The Shakers and the World's People - 1st Edition/1st Printing
first edition Hardcover
1980 · New York
by Morse, Flo
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0396078095 . A first Printing of the First Edition in unblemished condition housed in a chipped and otherwise edgeworn Very Good+ dust-jacket; The Shakers and the World's People tells the story of how a group of pacifists in upstate New York founded a religious society that changed the way people lived and thought. The Shakers believed in simplicity and celibacy, and their communal living and labor produced some of the most beautiful architecture and furniture in the world. The Shakers and the World's People is a fascinating look at a little-known religious movement that had a profound impact on the world.; 8vo; 378 pages . (Inventory #: 123225)