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A Portraiture of Quakerism. Taken From A View of the Education and Discipline, Social Manners, Civil and Political Economy, Religious Principles and Character, of the Society of Friends. Vol. I.
by [Quakers] Clarkson, Thomas M.A
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Samuel Stansbury, 1806. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [1], viii, xxxii (introduction, prefatory arrangements), [1], pages 35-363, [1]. Ex-library copy. Marbled paper covered boards with leather corners and spine. spine is rotted, dried, and cracked. Covers are worn and scuffed. Title page partly split in the gutter. Light toning to the contents. Library markings on the the title page and page 363. Fair only. volume 1 (of 3) only.
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- Seller
- Americana Books ABAA
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 27515
- Title
- A Portraiture of Quakerism. Taken From A View of the Education and Discipline, Social Manners, Civil and Political Economy, Religious Principles and Character, of the Society of Friends. Vol. I.
- Author
- [Quakers] Clarkson, Thomas M.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Samuel Stansbury
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1806
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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- Cracked
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- Octavo
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- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Marbled Paper
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