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CLARKSON, THOMAS Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn; Who Settled the State of Pennsylvania and Founded the City of Philadelphia...Two Volumes in One
Samuel C. Stevens. Dover, New Hampshire. 1827. Later Edition. Cloth Backed Boards. Two volumes in one. Extremities rubbed. Cloth backing split at front cover, repaired; chipping spine top and bottom; spine label cracked, small pieces missing. Light scattered foxing. From the Preface: "There are two principles by which men usually regulate their conduct, whether in private or in public life. The one is built upon political expediency; the other upon morality and religion". "I have now to observe, that it is under the influence of this latter principle that we are to see the conduct of William Penn..".
Offered for US$ 47.50 by: Barry Cassidy Rare Books - Book number: 801
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