1791 1ed William Penn QUAKER Pennsylvania Philadelphia CONSTITUTION Marsillac

1791 1^ed William Penn QUAKER Pennsylvania Philadelphia CONSTITUTION Marsillac

 

A rare first edition of Marsillac’s ‘Life of William Penn.’ This work describes the life and work of the Quaker who is remembered for coming to the United States and helping establish the State of Pennsylvania as well as advocating for religious freedoms. Jean Marsillac, a French Quaker himself, wrote his book on William Penn after he came to America and spent several years with Penn. This book never saw an English printing, and Howes notes only a German printing outside of French.

 

Marsillac based this book on Penn’s own writings and includes several important Pennsylvania documents including the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776. He also wrote a detailed description of the city of Philadelphia.

 

Item number: #2267

Price: $599

 

MARSILLAC, Jean

 

La vie de Guillaume Penn, fondateur de la Pensylvanie ; premier législateur connu des États-Unis de l’Amérique. Ouvrage contenant l’historique des premiers fondemens de Philadelphie, des loix et de la constitution des États-Unis de l’Amérique, des principes et actions de la Société des amis (vulgairement connue sous le nom de quakers, etc.). Tome premier [-second]. Par J. Marsillac, docteur en médecine, député extraordinaire des Amis de la France à l’Assemblée nationale, etc

 

A Paris, de l’imprimerie du Cercle social, rue du Théâtre françois, n°. 4. 1791.

 

Details:

• Collation complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • [x], [11]-264; 294 [i.e. 304]
  • Signatures: A-Q⁸, R⁴; A-T⁸
• References: Sabin 44820; Howes M 323; Echeverria & Wilkie 791
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight & secure
• Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)

 

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