Shakers: Compendium of the Origin, History, Principles, Rules and Regulations, Government, and Doctrines of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing

Evans, F. W,

Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1859

About this Item

D. Appleton and Company,1859. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, corners and spine ends softened, gilt on spine has dulled. Small hole in front hinge, Light foxing on first and last few pages, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are sound. Very nice copy. One of the most authoritative insider accounts of Shaker life, beliefs, and organization. The author, a Shaker elder and influential leader within the United Society of Believers, wrote this book not as an outsider, but as a devotional, theological, and institutional manifesto.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shakers: Compendium of the Origin, History, Principles, Rules and Regulations, Government, and Doctrines of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing
• Publisher: D. Appleton and Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1859
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion and Spirituality