Author: Mrs. J. R. Greer [Sarah Greer]
Title: The Society of Friends: A Domestic Narrative Illustrating the Peculiar Doctrines Held by the Disciples of George Fox
Description: London, Saunders and Otley , 1852. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this narrative on Quakers by Sarah Greer, complete in two volumes. An interesting narrative by Sarah Greer, author of 'Quakerism; or, the Story of My Life,' in which she discusses the 'peculiar' doctrines held by the disciples of George Fox, the principal early leader of the Protestant Christian group known as the Religious Society of Friends. The first edition of this work, complete two volumes. A very scarce copy, rarely seen on the market. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings. Externally smart with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, back strip faded. Minor staining marking to boards vol. I. Previous ownership inscriptions to front pastedowns and title pages dated 1949 and 1897 respectively. Internally, firmly bound. Odd spotting to occasional leaf, otherwise pages generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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