[Rarebooks] FS: 1749 Rhode Island imprint of Wm. Penn's "Some Fruits of Solitude..."

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[Penn, William]. SOME FRUITS OF SOLITUDE, INREFLECTIONS AND MAXIMS, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF HUMAN LIFE. In Two parts.The Eighth Edition. Newport, RI: Printed by James Franklin. 1749. 12mo. 2 partsin 1, each with a title page. (12),158,(2, blank); (6),108,(2)pp. Cont. sheepover boards, very worn. Backstrip is torn & crudely stitched back togetherwith string. Text with some soiling.       $450.00(trade discount allowed)
Thisis Evans 6392, & 6393, and Alden. RHODE ISLAND IMPRINTS #88. Both cite thefirst part with an index at back, i.e. 158,(7)pp. with the final gathering P in6 leaves. In this copy it is P with only 2 leaves, no index leaves present andno physical evidence that they were ever there.
 
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