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Lot Description

[QUAKER HISTORY]. A group of 6 works in 5 volumes, comprising:

CROESE, Gerard. The General History of the Quakers. London: John Dunton, 1696. 8vo. Contemporary speckled calf. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. -- BISHOPE, George. New England Judged, by the Spirit of the Lord. [Bound with:] WHITING, John. Truth and Innocency Defended. London: T. Sowle, 1703, 1702. Modern quarter calf. -- WIGHT, Thomas. A History of the Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers in Ireland. Dublin: Printed by I. Jackson, 1751. Small 4to. Provenance: Friends' Library (bookplate). -- WOOLMAN, John. Serious Considerations on Various Subjects of Importance. London: Mary Hinde, 1773. 8vo. Contemporary calf. -- SEWEL, William. The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress, of the Christian People Called Quakers. Burlington, NJ: Isaac Collins, 1774. Folio. Contemporary calf (re-backed). Second American edition. -- Together, 6 works in 5 volumes, condition generally very good.

Property from the Collection of Dr. K. William Harter, Alexandria, Virginia

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