2 volumes [8], 911, [1 blank], [4]; [4], 916 pp. Printer's catalog at the rear of vol. 1. (Folio) 32x20 cm (13x8"), later tooled calf, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. First Edition. Two volume of William Penn's writings along with a short "journal" of his life and times. Penn was a writer, early member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania. He was an early advocate of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans.
2 volumes [8], 911, [1 blank], [4]; [4], 916 pp. Printer's catalog at the rear of vol. 1. (Folio) 32x20 cm (13x8"), later tooled calf, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. First Edition. Two volume of William Penn's writings along with a short "journal" of his life and times. Penn was a writer, early member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania. He was an early advocate of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans.
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