Author: GURNEY, JOSEPH JOHN .
Title: Observations On The Religious Peculiarities Of The Society of Friends; by Joseph John Gurney. Second Edition.
Description: London: Published by J. and A. Arch, William Alexander and Son, York; S. Wilkin, Norwich; and A. Constable and co. Edinburgh, 1824 . 8vo. 22cm x 13cm x 2.8cm. pp.12/368 . Contemporary full polished calf. Gilt crest to front board:"The Society Of Writers To The Signet." Spine with 5 raised bands and original red leather title label. Clean English text. Very good for its age. This was Gurney's first book, and one of the best early descriptions of the Quaker creed. Gurney was prominent in philanthropy and social reform; he was much involved in the anti-slavery movement, along with Wilberforce, Clarkson, and Buxton.

Keywords: 15958 Arch Alexander William York Norwich Edinburgh Constable Wilkin Quaker Society of Friends Gurney Social Reform Philanthropy Anti-Slavery the Society of Writers to the Signet Quakers


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