The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana

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[Penn, William] | First edition of Truth Rescued from Imposture

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April 14, 05:34 PM GMT

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700 - 1,000 USD

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[Penn, William]

Truth Rescued from Imposture. Or a Brief Reply to a meer Rapsodie of Lies, Folly, and Slander; But a pretended Answer, to the Tryal of W. Penn, and W. Mead &c. writ and subscrib’d S.S...[London]: Printed [by Andrew Sowle] in the year, 1670 [but 1671]


4to (190 x 135 mm). Browning and foxing, contemporary manuscript pagination. Red morocco, upper cover gilt-lettered; extremities rubbed. 

First edition of Truth Rescued from Imposture


First edition, with page numbers 48-49 repeating and last leaf blank.


REFERENCE

ESTC R36662; Smith II:286; Wing P1392

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