THE TELESCOPE. PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM BURNETT & CO. VOL. I.] NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1824. [NO. 1

  • New York: William Burnett & Co., 1824
By Burnett, William
New York: William Burnett & Co., 1824. 4to. 4pp. Caption title, as issued. Light to moderate foxing, disbound. Each page printed in four columns. Good plus.

"A nondenominational religious weekly. This issue contains an article on the history of the Shakers" [Lomazow]. The Telescope calls them "Shaking Quakers." "The Telescope is to show the true state of the Christian world; occasionally to point out the various causes which prevent the progress of true piety, and to revive primitive Christianity."
Lomazow 181. OCLC records facsimiles only as of February 2026.

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THE TELESCOPE. PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM BURNETT & CO. VOL. I.] NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1824. [NO. 1

Author

Burnett, William

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Publisher

William Burnett & Co.: New York

Date

1824


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