Gleanings from Old Shaker Journals de Sears, Clara Endicott (Editor) - 1916

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1916. First Edition, First Printing; grey buckram w/pictoral cover; frontis, photos, white titles; owner's platge; 298 clean, unmarked pages. Provides historical sketch of Shaker Village at Harvard, Massachusetts, the headquarters in which Mother Ann Lee during the period in which she spread the gosp el through Eastern States in the 18th century. Incudes origin of shakers, voyage/landing, arrival at the Square House, Harvard hostility to the Shakers, journey to Enfield, Visit to Harvard Shakers by Gov. Plummer, gathering of the church at Harvar d, revival of 1807, mytic symbolism and much much more. Frontispiece in B/W of Eldress Josephine Gilson w/tissue guard; in mylar protective wraps. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by bout 50 b&w Photos. 12 vo; 2 Pounds.