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1848 The Friend Religious & Literary Journal Antique Book w/Australian History

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1848 The Friend Religious & Literary Journal Antique Book w/Australian History

The Friend. A Religious and Literary Journal
Edited by Robert Smith
Volume XXI
Printed by Kite and Walton: Philadelphia 1848

"The Friend: A Religious and Literary Journal was one of the most enduring American Quaker periodicals of the nineteenth century, offering weekly reflections on faith, morality, social concerns, education, and general literary culture. Edited in this twenty-first volume by Robert Smith, the journal presents a wide range of commentary rooted in Quaker principles—moderation, compassion, intellectual engagement, and ethical responsibility—while also reporting on broader events affecting the Society of Friends both in the United States and abroad. Its pages provide a rich primary-source window into antebellum spiritual thought and the moral debates shaping the decades leading up to the American Civil War.

This 1848 Philadelphia printing by Kite and Walton is bound in contemporary half-leather with marbled boards, a classic American utilitarian binding of the period showing the expected wear from age and longstanding library or private use. The text remains clean and legible, preserving an unbroken run of the journal's weekly issues for that year. Volumes of The Friend from this early period are increasingly scarce in intact form and are valued for their documentary insight into American religious life. An appealing piece for collectors of Quaker history, students of early American periodicals, and enthusiasts of nineteenth-century religious and literary culture."

This edition contains some interesting articles on the early settlement of South Australia and indigenous relations.

Light wear and fading to cover/spine as shown. Ex Guildford Library plate with tasteful evidence only. Some light foxing present interspersed with predominantly clean pages. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. A nice clean copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 29cm x 24cm x 3.5cm - 416 Pages + 16 Page Supplement

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Condition: Very good
Binding: Leather
Special Attributes: Original Leather Bindings With Marbled Boards
Region: Europe
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Light wear and fading to cover/spine as shown. Ex Guildford Library plate with tasteful evidence only. Some light foxing present interspersed with predominantly clean pages. Binding is excellent with no loose pages. A nice clean copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Robert Smith
Publisher: Kite and Walton: Philadelphia
Year Printed: 1848
Sub-subject: Christianity