Second Edition. 8vo. 2 parts in 1, with continuous signatures and pagination. 176 leaves collating in eights; part II (without separate
title-page) begins on O
4.
Not in Lowndes.
This edition not in Gillow.
Old calf, gilt line borders. With the signature of an early owner at the end:
James Kavanagh at y
e Golden Sugar Loaf at Albermarle Street St Georges hanover
. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
From the library of John Wayles (Jefferson’s father-in-law), with his autograph signature on the fly-leaf at the beginning with the date 1742, and the price (undecipherable owing to a small tear in the leaf).
Jefferson’s view on disputes about religion was expressed in a letter to John Adams, dated from Monticello on August 22, 1813:
“
. . . and I very much suspect that if thinking men would have the courage to think for themselves, and to speak what they
think, it would be found they do not differ in religious opinions, as much as is supposed . . .
”
Robert Manning, English Catholic controversialist. The first edition of this book was published earlier in the same year, with an errata
list, corrected in the second edition, and with a separate title for Part II. Part II is
In Answer to all Objections against Infallibility contain’d in a Book entitled,
The Case Stated, &c.
[by Charles Leslie].
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J. 81
The Romish horseleech. by Stavely.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 68. no. 43, as above.
STAVELEY,
Thomas.
The Romish Horseleech: or, An impartial Account of the intolerable Charge of Popery to this Nation, in an historical remembrance
of some of those prodigious Sums of Money heretofore extorted from all Degrees, during the Exercise of the Papal Power here.
To which is annexed An Essay of the Supremacy of the King of England. By Thomas Staveley, Esq . . .
London: Printed for
R. Baldwin,
T. Davies and
R. Davis,
1769.
BX1775 .G7 S7
12mo. 162 leaves, the last a blank.
Sheep, gilt line borders, r.e. Initialled by Jefferson at sigs. I and T. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Thomas Staveley, 1626-1684, English antiquary. The first edition was published in 1674, and was without the essay “of the supremacy of the
king of England” annexed to this edition of 1769.
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J. 82
Barclay’s apology for the Quakers.
8
vo.
--
do.
4
to.
Baskerville.
1815 Catalogue, page 63. no. 165, Barclay’s Apology for the Quakers, Baskerville, 4to.
BARCLAY,
Robert.
An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, being an explanation and vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People
called Quakers. Written in
Latin and
English by Robert Barclay, and since translated into
High Dutch,
Low Dutch,
French and
Spanish, for the Information of Strangers. The
Eighth Edition in
English.
Birmingham: Printed by
John Baskerville,
1765.
BX7730 .B3
4to. 272 leaves.
Lowndes I, 113.
Smith I, 180.
Baskerville Club Handlist, 54.
Benton, no. 71.
Original sheep. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. The numerous corrections in ink in the text appear to be in the handwriting
of George Wythe, and the book was probably part of Wythe’s bequest to Jefferson.
According to the entry in the Manuscript catalogue Jefferson had an 8vo. edition of the book (not sold to Congress) and the Baskerville edition was a later entry.
Robert Barclay, 1648-1690, Scottish Quaker apologist. This is the only quarto edition of this work, which was originally written in Latin
and printed in Amsterdam in 1676. Barclay was associated with the Quaker colony established in East New Jersey under Penn
in 1682, and in 1683 was appointed nominal governor.
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