Lot 751
Five Colonial American Bound Imprint Pamphlets. Five volumes in one, 1/4 calf, 6¾ x 4¼ in., 1766-67, Philadelphia, PA, approximately 125 pages. Worn boards, rear cover present but detached, some misc. toning and foxing. "The Emptiness and Vanity of A Life," Philadelphia: Henry Miler, 1767. Evans 10609. "Daily Conversations with God," Philadelphia: Miller, 1767. Evans 10659. "An Extract from a Treatise By William Law…" Philadelphia: Miller, 1766, [Daniel DeFoe]. Evans 10352. "The Dreadful Visitation … Progress and Effects of the Plague, Philadelphia: Miller, 1767. Evans 10599. "A Caution and Warning to Great Britain and Her Colonies… State of the Enslaved Negroes," By Anthony Benezet, Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers, 1767. Lacking last 4 pages, but contains the half-title. Evans 10555. Early owner's lengthy inscription on rear pastedown. Ex-library, with bookplate on front pastedown. An interesting compendium of religious and spiritual views on political affairs of the 18th century. (5 bound pamphlets).
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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