A collection of the works of William Penn. : In two volumes. : To which is prefixed a journal of his life. With many original letters and papers not before published.
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| Item Description: | "Truth exalted: in a short, but sure testimony, against all those religions, ..." (London, 1726) -- separate title page in volume 1, page 239. Some copies have 4 pages of advertisements at the end of volume 1 and "An index to William Penn's works" (18 pages), compiled in 1730 by Henry Portsmouth (Signatures: A-D² E1). Signatures: volume 1: pi¹ a³ B-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Zzz⁴ Aaaa-Zzzz⁴ 5A-5Z⁴ ; volume 2: pi² A-Z⁴ Aa-Zz⁴ Aaa-Zzz⁴ Aaaa-Zzzz⁴ 5A-5Z⁴. The author's life is edited by Joseph Besse. References: Bronner, E. B. & Fraser, D. William Penn's published writings, 1660-1726 (1986), number 135. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes (8 unnumbered pages, 911 pages, 1 unnumbered page; 4 unnumbered pages, 916 pages, 4 unnumbered pages) ; folio |