Quaker Brief Apology In behalf of the People in Derision call'd Quakers. Written for the Information of our Sober and Well-Inclined Neighbours in and about the Town of Warminster in the County of Wilts. B

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CHANDLER (Will.) and others. A Brief Apology In behalf of the People in Derision call'd Quakers. Written for the Information of our Sober and Well-Inclined Neighbours in and about the Town of Warminster in the County of Wilts. By Will. Chandler, Alex. Pyott, Jo. Hodges, Philadelphia, Andrew Bradford 1719. 12 mio. 104 pp. title page browned and rebacked with minor losses (no text loss), p. 102 margin relaid, p. 103 partially relaid with l.r. loss intruding into text. 19th century calf and marbled boards. EXTREMELY RARE with no copies sold since the 1880 Brinley sale where it sold for an astounding $55 A defense and explanation of the Quaker faith, aimed at clarifying misconceptions and addressing the prejudices held against them. Andrew Bradford had Quaker connections, primarily through his father, William Bradford, who was associated with the Quakers. William Bradford initially moved to Philadelphia, a city with a signi,-cant Quaker population and founded by William Penn, a prominent Quaker, as a place of religious freedom for Quakers and other religious minorities. William Bradford's printing business in Philadelphia likely served the Quaker community among others, given the city's Quaker roots and the community's need for printed materials, such as pamphlets, books, and documents related to their religious and social practices. Andrew Bradford, following in his father's footsteps in the printing business, would have naturally inherited these connections and maintained them through his work.…

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Title
Quaker Brief Apology In behalf of the People in Derision call'd Quakers. Written for the Information of our Sober and Well-Inclined Neighbours in and about the Town of Warminster in the County of Wilts. B
Author
CHANDLER (Will.) and others.
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Very Good
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Hardcover

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