A Journal of the Life of Thomas Story: Containing an Account of his Remarkable Convincement Of, and Embracing the Principles of Truth, As Held by the People called Quakers; And also, of his Travels and Labours in the Service of the Gospel: With Many other Occurrences and Observations.
Newcastle Upon Tyne: Printed by Isaac Thompson and Company, at the New Printing-office on the Side, 1747.
First Edition. Leather bound. Folio. [3], iv, 768 pages, 8 page index, [1]. Full brown calf leather binding. Spine has 6 raised bands and gilt lettered title on red leather label. Light decorative blind stamped borders on boards. Leather is cracked upper and lower front joints. and chipped bottom of the spine. Edge wear to the boards. Right front flyleaf partly loose. Light toning and scattered foxing and brown spots to the contents. Faint name on the right front flyleaf. Old ink name of Robert G. Livingston top of title page. Possibly the same as Robert Gilbert Livingston a British Loyalist officer during the American Revolution? Another old ink name on rear blank end sheet dated 1819. The author Thomas Story was a Pennsylvanian Quaker who traveled through various parts of the country and recorded his observations.
Howes S 1048; Sabin 92324. Fair. Item #29102
Price: $300.00