[Americana] [Franklin, Benjamin] Tennent, Gilbert. The Late Association for Defence Farther Encouraged: Or, Defensive War Defended; and Its Consistency with True Christianity Represented. In a Reply to Some Exceptions against War, in a late Composure, intituled, The Doctrine of Christianity, as held by the People called Quakers, vindicated Lot 12

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Lot 12

[Americana] [Franklin, Benjamin] Tennent, Gilbert. The Late Association for Defence Farther Encouraged: Or, Defensive War Defended... First Edition

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Sep 10, 2024 10:00AM ET

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[Americana] [Franklin, Benjamin] Tennent, Gilbert. The Late Association for Defence Farther Encouraged: Or, Defensive War Defended; and Its Consistency with True Christianity Represented. In a Reply to Some Exceptions against War, in a late Composure, intituled, The Doctrine of Christianity, as held by the People called Quakers, vindicated

Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1748. First edition. 8vo. iv, 183 pp. Modern full red cloth, stamped in gilt; edges untrimmed; text leaves toned and spotted, wear along edges of same. Miller 459; Evans 6247; Hildeburn 1105

Scarce first edition of Benjamin Franklin's printing of Presbyterian minister Gilbert Tennent's response to Quaker John Smith's pacifistic text, The Doctrine of Christianity, as held by the People called Quakers, Vindicated (see lot 9).

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

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