Three Treatises, in which The Fundamental Principle, Doctrines, Worship, Ministry, and Discipline of the People called Quakers, are Plainly Declared
Wilmington (Delaware): James Adams, 1783. Leather_bound. Early American printing of this compilation (see below). 12mo, in full original plain calf, hubbed spine. Each of the three treatises inpendently paginated. Good, boards with rounded corners, some cracking to one spine compartment, embrowning to the text with occasional stains, significant tidemarking to the final aprox. 45 pages. Ownership signature "Sarah Beckett's Book 1797" repeated three times on the front free endpaper and pastedown and a later (1881) notation in red ink, "Left to George Stahler(?) March 11th 1881 by his mother". Three treatises are: "A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the People called Quakers, in which..." by William Penn. The Seventh Edition (James Adams, Wilmington imprint dated 1783) (pp: (4-Epistle to the Reader, Contents)+ [1]-88); "The Anarchy of the Ranters, And other Libertines, The Hierarchy of the Roamnists, and Others..." by Robert Barclay (similar Wilmington imprint and date on title page) vii (Preface) (1) Contents+ 111 pp.; "An Epistle to the National Meeting of Friends, in Dublin, Concerning good Order and Discipline in the Church" by Joseph Pike (also Wilmington 1783 imprint on this title page. 24 pp.) Penn's essay was first published in 1694; Barclay's in 1674, and Pike's circa 1717. Good. Item #E35026
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