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PENN, William (1644-1718). An Account of W. Penn’s Travails in Holland and Germany . London: T. Sowle, 1695. [ Bound with the same author's :] A Call to Christendom . London: T. Sowle, 1695. [ and :] Tender Counsel and Advice . London: T. Sowle, 1695. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his daughter Letitia, of William Penn’s account of his Quaker missionary work in Holland and Germany. Second editions of all three works. Letitia, the fourth child of Penn and his first wife Gulielma Maria Springett, accompanied her father on his second visit to Pennsylvania in 1699. Rare. No presentation copy of any of Penn’s works has appeared at auction since 1955 (RBH/ABPC). ESTC R28799, R28800 & R28424; Wing P-1246, P-1262 & P-1377. 3 works in one volume, octavo (159 x 94mm). (A few minor marginal repairs including to the first title, one leaf slightly loose, one short tear). 19th-century blindstamped black morocco, all edges black; brown morocco solander box. Provenance : Letitia Penn (daughter of William Penn, 1678–1746; inscription on front endpaper from William, ‘For my Deare Daughter / Laetitia Penn / WP’, and initials on first title) – Guliema Maria Fell (granddaughter (1699-1740) or great-granddaughter (b.1724) of William Penn; inscription) – E. Halford (inscription) – Granville Penn (grandson of William Penn, 1761-1844; inscription) – William Stuart (grandson of William Penn, d.1874; inscription recording the gift from his cousin Granville Penn, and Aldenham Abbey bookplate with Tempsford Hall Library label).