An Apology for the True Christian Divinity Being An Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People Called Quakers de Barclay, Robert - 1850

Thomas Tegg, 1825. HB. FAIR / NONE. POOR to FAIR HARDBACK. IN BROWN PAPER COVERED BOARDS. FRONT BOARD DETACHED; BACK ONE BARELY ATTACHED; SPINE COVERING MISSING; SPLIT TO TEXT BLOCK IN MIDDLE. SOME FOXING TO PAGES BUT PAGES MOSTLY GOOD OR BETTER CONDITION.

Full title: - 'An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, as the same is Held Forth, and Preached, by the People, called in Scorn, Quakers: Being a Full Explanation and Vindication of their Principles and Doctrines, by many Arguments, deduced from Script

Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Friends Book Shop, Philadelphia, PA 1855. 548 pages. Moderate general wear. Spine ends frayed. Friend's Book-Store 304 Mulberry St. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Stereotyped by John Fagan. Religion::Christian Pre-1910 6336

Philadelphia, PA: For Sale At Friends' Book-Store. Fair. 1850. No Edition Stated. Hardcover. Leatherbound; front cover separating at spine, covers worn and rubbed w/small tears, foxing and some moisture soiling to pages, owner's name inside front cover; 548 pages .

GB: W. Richardson & S. Clark, 1765. Full leather with raised bands. 574 pages and index (or table). Some brown stains to edges of endpapers and first and last few leaves. ?Contemporary armorial bookplate of Townley featuring their arms (Argent, on a fesse sable, a cinquefoil or, in chief three mullets of the second) in wreaths of flowers etc but not their name. From the library of Town Head House (Windermere). Modern title label. All joints and hinges worn and/or cracked but covers holding well by strings. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. . Hardback. VG-/No DW.

PA: Kimber, Conrad & Co., 1805. Book. NVG. Full-Leather. Later Printing. Full leather with worn spine, owner signature, occassional foxing..

Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1765 . Leather. Good Only. 12" by 10". None. The first Baskerville edition of the influential Scottish Quaker Robert Barclay's theological 'vindication' of the Quaker doctrine. The eighth edition in English of this work, but the first to be published by John Baskerville. The work was first published in Latin in Amsterdam in 1676.With the inscription of Robert Barclay to the head of a front endpaper, and a charming further inscription to the same leaf: 'this book was given to my father Rev A Watt by Robert Barclay'. Due to the publication of this edition being after the author's death, this Robert Barclay is likely one of the seven children of the author, with the eldest boy being named after his father.Subtitled 'an explanation and vindication of the principles and doctrines of the people called Quakers', the work is termed by the Dictionary of National Biography as 'the standard exposition of the principles of his sect, and 'in many respects one of the most impressive… Leer más

Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1765. Eighth Edition (in English). Hardcover. Near Very Good. 4to. [9], iii-xiii, [1], 2-504, [16] pp. Contemporary calf boards with the spine in six compartments, gilt decorations on the spine and a later morocco label lettered in gilt on the spine. Bound without the errata leaf. The eighth edition in English, the first Baskerville edition. Gaskell 30. Oxford DNB, Gordon DesBrisay, "Barclay, Robert, of Ury (1648-1690)". First published in English 1678, Barclay's work has remained a cornerstone text in Quaker theology and history. Barclay lived through the persecution of Quakers in Scotland, and spent time in prison for his beliefs. He viewed his writings as necessary to winning sympathy for the Quakers from politicians and royalty. His impact on the sect is noted as "disproportionate". Historical sources call him a "charismatic speaker" and a "gifted controversialist". Barclay was a significant organizer of the Quaker movement, and helped to spread the word about the… Leer más

John Baskerville, 1765. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS LARGE BOOK 12"x10" IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION IN FULL CALF WITH BOARDS RULED IN GILT, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RIBS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE TO SPINE. BEAUTIFUL BINDING. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE PAGES, NO MISSING PAGES THOUGH IT LACKS THE ERRATA LEAF, PAGES ARE REMARKABLY BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND VERY LITTLE FOXING. 504 PAGES PLUS TABLE, FOLIO SIZE BINDING 12"x10". THE EIGHT EDITION IN ENGLISH, THE FIRST EDITION PRINTED BY ROBERT BASKERVILLE. ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND MOST IMPORTANT EXPOSITIONS OF THE QUAKER FAITH. 251 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING COPY IN REMARKABLE CONDITION, YOU WON'T FIND A NICER COPY!

Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1765. Eighth (first Baskerville) edition in English, (first published Aberdeen, 1676); 4to, pp. [14], [ii]-xiii, 504, [16]; with the errata leaf as part of the preliminaries which is "frequently missing" (Gaskell); original blue paper-covered boards, uncut and partially unopened; neat cream paper rebacking, preserving the original printed paper label, in a red half morocco clamshell box (scuffed); a very good, sound copy. This copy with a very nice inscription: "David Barclay / Grandson of the Author / to Lord Sidney. / In testimony of his respect. / 1789." Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC (1733-1800), was a British politician who held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century. His most enduring legacy is probably that the cities of Sydney in Nova Scotia, and Sydney in Australia were named in his honor, in 1785 and 1788 respectively. Gaskell notes that "no uncut copy has been seen." This copy is uncut and partially unopened. The… Leer más