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Lot 370
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
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Live / Chicago
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[QUAKER HISTORY]. A group of 4 works in 5 volumes, MOST FIRST EDITIONS, comprising:
FOX, George. A Journal or historical account of the Life... of that ancient, eminent and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, George Fox. London: Printed for Thomas Northcott, 1694. Folio. Contemporary morocco paneled in gilt. FIRST EDITION. -- STORY, Thomas. A Journal of the life of Thomas Story... Newcastle Upon Tyne: Isaac Thompson and Company, 1747. Folio. Contemporary calf (worn at foot with losses). Provenance: Charles Willing (1710-1754), gift inscription from the Philadelphia merchant. FIRST EDITION, LARGE PAPER ISSUE "printed at the expense of the author's estate". -- BESSE, Joseph. Collection of the sufferings of the people called Quakers. London: Luke Hinde, 1753. 2 volumes, folio. Modern calf. FIRST EDITION. -- TOSING, Betty Kathryn. The Quakers in South Africa. Grahamstown, South Africa: Rhodes University, 1992. 4to. Publisher's gilt-lettered morocco. -- Together, 4 works in 5 volumes, condition generally good.
Property from the Collection of Dr. K. William Harter, Alexandria, Virginia
