FOURTEEN (14) ISSUES OF "FRIENDS' INTELLIGENCER" ISSUED IN 1860. Edited by an Association of Friends.
Philadelphia: Wm. W. Moore, 1860. First Editions. Softcover. 14 issues, each numbering 16 pages, printed on rag paper, drop-title. In addition to some religious content and memorials to Quakers who passed, these issues present a variety of topics: Trench's Lectures on Words; Children's Literature; On "Skeletonizing"; Cuttle Fish; Fresh Water Sponges; Chemical Affinity; Household Science--Tea; Presidential Election of Lincoln; Solar Eclipse of 1860, Washington Territory; Travels in the Amoor; Philadelphia Markets; On the Peak of Monte Rosa; "The Celestial Railroad--An Allegory" by N[athaniel] Hawthorne [complete here in three issues]; Female Association of Philadelphia; The Falls of Niagara; The Wood Thrush by John J. Audubon; The Pacific and Its Islands; Dr. Livingston's African Explorations; etc. Some spotting here and there, still intact and readable. 11" x 7.25" Good. Item #040933
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