WOOLMAN, John

Serious Considerations on Various Subjects of Importance by John Woolman of Mount Holly, in the Jerseys, North America, Deceased. With Some of His Dying Expressions

London, Mary Hinde, 1773. First Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo (4" x 6-1/2") bound in contemporary calf leather with blind rules and stamping on the covers; [vi], 137, [3] pages. Contains the following, with separate title pages for each section: Considerations on Pure Wisdom, and Human Policy. * Considerations on the True Harmony of Mankind, &c. * An Epistle to the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends. * Remarks on Sundry Subjects (includes a chapter On a Sailor's Life). * Some Expressions of John Woolman in his Last Illness. Sabin 105207. Early owner name of Maria Gurney on the front endpaper and remnant of early bookplate of Henrietta Gurney on the front pastedown. Light wear to the spine tips and edges, but a clean, Near Fine copy .

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Book number: 017253

Catalogue: Abolitionism

Keywords: Religion, Quakers, Slavery, Abolitionism, Americana, 18th Century Quakers Religion 18th Century Americana