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Hicks, Elias, fl. 1782 The select works of William Penn.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08573 Author/Creator: Hicks, Elias, fl. 1782 Place Written: London, England Type: Header Record Date: 1782 Pagination: 3 v. Height: 14.1 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

Each inscribed on a front flyleaf by Elias Hicks: "Elias Hicks his Book / Price of the 5 Volumes L2 16 s. 9d. / ye 1st of 5th Mo. 1783." Third edition, volumes 1, 4 and 5. Printed in London by James Philips.

Hicks, Elias, fl. 1782
Penn, William, 1644-1718

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