Scattered foxing and toning, Good+ in modern quarter calf, raised spine bands, gilt-lettered morocco spine title. The first part is Woolman's Journals of his Life and Travels, one of the best colonial American autobiographies. Woolman, a Quaker minister, championed abolition early in his career and preached the importance of emancipating slaves, having traveled extensively in North and South. His autobiography, uniformly praised, was often reprinted. "An autobiographical masterpiece, rivalled in 18th century America only by that of Franklin" [Howes]. Woolman's Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes, in two parts is also printed. "Woolman's teachings left a permanent imprint upon all thinking opponents of slavery, both in America and in Great Britain. His writings upon the subject, especially his Journal (1774) and his essay, Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes (1754) served to perpetuate his views" [DAB]. FIRST EDITION.… Read More

Joseph Crukshank, 1774. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Philadelphia, 1774. 2 parts in 1. Full leather; worn and scuffed; although in remarkable condition considering its age; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall. Previous owner's names on endpapers; pages toned with foxing; interior unmarked; Includes Journal, Some Considerations in the keeping of Negroes, Last Epistle and other writings; 436 pages.

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774. hardcover. very good(-). xiv, 436 pages. 8vo, full contemporary calf, leather rather worn but sound, some light foxing, front flyleaf lacking bottom half. Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774. First Collected Edition. "Includes his famous Journal, of which innumerable separate editions, both American and English, have since appeared. An autobiographical masterpiece, rivalled in 18th century America only by that of Franklin." Howes W-669. ".<br/> <br/> Woolman's teachings left a permanent imprint upon all thinking opponents of slavery, both in America and in Great Britain. His writings upon the subject, especially his Journal (1774) and his essay, Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes (1754) served to perpetuate his views." DAB XX p. 517. This edition contains the full text of both parts of Woolman's Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes. Work p. 305-6. Each work by Woolman has a separate title page. Evans… Read More

Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 8.5" by 5". None. A really lovely copy of the first edition of this highly influential autobiography by John Woolman, a noted Quaker preacher and early abolitionist. The first edition. Two parts in one. Collated complete with half titles present as called for. John Woolman was a North American merchant and Quaker preacher, renowned for his abolitionist beliefs in the colonial era. Woolman spent much of his life travelling across North America preaching his Quaker beliefs, alongside his belief against slavery, cruelty to animals, oppression and conscription. In 1772, he then travelled to England in an effort to urge Quakers to support his belief in the abolition of slavery. Woolman published numerous essays, many of which relate to his abolitionist beliefs, but it is this memoir, published posthumously, for which Woolman is best remembered. Woolman kept a journal throughout his life and his staunch beliefs and ethics… Read More