Colonial America
Two “Benjamin Franklin” Printed Books
Two imprints, both being printed by Benjamin Franklin, both bound together in a small book, 6.75” x 4.5”, Very Fine.
Both are about Quakers, with old ink inscriptions on the front free end paper, “This Book Belongs to Wichlan Meeting, No. 18”. The first item is “The Anarchy of the Ranters, and other Libertines; the Hierarchy of the Romanists, and Pretended Churches, equally refused and refuted, in a two-fold Apology for the Church and People of God...”, by Robert Barclay. The second item is “An Epistle to the National Meeting of Friends, in Dublin, Concerning good Order and Discipline in the Church” by Joseph Pike. Both were printed by Franklin in 1757, when he was working with D. Hall, and both have the title pages containing his name. Some extremity wear to covers, some darkening, soiling and aging of the contents, some minor dampstaining. Overall, an interesting piece and very important because of the Franklin connection.