PENN, William (1644-1718). The Sandy Foundation Shaken: Or, Those so Generally Believed and Applauded Doctrines ... Refuted . London: 1688. [ Bound with ]: No Cross, No Crown: Or Several Sober Reasons against Hat-Honour, Titular Respects... . 1669. [ And ]: The Spirit of Truth Vindicated, against that of Error & Envy; Unseasonably Manifested: in a late Malicious Libel, intituled The Spirit of the Quakers Tryed . 1672. A sammelband of three first edition tracts with important Quaker provenance, led by Penn's incendiary Sandy Foundation Shaken . Penn "was a young man of 24, an enthusiastic member of a radical, despised religious movement, and possibly too full of his own importance and learning when he wrote The Sandy Foundation Shaken , which appeared to be a frontal attack upon revered Christian beliefs" (Bronner & Fraser). Penn was imprisoned in the Tower of London following this publication, ostensibly for publishing without a license but really for blasphemy. It was from this prison cell that Penn wrote the second work, No Cross, No Crown , considered a classic of Christian purity and rigor and in which Penn cites copious Christian authors from memory. The third work is Penn's first "basically systematic theological book" (ibid), in which he defends George Fox Fox at this time was in America and could not reply himself to the attack of Henry Hedworth. The early provenance is extremely interesting. John Rodes was a close associate and protégé of William Penn; he is best known today as the publisher of Penn's posthumous Fruits of a Father's Love . Tantalizingly, there survives a letter from Penn to Rodes written in 1693 in which Penn specifically advises the younger man on forming his library: "For Religion the Bible, Friends' Books, of wch I advise an exact collection, binding the small up in volumes together ... Always write thy name in the Title Pages, if not year and cost, that if lent, the Owner may be better remembered and found" ( A Quaker Post-Bag; Letters to Sir John Rodes of Barlbrough Hall , 1910, pp. 5-6). Rodes seems to have followed Penn's advice to a tee except the recording of year and cost—very possibly these were a gift. Bronner & Fraser 4a, 6 and 15; Wing P-1356, P-1327 and P-1375. Three titles bound together, quarto (172 x 128mm). Errata leaf in third title (some mostly even browning, some pagination shaved, few shoulder notes trimmed close, paper flaw with loss of one letter on D1, old repaired tear to third title). Near contemporary paneled calf (rebacked with old spine laid down, neat repair to corners, f.f.e. repaired); custom clamshell box. Provenance : Samuel Barker (ownership inscription dated 1690 at end of 2d vol.) – John Rodes (1670-1743; ownership inscriptions on first title and front free endpaper) – David Marshall (ownership inscription dated 1787 to f.f.e.) – Edwin Marshall Stanislaus (ownership inscription dated 1887 to f.f.e.) – Samuel N. Rhoads (ownership inscription dated 1908 to f.f.e. and invoice and provenance note to front endpapers) – Jay Snider (bookplate; his sale Bloomsbury New York, 19 November 2008, lot 1).
PENN, William (1644-1718). The Sandy Foundation Shaken: Or, Those so Generally Believed and Applauded Doctrines ... Refuted . London: 1688. [ Bound with ]: No Cross, No Crown: Or Several Sober Reasons against Hat-Honour, Titular Respects... . 1669. [ And ]: The Spirit of Truth Vindicated, against that of Error & Envy; Unseasonably Manifested: in a late Malicious Libel, intituled The Spirit of the Quakers Tryed . 1672. A sammelband of three first edition tracts with important Quaker provenance, led by Penn's incendiary Sandy Foundation Shaken . Penn "was a young man of 24, an enthusiastic member of a radical, despised religious movement, and possibly too full of his own importance and learning when he wrote The Sandy Foundation Shaken , which appeared to be a frontal attack upon revered Christian beliefs" (Bronner & Fraser). Penn was imprisoned in the Tower of London following this publication, ostensibly for publishing without a license but really for blasphemy. It was from this prison cell that Penn wrote the second work, No Cross, No Crown , considered a classic of Christian purity and rigor and in which Penn cites copious Christian authors from memory. The third work is Penn's first "basically systematic theological book" (ibid), in which he defends George Fox Fox at this time was in America and could not reply himself to the attack of Henry Hedworth. The early provenance is extremely interesting. John Rodes was a close associate and protégé of William Penn; he is best known today as the publisher of Penn's posthumous Fruits of a Father's Love . Tantalizingly, there survives a letter from Penn to Rodes written in 1693 in which Penn specifically advises the younger man on forming his library: "For Religion the Bible, Friends' Books, of wch I advise an exact collection, binding the small up in volumes together ... Always write thy name in the Title Pages, if not year and cost, that if lent, the Owner may be better remembered and found" ( A Quaker Post-Bag; Letters to Sir John Rodes of Barlbrough Hall , 1910, pp. 5-6). Rodes seems to have followed Penn's advice to a tee except the recording of year and cost—very possibly these were a gift. Bronner & Fraser 4a, 6 and 15; Wing P-1356, P-1327 and P-1375. Three titles bound together, quarto (172 x 128mm). Errata leaf in third title (some mostly even browning, some pagination shaved, few shoulder notes trimmed close, paper flaw with loss of one letter on D1, old repaired tear to third title). Near contemporary paneled calf (rebacked with old spine laid down, neat repair to corners, f.f.e. repaired); custom clamshell box. Provenance : Samuel Barker (ownership inscription dated 1690 at end of 2d vol.) – John Rodes (1670-1743; ownership inscriptions on first title and front free endpaper) – David Marshall (ownership inscription dated 1787 to f.f.e.) – Edwin Marshall Stanislaus (ownership inscription dated 1887 to f.f.e.) – Samuel N. Rhoads (ownership inscription dated 1908 to f.f.e. and invoice and provenance note to front endpapers) – Jay Snider (bookplate; his sale Bloomsbury New York, 19 November 2008, lot 1).
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