Name/Title
(FRANKLIN IMPRINT). An Extract from a Treatise by William LawDescription
(FRANKLIN IMPRINT). LAW, William. An Extract from a Treatise by William Law, , M.A. Called the Spirit of Prayer; or, the Soul Rising out of the Vanity of Time, into the Riches of Eternity.
Phila.: B. Franklin, and D. Hall, 1760.
47pp.
A Quaker religious pamphlet. "Anthony Benezet, the well known Quaker schoolmaster in Philadelphia, assembled the collection during the spring of 1760 in a lot of 500 copies for distribution to those of a religious disposition `in ye back Parts of Maryland, Virginia & N. Carolina . and Connecticut'" (Miller 730).
Gift inscription at the head of title-page: Anth'y Benezet to Joseph White." Anthony Benezet was a Philadelphia abolitionist and educator. White was a Quaker minister in Makefield, Bucks County. With the ownership signature of noted Chicago lawyer Frank J. Loesch.Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
ReferencesOther Number
Miller 731. Evans 8633. Campbell 648. Hildeburn 1681.Condition
Overall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
Jan 30, 2025Notes
Later 3/4 brown morocco and marbled boards, gilt-ruled spine. Light foxing and toning, else a very good copy.