A Collection of the Works of William Penn. In Two Volumes. To Which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life. With Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published.
by Penn, William
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Bath, Maine, United States
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About This Item
At the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street: Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle.. Two volumes. Volume I: Worn with chipped corners and edges. Engraved decoration on cover. Covers attached only by two/three strings. Spine cover gone. Owner name inside cover. First two pages almost detached. Some dampstain on end papers. Pages very good for age of book, only minimal foxing. Some browning. 909 pages plus four pages of advertisements. Volume II: Front cover detached. Leather gone from both covers, peeling off of spine. Owner name, library bookplate, newspaper clipping regarding "Penn Relics on Display" affixed inside front cover. End paper and title page edge-browned and chipped, detached. Pages lightly browned and foxed. 916 pages. Photos and further description available upon request. . Fair. Full Leather. 1st Edition. 1726.
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- Bookseller
- Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 070175
- Title
- A Collection of the Works of William Penn. In Two Volumes. To Which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life. With Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published.
- Author
- Penn, William
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle.
- Place of Publication
- At the Bible in George-Yard, Lombard-Street
- Date Published
- 1726
- Keywords
- WILLIAM PENN; QUAKER; PENNSYLVANIA; AMERICANA; HISTORY; CHRISTIANITY; THEOLOGY; RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS History, Quaker, Religion
- Bookseller catalogs
- History, Quaker, Religion;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
Biblio member since 2013
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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- Bookplate
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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