The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress, of the Christian People Called Quakers.
by Sewel, William (Sewell)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bath, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Burlington, New Jersey: Isaac Collins. Modern calf re-binding (receipt laid in from 1975), lightly scuffed and edge worn, corners bumped, six raised bands with gold stripes on either side, red spine label with gold lettering and date in gold. Collector bookplate lightly affixed, new end papers, pages browned and foxed and edge worn, mostly the first handful of pages. Written Originally in Low-Dutch by William Sewell, and Translated by Himself into English. Now Revised and Published With Four Amendments. Probably edited by Joseph Besse. Sewell helped Gerard Croese gather data for the first history of the Quakers and then wrote his own fuller, more accurate history. Smith II:561 . Good. Full Leather. 3rd, corrected. 1774.
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- Bookseller
- Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84307
- Title
- The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress, of the Christian People Called Quakers.
- Author
- Sewel, William (Sewell)
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd, corrected
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Isaac Collins
- Place of Publication
- Burlington, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1774
- Keywords
- QUAKER HISTORY; HISTORICAL; EARLY QUAKERS; QUAKERISM; RELIGION; QUAKER; RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS; CHRISTIANITY
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Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
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About the Seller
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
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Bath, Maine
About Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
We got started selling online as Vintage Quaker Books in 2013 and opened a storefront under the name The Corner Bookshop in 2020. Vintage Quaker Books sells books by, for, and about Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) and a variety of other Christian books. The Corner Bookshop is a general used bookstore located in a cozy basement under/behind the main shopping street of Front Street in Bath, Maine.
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