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[WOOLMAN, John]. The Works of John Woolman. In Two Parts. Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1774. xiv,[2],436pp. Each part with separate titlepage. Contemporary calf. Good to very good. EVANS 13782. HILDEBURN 3139. NAIP w029718. HOWES W669, "aa." DAB XX, pp.516-17. One of the best colonial American autobiographies. Woolman, a Quaker minister, championed abolition early in his career and travelled extensively in the North and South advocating the release of slaves from service. His autobiography was widely hailed both in America and Great Britain as a touchstone of its genre, and it was often reprinted. "An autobiographical masterpiece, rivaled in 18th century America only by that of Franklin" - Howes. Seller Inventory # 46071
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Title: Works of John Woolman. In Two Parts
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