Lot 512
  • 512

Quakers.

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • A collection of pamphlets concerning the Society of Friends, comprising:
  • ink on paper
Anonymous, A short relation concerning the life and death of that man of God, and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, William Simpson. [n.p.], 1671 [Wing S3618]--Edward Bourne, A Looking-Glass Discovering to all People what Image they Bear. [n.p.], 1671, [Wing B3847]--George Keith, The Benefit, Advantage and Glory of Silent Meetings. n.p. 1670, [Wing K144]--W[illiam] C[aton], The Moderate Enquirer Resolved. n.p., 1671, [Wing C1516]--W[illiam] P[enn], Urim and Thummim or the Apostolical Doctrines of Light and Perfection Maintained. [Andrew Sowle], 1674, [Wing P1393]--G[eorge] F[ox], Iconoclastes: or, A hammer to break down all invented images, image-makers and image-worshipers. n.p., 1671 [Wing F1846]--William Tomlinson, An Awakening Voice to the Papists. n.p.,1673, [Wing T1845]--William Penn, Judas and the Jews combined against Christ and his followers. [Andrew Sowle], 1673 [Wing P1307]--E[van].J[ones], Londons Remembrancer. n.p., 1670, [Wing J941]--C.H., The cry of Innocent Blood, Sounding to the Ear of each Member in Parliament. n.p., 1670, [Wing A1405B]--G[eorge] F[ox], A General Epistle to Freinds [sic]. n.p., 1670, [Wing F1828]--Patrick Livingstone, To all friends every where to whom this may concern. n.p., 1670, [Wing L2606]--T[homas] Taylor, To the King. [n.p., 1670], [Wing H2710A]--William Britten, Silent Meeting a Wonder to the World. n.p., 1671, [Wing B4826]--G[eorge] F[ox], Something in Answer to Lodowick Muggleton’s Book, Which he calls, The Quakers Neck Broken. n.p., 1667 [Wing F1914], 15 works in one volume, contemporary calf, loss at spine, upper cover and first few leaves nearly detached, occasional tears and staining, some crude repairs, Judas and the Jews lacking O2-3, some leaves misbound

Provenance

"Joyce Breedan 1688" (ownership inscription on read endpapers); "Danl Tantum" (ownership inscription on first leaf); "John Ault His Book 1731" (Judas and the Jews, sig. O1);  modern booklabel of "RHE" with unicorn crest; "C. Ellis given by R. Evans Armory [?] Court" (presentation inscription)

Condition

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Catalogue Note

A highly significant collection of pamphlets including works by William Penn, George Fox, and other early leaders of the Quaker movement.