Author: Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-22

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780666107350

Excerpt from The Extensive Library of the Hon. Samuel W. Pennypacker, Late Governor of Pennsylvania: Embracing His Extraordinary Collection of Books Relating to the Quakers, Including the First Book Printed in New York His extraordinary collection of Books relating to the Quakers, including the First Book Printed in New York. The most complete collection in existence of the publications of Christopher Sower, of Germantown. His unique and extensive collection of the publications from the presses of the inland towns of Pennsylvania. His collection of First American Editions, including the Aitken Bible, Knickerbocker's New York, Shakespeare, The Federalist, Proposed Book of Common Prayer, Gulliver's Travels, etc etc., etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.