London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1939. First edition. Octavo (22.5 cm); xxiv, 368 pp.; tissue-protected woodcut frontispiece by Clare Leighton and other illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt to spine; stamp of Wm. Caless to front pastedown, else clean throughout. Seven plates. More
Philadelphia: For Sale at Friends' Book Store, 1882. Octavo. Green cloth ruled in black; gilt spine. A Very Good+, strivingly Near Fine copy with some negligible dust-soiling and paper over front hinge starting. This copy with a gift inscription to Samuel Biddle, of Bailey, Banks and Biddle Jewelry Store, from..... More
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Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1860. First American edition. First American edition. Two octavo volumes (23 cm); viii, 478 pp.; viii, 492 pp.; tissue-protected engraved frontispiece of Grellet by John Sartain in vol. 1; vol. 2 has an engraved frontis of the Grellet home in Burlington, NJ. Publisher's brown, pebbled cloth with..... More
Philadelphia: At Friends' Book Store, 1886. First edition. Twelvemo. Brown, ruled cloth stamped in gilt to front board; pale blue endpapers; viii, [1], 10-258 pp. Christopher Healy (1773-1851) was a Quaker minister from Rhode Island who traveled extensively around the U.S. visiting Quaker meetinghouses and fellow Friends. A Very Good+..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1880. First edition. Twelvemo (17.5 cm); vi, 287 pp.; tissue-protected engraved frontispiece of Rachel Hicks by artist and engraver, Alexander Hay Ritchie. Publisher's green cloth stamped in black to front board and in gilt to spine; chocolate brown endpapers. A very good copy with..... More
Philadelphia: Elijah Weaver, 1834. First edition. Octavo. Contemporary 3/4 paper over cloth boards; viii, 279 pp. Lacking paper spine label; paper to board edges chipped; heavy foxing throughout, which is typical for this title. A Good, but complete and tight copy. Famous legal case of internecine Quaker squabbling. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1916. First edition. Small octavo (19 cm); xxvii, 249 pp.; frontis; ill. Cream cloth boards stamped in black and red. Light rubbing to cloth; corners gently bumped; crude tape mend to title page, else clean throughout. "An authentic narrative, freely arranged from the supposed..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston & Co., 1893. First edition. Octavo (20.5 cm); gilt-stamped cloth with gilt spine, 269, [1] pp.; frontis + over 40 illus. Caleb Cresson Wistar's copy with his signature to top of title page and some penciled marginalia throughout. Wistar was a member of the prominent Philadelphia..... More
Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth, 1891. First American edition. Octavo (19.5 cm); 211 pp. Dark purple cloth with faded gilt to spine; decorated endpapers. Cloth is mottled with some light wear to spine ends; hinges cracked, although the binding is still solid. Owner's penciled name to half title page, otherwise clean throughout..... More
London: F. Bowyer Kitto, 1867. Second edition. Twelvemo (17 cm). Brown cloth with gilt spine; xvi, 382, [2]; engraved frontispiece of Marsh Grange, home of the Askew family. An important association copy from the noted Quaker minister and suffragist, Deborah Fisher Wharton (1795-1888), to Stephen R. Hicks (1823-1892), of the..... More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill, Inc., 1950. First edition. Octavo (21 cm); 280 pp. Burgundy, gilt-stamped cloth. A Near Fine copy with a hint of foxing and dust-soiling to page edges. In a Very Good, rubbed dust jacket with the $2.50 price remaining on the flap. The author traces the development of..... More