AN ACCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE CALLED SHAKERS.; Their faith, doctrines, and practice,exemplified in the life converaations, and experience of the author during the time he belonged to the society, To which is affixed a history of their rise and progress to the present day.
Troy (NY): Parker and Bliss, 1812. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 372. Includes a a long list of subscribers (including David Ruggels) . Bound in contemporary full calf (some rubbed), water satied on the end paper and across the title page. Ex-library, Yale library dusplicate. Contemporary signature of Jared Arnot on the title page. Other than the water stain on the preliminary pages and a pretty clean copy. Sabin 8567; Richmond 114; MacLean 9; Shaw 24952. (Se also Richmond 1418 & 2986. Item #60587
Richmond has a log write-up of this book and notes that "The Shakers disapproved of this acocunt and denied that Brown was a Shaker. Richard McNemar stated that Brown's 'pretentions of having been a member of our Society are unfounded' and that his history was false and pretentious."
Price: $300.00