Wagstaff, William R. A History of the Society of Friends: compiled from its standard Records, and Other Authentic Sources. Part I. New York and London: Wiley and Putnam, 1845. [10457]
Brown cloth, blind decoration to the boards, gilt title to spine, 9 1/4 x 6 inches, some edge-wear, with the ends and corner tips frayed. 1846 former owner's signature on the ffep & tp. lvi., 400 pp., tight. There is a tidemark in the top margin throughout, some sections have dark foxing. Publisher's note tipped in at end. Good. Hardcover.
This book relates Quaker history from the early 16th century to the early 18th century, about 200 years from 1536 to 1723.
The author was an M.D. who writes from New York City.
This volume pertains entirely to the Friends in England.
"After some reflection, I have been induced to suppose that vast benefit would accrue to the Society, if a compendious and modern history of it were published; incited by this consideration, I was not discouraged by the prospect of the laborious undertaking, from engaging, during the hours of relaxation from an arduous profession, in the task of collecting and digesting the materials necessary for such a work" - Preface.
