1783 CARIBBEAN PIRATES 1ed Philadelphia Quaker Richardson USA Barbados Bermuda

1783 CARIBBEAN PIRATES 1^ed Philadelphia Quaker Richardson USA Barbados Bermuda

 

John Richardson was a 17^th-century Quaker who was known for his strict defense of Quakerism and disapproval of Presbyterian and other Christian sects. In his autobiography, Richardson lays out his views of Quakerism as well as provides a detailed description of his early 18^th-century tour of America in which he visited New England, Virginia, and the Carolinas meeting with Quaker preachers including a short stint with William Penn.

 

This first American edition of Richardson’s “Life” includes his description of the Caribbean, Barbados, and Bermuda and even notes his escape from Pirates!

 

Item number: #26523

Price: $499

 

RICHARDSON, John

 

An account of the life of that ancient servant of Jesus Christ, John Richardson

 

Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Joseph Crukshank, 1783. First American edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • vi, 236, [2]
• References: Evans 18158; Sabin 71023
• Provenance: Handwritten
  • Joseph Evans, 1825
  • John Wainwright
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)

 

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