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A Collection of Memorials Concerning Divers deceased Ministers and Others of the People called Quakers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Parts adjacent, from nearly the first Settlement thereof to the Year 1787. With Some of the last Expressions and Exhortations of many of them
by [Society of Friends] [Quakers]
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1787. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. 439 pages. Brown calf leather binding with leather title label on the spine. Front board is detached. Leather is rubbed and pitted on the covers. Leather chipped head of the spine with a small remnant of black tape at the top. A small piece of black linen tape at the bottom of the spine. All preliminary and end sheets are removed. Title page is torn on the edge with a small amount of missing print. Text starts on the title page and ends on page 439. The last leave is partially glued to the rear paste down. Several pencil names written in the margins throughout the text including American Presidents on the early pages. Name of Richard Hopkins written in old ink on the title page. Other Hopkins family members? names on the rear paste down. Small paper bookplate of Richard K. Betts on the front paste down. Persistent toning to the contents. A fair copy only.
Evans 20377; Sabin 14377.
Evans 20377; Sabin 14377.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27487
- Title
- A Collection of Memorials Concerning Divers deceased Ministers and Others of the People called Quakers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Parts adjacent, from nearly the first Settlement thereof to the Year 1787. With Some of the last Expressions and Exhortations of many of them
- Author
- [Society of Friends] [Quakers]
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by Joseph Crukshank
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1787
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fair
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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